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LeVar Burton
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 16, 1957 (68 years)
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for 23 years (1983–2006). Burton received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow.
His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.
His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.
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| 2025 | Weather Hunters (TV Series) · as Wallace Hunter |
| 2023 | The Imaginary · as The Old Dog |
| 2023 | Carol & the End of the World (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 2022 | Good Night Oppy · as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge |
| 2022 | Tom Swift (TV Series) · as Barclay (voice) |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina (TV Series) · as Undead Thordak (voice) |
| 2022 | Secrets of Sacred Architecture · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Leverage: Redemption (TV Series) · as Mr. Blanche |
| 2021 | Blindspotting (TV Series) · as Marvin Sulaiman |
| 2020 | Beyond the Spotlight (TV Series) |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard (TV Series) · as Commodore Geordi La Forge |
| 2019 | Nancy Drew (2019) (TV Series) · as Barclay |
| 2019 | Weird City (TV Series) · as Dr. Negari |
| 2018 | Explained (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (TV Series) · as Kwame |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Roots (2016) (TV Series) · as Ephraim |
| 2015 | Mission Force One (TV Series) · as Dr. Consilium |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Rufus Nero |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Rise of the Zombies · as Dr. Dan Halpern |
| 2012 | Perception (TV Series) · as Paul Haley |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers (TV Series) · as Geordi Laforge (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Transformers: Rescue Bots (TV Series) · as Doc Green (voice) |
| 2010 | The Jensen Project · as Kendrick |
| 2010 | Adventure Time (TV Series) · as Bubble (voice) |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies · as Black Lightning (voice) |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show (TV Series) · as War Machine |
| 2009 | Taken in Broad Daylight · as Mike Timbrook |
| 2008 | Reach for Me · as Nathanial |
| 2005 | How William Shatner Changed the World · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Blizzard · as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis · as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
| 2002 | Boomtown (TV Series) · as Marvin Lloyd |
| 2001 | Ali · as Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| 1999 | Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge |
| 1999 | Futurama (TV Series) · as Unlicensed Hologram Of Levar Burton (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Levar Burton (voice) |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin · as Martin At Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection · as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Mr. Haller |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact · as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge |
| 1996 | Yesterday's Target · as Winstrom |
| 1995 | Pinky and the Brain (TV Series) · as Murray |
| 1995 | Deadly Games (TV Series) · as Mr. Metcalf |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as The Monk (voice) |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Captain Geordi La Forge |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Generations · as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
| 1994 | Gargoyles (TV Series) · as Anansi/poacher 2 (voice) |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives · as Dr. Franklin Carter |
| 1994 | Christy (TV Series) · as Daniel Scott |
| 1994 | Comic Relief VI · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent · as Geordi La Forge |
| 1993 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright · as Geordi La Forge |
| 1993 | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland · as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather |
| 1993 | 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes · as Geordi La Forge |
| 1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Hayden Sloane (voice) |
| 1992 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi Laforge (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption · as Geordi Laforge (archive Footage) |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) · as Kwame (voice) |
| 1988 | Roots: The Gift · as Kunta Kinte |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Geordi La Forge |
| 1987 | Houston Knights (TV Series) · as Jason Evans |
| 1986 | Liberty · as Robert Johnson |
| 1986 | The Supernaturals · as Pvt. Michael Osgood |
| 1985 | The Midnight Hour · as Vinnie Davis |
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead · as Glenn Scott |
| 1984 | Booker · as Davis |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Reporter Dave Robinson |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story · as Professor Preston |
| 1981 | Grambling's White Tiger · as Charles 'tank' Smith |
| 1981 | The Acorn People · as Rodney |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones · as Richard Jefferson |
| 1980 | The Hunter · as Tommy Price |
| 1980 | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (TV Series) · as Richard Jefferson |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Dummy · as Donald Lang |
| 1978 | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story · as Ron Leflore |
| 1978 | Battered · as Andrew Sinclair |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar · as Cap Jackson |
| 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid · as Billy Peoples |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Darnell Hall |
| 1977 | Almos' a Man · as Dave |
| 1977 | Roots (TV Series) · as Kunta Kinte |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Edward Ross, Jr. |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator |