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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morgan Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
June 1, 1937Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
201Place of birth
Memphis, Tennessee, USAAlso known as
Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr., Morgan J. Freeman, مورغان فريمان, 모건 프리먼, モーガン・フリーマン, Морган Фриман, Морган Фримен, มอร์แกน ฟรีแมน, 摩根·弗里曼, Μόργκαν Φρίμαν, مورگان فریمن, Морґан Фрімен, Μόργκαν Πόρτερφιλντ Φρίμαν Τζούνιορ, מורגן פרימן, 摩根·費里曼Cast credits
Unforgiven
Ned LoganWar of the Worlds
Narrator (voice)Million Dollar Baby
Eddie 'Scrap-Iron' DuprisThe Dark Knight
Lucius FoxBatman Begins
Lucius FoxLucky Number Slevin
The BossThe Shawshank Redemption
Ellis Boyd 'Red' ReddingBruce Almighty
GodDriving Miss Daisy
Hoke ColburnJohnny Handsome
Lt. A.Z. DronesSe7en
SomersetThe Contract
Frank CardenBrubaker
WalterUnleashed
SamEdison
AshfordAn Unfinished Life
Mitch BradleyAlong Came a Spider
Alex Cross10 Items or Less
'Him'Evan Almighty
GodNurse Betty
CharlieUnder Suspicion
Captain Victor BenezetCrew credits
Invictus
Executive ProducerBopha!
Director5 Flights Up
ProducerThe 16th Man
ProducerAlong Came a Spider
Executive ProducerUnder Suspicion
Executive ProducerThe Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Executive ProducerLevity
Executive ProducerRendezvous with Rama
ProducerOgun Óla: War is Coming
Producer761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Executive ProducerLast Meals
ProducerMutiny
Executive Producer