Morgan Freeman
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Lioness
Secretary of State Edwin Mullins
2023
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Film
The Shawshank Redemption
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
1994
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Film
The Dark Knight
Lucius Fox
2008
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
1944
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
Great Performances
Messenger
1971
Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Fox
2012
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
Madam Secretary
Chief Justice Frawley
2014
Series
Madam Secretary
Chief Justice Wilbourne (uncredited)
2014
Film
Se7en
Somerset
1995
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Film
Batman Begins
Lucius Fox
2005
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Thaddeus Bradley
2025
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Film
Ted 2
Patrick Meighan
2015
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
The Twilight Zone
Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice")
1985
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
War of the Worlds
Narrator (voice)
2005
Series
American Masters
Narrator (voice)
1986
Film
Now You See Me
Thaddeus Bradley
2013
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Film
Deep Impact
President Tom Beck
1998
Film
Bruce Almighty
God
2003
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Film
Lucy
Professor Norman
2014
Film
The Lego Movie
Vitruvius (voice)
2014
Film
RED
Joe Matheson
2010
Series
LEGEND
2023
Film
Now You See Me 2
Thaddeus Bradley
2016
Film
Oblivion
Beech
2013
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Film
Wanted
Sloan
2008
Pebble Mill
Self
1991
Film
Unforgiven
Ned Logan
1992
Series
The Dinosaurs
Self - Narrator (voice)
2026
Film
Million Dollar Baby
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
2004
Series
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
Film
Olympus Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
2013
Film
Evan Almighty
God
2007
Series
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Morgan Freeman (voice)
2019
Series
30 for 30
2009
Film
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Azeem
1991
Film
Angel Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
2019
Film
The Sum of All Fears
DCI William Cabot
2002
Film
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Senior
2021
Film
Kiss the Girls
Det. Alex Cross
1997
Film
London Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
2016
Series
HBO First Look
1992
Series
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
2016
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Conan the Barbarian
Narrator (voice)
2011
Series
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Series
The Kominsky Method
Morgan Freeman
2018
Series
Life on Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
The Electric Company
Mark /Easy Reader /Mel Mounds /Count Dracula /Mad Scientist /The Cop /Marcello
1971
Film
Transcendence
Joseph Tagger
2014
Film
Lucky Number Slevin
The Boss
2006
Film
Glory
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
1989
Film
The Bucket List
Carter Chambers
2007
Film
High Crimes
Charlie Grimes
2002
Series
Through the Wormhole
Self - Host
2010
Film
Gone Baby Gone
Jack Doyle
2007
Film
Ben-Hur
Sheik Ilderim
2016
Series
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
The American Revolution
(voice)
2025
Film
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Drosselmeyer
2018
Series
The Muppets Mayhem
Morgan Freeman
2023
Film
Last Vegas
Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
2013
Film
Outbreak
General Billy Ford
1995
Series
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Series
Solos
Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
Solos
Stuart
2021
Series
The Civil War
Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
1990
Film
Going in Style
Willie Davis
2017
Film
Last Knights
Bartok
2015
Series
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992
Film
Hard Rain
Jim
1998
Film
Chain Reaction
Paul Shannon
1996
Film
Coming 2 America
Morgan Freeman
2021
Film
Along Came a Spider
Alex Cross
2001
Film
57 Seconds
Anton Burrell
2023
Film
Unleashed
Sam
2005
Film
Dreamcatcher
Col. Abraham Curtis
2003
Film
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
1989
Film
Gunner
Kendrick Ryker
2024
Series
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Series
Our Universe
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
A Good Person
Daniel
2023
Film
The Poison Rose
Doc
2019
Series
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Film
Johnny Handsome
Lt. A.Z. Drones
1989
Film
Dolphin Tale
Dr. McCarthy
2011
Film
Lean On Me
Principal Joe Clark
1989
Film
The Love Guru
Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
2008
Film
Nurse Betty
Charlie
2000
Film
An Unfinished Life
Mitch Bradley
2005
Film
Edison
Ashford
2005
Film
Invictus
Nelson Mandela
2009
Film
The Ritual Killer
Dr. Mackles
2023
Film
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
Narrator (English voice)
2017
Series
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
2021
Series
Curiosity
Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
The Contract
Frank Carden
2006
Film
The Comeback Trail
Reggie Fontaine
2020
Film
Momentum
Senator
2015
Film
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Judge Leonard White
1990
Series
Spidey Super Stories
Count Dracula
1974
Series
Spidey Super Stories
Easy Reader
1974
Series
Spidey Super Stories
Police officer
1974
Series
Spidey Super Stories
Umpire
1974
Film
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
2021
Film
The Magic of Belle Isle
Monte Wildhorn
2012
Film
March of the Penguins
Narrator
2005
Film
Brubaker
Walter
1980
Film
The Power of One
Geel Piet
1992
Film
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
1999
Film
Dolphin Tale 2
Dr. Cameron McCarthy
2014
Film
10 Items or Less
'Him'
2006
Film
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
2022
Film
Thick as Thieves
Keith Ripley
2009
Film
Paradise Highway
Gerick
2022
Clint Eastwood's West
Self
2011
Film
Vanquish
Damon
2021
Film
Brian Banks
Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
2019
Film
Just Getting Started
Duke
2017
Series
The Atlanta Child Murders
Ben Shelter
1985
Film
Feast of Love
Harry Stevenson
2007
Film
Under Suspicion
Captain Victor Benezet
2000
Film
Sidney
Self
2022
Film
Ending the Knight
Self
2012
Film
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
My Dead Friend Zoe
Dr. Cole
2024
Film
The Maiden Heist
Charles Peterson
2009
Film
Moll Flanders
Hibble
1996
Clint Eastwood : la légende
Self
2025
Series
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self
2017
Film
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
2022
Film
Street Smart
Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
1987
Film
The Big Bounce
Walter Crewes
2004
Film
5 Flights Up
Alex Carver
2014
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Clarence
1951
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Luther
1951
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
2012
Film
The People Speak
Self
2009
Film
The Pawnbroker
Man on Street (Uncredited)
1965
Film
Resting Place
Luther Johnson
1986
Film
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013
Film
The Earth Day Special
Walter Samson
1990
Film
Teachers
Lewis
1984
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Film
Clean and Sober
Craig
1988
Film
Eyewitness
Lieutenant Black
1981
Film
Guilty by Association
Lt. Redding
2003
Film
Declaration of Independence
Self
2003
Film
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Afro
1971
Film
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Self
2001
Series
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004
Film
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
2017
Series
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host
2017
Film
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
VM-krönika 2022
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Harry & Son
Siemanowski
1984
Series
Slavery and the Making of America
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
That Was Then... This Is Now
Charlie Woods
1985
Film
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
2018
Film
Meeting the Beatles in India
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Warden Pratt
1985
Film
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self
2005
Film
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
2013
Film
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004
Film
Born to Be Wild
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
2020
Film
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Neil Armstrong (voice)
2005
Film
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
1968
Film
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Grand Central Commuter
1968
Film
Breaking the Taboo
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
The 16th Man
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
Wish Wizard
Maxwell Omni
2014
Film
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Narrator (voice)
2012
Film
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Film
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Narrator (voice)
2000
Series
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer
1978
Film
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Edward G. Robinson
1996
Film
Clinton and Nadine
Dorsey Pratt
1988
Film
Out to Lunch
Self / Croupier
1974
Film
Blade
Chris
1973
Film
Marie: A True Story
Charles Traughber
1985
Film
Levity
Miles Evans
2003
Film
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
Film
America's Musical Journey
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer
1978
Film
A Raisin in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2008
Film
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
2006
Film
Prom Night in Mississippi
Narrator (voice)
2009
Film
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
2002
Film
A Man Called Adam
Party Guest (uncredited)
1966
Film
Amistad
Theodore Joadson
1997
Film
The C Word
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
Self
2017
Film
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
The Long Way Home
Narrator (voice)
1997
Film
Inside the White House
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
The Gospel at Colonus
Messenger
1985
Film
The Hunting of the President
Narrator (voice)
2004
Film
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
Self
2002
Film
The Marva Collins Story
Clarence Collins
1981
Film
Odysseus Returns
Narrator
2024
Film
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
2021
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
Narrator (voice)
1990
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo
Narratore
2012
Film
All About Us
Self
2007
Film
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
2007
Film
Partners of the Heart
Narrator (voice)
2002
The Promised Land
Narrator (voice)
Film
Death of a Prophet
Malcolm X
1981
Film
The Eastwood Factor
Self - Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
Attica
Hap Richards
1980
Film
The Power of Chi
(narrator)
2025
Film
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
1992
Film
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Self
2012
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Sniff
Joe Mulwray
Film
Cosmic Voyage
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Fight for Life
Dr. Sherard
1987
Film
Where the Water Meets the Sky
2008
Film
Hollow Image
Sweet Talk
1979
Film
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
Self
2008
Film
JFK: A President Betrayed
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Self
1991
The Making of Se7en
Self
1997
Caught in the Middle
1970
Hate to See You Go
Sonny Bell
Film
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
Self
2021
Film
Into Nature's Wild
Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
We the People
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United
Self
2019
Film
The True Story of Glory Continues
Narrator (voice)
1991
James Lipton Takes on Three
Self
2005
Film
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains
2022
The Little Bedroom
Film
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Self
2023
Film
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
Born to Fight
Self
2005
Film
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Narrator (voice)
1991
Film
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self
1998
Film
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
Film
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
2006
Film
Greasy Rider
2006
Film
Blues Divas
Self
2005
Film
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
Narrator (voice)
2010
Film
CLINT
Narrator (voice)
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
From the Balkans
(narrator)
2024
Energy Crisis
Self
1974
A New Birth of Freedom
Narrator
Film
Power of Chi
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
Narrator (voice)