Blair Underwood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 25, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
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 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
Viral
Movie
Don't Ever Wonder
Movie
The Listeners
Movie · as Dr. Thomas Hale
Company Town
TV · as Tom Wilson · 1 ep
One Spoon of Chocolate
Movie · as Officer Beem
Youngblood
Movie · as Blane Youngblood
Guardians of the Galapagos
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Guardians of the Galapagos
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Longlegs
Movie · as Agent Carter
Tigers on the Rise
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Elsbeth
TV · as Cliff McGrath · 1 ep
Three Women
TV · as Richard · 10 eps
Origin
Movie · as Amari Selvan
Smothered
TV · 6 eps
Bear Witness
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Bad Hair
Movie · as Amos Bludso
A Soldier's Play
Movie · as Captain Richard Davenport
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Movie · as Self
Really Love
Movie · as Jerome Richmond
Your Honor
TV · as Roland Carter · 1 ep
Love Life
TV · as Leon Hines · 1 ep
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
TV · as Charles James Walker · 4 eps
Juanita
Movie · as Blair Underwood
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
When They See Us
TV · as Bobby Burns · 2 eps
The After Party
Movie · as Sgt. Martin Ellison
Mr. SOUL!
Movie · as Ellis Haizlip (voice)
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Movie · as Makuu (voice)
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Broken
Movie
American Crime Story
TV · as Vernon Jordan · 3 eps
The Lion Guard
TV · as Makuu (voice) · 2 eps
Quantico
TV · as Owen Hall · 35 eps
The Trip to Bountiful
Movie · as Ludie Watts
Ironside
TV · as Robert Ironside · 9 eps
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV · as Andrew Garner · 10 eps
Thunder and Lightning
TV · as Black Lightning (voice) · 2 eps
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Movie · as David Ames
Celebrity Crime Files
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
TV · as Superman / Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
First Generation
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Art of Getting By
Movie · as Principal
Vietnam in HD
TV · as Charles Brown · 6 eps
The Event
TV · as Elias Martinez · 22 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Weather Girl
Movie · as Fitz
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Movie · as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Good Wife
TV · as Harry Dargis · 1 ep
In Treatment
TV · as Alex Prince · 9 eps
The Hit
Movie · as Henry Alabaster
Dirty Sexy Money
TV · as Simon Elder · 23 eps
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Movie · as Palmer Addison
Madea's Family Reunion
Movie · as Carlos
Something New
Movie · as Mark Harper
The New Adventures of Old Christine
TV · as Daniel Harris · 9 eps
Covert One: The Hades Factor
TV · as Palmer Addison · 2 eps
The Golden Blaze
Movie · as Gregory Fletcher (voice)
The Tyra Banks Show
TV · 1 ep
The Gristle
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Do Geese See God
Movie · as Man
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Fatherhood
TV · 26 eps
LAX
TV · as Roger De Souza · 13 eps
Malibu's Most Wanted
Movie · as Tom Gibbsons
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
G
Movie · as Chip Hightower
Full Frontal
Movie · as Calvin / Nicholas
Truth Be Told
Movie · as Det. Harris
Half & Half
TV · as Blair Underwood · 1 ep
Rules of Engagement
Movie · as Capt. Lee
City of Angels
TV · as Ben Turner · 25 eps
The Wishing Tree
Movie · as Thomas
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Miles Sennet · 1 ep
Asunder
Movie · as Chance Williams
Deep Impact
Movie · as Mark Simon
Mama Flora's Family
TV · as Willie · 2 eps
Sex and the City
TV · as Dr. Robert Leeds · 5 eps
Gattaca
Movie · as Geneticist
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Set It Off
Movie · as Keith
Soul of the Game
Movie · as Jackie Robinson
Mistrial
Movie · as Lieutenant C. Hodges
High Incident
TV · 32 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Just Cause
Movie · as Bobby Earl Ferguson
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as King Midas (voice) · 1 ep
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Movie · as Jared Williams
Posse
Movie · as Carver
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie · as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Movie · as Reader
Voices That Care
Movie · as Self - Choir Member
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Movie · as Self
Murder in Mississippi
Movie · as James Chaney
Heat Wave
Movie · as Bob Richardson
The Word
TV · 1 ep
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Movie · as Horace Bouchet
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie · as Jonathan Rollins
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
A Different World
TV · as Zelmer Collier · 1 ep
21 Jump Street
TV · as Reginald Brooks · 1 ep
L.A. Law
TV · as Jonathan Rollins · 149 eps
Downtown
TV · as Terry Corsaro · 13 eps
Krush Groove
Movie · as Russell Walker
The Cosby Show
TV · as Mark · 1 ep
Aspel & Company
TV · 1 ep
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · as Potts · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Audience Member · 2 eps