Blair Underwood
Birthday
1964/08/25 (60 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also know as
Блер Андервуд
Biography
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 s...Read more
Acting
(1991) Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
(2000) Rules of Engagement
as Capt. Lee
(1998) Asunder
as Chance Williams
(2006) Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer Addison
(1998) Deep Impact
as Mark Simon
(2023) Origin
as Amari Selvan
(1995) Just Cause
as Bobby Earl Ferguson
(1996) Set It Off
as Keith
(2003) Malibu's Most Wanted
as Tom Gibbsons
(2007) The Hit
as Henry Alabaster
(1985) Krush Groove
as Russell Walker
(2002) G
as Chip Hightower
(2002) Full Frontal
as Calvin / Nicholas
(1991) Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
(2006) Madea's Family Reunion
as Carlos
(2009) Weather Girl
as Fitz
(2004) The Gristle
as Self (uncredited)
(1996) Soul of the Game
as Jackie Robinson
(2012) Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
as David Ames
(2004) Do Geese See God
as Man
(2022) Bear Witness
as Narrator (voice)
(2022) Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
as Narrator (voice)
(1989) The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Horace Bouchet
(1993) Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Jared Williams
(2014) The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie Watts
(1990) Murder in Mississippi
as James Chaney
(2015) The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Makuu (voice)
(1990) Heat Wave
as Bob Richardson
(2011) First Generation
as Narrator
(2024) Longlegs
as Agent Carter
(2005) The Golden Blaze
as Gregory Fletcher (voice)
(1996) Mistrial
as Lieutenant C. Hodges
(2024) Tigers on the Rise
as Narrator (voice)
(2011) The Art of Getting By
as Principal
(2006) Something New
as Mark Harper
One Spoon of Chocolate
as ---
(2002) Truth Be Told
as Det. Harris
(1988) Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Jonathan Rollins
(1991) The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self
(1999) The Wishing Tree
as Thomas
(2016) Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
as Narrator (voice)
(2018) The After Party
as Sgt. Martin Ellison
(1997) Gattaca
as Geneticist
(2019) Juanita
as Blair Underwood
(1993) Posse
as Carver
(2021) Bad Hair
as Amos Bludso
(2020) Penguins: Life on the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
(2018) Mr. SOUL!
as Voice of Ellis Haizlip
Viral
as ---
(2021) A Soldier's Play
as Captain Richard Davenport
(2020) The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
(2020) Really Love
as Jerome Richmond
(2024) Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
as Narrator
(1987) A Different World
as Zelmer Collier
(1986) L.A. Law
as Jonathan Rollins
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(2002) Half & Half
as Himself
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(1987) 21 Jump Street
as Reginald Brooks
(2004) Fatherhood
as ---
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Mark
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
(2005) The Tyra Banks Show
as ---
(1982) Knight Rider
as Potts
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Miles Sennet
(1983) Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as ---
(2007) Dirty Sexy Money
as Simon Elder
(2004) LAX
as Roger De Souza
(2006) The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Daniel Harris
(2000) City of Angels
as Ben Turner
(1996) High Incident
as ---
(2011) Vietnam in HD
as Charles Brown
(2020) Your Honor
as Roland Carter
Company Town
as ---
(1984) Aspel & Company
as ---
(1986) Downtown
as Terry Corsaro
(2010) The Event
as Elias Martinez
(2013) Ironside
as Robert Ironside
(2013) Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Andrew Garner
(2016) American Crime Story
as Vernon Jordan
(2020) Love Life
as Leon Hines
(2015) Quantico
as Owen Hall
(2008) In Treatment
as Alex Prince
(2006) Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer Addison
(2010) Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
(1998) Mama Flora's Family
as Willie
(2023) Smothered
as ---
(1995) Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Midas (voice)
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2024) Elsbeth
as Cliff McGrath
(1997) The View
as Self
(1998) Sex and the City
as Dr. Robert Leeds
(2024) Three Women
as Richard
(2020) Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
as Charles James Walker
(2019) When They See Us
as Bobby Burns
(2013) Thunder and Lightning
as Black Lightning
(2009) The Good Wife
as Harry Dargis
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(2012) Celebrity Crime Files
as Narrator (voice)
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member