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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992). Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
Laurence Fishburne
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for Acacius Octavian in Medjay Rising: Chapter One — The Roman's Daughter
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Medjay Rising: Chapter One — The Roman's Daughter is a 2026 American epic action adventure film written, co-produced, and directed by Colin Trevorrow. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and distributed by Lionsgate Films, it is the first installment in the titular trilogy. The film stars Dove Cameron in the title role alongside Keanu Reeves, Piper Rubio, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Chris Hemsworth, Ian McShane, Pedro Pascal, Karl Urban, and Robert Downey Jr. It follows Zephyra, the Egyptian daughter of a Roman family, as she trains to become a Medjay to rescue her captured father while also protecting her young daughter after violent Roman soldiers threaten her. The Roman's Daughter was released in theaters on February 18th, 2026; it received positive reviews from critics and acclaim from audiences. It was praised for its stylistic cinematography, direction, visuals, action sequences, score, and acting (particularly Cameron, Reeves, and Fishburne), but criticized for its long runtime of 170 minutes and the overly dark and realistic tone, while its violent content drew opinions. It was also a box-office success, grossing $810 million against a budget of $261 million and a break-even point of $120 million. A sequel entitled Medjay Rising: Chapter Two — Sands of Vengeance was released the following year.
