Morgan Freeman
Known for Acting · 264 credits
- Born
- 1937-06-01 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Also known as
- Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr. · Morgan J. Freeman
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.
Known For
TV Shows (65)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
The View
1997
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Great Performances
1971
as Messenger
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Madam Secretary
2014
as Chief Justice Frawley / Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited)
Lioness
2023
as Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
The Twilight Zone
1985
as Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice")
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
60 Minutes
1968
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
American Masters
1986
as Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
30 for 30
2009
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
The Electric Company
1971
as Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
Through the Wormhole
2010
as Self - Host
HBO First Look
1992
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019
as Morgan Freeman (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
The Dinosaurs
2026
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The American Revolution
2025
as (voice)
The Civil War
1990
as Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Today
1952
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
The Muppets Mayhem
2023
as Morgan Freeman
Life on Our Planet
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Curiosity
2011
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Solos
2021
as Narrator (voice) / Stuart
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
as Self
Mark Twain Prize
1999
as Self
Our Universe
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Clarence / Luther
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
2016
as Self - Host
Spidey Super Stories
1974
as Count Dracula / Easy Reader / Police officer / Umpire
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
as Ben Shelter
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
2021
as Self - Host
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
as Self
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
Slavery and the Making of America
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movies (199)
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
The Dark Knight
2008
as Lucius Fox
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025
as Thaddeus Bradley
Se7en
1995
as Somerset
Ted 2
2015
as Patrick Meighan
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Fox
Batman Begins
2005
as Lucius Fox
Now You See Me
2013
as Thaddeus Bradley
Now You See Me 2
2016
as Thaddeus Bradley
Lucy
2014
as Professor Norman
War of the Worlds
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Lego Movie
2014
as Vitruvius (voice)
RED
2010
as Joe Matheson
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Alan Trumbull
Bruce Almighty
2003
as God
Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Alan Trumbull
Oblivion
2013
as Beech
Unforgiven
1992
as Ned Logan
Wanted
2008
as Sloan
Outbreak
1995
as General Billy Ford
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
as Azeem
London Has Fallen
2016
as Alan Trumbull
Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Glory
1989
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Deep Impact
1998
as President Tom Beck
The Sum of All Fears
2002
as DCI William Cabot
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Senior
Gunner
2024
as Kendrick Ryker
Evan Almighty
2007
as God
Transcendence
2014
as Joseph Tagger
Conan the Barbarian
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Det. Alex Cross
Unleashed
2005
as Sam
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Jack Doyle
Coming 2 America
2021
as Morgan Freeman
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
as Drosselmeyer
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
as The Boss
Invictus
2009
as Nelson Mandela
57 Seconds
2023
as Anton Burrell
Along Came a Spider
2001
as Alex Cross
The Bucket List
2007
as Carter Chambers
Dreamcatcher
2003
as Col. Abraham Curtis
Last Knights
2015
as Bartok
Ben-Hur
2016
as Sheik Ilderim
Last Vegas
2013
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
Going in Style
2017
as Willie Davis
High Crimes
2002
as Charlie Grimes
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Judge Leonard White
Thick as Thieves
2009
as Keith Ripley
Hard Rain
1998
as Jim
The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
as Monte Wildhorn
Driving Miss Daisy
1989
as Hoke Colburn
Chain Reaction
1996
as Paul Shannon
The Ritual Killer
2023
as Dr. Mackles
Vanquish
2021
as Damon
Johnny Handsome
1989
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
The Poison Rose
2019
as Doc
Momentum
2015
as Senator
An Unfinished Life
2005
as Mitch Bradley
Edison
2005
as Ashford
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
Brian Banks
2019
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
A Good Person
2023
as Daniel
Lean On Me
1989
as Principal Joe Clark
Paradise Highway
2022
as Gerick
Brubaker
1980
as Walter
Nurse Betty
2000
as Charlie
The Love Guru
2008
as Morgan Freemann (voice only) (uncredited)
Ending the Knight
2012
as Self
The Comeback Trail
2020
as Reggie Fontaine
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Walter Samson
Under Suspicion
2000
as Captain Victor Benezet
The Contract
2006
as Frank Carden
My Dead Friend Zoe
2024
as Dr. Cole
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self
Eyewitness
1981
as Lieutenant Black
The Big Bounce
2004
as Walter Crewes
The Power of One
1992
as Geel Piet
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Dolphin Tale 2
2014
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
March of the Penguins
2005
as Narrator
10 Items or Less
2006
as 'Him'
Just Getting Started
2017
as Duke
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
2017
as Narrator (English voice)
Feast of Love
2007
as Harry Stevenson
Dolphin Tale
2011
as Dr. McCarthy
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
5 Flights Up
2014
as Alex Carver
The Maiden Heist
2009
as Charles Peterson
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
Teachers
1984
as Lewis
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
as Self
Levity
2003
as Miles Evans
Clean and Sober
1988
as Craig
Moll Flanders
1996
as Hibble
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
as Self
Sidney
2022
as Self
Clint Eastwood : la légende
2025
as Self
Street Smart
1987
as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Self
Marie: A True Story
1985
as Charles Traughber
Attica
1980
as Hap Richards
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
2022
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
The Pawnbroker
1965
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
as Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
as Self
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
as Self
A Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985
as Warden Pratt
Amistad
1997
as Theodore Joadson
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Resting Place
1986
as Luther Johnson
Declaration of Independence
2003
as Self
About Morgan Freeman
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 c… With 264 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Morgan Freeman has appeared in 199 films and 65 TV shows.
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Most Popular Morgan Freeman Movies
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) — as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Lucius Fox
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025) — as Thaddeus Bradley
- Se7en (1995) — as Somerset
- Ted 2 (2015) — as Patrick Meighan
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