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Blair Underwood

Acting 61 years old Tacoma, Washington, USA ★ 1.5
Born: August 25, 1964

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 into film with roles in Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996) and Deep Impact (1998). He also had a supporting role as a geneticist in the film Gattaca. In 2000, he played the lead role in the short-lived television series City of Angels. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes on the HBO series Sex and the City playing Cynthia Nixon's love interest. In 2004, he played the role of Roger De Souza opposite Heather Locklear in NBC's LAX.

He gained acclaim as the sexy grade school teacher in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus for two years. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His also had a role as recurring character Alex in the HBO series In Treatment. Also in 2007, Underwood co-authored the novel Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with husband-and-wife team Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due.

He's also had recurring roles on Dirty Sexy Money, NBC's The Event, Ironside, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Quantico.

He has received three NAACP Image Awards, for his film work in Rules of Engagement, and his television work in L.A. Law, City of Angels, Murder in Mississippi and Mama Flora's Family. He was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s".

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Harry Dargis 2009
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Andrew Garner 2013
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Longlegs
Longlegs Agent Carter 2024
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (113)

Youngblood
Youngblood Blane Youngblood 2026
One Spoon of Chocolate
One Spoon of Chocolate 2025
Guardians of the Galapagos
Guardians of the Galapagos Narrator (voice) 2025
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency Narrator (voice) 2024
Three Women
Three Women Richard 2024
Longlegs
Longlegs Agent Carter 2024
Tigers on the Rise
Tigers on the Rise Narrator (voice) 2024
Elsbeth
Elsbeth Cliff McGrath 2024
Origin
Origin Amari Selvan 2023
Smothered
Smothered 2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers Narrator (voice) 2022
Bear Witness
Bear Witness Narrator (voice) 2022
Bad Hair
Bad Hair Amos Bludso 2021
A Soldier's Play
A Soldier's Play Captain Richard Davenport 2021
Your Honor
Your Honor Roland Carter 2020
Really Love
Really Love Jerome Richmond 2020
Love Life
Love Life Leon Hines 2020
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Penguins: Life on the Edge Narrator (voice) 2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Charles James Walker 2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Self 2020
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall Self - Guest 2019
When They See Us
When They See Us Bobby Burns 2019
Juanita
Juanita Blair Underwood 2019
The After Party
The After Party Sgt. Martin Ellison 2018
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip (voice) 2018
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice Narrator (voice) 2016
Broken
Broken 2016
American Crime Story
American Crime Story Vernon Jordan 2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Makuu (voice) 2016
The Lion Guard
The Lion Guard Makuu (voice) 2016
Quantico
Quantico Owen Hall 2015
The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful Ludie Watts 2014
Ironside
Ironside Robert Ironside 2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Andrew Garner 2013
Thunder and Lightning
Thunder and Lightning Black Lightning (voice) 2013
Celebrity Crime Files
Celebrity Crime Files Narrator (voice) 2012
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day David Ames 2012
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
スーパーマン @ Tokyo Superman / Narrator (voice) 2012
Vietnam in HD
Vietnam in HD Charles Brown 2011
The Art of Getting By
The Art of Getting By Principal 2011
First Generation
First Generation Narrator (voice) 2011
The Event
The Event Elias Martinez 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2010
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Harry Dargis 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Weather Girl
Weather Girl Fitz 2009
In Treatment
In Treatment Alex Prince 2008
The Hit
The Hit Henry Alabaster 2007
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money Simon Elder 2007
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Covert One: The Hades Factor Palmer Addison 2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
The New Adventures of Old Christine Daniel Harris 2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion Carlos 2006
Something New
Something New Mark Harper 2006
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Covert One: The Hades Factor Palmer Addison 2006
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tyra Banks Show 2005
The Golden Blaze
The Golden Blaze Gregory Fletcher (voice) 2005
Do Geese See God
Do Geese See God Man 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self 2004
LAX
LAX Roger De Souza 2004
Fatherhood
Fatherhood 2004
The Gristle
The Gristle Self (uncredited) 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
Malibu's Most Wanted Tom Gibbsons 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Half & Half
Half & Half Blair Underwood 2002
Full Frontal
Full Frontal Calvin / Nicholas 2002
G
G Chip Hightower 2002
Truth Be Told
Truth Be Told Det. Harris 2002
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement Capt. Lee 2000
City of Angels
City of Angels Ben Turner 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Miles Sennet 1999
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree Thomas 1999
Mama Flora's Family
Mama Flora's Family Willie 1998
Asunder
Asunder Chance Williams 1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City Dr. Robert Leeds 1998
Deep Impact
Deep Impact Mark Simon 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Gattaca
Gattaca Geneticist 1997
Set It Off
Set It Off Keith 1996
Mistrial
Mistrial Lieutenant C. Hodges 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self 1996
Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game Jackie Robinson 1996
High Incident
High Incident 1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child King Midas (voice) 1995
Just Cause
Just Cause Bobby Earl Ferguson 1995
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") 1993
Posse
Posse Carver 1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations Jared Williams 1993
Voices That Care
Voices That Care Self - Choir Member 1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers Reader 1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry Self 1991
Heat Wave
Heat Wave Bob Richardson 1990
Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi James Chaney 1990
The Cover Girl and the Cop
The Cover Girl and the Cop Horace Bouchet 1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday Jonathan Rollins 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
A Different World
A Different World Zelmer Collier 1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street Reginald Brooks 1987
Downtown
Downtown Terry Corsaro 1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Jonathan Rollins 1986
Krush Groove
Krush Groove Russell Walker 1985
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show Mark 1984
Aspel & Company
Aspel & Company 1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
Knight Rider
Knight Rider Potts 1982
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Audience Member 1944
Viral
Viral
Don't Ever Wonder
Don't Ever Wonder
The Listeners
The Listeners Dr. Thomas Hale
Company Town
Company Town

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (1)

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