Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964 in Tacoma , Washington ) is an American actor .
Underwood studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. His career began in 1985 with guest appearances on The Bill Cosby Show and Knight Rider . In the same year Underwood turned his first feature film with Krush Groove . In 1987 he got the role of Jonathan Rollins in the lawyer series LA Law , which he played until 1994 and for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1991 . In 1992 he received his first Image Award for the docudrama Murder in Mississippi . He received his second Image Award in 1995 for LA Law .
In 1995 he starred alongside Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne in the thriller Swamp of Crime . A year later, Underwood appeared in Set It Off . He also played baseball legend Jackie Robinson in the television film Soul of the Game . 1997 Underwood starred in the science fiction film Gattaca on the side of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke . 1998 followed a role in the disaster film Deep Impact .
In 2000 he took on the lead role in the television series City of Angels , which in 2001 earned him another Image Award for best actor in a drama series . In the same year he received his last Image Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the war film Rules - Seconds of Decision . In 2004, Underwood had recurring guest roles on the television series Sex and the City and Lax . In 2006 he starred in the thriller The Hades Factor . From March 2015, Underwood took on a recurring supporting role in the television series Marvel's Agents of SHIELD .
In the 2007 audio book "The Bible Experience" (the complete Bible text, including with Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett ) he took over the speaking role of Jesus .
In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: Krush Groove
- 1987–1995: LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Trials ( LA Law , TV series, 149 episodes)
- 1991: Murder in Mississippi (docudrama)
- 1993: On the Streets of LA ( Father & Son: Dangerous Relations , movie made for TV)
- 1993: Posse - The Revenge of Jessie Lee (Posse)
- 1995: In the Swamp of Crime (Just Cause)
- 1996: Soul of the Game (TV movie)
- 1996: Set It Off
- 1997: Gattaca
- 1998: Deep Impact
- 1999: The Wishing Tree
- 2000: Rules - Seconds of Decision (Rules of Engagement)
- 2000: City of Angels (TV series, 24 episodes)
- 2002: Full Frontal (Full Frontal)
- 2003: Malibu's Most Wanted
- 2004: Sex and the City (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2004: Lax (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2006: New Love, New Happiness (Something New)
- 2006: The Hades Factor ( Covert One: The Hades Factor , TV movie)
- 2007: Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)
- 2008: In Treatment - Der Therapeut ( In Treatment , TV series)
- 2006–2010: The New Adventures of Old Christine (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2010: The Event (TV series)
- 2011: The Art of Getting By (The Art of Getting By)
- 2011: The Vietnam War - Trauma to a Generation (Vietnam in HD)
- 2013: Ironside (TV series)
- 2015: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (TV series)
- 2017: Quantico
- 2019: When They See Us (TV series)
- 2020: Self Made: The Life of Madam CJ Walker (TV series)
Awards
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Golden Globes
- 2009, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Special: In Treatment (Nominated)
- 1991 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Special: LA Law (Nominated)
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Grammy Awards
- 2009, Best Spoken Word Album : An Inconvenient Truth (Winner)
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Image Award
- 2011 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series (Drama): The Event (Nominated)
- 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series (Drama): In Treatment (Nominated)
- 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series (Drama): Dirty, Sexy, Money (Nominated)
- 2009 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedic Series: The New Adventures of Old Christine (Nominated)
- 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series (Drama): Dirty, Sexy, Money (Nominated)
- 2008 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedic Series: The New Adventures of Old Christine (Nominated)
- 2005 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedic Series: Sex & the City (Nominated)
- 2004 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedic Series: Sex & the City (Nominated)
- 2001 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series (Drama): City of Angels (Winner)
- 2001, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Feature Film: Rules of Engagement (Winner )
- 1999, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special: Mamma's Flora's Family (Winner)
- 1997, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special: Soul of the Game (Nominated)
- 1997 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Feature Film: Set It Off (Nominated)
Web links
- official homepage
- Blair Underwood in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Underwood, Blair |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1964 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tacoma , Washington, USA |