Blair Underwood
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1964-08-25 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Also known as
- Блер Андервуд · بلیر آندروود
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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Miles Sennet
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Harry Dargis
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Andrew Garner
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member
TV Shows (53)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Miles Sennet
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
2009
as Harry Dargis
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Andrew Garner
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Audience Member
The View
1997
as Self
Sex and the City
1998
as Dr. Robert Leeds
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
L.A. Law
1986
as Jonathan Rollins
Knight Rider
1982
as Potts
21 Jump Street
1987
as Reginald Brooks
The Cosby Show
1984
as Mark
Elsbeth
2024
as Cliff McGrath
In Treatment
2008
as Alex Prince
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
American Crime Story
2016
as Vernon Jordan
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Quantico
2015
as Owen Hall
A Different World
1987
as Zelmer Collier
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
as Daniel Harris
The Lion Guard
2016
as Makuu (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as King Midas (voice)
Your Honor
2020
as Roland Carter
Half & Half
2002
as Blair Underwood
Love Life
2020
as Leon Hines
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
as Simon Elder
When They See Us
2019
as Bobby Burns
High Incident
1996
The Event
2010
as Elias Martinez
LAX
2004
as Roger De Souza
Ironside
2013
as Robert Ironside
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Three Women
2024
as Richard
City of Angels
2000
as Ben Turner
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
as Charles James Walker
Vietnam in HD
2011
as Charles Brown
Aspel & Company
1984
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
as Palmer Addison
Celebrity Crime Files
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Fatherhood
2004
Mama Flora's Family
1998
as Willie
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
2012
as Superman / Narrator (voice)
Downtown
1986
as Terry Corsaro
Smothered
2023
Thunder and Lightning
2013
as Black Lightning (voice)
Company Town
as Tom Wilson
Movies (59)
Longlegs
2024
as Agent Carter
Gattaca
1997
as Geneticist
Deep Impact
1998
as Mark Simon
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026
as Officer Beem
Set It Off
1996
as Keith
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
as Carlos
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
as Tom Gibbsons
Rules of Engagement
2000
as Capt. Lee
Just Cause
1995
as Bobby Earl Ferguson
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as Self
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
as Makuu (voice)
Origin
2023
as Amari Selvan
Youngblood
2026
as Blane Youngblood
Something New
2006
as Mark Harper
Posse
1993
as Carver
Bad Hair
2021
as Amos Bludso
The Art of Getting By
2011
as Principal
Mistrial
1996
as Lieutenant C. Hodges
Soul of the Game
1996
as Jackie Robinson
Heat Wave
1990
as Bob Richardson
Full Frontal
2002
as Calvin / Nicholas
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
as David Ames
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
as Jonathan Rollins
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
as Reader
Krush Groove
1985
as Russell Walker
G
2002
as Chip Hightower
Really Love
2020
as Jerome Richmond
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Juanita
2019
as Blair Underwood
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025
as Narrator (voice)
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The After Party
2018
as Sgt. Martin Ellison
Weather Girl
2009
as Fitz
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
as Jared Williams
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
as Horace Bouchet
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
as Palmer Addison
The Gristle
2004
as Self (uncredited)
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
as Ludie Watts
A Soldier's Play
2021
as Captain Richard Davenport
Bear Witness
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Murder in Mississippi
1990
as James Chaney
Truth Be Told
2002
as Det. Harris
Tigers on the Rise
2024
as Narrator (voice)
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
as Self
The Golden Blaze
2005
as Gregory Fletcher (voice)
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Mr. SOUL!
2018
as Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Broken
2016
Don't Ever Wonder
Asunder
1998
as Chance Williams
The Wishing Tree
1999
as Thomas
Viral
The Hit
2007
as Henry Alabaster
Do Geese See God
2004
as Man
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
as Narrator (voice)
First Generation
2011
as Narrator (voice)
The Listeners
as Dr. Thomas Hale
About Blair Underwood
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 t… With 112 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Blair Underwood has appeared in 59 films and 53 TV shows.
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- Longlegs (2024) — as Agent Carter
- Gattaca (1997) — as Geneticist
- Deep Impact (1998) — as Mark Simon
- One Spoon of Chocolate (2026) — as Officer Beem
- Set It Off (1996) — as Keith
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