Morgan Freeman — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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 ... PersonalInfo KnownForActing KnownCredits223 GenderMale Birthday 1937-06-01(85yearsold) PlaceofBirthMemphis,Tennessee,USA AlsoKnownAs MorganPorterfieldFreemanJr. MorganJ.Freeman مورغانفريمان 모건프리먼 モーガン・フリーマン МорганФриман МорганФримен มอร์แกนฟรีแมน 摩根·弗里曼 ΜόργκανΦρίμαν مورگانفریمن МорґанФрімен ΜόργκανΠόρτερφιλντΦρίμανΤζούνιορ Logintoedit KeyboardShortcuts Logintoreportanissue MorganFreeman Biography MorganFreeman(bornJune1,1937)isanAmericanactor,director,andnarrator.Notedforhisdistinctivedeepvoice,Freemanisknownforhisvariousrolesinawidevarietyoffilmgenres.Throughouthiscareerspanningoverfivedecades,hehasreceivedmultipleaccolades,includinganAcademyAward,aScreenActorsGuildAward,andaGoldenGlobeAward.BorninMemphis,Tennessee,FreemanwasraisedinMississippiwherehebeganactinginschoolplays.HestudiedtheatreartsinLosAngelesandappearedinstageproductionsinhisearlycareer.Herosetofameinthe1970sforhisroleinthechildren'stelevisionseriesTheElectricCompany.FreemanthenappearedintheShakespeareanplaysCoriolanusandJuliusCaesar,theformerofwhichearnedhimanObieAward.HisbreakoutrolewasinStreetSmart(1987),playingahustler,whichearnedhimanAcademyAwardnominationforBestSupportingActor.HeachievedfurtherstardominGlory,thebiographicaldramaLeanonMe,andcomedy-dramaDrivingMissDaisy(all1989),thelatterofwhichgarneredhimhisfirstAcademyAwardnominationforBestActor.In1992,FreemanstarredalongsideClintEastwoodinthewesternrevengefilmUnforgiven;thiswouldbethefirstofseveralcollaborationswithEastwood.In1994,hestarredintheprisondramaTheShawshankRedemptionforwhichhereceivedanotherAcademyAwardnomination.FreemanalsostarredinDavidFincher'scrimethrillerSe7en(1995),andStevenSpielberg'shistoricaldramaAmistad(1997).FreemanwontheAcademyAwardforBestSupportingActorforhisperformanceinClintEastwood's2004sportsdramaMillionDollarBaby.In2009,hereceivedhisfifthOscarnominationforplayingformerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandelainEastwood'sInvictus.FreemanisalsoknownforhisperformanceasLuciusFoxinChristopherNolan'sTheDarkKnightTrilogy(2005–2012).Inadditiontoacting,FreemanhasdirectedthedramaBopha!(1993).HealsofoundedfilmproductioncompanyRevelationsEntertainmentwithbusinesspartnerLoriMcCreary.HeistherecipientoftheKennedyCenterHonor,theAFILifeAchievementAward,theCecilB.DeMilleAward,andtheScreenActorsGuildLifeAchievementAward.Forhisperformancesintheatricalproductions,hehaswonthreeObieAwards,oneofthemostprestigioushonorsforrecognizingexcellenceintheatre.DescriptionabovefromtheWikipediaarticleMorganFreeman,licensedunderCC-BY-SA,fulllistofcontributorsonWikipedia. ReadMore KnownFor TheShawshankRedemption Se7en Lucy NowYouSeeMe Oblivion BruceAlmighty TheDarkKnight Invictus Acting — ThePromisedLand (0episodes)asNarrator(voice) — TheMinuteYouWakeUpDead asSheriffThurmondFowler — Muti asProfessorMackles — 57Seconds asAntonBurrell — TheBluesLiveOn!TheDeltaBluesMuseum asNarrator — Sniff asJoeMulwray — HatetoSeeYouGo asSonnyBell 2023 AGoodPerson asDaniel 2022 Sidney asSelf 2022 ParadiseHighway asGerick 2022 BettyWhite:ACelebration asSelf 2021 GreatEscapeswithMorganFreeman (8episodes)asSelf-Host 2021 ClintEastwood:ACinematicLegacy asSelf 2021 OscarMicheaux-TheSuperheroofBlackFilmmaking 2021 RitaMoreno:JustaGirlWhoDecidedtoGoforIt asSelf 2021 Hitman'sWife'sBodyguard asSenior 2021 Solos (1episode)asStuart 2021 Vanquish asDamon 2021 Coming2America asHimself 2020 TheComebackTrail asReggieFontaine 2020 FastTimesatRidgemontHigh:AVirtualTableRead asNarrator 2020 MeetingtheBeatlesinIndia asNarrator(voice) 2020 TheDisneyFamilySingalong-VolumeII asHimself 2020 IntoNature'sWild asNarrator 2020 DaveChappelle:TheKennedyCenterMarkTwainPrize asSelf 2019 AngelHasFallen asAlanTrumbull 2019 BrianBanks asJeromeJohnson(uncredited) 2019 Scooby-DooandGuessWho? (1episode)asMorganFreeman(voice) 2019 ThePoisonRose asDoc 2018 TheNutcrackerandtheFourRealms asDrosselmeyer 2018 America'sMusicalJourney asNarrator(voice) 2018 DieClintEastwoodStory asHimself 2017 JustGettingStarted asDuke 2017 Laddie:TheManBehindtheMovies asHimself 2017 TheStoryofUswithMorganFreeman (6episodes)asHimself-Host 2017 TheWordsThatBuiltAmerica asReader-DeclarationofIndependence 2017 GoinginStyle asWillieDavis 2017 MarchofthePenguins2:TheNextStep asNarrator(englishvoice) 2016 Ben-Hur asSheikIlderim 2016 TheCWord as(voice) 2016 NowYouSeeMe2 asThaddeusBradley 2016 TheStoryofGodwithMorganFreeman (15episodes)asSelf-Presenter 2016 LondonHasFallen asAlanTrumbull 2015 Momentum asSenator 2015 TheLateShowwithStephenColbert (2episodes)asSelf 2015 JFK&LBJ:ATimeforGreatness asNarrator 2015 Ted2 asPatrickMeighan 2015 LastKnights asBartok 2014 DolphinTale2 asDr.CameronMcCarthy 2014 5FlightsUp asAlexCarver 2014 Lucy asProfessorSamuelNorman 2014 WishWizard asMaxwellOmni 2014 Transcendence asJosephTagger 2014 IslandofLemurs:Madagascar asNarrator 2014 TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon (1episode) 2014 TheLegoMovie asVitruvius(voice) 2014 WethePeople asNarrator 2013 JFK:APresidentBetrayed asNarrator 2013 LastVegas asArchibald'Archie'Clayton 2013 TheFireRises:TheCreationandImpactofTheDarkKnightTrilogy asHimself(archivefootage) 2013 NowYouSeeMe asThaddeusBradley 2013 EastwoodDirects:TheUntoldStory asHimself 2013 Oblivion asBeech 2013 OlympusHasFallen asAlanTrumbull 2013 TalesfromtheWarnerBros.Lot asHimself 2013 TheEditorandTheDragon:HoraceCarterFightstheKlan asNarrator 2012 EndingtheKnight asSelf 2012 B.B.King:TheLifeofRiley asNarrator(voice) 2012 TheDarkKnightRises asLuciusFox 2012 TheMagicofBelleIsle asMonteWildhorn 2012 Lefrontieredell'Astronomia-EP-7Vitealienenelcosmo asNarratore 2012 BettyWhite's90thBirthday:ATributetoAmerica'sGoldenGirl asHimself 2011 DolphinTale asDr.McCarthy 2011 ConantheBarbarian asNarrator(voice) 2011 Curiosity (31episodes)asHimself-Narrator 2011 ClintEastwood'sWest asHimself 2011 BreakingtheTaboo asNarrator 2011 BorntoBeWild asNarrator 2010 ThePresident'sPhotographer:FiftyYearsInsidetheOvalOffice asNarrator 2010 RED asJoeMatheson 2010 ThroughtheWormhole (62episodes)asHimself-Host 2010 NeverSleepAgain:TheElmStreetLegacy asSelf(archivefootage) 2010 The16thMan asNarrator 2010 TheEastwoodFactor asNarrator 2010 ForLoveofLiberty:TheStoryofAmerica'sBlackPatriots as(voice) 2009 ThePeopleSpeak asSelf 2009 Invictus asNelsonMandela 2009 30for30 (1episode) 2009 TheJayLenoShow (1episode)asSelf 2009 LivefromStudioFive (1episode)asSelf 2009 TheMaidenHeist asCharles 2009 PromNightinMississippi asHimself 2009 ThickasThieves asKeithRipley 2008 TheDarkKnight asLuciusFox 2008 Wanted asSloan 2008 WheretheWaterMeetstheSky 2008 ARaisinintheSun asNarrator(uncredited) 2007 TheBucketList asCarterChambers 2007 AllAboutUs asSelf 2007 FeastofLove asHarryStevenson 2007 AFI:100Years...100Movies...10thAnniversaryEdition asSelf 2007 EvanAlmighty asGod 2007 GoneBabyGone asJackDoyle 2007 TheGrahamNortonShow (1episode)asSelf 2006 TheElectricCompany'sGreatestHits&Bits asSelf 2006 10ItemsorLess as'Him' 2006 Boffo!Tinseltown'sBombsandBlockbusters asHimself 2006 TheBestofTheTonyAwards:ThePlays asJaques(segment"AsYouLikeIt") 2006 TheContract asFrankCarden 2006 LuckyNumberSlevin asTheBoss 2005 TheReichenShow (1episode)asSelf-Guest 2005 AnUnfinishedLife asMitchBradley 2005 Edison asAshford 2005 WaroftheWorlds asNarrator(Voice) 2005 BatmanBegins asLuciusFox 2005 SlaveryandtheMakingofAmerica (4episodes)asNarrator 2005 Unleashed asSam 2005 MarchofthePenguins asSelf-Narrator(USversion) 2005 BluesDivas asSelf 2005 TheLateLateShowwithCraigFerguson (2episodes)asSelf 2005 MagnificentDesolation:WalkingontheMoon asNeilArmstrong(voice) 2004 MillionDollarBaby asEddie'Scrap-Iron'Dupris 2004 Genius.ANightforRayCharles asSelf 2004 TheHuntingofthePresident asNarrator(voice) 2004 SurvivorsoftheShoah:VisualHistoryFoundation 2004 AmericaBeyondtheColorLine (1episode)asHimself 2004 TheBigBounce asWalterCrewes 2003 TheEllenDeGeneresShow (1episode)asSelf 2003 GuiltybyAssociation asLt.Redding 2003 DeclarationofIndependence asHimself 2003 BruceAlmighty asGod 2003 Dreamcatcher asCol.AbrahamCurtis 2003 Levity asMilesEvans 2002 Eastwood&Co.:Making'Unforgiven' asSelf 2002 AllonAccountaPullin'aTrigger asSelf 2002 PartnersoftheHeart asNarrator 2002 TheSumofAllFears asDCIWilliamCabot 2002 HighCrimes asCharlieGrimes 2001 Shawshank:TheRedeemingFeature asHimself 2001 AlongCameaSpider asAlexCross 2000 ClintEastwood:OutoftheShadows asNarrator(voice) 2000 UnderSuspicion asCaptainVictorBenezet 2000 NurseBetty asCharlie 2000 ScandalizeMyName:StoriesfromtheBlacklist asHimself 1999 StephenKing:ShiningintheDark asHimself 1998 DeepImpact asPresidentTomBeck 1998 HardRain asJim 1997 Amistad asTheodoreJoadson 1997 EastwoodonEastwood asHimself(archivefootage) 1997 KisstheGirls asAlexCross 1997 TheLongWayHome asNarrator(voice) 1997 TheView (2episodes)asSelf 1997 Leuteheute (1episode)asself 1997 KingoftheHill (1episode) 1996 CosmicVoyage asNarrator(voice) 1996 ChainReaction asPaulShannon 1996 TheDailyShowwithTrevorNoah (1episode)asSelf 1996 MollFlanders asHibble 1996 Blacklist:HollywoodOnTrial asEdwardG.Robinson 1996 InsidetheWhiteHouse asNarrator 1995 Se7en asDetectiveLt.WilliamSomerset 1995 Outbreak asBillyFord 1994 TheShawshankRedemption asEllisBoyd'Red'Redding 1994 InsidetheActorsStudio (1episode)asSelf 1994 ACenturyofCinema asSelf 1993 LateNightwithConanO'Brien (1episode)asSelf-Guest 1992 Unforgiven asNedLogan 1992 HBOFirstLook (1episode) 1992 TheTonightShowwithJayLeno (1episode) 1992 ThePowerofOne asGeelPiet 1991 PebbleMill (1episode)asSelf 1991 TheTrueStoryofGloryContinues asNarrator 1991 RobinHood:PrinceofThieves asAzeem 1991 TheMassachusetts54thColoredInfantry asNarrator 1990 TheBonfireoftheVanities asJudgeLeonardWhite 1990 TheCivilWar (9episodes)asFrederickDouglass 1990 TheEarthDaySpecial asWalterSamson 1989 Glory asSgt.Maj.JohnRawlins 1989 DrivingMissDaisy asHokeColburn 1989 JohnnyHandsome asLt.A.Z.Drones 1989 LeanOnMe asPrincipalJoeClark 1988 AmericanExperience (2episodes)asNarrator(voice) 1988 LIVEwithKellyandRyan (2episodes) 1988 CleanandSober asCraig 1988 ClintonandNadine asDorseyPratt 1987 FightforLife asDr.Sherard 1987 StreetSmart asFastBlack 1986 AmericanMasters (1episode)asNarrator(voice) 1986 RestingPlace asLutherJohnson 1985 TheExecutionofRaymondGraham asWardenPratt 1985 ThatWasThen...ThisIsNow asCharlieWoods 1985 TheTwilightZone (1episode) 1985 Marie asCharlesTraughber 1985 TheAtlantaChildMurders (2episodes)asBenShelter 1984 Teachers asLewis 1984 Harry&Son asSiemanowski 1981 TheMarvaCollinsStory asClarenceCollins 1981 Eyewitness asLieutenantBlack 1981 DeathofaProphet asMalcolmX 1980 Texas (273episodes)asDetectiveMichaels 1980 Brubaker asWalter 1980 Attica asHapRichards 1979 HollowImage asSweetTalk 1979 Coriolanus asCoriolanus 1978 TheKennedyCenterHonors (1episode)asSelf 1978 RollofThunder,HearMyCry asUncleHammer 1974 OuttoLunch asSelf/Croupier 1974 SpideySuperStories (1episode)asUmpire (1episode)asPoliceofficer (1episode)asCountDracula (2episodes)asEasyReader 1973 Blade asChris 1971 WhoSaysICan'tRideaRainbow! asAfro 1971 TheElectricCompany (781episodes)asEasyReader (781episodes)asMadScientist (781episodes)asCountDracula 1971 GreatPerformances (1episode)asMessenger 1968 WhereWereYouWhentheLightsWentOut? asGrandCentralCommuter 1966 AManCalledAdam asPartyGuest(Uncredited) 1966 GoldeneKameraVerleihung (1episode)asSelf 1965 ThePawnbroker asManonStreet(Uncredited) 1953 TheOscars (4episodes)asSelf 1952 Today (1episode) 1951 HallmarkHallofFame (1episode)asLuther (1episode)asClarence Production — RendezvouswithRama …Producer — HatetoSeeYouGo …Producer 2021 TheKillingofKennethChamberlain …ExecutiveProducer 2014 5FlightsUp …Producer 2010 ThroughtheWormhole (38episodes)…Producer 2010 The16thMan …Producer 2009 Invictus …ExecutiveProducer 2003 Levity …ExecutiveProducer 2001 AlongCameaSpider …ExecutiveProducer 2000 UnderSuspicion …ExecutiveProducer Directing 2014 MadamSecretary (3episodes)…Director 1993 Bopha! …Director Clear All Movies179 TVShows44 Department Acting225 Production10 Directing2 URL Youneedtobeloggedintocontinue.Clickheretologinorheretosignup. 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