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Morgan Freeman

Acting June 1, 1937 Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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.

Movies

Now You See Me
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Thaddeus Bradley
Now You See Me
2013
Lucy
6.5
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Professor Norman
Lucy
2014
Olympus Has Fallen
6.4
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Alan Trumbull
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Oblivion
6.7
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Beech
Oblivion
2013
Angel Has Fallen
6.6
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Alan Trumbull
Angel Has Fallen
2019
Wanted
6.5
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Sloan
Wanted
2008
London Has Fallen
6.2
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Alan Trumbull
London Has Fallen
2016
57 Seconds
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Anton Burrell
57 Seconds
2023
Ben-Hur
5.8
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Sheik Ilderim
Ben-Hur
2016
Unleashed
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Sam
Unleashed
2005
Coming 2 America
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Morgan Freeman
Coming 2 America
2021
Vanquish
5.2
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Damon
Vanquish
2021
Blade
5.5
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Chris
Blade
1973
Born to Fight
8.0
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Self
Born to Fight
2005

TV Shows

Lioness
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Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
Lioness
2023
Our Universe
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Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Universe
2022

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