Birthday: July 30, 1961
Dramatic actor Laurence Fishburne gained widespread acclaim and an Oscar nomination for his gripping performance as the Svengali-like Ike Turner in the Tina Turner biopic What's Love Got to Do With It (1993) and went on to rack up an impressive string of credits playing leads and supporting roles on stage, screen, and television. Born in Augusta, GA, the sole child of a ...more- 2006
- Black Reel Awards
- Best Supporting Actor
- Akeelah and the Bee
- nom
- 1995
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Ma
- The Tuskegee Airmen
- nom
- 1993
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actor
- What's Love Got to Do with It?
- nom
- 1992
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Actor
- Deep Cover
- nom
- 2009
- Black Water Transit
- Jack Vermillion
- 2008
- 21
- Cole Williams
- 2008
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Season 09
- Ray Langston
- 2008
- The Alchemist
- Director
- 2008
- The Alchemist
- Producer
- 2008
- The Alchemist
- Screenwriter
- 2006
- Five Fingers
- Producer
- 2006
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Producer












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