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Blair Underwood
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born August 25, 1964 (60 years)
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".
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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Filmography
| 2024 | Longlegs · as Agent Carter |
| 2024 | Tigers on the Rise · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Elsbeth (TV Series) · as Cliff Mcgrath |
| 2023 | Three Women (TV Series) · as Richard |
| 2023 | Origin · as Amari Selvan |
| 2023 | Smothered (2023) (TV Series) |
| 2022 | Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Bear Witness · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Your Honor (TV Series) · as Roland Carter |
| 2020 | Bad Hair · as Amos Bludso |
| 2020 | Really Love · as Jerome Richmond |
| 2020 | Love Life (TV Series) · as Leon Hines |
| 2020 | Penguins: Life on the Edge · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker (TV Series) · as Charles James Walker |
| 2019 | When They See Us (TV Series) · as Bobby Burns |
| 2018 | The After Party · as Sgt. Martin Ellison |
| 2018 | Mr. Soul! · as Voice Of Ellis Haizlip |
| 2017 | Dear White People (TV Series) · as Moses Brown |
| 2016 | Olympic Pride, American Prejudice · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Vernon Jordan |
| 2016 | Broken · as Cast |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar · as Makuu (voice) |
| 2015 | The Lion Guard (TV Series) · as Makuu |
| 2015 | Quantico (TV Series) · as Owen Hall |
| 2014 | The Trip to Bountiful · as Ludie Watts |
| 2014 | Against the Odds (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Ironside (2013) (TV Series) · as Robert Ironside |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) · as Andrew Garner |
| 2013 | Thunder and Lightning (TV Series) · as Black Lightning |
| 2012 | Sofia the First (TV Series) · as Sir Jaxon |
| 2012 | Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day · as David Ames |
| 2012 | Superman of Tokyo (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2011 | Vietnam in HD (TV Series) · as Charles Brown |
| 2011 | The Art of Getting By · as Principal |
| 2011 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates (TV Series) · as Captain Wraith |
| 2010 | The Event (TV Series) · as Elias Martinez |
| 2010 | I Will Follow · as Evan |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Harry Dargis |
| 2009 | Weather Girl · as Fitz |
| 2008 | Secret Millionaire (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2008 | In Treatment (TV Series) · as Alex Prince |
| 2007 | The Hit · as Henry Alabaster |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series) · as Simon Elder |
| 2007 | Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience · as To The Fallen |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor (TV Series) · as Palmer Addison |
| 2006 | The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV Series) · as Daniel Harris |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion · as Carlos |
| 2006 | Something New · as Mark Harper |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor · as Palmer Addison |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show (TV Series) |
| 2005 | The Golden Blaze · as Gregory Fletcher (voice) |
| 2004 | LAX (TV Series) · as Roger De Souza |
| 2004 | Fronterz · as Cast |
| 2004 | Fatherhood (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted · as Tom Gibbsons |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Full Frontal · as Calvin / Nicholas |
| 2002 | G · as Chip Hightower |
| 2002 | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2002 | Turnaround · as Det. Harris |
| 2002 | Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad · as William Still |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement · as Capt. Lee |
| 2000 | City of Angels (TV Series) · as Ben Turner |
| 2000 | The Wishing Tree · as Thomas |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Miles Sennet |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Narration |
| 1999 | Asunder · as Chance Williams |
| 1998 | Mama Flora's Family (TV Series) · as Willie |
| 1998 | Deep Impact · as Mark Simon |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Dr. Robert Leeds |
| 1997 | Gattaca · as Geneticist |
| 1996 | Set It Off · as Keith |
| 1996 | Mistrial · as Lieutenant C. Hodges |
| 1996 | Soul of the Game · as Jackie Robinson |
| 1996 | High Incident (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as King Midas (voice) |
| 1995 | Just Cause · as Bobby Earl Ferguson |
| 1993 | Posse · as Carver |
| 1993 | On the Streets of L.A. · as Jared Williams |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) · as Harbormaster |
| 1991 | Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers · as Reader |
| 1990 | Heat Wave · as Bob Richardson |
| 1990 | Murder in Mississippi · as James Chaney |
| 1989 | The Cover Girl and the Cop · as Horace Bouchet |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday · as Jonathan Rollins |
| 1987 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Lewis Douglass |
| 1987 | A Different World (TV Series) · as Zelmer Collier |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street (TV Series) · as Reginald Brooks |
| 1986 | Downtown (1986) (TV Series) · as Terry Corsaro |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Jonathan Rollins |
| 1985 | Krush Groove · as Russell Walker |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Mark |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Potts |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Bobby Blue |