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Blair Underwood
Tacoma, Washington, USA
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…
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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. He has received three NAACP Image Awards, for his film work in Rules of Engagement, and his television work in L.A. Law, City of Angels, Murder in Mississippi and Mama Flora's Family. He was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s".
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2026
One Spoon of Chocolate
Movie Officer Beem
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2026
Youngblood
Movie Blane Youngblood
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2025
Guardians of the Galapagos
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2024
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2024
Three Women
TV show Richard
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2024
Longlegs
Movie Agent Carter
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2024
Tigers on the Rise
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2024
Elsbeth
TV show Cliff McGrath
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2023
Origin
Movie Amari Selvan
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2023
Smothered
TV show
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2022
Bear Witness
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2021
Bad Hair
Movie Amos Bludso
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2021
A Soldier's Play
Movie Captain Richard Davenport
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2020
Your Honor
TV show Roland Carter
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2020
Really Love
Movie Jerome Richmond
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2020
Love Life
TV show Leon Hines
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2020
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
TV show Charles James Walker
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2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Movie Self
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
When They See Us
TV show Bobby Burns
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2019
Juanita
Movie Blair Underwood
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2018
The After Party
Movie Sgt. Martin Ellison
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2018
Mr. SOUL!
Movie Ellis Haizlip (voice)
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2016
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2016
Broken
Movie
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2016
American Crime Story
TV show Vernon Jordan
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2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Movie Makuu (voice)
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2016
The Lion Guard
TV show Makuu (voice)
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2015
Quantico
TV show Owen Hall
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2014
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie Ludie Watts
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2013
Ironside
TV show Robert Ironside
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2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV show Andrew Garner
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2013
Thunder and Lightning
TV show Black Lightning (voice)
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2012
Celebrity Crime Files
TV show Narrator (voice)
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2012
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Movie David Ames
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2012
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
TV show Superman / Narrator (voice)
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2011
Vietnam in HD
TV show Charles Brown
