Morgan Freeman
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting267
tvThe Dinosaurs
2026
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieNow You See Me: Now You Don't
2025
Thaddeus Bradley
The folks of the valley
2025
Tralalero tralalalalala
movieThe Power of Chi
2025
(narrator)
movieFrom the Balkans
2024
(narrator)
movieGunner
2024
Kendrick Ryker
movieMy Dead Friend Zoe
2024
Dr. Cole
movieOdysseus Returns
2024
Narrator
tvLife on Our Planet
2023
Self - Narrator (voice)
movie57 Seconds
2023
Anton Burrell
tvLioness
2023
Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
tv100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvThe Muppets Mayhem
2023
Morgan Freeman
movieA Good Person
2023
Daniel
movieThe Ritual Killer
2023
Dr. Mackles
movieVM-krönika 2022
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvOur Universe
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Minute You Wake Up Dead
2022
Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Self - Guest
movieSidney
2022
Self
moviePower of Chi
2022
Narrator (voice)
tvSolos
2021
Narrator (voice) / Stuart
movieVanquish
2021
Damon
movieComing 2 America
2021
Morgan Freeman
movieThe Comeback Trail
2020
Reggie Fontaine
movieMeeting the Beatles in India
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieInto Nature's Wild
2020
Narrator (voice)
movieAngel Has Fallen
2019
Alan Trumbull
movieBrian Banks
2019
Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
tvScooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
Morgan Freeman (voice)
movieThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
Drosselmeyer
movieAmerica's Musical Journey
2018
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
2017
Self - Host
movieThe Words That Built America
2017
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
movieGoing in Style
2017
Willie Davis
movieMarch of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
2017
Narrator (English voice)
movieBen-Hur
2016
Sheik Ilderim
movieThe C Word
2016
Narrator (voice)
movieNow You See Me 2
2016
Thaddeus Bradley
tvThe Story of God with Morgan Freeman
2016
Self - Host
movieLondon Has Fallen
2016
Alan Trumbull
movieMomentum
2015
Senator
movieJFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
2015
Narrator (voice)
movieTed 2
2015
Patrick Meighan
movieLast Knights
2015
Bartok
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Chief Justice Frawley / Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited)
movieDolphin Tale 2
2014
Dr. Cameron McCarthy
movieLucy
2014
Professor Norman
movie5 Flights Up
2014
Alex Carver
movieWish Wizard
2014
Maxwell Omni
movieTranscendence
2014
Joseph Tagger
movieIsland of Lemurs: Madagascar
2014
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
movieThe Lego Movie
2014
Vitruvius (voice)
movieWe the People
2014
Narrator (voice)
movieJFK: A President Betrayed
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieLast Vegas
2013
Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
movieNow You See Me
2013
Thaddeus Bradley
movieOblivion
2013
Beech
movieOlympus Has Fallen
2013
Alan Trumbull
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieB.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Magic of Belle Isle
2012
Monte Wildhorn
movieDolphin Tale
2011
Dr. McCarthy
movieConan the Barbarian
2011
Narrator (voice)
tvCuriosity
2011
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieBreaking the Taboo
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieBorn to Be Wild
2011
Narrator (voice)
movieRED
2010
Joe Matheson
tvThrough the Wormhole
2010
Self - Host
movieThe 16th Man
2010
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Eastwood Factor
2010
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieInvictus
2009
Nelson Mandela
movieThe Maiden Heist
2009
Charles Peterson
movieProm Night in Mississippi
2009
Narrator (voice)
movieThick as Thieves
2009
Keith Ripley
movieThe Dark Knight
2008
Lucius Fox
movieThe Love Guru
2008
Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
movieWanted
2008
Sloan
movieA Raisin in the Sun
2008
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Bucket List
2007
Carter Chambers
movieFeast of Love
2007
Harry Stevenson
movieGone Baby Gone
2007
Jack Doyle
movieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
movieThe Contract
2006
Frank Carden
movieLucky Number Slevin
2006
The Boss
The Reichen Show
2005
Self - Guest
movieMagnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Neil Armstrong (voice)
movieAn Unfinished Life
2005
Mitch Bradley
movieEdison
2005
Ashford
movieWar of the Worlds
2005
Narrator (voice)
movieBatman Begins
2005
Lucius Fox
movieNos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Self (archive footage)
tvSlavery and the Making of America
2005
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMarch of the Penguins
2005
Narrator / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
movieMillion Dollar Baby
2004
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
movieThe Hunting of the President
2004
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Big Bounce
2004
Walter Crewes
movieGuilty by Association
2003
Lt. Redding
movieDreamcatcher
2003
Col. Abraham Curtis
movieLevity
2003
Miles Evans
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
moviePartners of the Heart
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
DCI William Cabot
movieHigh Crimes
2002
Charlie Grimes
movieAlong Came a Spider
2001
Alex Cross
movieClint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Narrator (voice)
movieNurse Betty
2000
Charlie
movieUnder Suspicion
2000
Captain Victor Benezet
movieDeep Impact
1998
President Tom Beck
tvParkinson
1998
Self
movieAmistad
1997
Theodore Joadson
movieKiss the Girls
1997
Det. Alex Cross
movieThe Long Way Home
1997
Narrator (voice)
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieCosmic Voyage
1996
Narrator (voice)
movieChain Reaction
1996
Paul Shannon
movieMoll Flanders
1996
Hibble
movieBlacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
Edward G. Robinson
movieInside the White House
1996
Narrator (voice)
movieSe7en
1995
Somerset
movieOutbreak
1995
General Billy Ford
movieThe Shawshank Redemption
1994
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieUnforgiven
1992
Ned Logan
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Power of One
1992
Geel Piet
movieThe True Story of Glory Continues
1991
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Judge Leonard White
tvThe Civil War
1990
Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
movieFollow the Drinking Gourd
1990
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990
Walter Samson
movieGlory
1989
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
movieDriving Miss Daisy
1989
Hoke Colburn
movieJohnny Handsome
1989
Lt. A.Z. Drones
movieLean On Me
1989
Principal Joe Clark
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieClinton and Nadine
1988
Dorsey Pratt
movieFight for Life
1987
Dr. Sherard
movieStreet Smart
1987
Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
tvAmerican Masters
1986
Narrator (voice)
movieResting Place
1986
Luther Johnson
movieThe Execution of Raymond Graham
1985
Warden Pratt
movieThat Was Then... This Is Now
1985
Charlie Woods
movieThe Gospel at Colonus
1985
Messenger
movieMarie: A True Story
1985
Charles Traughber
tvThe Twilight Zone
1985
Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice")
tvThe Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Ben Shelter
movieTeachers
1984
Lewis
movieHarry & Son
1984
Siemanowski
movieThe Marva Collins Story
1981
Clarence Collins
movieEyewitness
1981
Lieutenant Black
movieDeath of a Prophet
1981
Malcolm X
movieBrubaker
1980
Walter
movieAttica
1980
Hap Richards
movieHollow Image
1979
Sweet Talk
movieRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
Uncle Hammer
tvRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
Uncle Hammer
movieOut to Lunch
1974
Self / Croupier
tvSpidey Super Stories
1974
Police officer / Umpire / Count Dracula / Easy Reader
movieBlade
1973
Chris
tvThe Electric Company
1971
Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
tvGreat Performances
1971
Messenger
tv60 Minutes
1968
Self
movieWhere Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
Grand Central Commuter (uncredited) / Grand Central Commuter
movieA Man Called Adam
1966
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieThe Pawnbroker
1965
Man on Street (Uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Performer
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter / Self
tvToday
1952
Self
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Clarence / Luther
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self / Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Sniff
Joe Mulwray
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
Narrator (voice)
movieCLINT
Narrator (voice)
The Promised Land
Narrator (voice)
Production17
tvThe Gray House
2026
Executive Producer
movieIn Our Blood
2025
Executive Producer
movie761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
2023
Executive Producer
movieOgun Óla: War is Coming
2022
Producer
movieThe Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021
Executive Producer
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Executive Producer
movie5 Flights Up
2014
Producer
tvThrough the Wormhole
2010
Producer, Executive Producer
movieThe 16th Man
2010
Producer
movieInvictus
2009
Executive Producer
movieLevity
2003
Executive Producer
movieAlong Came a Spider
2001
Executive Producer
movieUnder Suspicion
2000
Executive Producer
movieMutiny
1999
Executive Producer
movieLast Meals
Producer
Break Out
Executive Producer
Directing2
tvMadam Secretary
2014
Director
movieBopha!
1993
Director