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Morgan Freeman

Acting 88 years old Memphis, Tennessee, USA ★ 9.2
Born: June 1, 1937

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.

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Known For

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't Thaddeus Bradley 2025
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding 1994
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Lucius Fox 2008
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty God 2003
Se7en
Se7en Somerset 1995

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (273)

The Dinosaurs
The Dinosaurs Self - Narrator (voice) 2026
The American Revolution
The American Revolution (voice) 2025
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't Thaddeus Bradley 2025
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Clint Eastwood : la légende Self 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet Self 2025
The Power of Chi
The Power of Chi (narrator) 2025
From the Balkans
From the Balkans (narrator) 2024
Gunner
Gunner Kendrick Ryker 2024
How to Rob a Bank
How to Rob a Bank Azeem (archive footage) 2024
My Dead Friend Zoe
My Dead Friend Zoe Dr. Cole 2024
Odysseus Returns
Odysseus Returns Narrator 2024
Life on Our Planet
Life on Our Planet Self - Narrator (voice) 2023
57 Seconds
57 Seconds Anton Burrell 2023
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers Self 2023
Lioness
Lioness Secretary of State Edwin Mullins 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
100 Years of Warner Bros. Self - Narrator (voice) 2023
The Muppets Mayhem
The Muppets Mayhem Morgan Freeman 2023
A Good Person
A Good Person Daniel 2023
The Ritual Killer
The Ritual Killer Dr. Mackles 2023
Our Universe
Our Universe Self - Narrator (voice) 2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend Self (archive footage) 2022
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
The Minute You Wake Up Dead Sheriff Thurmond Fowler 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
Sidney
Sidney Self 2022
Paradise Highway
Paradise Highway Gerick 2022
Betty White: A Celebration
Betty White: A Celebration Self 2022
Power of Chi
Power of Chi Narrator (voice) 2022
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman Self - Host 2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy Self 2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking Self 2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It Self 2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Senior 2021
Solos
Solos Narrator (voice) 2021
Solos
Solos Stuart 2021
Vanquish
Vanquish Damon 2021
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America Morgan Freeman 2021
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers Self 2021
The Comeback Trail
The Comeback Trail Reggie Fontaine 2020
Meeting the Beatles in India
Meeting the Beatles in India Narrator (voice) 2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II Self 2020
Into Nature's Wild
Into Nature's Wild Narrator (voice) 2020
Angel Has Fallen
Angel Has Fallen Alan Trumbull 2019
Brian Banks
Brian Banks Jerome Johnson (uncredited) 2019
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? Morgan Freeman (voice) 2019
The Poison Rose
The Poison Rose Doc 2019
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United Self 2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Drosselmeyer 2018
America's Musical Journey
America's Musical Journey Narrator (voice) 2018
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Die Clint Eastwood Story Self 2018
Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started Duke 2017
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Self 2017
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman Self - Host 2017
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Self 2017
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence 2017
Going in Style
Going in Style Willie Davis 2017
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step Narrator (English voice) 2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue Self 2017
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur Sheik Ilderim 2016
The C Word
The C Word Narrator (voice) 2016
Now You See Me 2
Now You See Me 2 Thaddeus Bradley 2016
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman Self - Host 2016
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen Alan Trumbull 2016
Momentum
Momentum Senator 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness Narrator (voice) 2015
Ted 2
Ted 2 Patrick Meighan 2015
Last Knights
Last Knights Bartok 2015
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary Chief Justice Frawley 2014
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited) 2014
Dolphin Tale 2
Dolphin Tale 2 Dr. Cameron McCarthy 2014
Lucy
Lucy Professor Norman 2014
5 Flights Up
5 Flights Up Alex Carver 2014
Wish Wizard
Wish Wizard Maxwell Omni 2014
Transcendence
Transcendence Joseph Tagger 2014
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar Narrator (voice) 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
The Lego Movie
The Lego Movie Vitruvius (voice) 2014
We the People
We the People Narrator (voice) 2014
JFK: A President Betrayed
JFK: A President Betrayed Narrator (voice) 2013
Last Vegas
Last Vegas Archibald 'Archie' Clayton 2013
Now You See Me
Now You See Me Thaddeus Bradley 2013
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story Self 2013
Oblivion
Oblivion Beech 2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen Alan Trumbull 2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot Self 2013
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan Narrator (voice) 2013
Ending the Knight
Ending the Knight Self 2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
B.B. King: The Life of Riley Narrator (voice) 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises Fox 2012
The Magic of Belle Isle
The Magic of Belle Isle Monte Wildhorn 2012
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo Narratore 2012
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks Self 2012
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl Self 2012
Dolphin Tale
Dolphin Tale Dr. McCarthy 2011
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian Narrator (voice) 2011
Curiosity
Curiosity Self - Narrator (voice) 2011
Clint Eastwood's West
Clint Eastwood's West Self 2011
Breaking the Taboo
Breaking the Taboo Narrator (voice) 2011
Born to Be Wild
Born to Be Wild Narrator (voice) 2011
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office Narrator (voice) 2010
RED
RED Joe Matheson 2010
Through the Wormhole
Through the Wormhole Self - Host 2010
The 16th Man
The 16th Man Narrator (voice) 2010
The Eastwood Factor
The Eastwood Factor Self - Narrator (voice) 2010
The People Speak
The People Speak Self 2009
Invictus
Invictus Nelson Mandela 2009
30 for 30
30 for 30 2009
The Jay Leno Show
The Jay Leno Show Self 2009
Live from Studio Five
Live from Studio Five Self 2009
The Maiden Heist
The Maiden Heist Charles Peterson 2009
Prom Night in Mississippi
Prom Night in Mississippi Narrator (voice) 2009
Thick as Thieves
Thick as Thieves Keith Ripley 2009
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Lucius Fox 2008
Wanted
Wanted Sloan 2008
Where the Water Meets the Sky
Where the Water Meets the Sky 2008
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 2008
The Bucket List
The Bucket List Carter Chambers 2007
All About Us
All About Us Self 2007
Feast of Love
Feast of Love Harry Stevenson 2007
Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone Jack Doyle 2007
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition Self 2007
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty God 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits Self 2006
Greasy Rider
Greasy Rider 2006
10 Items or Less
10 Items or Less 'Him' 2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Self 2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Jaques (segment "As You Like It") 2006
The Contract
The Contract Frank Carden 2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin The Boss 2006
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show Self - Guest 2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon Neil Armstrong (voice) 2005
An Unfinished Life
An Unfinished Life Mitch Bradley 2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast Self 2005
Edison
Edison Ashford 2005
James Lipton Takes on Three
James Lipton Takes on Three Self 2005
Born to Fight
Born to Fight Self 2005
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds Narrator (voice) 2005
Batman Begins
Batman Begins Lucius Fox 2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2005
Slavery and the Making of America
Slavery and the Making of America Self - Narrator (voice) 2005
Unleashed
Unleashed Sam 2005
March of the Penguins
March of the Penguins Narrator 2005
Blues Divas
Blues Divas Self 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris 2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles Self 2004
The Hunting of the President
The Hunting of the President Narrator (voice) 2004
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation 2004
America Beyond the Color Line
America Beyond the Color Line Self 2004
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce Walter Crewes 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Guilty by Association
Guilty by Association Lt. Redding 2003
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence Self 2003
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Almighty God 2003
Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher Col. Abraham Curtis 2003
Levity
Levity Miles Evans 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger Self 2002
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' Self 2002
Partners of the Heart
Partners of the Heart Narrator (voice) 2002
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears DCI William Cabot 2002
High Crimes
High Crimes Charlie Grimes 2002
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature Self 2001
Along Came a Spider
Along Came a Spider Alex Cross 2001
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Narrator (voice) 2000
Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty Charlie 2000
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion Captain Victor Benezet 2000
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark Self 1999
Mark Twain Prize
Mark Twain Prize Self 1999
Deep Impact
Deep Impact President Tom Beck 1998
Hard Rain
Hard Rain Jim 1998
Parkinson
Parkinson Self 1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Self 1998
Amistad
Amistad Theodore Joadson 1997
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls Det. Alex Cross 1997
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home Narrator (voice) 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The Making of Se7en
The Making of Se7en Self 1997
The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show 1997
Cosmic Voyage
Cosmic Voyage Narrator (voice) 1996
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction Paul Shannon 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders Hibble 1996
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial Edward G. Robinson 1996
Inside the White House
Inside the White House Narrator (voice) 1996
Se7en
Se7en Somerset 1995
Outbreak
Outbreak General Billy Ford 1995
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' Self 1992
Unforgiven
Unforgiven Ned Logan 1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Narrator (voice) 1992
The Power of One
The Power of One Geel Piet 1992
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill Self 1991
The True Story of Glory Continues
The True Story of Glory Continues Narrator (voice) 1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Azeem 1991
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie Self 1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry Narrator (voice) 1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities Judge Leonard White 1990
The Civil War
The Civil War Frederick Douglass 1990
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Follow the Drinking Gourd Narrator (voice) 1990
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born Narrator (voice) 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special Walter Samson 1990
Glory
Glory Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins 1989
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy Hoke Colburn 1989
Johnny Handsome
Johnny Handsome Lt. A.Z. Drones 1989
Lean On Me
Lean On Me Principal Joe Clark 1989
American Experience
American Experience Narrator (voice) 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Clean and Sober
Clean and Sober Craig 1988
Clinton and Nadine
Clinton and Nadine Dorsey Pratt 1988
Fight for Life
Fight for Life Dr. Sherard 1987
Street Smart
Street Smart Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr. 1987
American Masters
American Masters Narrator (voice) 1986
Resting Place
Resting Place Luther Johnson 1986
The Execution of Raymond Graham
The Execution of Raymond Graham Warden Pratt 1985
That Was Then... This Is Now
That Was Then... This Is Now Charlie Woods 1985
The Gospel at Colonus
The Gospel at Colonus Messenger 1985
Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story Charles Traughber 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice") 1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders Ben Shelter 1985
Teachers
Teachers Lewis 1984
Harry & Son
Harry & Son Siemanowski 1984
Goldene Kamera
Goldene Kamera Self 1984
The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story Clarence Collins 1981
Eyewitness
Eyewitness Lieutenant Black 1981
Death of a Prophet
Death of a Prophet Malcolm X 1981
Brubaker
Brubaker Walter 1980
Attica
Attica Hap Richards 1980
Hollow Image
Hollow Image Sweet Talk 1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning Self 1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors Self 1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Uncle Hammer 1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Uncle Hammer 1978
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Out to Lunch
Out to Lunch Self / Croupier 1974
Spidey Super Stories
Spidey Super Stories Count Dracula 1974
Spidey Super Stories
Spidey Super Stories Easy Reader 1974
Spidey Super Stories
Spidey Super Stories Police officer 1974
Spidey Super Stories
Spidey Super Stories Umpire 1974
Energy Crisis
Energy Crisis Self 1974
Blade
Blade Chris 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Self 1973
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! Afro 1971
The Electric Company
The Electric Company Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Messenger 1971
Caught in the Middle
Caught in the Middle 1970
60 Minutes
60 Minutes Self 1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Grand Central Commuter (uncredited) 1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Grand Central Commuter 1968
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam Party Guest (uncredited) 1966
The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker Man on Street (Uncredited) 1965
The Oscars
The Oscars Self - Presenter 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Today
Today Self 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Clarence 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Luther 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient 1944
Sniff
Sniff Joe Mulwray
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum Narrator (voice)
The Little Bedroom
The Little Bedroom
Hate to See You Go
Hate to See You Go Sonny Bell
CLINT
CLINT Narrator (voice)
The Promised Land
The Promised Land Narrator (voice)

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