Morgan Freeman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1937
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Ear Hustle
Ear Hustle TBA
Producer
- Break Out
Break Out TBA
Executive Producer
Last Meals TBA
Producer
- A New Birth of Freedom
A New Birth of Freedom TBA
as Narrator
- Hate to See You Go
Hate to See You Go TBA
as Sonny Bell, Producer
- The Little Bedroom
The Little Bedroom TBA
Actor
- The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum TBA
as Narrator (voice)
- Sniff
Sniff TBA
as Joe Mulwray
Nacrose 2027
as Morgan Freeman
- Rode to Ruin
Rode to Ruin 2027
as Joseph Mulberry
Now You See Me: Now You Don't 2025
as Thaddeus Bradley
In Our Blood 2025
Executive Producer
- Clint Eastwood : la légende
Clint Eastwood : la légende 2025
as Self
The Power of Chi 2025
as (narrator)
From the Balkans 2024
as (narrator)
13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses 2024
Executive Producer
Gunner 2024
as Kendrick Ryker
My Dead Friend Zoe 2024
as Dr. Cole
Odysseus Returns 2024
as Narrator
57 Seconds 2023
as Anton Burrell
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers 2023
as Self, Executive Producer
A Good Person 2023
as Daniel
The Ritual Killer 2023
as Dr. Mackles
VM-krönika 2022 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Metro Boomin: Heroes & Villains 2022
Actor
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend 2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Minute You Wake Up Dead 2022
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
Ogun Óla: War is Coming 2022
Producer
Sidney 2022
as Self
Paradise Highway 2022
as Gerick
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers 2022
as Self
Betty White: A Celebration 2022
as Self
Power of Chi 2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain 2021
Executive Producer
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking 2021
as Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It 2021
as Self
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021
as Senior
Vanquish 2021
as Damon
Coming 2 America 2021
as Morgan Freeman
The Comeback Trail 2020
as Reggie Fontaine
Meeting the Beatles in India 2020
as Narrator (voice)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II 2020
as Self
Into Nature's Wild 2020
as Narrator (voice)
Angel Has Fallen 2019
as Alan Trumbull
Brian Banks 2019
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
The Poison Rose 2019
as Doc
Panama Canal: A Land Divided ~ A World United 2019
as Self
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018
as Drosselmeyer
America's Musical Journey 2018
as Narrator (voice)
Die Clint Eastwood Story 2018
as Self
Just Getting Started 2017
as Duke
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies 2017
as Self
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2017
as Self
The Words That Built America 2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Going in Style 2017
as Willie Davis
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step 2017
as Narrator (English voice)
Ben-Hur 2016
as Sheik Ilderim
The C Word 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Now You See Me 2 2016
as Thaddeus Bradley
London Has Fallen 2016
as Alan Trumbull
Momentum 2015
as Senator
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Ted 2 2015
as Patrick Meighan
Last Knights 2015
as Bartok
Dolphin Tale 2 2014
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
Lucy 2014
as Professor Norman
5 Flights Up 2014
as Alex Carver, Producer
Wish Wizard 2014
as Maxwell Omni
Transcendence 2014
as Joseph Tagger
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Lego Movie 2014
as Vitruvius (voice)
We the People 2014
as Narrator (voice)
JFK: A President Betrayed 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Last Vegas 2013
as Archie
Now You See Me 2013
as Thaddeus Bradley
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story 2013
as Self
Oblivion 2013
as Beech
Olympus Has Fallen 2013
as Alan Trumbull
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot 2013
as Self
- The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan 2013
as Narrator (voice)
Ending the Knight 2012
as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley 2012
as Narrator (voice)
The Dark Knight Rises 2012
as Fox
The Magic of Belle Isle 2012
as Monte Wildhorn
- Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo 2012
as Narratore
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks 2012
as Self
- Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl 2012
as Self
Dolphin Tale 2011
as Dr. McCarthy
Conan the Barbarian 2011
as Narrator (voice)
- Clint Eastwood's West
Clint Eastwood's West 2011
as Self
Breaking the Taboo 2011
as Narrator (voice)
Born to Be Wild 2011
as Narrator (voice)
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office 2010
as Narrator (voice)
RED 2010
as Joe Matheson
The 16th Man 2010
as Narrator (voice), Producer
The Eastwood Factor 2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The People Speak 2009
as Self
Invictus 2009
as Nelson Mandela, Executive Producer
The Maiden Heist 2009
as Charles Peterson
Prom Night in Mississippi 2009
as Narrator (voice)
Thick as Thieves 2009
as Keith Ripley
The Dark Knight 2008
as Lucius Fox
The Love Guru 2008
as Morgan Freemann (voice) (uncredited)
Wanted 2008
as Sloan
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman 2008
as Self
Where the Water Meets the Sky 2008
Actor
A Raisin in the Sun 2008
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Bucket List 2007
as Carter Chambers
All About Us 2007
as Self
Feast of Love 2007
as Harry Stevenson
Gone Baby Gone 2007
as Jack Doyle
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition 2007
as Self
Evan Almighty 2007
as God
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits 2006
as Self
Greasy Rider 2006
Actor
10 Items or Less 2006
as 'Him'
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 2006
as Self
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays 2006
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
The Contract 2006
as Frank Carden
Lucky Number Slevin 2006
as The Boss
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 2005
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
An Unfinished Life 2005
as Mitch Bradley
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast 2005
as Self
Edison 2005
as Ashford
Born to Fight 2005
as Self
- James Lipton Takes on Three
James Lipton Takes on Three 2005
as Self
War of the Worlds 2005
as Narrator (voice)
Batman Begins 2005
as Lucius Fox
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Unleashed 2005
as Sam
March of the Penguins 2005
as Narrator
Blues Divas 2005
as Self
Million Dollar Baby 2004
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles 2004
as Self
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption 2004
as Self
The Hunting of the President 2004
as Narrator (voice)
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation 2004
Actor
The Big Bounce 2004
as Walter Crewes
Guilty by Association 2003
as Lt. Redding
Declaration of Independence 2003
as Self
Bruce Almighty 2003
as God
Dreamcatcher 2003
as Col. Abraham Curtis
Levity 2003
as Miles Evans, Executive Producer
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger 2002
as Self
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 2002
as Self
Partners of the Heart 2002
as Narrator (voice)
The Sum of All Fears 2002
as DCI William Cabot
High Crimes 2002
as Charlie Grimes
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature 2001
as Self
Along Came a Spider 2001
as Alex Cross, Executive Producer
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000
as Narrator (voice)
Nurse Betty 2000
as Charlie
Under Suspicion 2000
as Captain Victor Benezet, Executive Producer
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark 1999
as Self
Mutiny 1999
Executive Producer
Deep Impact 1998
as President Tom Beck
Hard Rain 1998
as Jim
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 1998
as Self, Thanks
Amistad 1997
as Theodore Joadson
Kiss the Girls 1997
as Det. Alex Cross
The Long Way Home 1997
as Narrator (voice)
- The Making of Se7en
The Making of Se7en 1997
as Self
Cosmic Voyage 1996
as Narrator (voice)
Chain Reaction 1996
as Paul Shannon
Moll Flanders 1996
as Hibble
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial 1996
as Edward G. Robinson
Inside the White House 1996
as Narrator (voice)
Se7en 1995
as Somerset
Outbreak 1995
as General Billy Ford
The Shawshank Redemption 1994
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
A Century of Cinema 1994
as Self
Bopha! 1993
Director
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' 1992
as Self
Unforgiven 1992
as Ned Logan
The Power of One 1992
as Geel Piet
The True Story of Glory Continues 1991
as Narrator (voice)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991
as Azeem
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie 1991
as Self
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry 1991
as Narrator (voice)
The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990
as Judge Leonard White
- Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born 1990
as Narrator (voice)
Follow the Drinking Gourd 1990
as Narrator (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
The Earth Day Special 1990
as Walter Samson
Glory 1989
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
as Hoke Colburn
Johnny Handsome 1989
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
Lean On Me 1989
as Principal Joe Clark
Clean and Sober 1988
as Craig
Clinton and Nadine 1988
as Dorsey Pratt
Fight for Life 1987
as Dr. Sherard
Street Smart 1987
as Leo 'Fast Black' Smalls, Jr.
Resting Place 1986
as Luther Johnson
The Execution of Raymond Graham 1985
as Warden Pratt
The Gospel at Colonus 1985
as Messenger
That Was Then... This Is Now 1985
as Charlie Woods
Marie: A True Story 1985
as Charles Traughber
Teachers 1984
as Lewis
Harry & Son 1984
as Siemanowski
The Marva Collins Story 1981
as Clarence Collins
Eyewitness 1981
as Lieutenant Black
Death of a Prophet 1981
as Malcolm X
Brubaker 1980
as Walter
Attica 1980
as Hap Richards
Hollow Image 1979
as Sweet Talk
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry 1978
as Uncle Hammer
Out to Lunch 1974
as Self / Croupier
- Energy Crisis
Energy Crisis 1974
as Self
Blade 1973
as Chris
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! 1971
as Afro
- Caught in the Middle
Caught in the Middle 1970
Actor
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited), as Grand Central Commuter
A Man Called Adam 1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Pawnbroker 1965
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.