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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).
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Savior is a 2024 American Christian thriller film directed by Alex Kendrick and produced and written by his brother Stephen from a story conceived by both brothers. It stars Sasha Calle, Jamie Dornan, Sam Worthington, Bill Camp, Joaquin Phoenix, Edwin Hodge, Henry Cavill, and Laurence Fishburne. The first installment in the Angelic Vigilante trilogy and distributed by Angel Studios, it follows a widowed medical officer and former police analyst who takes matters into her own hands after being motivated by her discharged military husband's suicide to save the lives of numerous homeless war veterans. She teams up with a Homeland Security agent to succeed in this and must hunt down a rich businessman who disdains veterans. Savior had its world premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on November 6th, 2024, and was released on December 2nd; the film was a critical and financial success, grossing $877 million worldwide. Calle's performance and the emotionally well-handled story were widely acclaimed by both critics and audiences, and the character Samara "Sam" Ribeiro was hailed as one of the actress' signature roles. The film won two Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, while Calle was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
