Morgan Freeman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-06-01 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Morgan Freeman

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 Co...

Acting

1992

Unforgiven

as Ned Logan

2004

Million Dollar Baby

as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

2005

War of the Worlds

as Narrator (voice)

2008

The Dark Knight

as Lucius Fox

2006

2005

Batman Begins

as Lucius Fox

1994

The Shawshank Redemption

as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

2003

1989

Driving Miss Daisy

as Hoke Colburn

1989

Johnny Handsome

as Lt. A.Z. Drones

-

Sniff

as Joe Mulwray

2001

Along Came a Spider

as Alex Cross

2006

The Contract

as Frank Carden

1980

Brubaker

as Walter

2005

Unleashed

as Sam

1995

Se7en

as Somerset

2000

Under Suspicion

as Captain Victor Benezet

2005

Edison

as Ashford

2006

2005

An Unfinished Life

as Mitch Bradley

2007

2000

Nurse Betty

as Charlie

2002

The Sum of All Fears

as DCI William Cabot

2007

Gone Baby Gone

as Jack Doyle

2005

2003

Levity

as Miles Evans

1998

Hard Rain

as Jim

2009

Invictus

as Nelson Mandela

2002

High Crimes

as Charlie Grimes

2007

The Bucket List

as Carter Chambers

1990

Follow the Drinking Gourd

as Narrator (voice)

2003

Dreamcatcher

as Col. Abraham Curtis

1995

Outbreak

as General Billy Ford

1984

Teachers

as Lewis

2009

The Maiden Heist

as Charles Peterson

1997

Amistad

as Theodore Joadson

1981

Eyewitness

as Lieutenant Black

1998

Deep Impact

as President Tom Beck

1996

Chain Reaction

as Paul Shannon

2008

Wanted

as Sloan

2004

The Hunting of the President

as Narrator (voice)

1997

Kiss the Girls

as Det. Alex Cross

2004

The Big Bounce

as Walter Crewes

1990

The Bonfire of the Vanities

as Judge Leonard White

1989

Glory

as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

2009

1996

Cosmic Voyage

as Narrator (voice)

1992

The Power of One

as Geel Piet

1981

Death of a Prophet

as Malcolm X

1988

2007

Feast of Love

as Harry Stevenson

1989

Lean On Me

as Principal Joe Clark

2009

Thick as Thieves

as Keith Ripley

1987

Street Smart

as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.

2024

Gunner

as Kendrick Ryker

2009

Prom Night in Mississippi

as Narrator (voice)

2011

Dolphin Tale

as Dr. McCarthy

2003

Guilty by Association

as Lt. Redding

1985

2010

RED

as Joe Matheson

1996

Moll Flanders

as Hibble

2011

Born to Be Wild

as Narrator (voice)

1986

Resting Place

as Luther Johnson

2022

The Minute You Wake Up Dead

as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler

1984

Harry & Son

as Siemanowski

2013

Oblivion

as Beech

2013

Now You See Me

as Thaddeus Bradley

2023

57 Seconds

as Anton Burrell

2022

1985

Marie: A True Story

as Charles Traughber

2011

Breaking the Taboo

as Narrator (voice)

2012

The Magic of Belle Isle

as Monte Wildhorn

1988

Clinton and Nadine

as Dorsey Pratt

1996

Inside the White House

as Narrator (voice)

1991

1997

The Long Way Home

as Narrator (voice)

2010

The Eastwood Factor

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1996

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

as Edward G. Robinson

2013

Olympus Has Fallen

as Alan Trumbull

2014

Transcendence

as Joseph Tagger

2012

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

as Narrator (voice)

2013

Last Vegas

as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton

2014

The Lego Movie

as Vitruvius (voice)

1981

The Marva Collins Story

as Clarence Collins

2013

JFK: A President Betrayed

as Narrator (voice)

2014

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

as Narrator (voice)

2014

Lucy

as Professor Norman

2014

Dolphin Tale 2

as Dr. Cameron McCarthy

1980

Attica

as Hap Richards

2016

London Has Fallen

as Alan Trumbull

1987

Fight for Life

as Dr. Sherard

2014

5 Flights Up

as Alex Carver

2014

We the People

as Narrator (voice)

2014

Wish Wizard

as Maxwell Omni

2005

2016

Now You See Me 2

as Thaddeus Bradley

1978

2016

Ben-Hur

as Sheik Ilderim

2024

2015

Last Knights

as Bartok

2015

Ted 2

as Patrick Meighan

2015

Momentum

as Senator

2017

Going in Style

as Willie Davis

2000

2022

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Sidney

as Self

2025

1968

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)

2024

How to Rob a Bank

as Azeem (archive footage)

2016

The C Word

as Narrator (voice)

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Walter Samson

1985

1974

Out to Lunch

as Self / Croupier

2024

Odysseus Returns

as Narrator

2011

Conan the Barbarian

as Narrator (voice)

1973

Blade

as Chris

2019

Angel Has Fallen

as Alan Trumbull

2017

The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2008

A Raisin in the Sun

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2019

2018

America's Musical Journey

as Narrator (voice)

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")

1965

The Pawnbroker

as Man on Street (Uncredited)

2002

Partners of the Heart

as Narrator (voice)

2019

Brian Banks

as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)

2020

The Comeback Trail

as Reggie Fontaine

2010

The 16th Man

as Narrator (voice)

2020

Into Nature's Wild

as Narrator (voice)

2020

Meeting the Beatles in India

as Narrator (voice)

1968

1966

A Man Called Adam

as Party Guest (uncredited)

2015

2023

A Good Person

as Daniel

2021

Vanquish

as Damon

2021

Coming 2 America

as Morgan Freeman

2007

-

Hate to See You Go

as Sonny Bell

1979

Hollow Image

as Sweet Talk

2023

The Ritual Killer

as Dr. Mackles

1990

-

CLINT

as Narrator (voice)

2024

SBALKANU

as (narrator)

2022

Power of Chi

as Narrator (voice)

Production

2009

Invictus

as Executive Producer

1993

Bopha!

as Director

-

2014

5 Flights Up

as Producer

2021

2003

Levity

as Executive Producer

1999

Mutiny

as Executive Producer

-

Last Meals

as Producer

2024

In Our Blood

as Executive Producer

2010

The 16th Man

as Producer

2001

Along Came a Spider

as Executive Producer

2000

Under Suspicion

as Executive Producer

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