Morgan Freeman
Known For
Acting
Born
1937-06-01 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Biography
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
as Thaddeus Bradley
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
The View
as Self
Great Performances
as Messenger
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
The Shawshank Redemption
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Lioness
as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
The Dark Knight
as Lucius Fox
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self