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Bekend om
Acting
Geslacht
Man
Geboren
1 juni 1937 (89)
Geboorteplaats
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Ook bekend als
Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. · Morgan J. Freeman
Biografie
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.
Bekend van
8.2
Serie
Special Ops: Lioness
Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
2023–
8.7
Film
The Shawshank Redemption
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
1994
8.5
Film
The Dark Knight
Lucius Fox
2008
7.8
Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Fox
2012
8.4
Film
Seven
Somerset
1995
6.5
Film
Now You See Me 3
Thaddeus Bradley
2025
7.7
Film
Batman Begins
Lucius Fox
2005
6.3
Film
Ted 2
Patrick Meighan
2015
7.3
Film
Now You See Me
Thaddeus Bradley
2013
6.8
Film
Now You See Me 2
Thaddeus Bradley
2016
6.5
Film
Lucy
Professor Norman
2014
7.4
Film
De Lego Film
Vitruvius (voice)
2014
6.7
Film
Bruce Almighty
God
2003
6.7
Film
Oblivion
Beech
2013
6.5
Film
Wanted
Sloan
2008
8.0
Serie
The Dinosaurs
Self - Narrator (voice)
2026
6.7
Film
Red
Joe Matheson
2010
8.0
Film
Million Dollar Baby
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
2004
6.6
Film
Angel Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
2019
6.2
Film
Deep Impact
President Tom Beck
1998
6.9
Film
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Azeem
1991
6.2
Film
London Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
2016
6.4
Film
Olympus Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
2013
6.6
Film
Outbreak
General Billy Ford
1995
7.9
Film
Unforgiven
Ned Logan
1992
5.6
Film
Evan Almighty
God
2007
6.4
Film
The Sum of All Fears
DCI William Cabot
2002
7.3
Film
Gone Baby Gone
Jack Doyle
2007
7.3
Serie
The Electric Company
Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
1971–1977
5.6
Film
Dreamcatcher
Col. Abraham Curtis
2003
6.3
Film
Along Came a Spider
Alex Cross
2001
7.9
Serie
The Civil War
Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
1990
7.8
Serie
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
6.2
Film
57 Seconds
Anton Burrell
2023
6.4
Film
Last Vegas
Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
2013
5.8
Film
Ben-Hur
Sheik Ilderim
2016
7.6
Serie
Through the Wormhole
Self - Host
2010–2017
6.2
Film
Feast of Love
Harry Stevenson
2007
7.5
Film
Glory
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
1989
4.7
Film
The Poison Rose
Doc
2019
6.5
Film
Kiss the Girls
Det. Alex Cross
1997
8.0
Serie
Leven op Onze Planeet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
6.1
Film
De Notenkraker en de Vier Koninkrijken
Drosselmeyer
2018
6.6
Film
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Senior
2021
6.9
Film
Unleashed
Sam
2005
5.6
Film
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Judge Leonard White
1990
7.5
Film
Lucky Number Slevin
The Boss
2006
6.1
Film
Under Suspicion
Captain Victor Benezet
2000
7.7
Serie
Our Universe
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
5.7
Film
The Maiden Heist
Charles Peterson
2009
6.9
Film
Dolphin Tale 2
Dr. Cameron McCarthy
2014
7.2
Film
The Bucket List
Carter Chambers
2007
6.1
Film
Transcendence
Joseph Tagger
2014
6.7
Serie
Solos
Narrator (voice)
2021
5.7
Film
Teachers
Lewis
1984
7.2
Film
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
1989
6.1
Film
Levity
Miles Evans
2003
5.8
Film
The Contract
Frank Carden
2006
6.7
Film
Going in Style
Willie Davis
2017
3.7
Film
Wish Wizard
Maxwell Omni
2014
6.1
Film
Nurse Betty
Charlie
2000
6.4
Film
High Crimes
Charlie Grimes
2002
6.0
Film
The Code
Keith Ripley
2009
5.3
Film
Gunner
Kendrick Ryker
2024
6.3
Film
Coming 2 America
Morgan Freeman
2021
7.0
Serie
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
7.2
Film
Invictus
Nelson Mandela
2009
7.0
Film
A Good Person
Daniel
2023
5.9
Film
Hard Rain
Jim
1998
5.8
Film
Chain Reaction
Paul Shannon
1996
6.4
Film
Last Knights
Bartok
2015
7.1
Film
Ending the Knight
Self
2012
7.5
Serie
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
2016–2019
7.3
Film
Lean On Me
Principal Joe Clark
1989
6.4
Film
Johnny Handsome
Lt. A.Z. Drones
1989
7.1
Film
Brubaker
Walter
1980
5.8
Serie
The Atlanta Child Murders
Ben Shelter
1985
6.9
Film
Dolphin Tale
Dr. McCarthy
2011
7.1
Serie
Curiosity
Self - Narrator (voice)
2011–2013
5.4
Film
Edison
Ashford
2005
5.7
Film
Momentum
Senator
2015
6.8
Film
An Unfinished Life
Mitch Bradley
2005
5.9
Film
Paradise Highway
Gerick
2022
5.7
Serie
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
2021–2024
7.0
Film
The Magic of Belle Isle
Monte Wildhorn
2012
5.8
Film
The Comeback Trail
Reggie Fontaine
2020
5.8
Film
The Ritual Killer
Dr. Mackles
2023
5.3
Film
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
2022
7.2
Film
Brian Banks
Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
2019
7.7
Serie
Slavery and the Making of America
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
6.2
Film
My Dead Friend Zoe
Dr. Cole
2024
5.3
Serie
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer
1978
4.9
Film
Just Getting Started
Duke
2017
7.0
Film
Sidney
Self
2022
6.9
Film
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
Narrator (English voice)
2017
5.2
Film
Vanquish
Damon
2021
6.0
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
7.4
Film
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
2021
6.0
Film
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United
Self
2019
6.8
Film
The C Word
Narrator (voice)
2016
6.8
Serie
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
2017
6.2
Film
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
2021
5.4
Film
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
2017
5.6
Film
America's Musical Journey
Narrator (voice)
2018
6.0
Film
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
2018
6.0
Film
Into Nature's Wild
Narrator (voice)
2020
6.0
Film
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Self
2023
6.5
Film
Meeting the Beatles in India
Narrator (voice)
2020
6.6
Film
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
Self
2021
Acteercredits 109 titels
The Dinosaurs
als Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
2026
Now You See Me 3
als Thaddeus Bradley
6.5
2025
Gunner
als Kendrick Ryker
5.3
2024
My Dead Friend Zoe
als Dr. Cole
6.2
2024
100 Years of Warner Bros.
als Self - Narrator (voice)
7.8
2023
Leven op Onze Planeet
als Self - Narrator (voice)
8.0
2023
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
als Self
6.0
2023
The Ritual Killer
als Dr. Mackles
5.8
2023
A Good Person
als Daniel
7.0
2023
57 Seconds
als Anton Burrell
6.2
2023
Special Ops: Lioness
als Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
8.2
2023–
Our Universe
als Self - Narrator (voice)
7.7
2022
Paradise Highway
als Gerick
5.9
2022
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
als Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
5.3
2022
Sidney
als Self
7.0
2022
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
als Self - Host
5.7
2021–2024
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
als Self
6.6
2021
Vanquish
als Damon
5.2
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
als Self
7.4
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
als Self
7.0
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
als Senior
6.6
2021
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
als Self
6.2
2021
Solos
als Narrator (voice)
6.7
2021
Coming 2 America
als Morgan Freeman
6.3
2021
Into Nature's Wild
als Narrator (voice)
6.0
2020
The Comeback Trail
als Reggie Fontaine
5.8
2020
Meeting the Beatles in India
als Narrator (voice)
6.5
2020
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United
als Self
6.0
2019
Angel Has Fallen
als Alan Trumbull
6.6
2019
The Poison Rose
als Doc
4.7
2019
Brian Banks
als Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
7.2
2019
America's Musical Journey
als Narrator (voice)
5.6
2018
De Notenkraker en de Vier Koninkrijken
als Drosselmeyer
6.1
2018
Die Clint Eastwood Story
als Self
6.0
2018
Just Getting Started
als Duke
4.9
2017
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
als Self - Host
6.8
2017
Going in Style
als Willie Davis
6.7
2017
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
als Self
5.4
2017
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
als Narrator (English voice)
6.9
2017
The Words That Built America
als Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
6.0
2017
The C Word
als Narrator (voice)
6.8
2016
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
als Self - Host
7.5
2016–2019
London Has Fallen
als Alan Trumbull
6.2
2016
Ben-Hur
als Sheik Ilderim
5.8
2016
Now You See Me 2
als Thaddeus Bradley
6.8
2016
Last Knights
als Bartok
6.4
2015
Momentum
als Senator
5.7
2015
Ted 2
als Patrick Meighan
6.3
2015
Lucy
als Professor Norman
6.5
2014
De Lego Film
als Vitruvius (voice)
7.4
2014
Wish Wizard
als Maxwell Omni
3.7
2014
Dolphin Tale 2
als Dr. Cameron McCarthy
6.9
2014
Transcendence
als Joseph Tagger
6.1
2014
Oblivion
als Beech
6.7
2013
Last Vegas
als Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
6.4
2013
Olympus Has Fallen
als Alan Trumbull
6.4
2013
Now You See Me
als Thaddeus Bradley
7.3
2013
The Magic of Belle Isle
als Monte Wildhorn
7.0
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
als Fox
7.8
2012
Ending the Knight
als Self
7.1
2012
Curiosity
als Self - Narrator (voice)
7.1
2011–2013
Dolphin Tale
als Dr. McCarthy
6.9
2011
Through the Wormhole
als Self - Host
7.6
2010–2017
Red
als Joe Matheson
6.7
2010
The Maiden Heist
als Charles Peterson
5.7
2009
Invictus
als Nelson Mandela
7.2
2009
The Code
als Keith Ripley
6.0
2009
Wanted
als Sloan
6.5
2008
The Dark Knight
als Lucius Fox
8.5
2008
Feast of Love
als Harry Stevenson
6.2
2007
Evan Almighty
als God
5.6
2007
The Bucket List
als Carter Chambers
7.2
2007
Gone Baby Gone
als Jack Doyle
7.3
2007
The Contract
als Frank Carden
5.8
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
als The Boss
7.5
2006
Slavery and the Making of America
als Self - Narrator (voice)
7.7
2005
Edison
als Ashford
5.4
2005
Unleashed
als Sam
6.9
2005
An Unfinished Life
als Mitch Bradley
6.8
2005
Batman Begins
als Lucius Fox
7.7
2005
Million Dollar Baby
als Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
8.0
2004
Levity
als Miles Evans
6.1
2003
Bruce Almighty
als God
6.7
2003
Dreamcatcher
als Col. Abraham Curtis
5.6
2003
High Crimes
als Charlie Grimes
6.4
2002
The Sum of All Fears
als DCI William Cabot
6.4
2002
Along Came a Spider
als Alex Cross
6.3
2001
Nurse Betty
als Charlie
6.1
2000
Under Suspicion
als Captain Victor Benezet
6.1
2000
Hard Rain
als Jim
5.9
1998
Deep Impact
als President Tom Beck
6.2
1998
Kiss the Girls
als Det. Alex Cross
6.5
1997
Chain Reaction
als Paul Shannon
5.8
1996
Seven
als Somerset
8.4
1995
Outbreak
als General Billy Ford
6.6
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
als Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
8.7
1994
Unforgiven
als Ned Logan
7.9
1992
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
als Azeem
6.9
1991
The Civil War
als Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
7.9
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
als Judge Leonard White
5.6
1990
Driving Miss Daisy
als Hoke Colburn
7.2
1989
Lean On Me
als Principal Joe Clark
7.3
1989
Johnny Handsome
als Lt. A.Z. Drones
6.4
1989
Glory
als Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
7.5
1989
The Atlanta Child Murders
als Ben Shelter
5.8
1985
Teachers
als Lewis
5.7
1984
Brubaker
als Walter
7.1
1980
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
als Uncle Hammer
5.3
1978
The Electric Company
als Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
7.3
1971–1977