Blair Underwood

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-08-25 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Blair Underwood

Biography

Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known as headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins from the NBC legal drama L.A. Law, a role he portrayed for seven years. He has gained critical acclaim throughout his career, receiving numerous Golden Globe Award nominations, three NAACP Image Awards and 1 Grammy Award. His feature film debut was the 1985 movie Krush Groove. His 1985 appearance on The Cosby Show landed him a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which eventually led to his performance on the TV series L.A. Law, where he appeared from 1987 to 1994. Underwood broke i...

Acting

2000

1998

Asunder

as Chance Williams

2006

1998

Deep Impact

as Mark Simon

2023

Origin

as Amari Selvan

1995

Just Cause

as Bobby Earl Ferguson

1996

Set It Off

as Keith

2003

Malibu's Most Wanted

as Tom Gibbsons

2007

The Hit

as Henry Alabaster

1985

Krush Groove

as Russell Walker

2002

G

as Chip Hightower

2002

Full Frontal

as Calvin / Nicholas

1991

Voices That Care

as Self - Choir Member

2009

2004

The Gristle

as Self (uncredited)

1996

Soul of the Game

as Jackie Robinson

2022

Bear Witness

as Narrator (voice)

2022

1989

2014

The Trip to Bountiful

as Ludie Watts

1990

Murder in Mississippi

as James Chaney

1990

Heat Wave

as Bob Richardson

2011

First Generation

as Narrator

2024

Longlegs

as Agent Carter

2005

The Golden Blaze

as Gregory Fletcher (voice)

1996

Mistrial

as Lieutenant C. Hodges

2024

Tigers on the Rise

as Narrator (voice)

2011

2006

Something New

as Mark Harper

2002

Truth Be Told

as Det. Harris

1988

Mickey's 60th Birthday

as Jonathan Rollins

1999

2016

2018

The After Party

as Sgt. Martin Ellison

1997

Gattaca

as Geneticist

2019

Juanita

as Blair Underwood

1993

Posse

as Carver

2021

Bad Hair

as Amos Bludso

2020

Penguins: Life on the Edge

as Narrator (voice)

2018

Mr. SOUL!

as Ellis Haizlip (voice)

2021

A Soldier's Play

as Captain Richard Davenport

2020

Really Love

as Jerome Richmond

2025

Guardians of the Galapagos

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Production

2009

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Viral

as Director

2007

The Hit

as Producer

2016

2018

Mr. SOUL!

as Executive Producer

2024

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