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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
Lamar “Detroit Red” Barnes
for Lamar “Detroit Red” Barnes in The Shadows Of Detroit
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Set in the 1930s during the height of the Great Depression, follows the story of Agent Benjamin "Benny" Anderson, a skilled and tenacious FBI agent assigned to the Detroit office. The city is under the tight grip of the notorious gangster, Michael "Viper" Volante, who controls a giant criminal empire, spreading fear and corruption throughout Detroit. Determined to bring down Viper and dismantle his empire, Agent Benny realizes that he cannot take on such a formidable adversary alone. He decides to assemble a team of exceptional individuals with unique skills and backgrounds. He builds a team with a credential from FBI leadership. This team is built of a former Pinkerton agent, a former gangster who was taken out of prison for this mission, a wild west legend known for fastest hands, a WWI veteran known for being an unbeatable shooter and soldier, and bounty hunter. Together embarks on a dangerous and thrilling mission to dismantle Viper's empire. They must navigate through a web of corruption, bribery, and treachery within the city's law enforcement and political circles. As the plot unfolds, the team faces numerous challenges, close calls, and personal sacrifices. They begin to uncover shocking secrets that link Viper's empire to influential figures in the government, making their mission even more perilous. While danger looms at every turn, they must rely on each other's strengths to overcome adversity and bring Viper to justice.
