Morgan Freeman on screen and stage

Morgan Freeman headshot facing the camera and smiling
At a conference in Los Angeles, October 2006

American actor and director Morgan Freeman has had a prolific career on film, television and on the stage. His film debut was as an uncredited character in the Sidney Lumet–directed drama The Pawnbroker in 1964. Freeman also made his stage debut in the same year by appearing in the musical Hello, Dolly! He followed this with further stage appearances in The Niggerlovers (1967), The Dozens (1969), Exhibition (1969), and the musical Purlie (1970–71). He played various characters on the children's television series The Electric Company (1971–77). Freeman subsequently appeared in the films Teachers in 1984, and Marie in 1985 before making his breakthrough with 1987's Street Smart.[1][2] His role earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[3] Two years later he appeared in war film Glory (1989), and starred as Hoke Coleburn in the comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (1989).[lower-alpha 1] Freeman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance in the latter and also earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[5][6]

In the 1990s, he was cast in numerous films, including the adventure film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) opposite Kevin Costner, drama The Shawshank Redemption (1994) with Tim Robbins, psychological thriller Seven (1995), historical drama Amistad (1997), crime thriller Kiss the Girls (1997), and science fiction disaster film Deep Impact (1998). His role in The Shawshank Redemption earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[7] In 2003, he played God in the comedy Bruce Almighty opposite Jim Carrey.[lower-alpha 2] The following year Freeman played Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris in Clint Eastwood's film Million Dollar Baby (2004), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[9]

Freeman played Lucius Fox in a trilogy of Batman films: Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). During that time, Freeman also appeared in The Bucket List (2007) opposite Jack Nicholson, Wanted (2008) with Angelina Jolie, and Invictus (2009) with Matt Damon. In 2011, Freeman received the AFI Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.[1] Two years later he starred in action thriller Olympus Has Fallen (2013), science fiction film Oblivion (2013), caper Now You See Me (2013), and comedy Last Vegas. In 2014, Freeman appeared in the science fiction films Transcendence and Lucy.

Freeman has also narrated several documentaries and television series, including Cosmic Voyage (1996), Slavery and the Making of America (2004), March of the Penguins (2005), and Breaking the Taboo (2011). He was also the host and narrator for the series Through the Wormhole from 2010–14.

Film

Title Year Role Director Notes Ref.
Pawnbroker, TheThe Pawnbroker 1964 Man on Street Sidney Lumet Uncredited [10]
Man Called Adam, AA Man Called Adam 1966 Unknown Leo Penn Uncredited [11]
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968 Grand Central Commuter Hy Averback Uncredited [12]
Brubaker 1980 Walter Stuart Rosenberg [13]
Eyewitness 1981 Lieutenant Black Peter Yates [14]
Teachers 1984 Lewis Arthur Hiller [15]
Harry & Son 1984 Siemanowski Paul Newman [16]
Marie 1985 Charles Traughber Roger Donaldson [17]
That Was Then... This Is Now 1985 Charlie Christopher Cain [18]
Street Smart 1987 Fast Black Jerry Schatzberg [19]
Clean and Sober 1988 Craig Glenn Gordon Caron [20]
Glory 1989 John Rawlins Edward Zwick [21]
Driving Miss Daisy 1989 Hoke Colburn Bruce Beresford [22]
Lean on Me 1989 Joe Louis Clark John G. Avildsen [23]
Johnny Handsome 1989 Lt. Drones Walter Hill [24]
Civil War, TheThe Civil War 1990 Frederick Douglass Ken Burns Voice [25]
Bonfire of the Vanities, TheThe Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 Judge White Brian De Palma [26]
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 Azeem Kevin Reynolds [27]
Unforgiven 1992 Ned Logan Clint Eastwood [28]
Power of One, TheThe Power of One 1992 Geel Piet John G. Avildsen [29]
Bopha! 1993 – Morgan Freeman Director [30]
Shawshank Redemption, TheThe Shawshank Redemption 1994 Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, Narrator Frank Darabont [31]
Outbreak 1995 General Billy Ford Wolfgang Petersen [32]
Seven 1995 Detective Somerset David Fincher [33]
Chain Reaction 1996 Paul Shannon Andrew Davis [34]
Moll Flanders 1996 Hibble Pen Densham [35]
Amistad 1997 Theodore Joadson Steven Spielberg [36]
Kiss the Girls 1997 Alex Cross Gary Fleder [37]
Deep Impact 1998 President Tim Beck Mimi Leder [38]
Hard Rain 1998 Jim Mikael Salomon [39]
Nurse Betty 2000 Charlie Neil LaBute [40]
Under Suspicion 2000 Victor Benezet Stephen Hopkins Also executive producer [41][42]
Along Came a Spider 2001 Alex Cross Lee Tamahori Also executive producer [43]
Sum of All Fears, TheThe Sum of All Fears 2002 DCI William Cabot Phil Alden Robinson [44]
High Crimes 2002 Charlie Grimes Carl Franklin [45]
Bruce Almighty 2003 God Tom Shadyac [46]
Dreamcatcher 2003 Col. Abraham Curtis Lawrence Kasdan [47]
Levity 2003 Pastor Miles Evans Ed Solomon Also executive producer [48]
Guilty by Association 2003 Lt. Redding [49]
Big Bounce, TheThe Big Bounce 2004 Walter Crewes George Armitage [50]
Million Dollar Baby 2004 Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris Clint Eastwood [51]
An Unfinished Life 2005 Mitch Lasse Hallström [52]
War of the Worlds 2005 Narrator Steven Spielberg [53]
Batman Begins 2005 Lucius Fox Christopher Nolan [54]
Unleashed 2005 Sam Louis Leterrier [55]
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D 2005 Neil Armstrong Mark Cowen Documentary [56]
Edison Force 2006 Ashford David J. Burke [57]
Contract, TheThe Contract 2006 Frank Carden Bruce Beresford [58]
Lucky Number Slevin 2006 The Boss Paul McGuigan [59]
10 Items or Less 2006 Himself Brad Silberling Also executive producer [60]
Evan Almighty 2007 God Tom Shadyac [8]
Feast of Love 2007 Harry Stevenson Robert Benton [61]
Gone Baby Gone 2007 Jack Doyle Ben Affleck [62]
Bucket List, TheThe Bucket List 2007 Carter Chambers Rob Reiner [63]
Wanted 2008 Sloane Timur Bekmambetov [64]
Love Guru, TheThe Love Guru 2008 Narrator Macro Schnabel [65]
Dark Knight, TheThe Dark Knight 2008 Lucius Fox Christopher Nolan [66]
Thick as Thieves 2009 Keith Ripley Mimi Leder Also known as The Code [67]
Maiden Heist, TheThe Maiden Heist 2009 Charles Peter Hewitt [68]
Invictus 2009 Nelson Mandela Clint Eastwood Also executive producer [69]
RED 2010 Joe Matheson Robert Schwentke [70]
Conan the Barbarian 2011 Narrator Marcus Nispel [71]
Dolphin Tale 2011 Dr. McCarthy Charles Martin Smith [72]
Magic of Belle Isle, TheThe Magic of Belle Isle 2012 Monte Wildhorn Rob Reiner [73]
Dark Knight Rises, TheThe Dark Knight Rises 2012 Lucius Fox Christopher Nolan [74]
Olympus Has Fallen 2013 Allan Trumbull, Speaker of the House Antoine Fuqua [75]
Oblivion 2013 Beech Joseph Kosinski [76]
Now You See Me 2013 Thaddeus Bradley Louis Leterrier [77]
Last Vegas 2013 Archie Jon Turteltaub [78]
Lego Movie, TheThe Lego Movie 2014 Vitruvius Phil Lord
Christopher Miller		 Voice [79]
Transcendence 2014 Joseph Tagger Wally Pfister [80]
Lucy 2014 Professor Norman Luc Besson [81]
Dolphin Tale 2 2014 Dr. McCarthy Charles Martin Smith [72]
5 Flights Up 2014 Alex Richard Loncraine Also executive producer [82]
Lennon or McCartney 2014 Himself Matt Schichter Short documentary film; interview clip [83]
Last Knights 2015 Bartok Kazuaki Kiriya [84]
Ted 2 2015 Patrick Meighan Seth MacFarlane [85]
Momentum 2015 Senator Stephen Campanelli
London Has Fallen 2016 Vice President Allan Trumbull Babak Najafi [86][87]
Now You See Me 2 2016 Thaddeus Bradley Jon M. Chu [88]
Ben-Hur 2016 Sheikh Ilderim Timur Bekmambetov [89]
Going in Style 2017 Willie Zach Braff Post-production [90]
Villa Capri 2017 Ron Shelton Post-production [91]

Television

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Electric Company, TheThe Electric Company 1971–77 Mel Mounds / Easy Reader / various characters 780 episodes [1][92][93]
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1978 Uncle Hammer Logan TV film [94][95]
Hollow Image 1979 Ralph Simmons "Sweet Talk" TV film [96]
Ryan's Hope 1981 Cicero Murphy 2 episodes [97]
Marva Collins Story, TheThe Marva Collins Story 1981 Clarence Collins TV film [98]
Another World 1982–84 Dr. Roy Bingham [93]
The Atlanta Child Murders 1985 Ben Shelter Miniseries [99]
Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone 1985 Marty Episode: "Dealer's Choice" [100]
Resting Place 1986 Luther Johnson TV film [101]
Fight For Life 1987 Dr. Sherard TV film [102]
Clinton and Nadine 1988 Dorsey Pratt TV film [103]
Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution 2008 Himself (host) [104]
Stephen Fry in America 2008 Himself Episode: "Mississippi" [105]
Saturday Night Live 2010 Himself (cameo) Episode: "Bryan Cranston/Kanye West" [106]
Madam Secretary 2015 Chief Justice Frawley Episode: "The Show Must Go On" [107]

Narrator

Title Year Notes Ref.
Cosmic Voyage 1996 Documentary [108]
Long Way Home, TheThe Long Way Home 1997 Documentary [109]
Hunting of the President, TheThe Hunting of the President 2004 Documentary [110]
A Remarkable Promise 2004 Short film [111]
Slavery and the Making of America 2004 Documentary [112]
March of the Penguins 2005 Documentary [109]
Prom Night in Mississippi 2009 Documentary [113]
Through the Wormhole 2010–15 Host [114]
Curiosity 2011 Episode: "Is There a Parallel Universe?" [115]
Born to Be Wild 2011 Documentary [116]
Breaking the Taboo 2011 Documentary [117]
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 2014 Documentary [118]
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman 2016 Host [119]

Video games

Title Year Voice Ref.
Batman Begins 2005 Lucius Fox [120]
Wanted: Weapons of Fate 2009 Sloan

Theatre

Title Year Role Venue Ref.
Hello, Dolly! 1964–70 Rudolph St. James Theatre [121][122][123]
Niggerlovers, TheThe Niggerlovers 1967 Creampuff Orpheum Theatre [124]
Dozens, TheThe Dozens 1969 Kgaravu Booth Theatre [125][126]
Exhibition 1969 David Actors' Playhouse [127][128]
Purlie 1970–71 Purlie Broadway Theatre / Winter Garden Theatre / August Wilson Theatre [129][130]
Mighty Gents, TheThe Mighty Gents 1978 Zeke Ambassador Theatre [109][131]
White Pelicans 1978 Winston Lucille Lortel Theatre [132][133]
Coriolanus 1979 Caius Martius / Coriolanus Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater/Delacorte Theater [134][135][136]
Julius Caesar 1979 Casca Joseph Papp Public Theater/Anspacher Theater [137][138]
Mother Courage and Her Children 1980 Chaplain Joseph Papp Public Theater/Newman Theater [139][140]
Buck 1983 Fred Milly American Place Theatre [141][142]
Medea and the Doll 1984 Dr. Winston Crews Samuel Beckett Theatre [143][144]
Driving Miss Daisy 1987–90 Hoke Coleburn John Houseman Theatre [4][145]
Gospel at Colonus, TheThe Gospel at Colonus 1988 Messenger Lunt-Fontanne Theatre [146][147]
Taming of the Shrew, TheThe Taming of the Shrew 1990 Petruchio Delacorte Theater [148][149]
Country Girl, TheThe Country Girl 2008 Frank Elgin Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre [150][151]
8 2011 David Boies Eugene O'Neill Theatre [152]

Notes

  1. ↑ Freeman had previously played the same character in the play of the same name from 1987 to 1990.[4]
  2. ↑ Freeman also reprised this role in the 2007 sequel Evan Almighty.[8]

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