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LeVar Burton
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn February 16, 1957 (68 years)
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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley.
He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley.
He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
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| 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 | Secrets of Sacred Architecture · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina (TV Series) · as Undead Thordak (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) |
| 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 Vern (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 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent · as Geordi La Forge |
| 1995 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright · as Geordi La Forge |
| 1995 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi Laforge (archive Footage) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as The Monk (voice) |
| 1995 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification · as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive Footage) |
| 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) |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives · as Dr. Franklin Carter |
| 1994 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... · as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge |
| 1994 | Christy (TV Series) · as Daniel Scott |
| 1994 | Comic Relief VI · as Lt. Cmdr. 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) |
| 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 |