Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Known for
Acting
Born
April 16, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]

Biography

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and comedian who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House and Bad Boys II. Lawrence has acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.

Known For

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Filmography

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Untitled Blue Streak Sequel

Untitled Blue Streak Sequel

Movie · as Miles

2026
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy poster

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

Movie · as Self

2026
7 Dogs poster

7 Dogs

Movie

2026
The Varnell Hill Show poster

The Varnell Hill Show

TV · 1 ep

2025
Sneaks poster

Sneaks

Movie · as J.B. (voice)

2025
Number One on the Call Sheet poster

Number One on the Call Sheet

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Demascus poster

Demascus

TV · as Forty · 6 eps

2024
Bad Boys: Ride or Die poster

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Movie · as Marcus Burnett

2022
Mindcage poster

Mindcage

Movie · as Jake Doyle

2022
Martin: The Reunion poster

Martin: The Reunion

Movie · as Self

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Bad Boys for Life poster

Bad Boys for Life

Movie · as Marcus

2019
The Beach Bum poster

The Beach Bum

Movie · as Captain Wack

2019
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 poster

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

Movie

2018
The Shop poster

The Shop

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Def Comedy Jam 25 poster

Def Comedy Jam 25

Movie · as Self

2017
Steve poster

Steve

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time poster

Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time

Movie · as Himself

2014
Partners poster

Partners

TV · as Marcus Jackson · 10 eps

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only poster

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Movie · as Self

2012
Oddity Archive poster

Oddity Archive

TV · as Maurice Winfield (archive footage) · 1 ep

2012
The Soul Man poster

The Soul Man

TV · as Rudy · 1 ep

2011
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son poster

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Movie · as Malcolm / Big Momma

2010
Death at a Funeral poster

Death at a Funeral

Movie · as Ryan

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins poster

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Movie · as Roscoe Jenkins

2008
College Road Trip poster

College Road Trip

Movie · as Chief James Porter

2007
Wild Hogs poster

Wild Hogs

Movie · as Bobby Davis

2007
Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up poster

Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up

TV · 62 eps

2006
Open Season poster

Open Season

Movie · as Boog (voice)

2006
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story poster

We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story

Movie · as Himself

2006
Big Momma's House 2 poster

Big Momma's House 2

Movie · as Malcolm Turner / Big Momma

2006
El hormiguero poster

El hormiguero

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
Rebound poster

Rebound

Movie · as Roy McCormick

2003
National Security poster

National Security

Movie · as Earl Montgomery

2003
Bad Boys II poster

Bad Boys II

Movie · as Detective Marcus Burnett

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

2002
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat poster

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

Movie · as himself

2002
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers poster

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

Movie · as Self

2001
Black Knight poster

Black Knight

Movie · as Jamal Walker / Skywalker

2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen? poster

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Movie · as Kevin Caffery

2001
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6

Movie

2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 3 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 3

Movie

2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2

Movie · as Martin Lawrence

2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12

Movie

2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 5 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 5

Movie · as Himself

2001
Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars poster

Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars

TV · as Himself · 14 eps

2000
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' poster

Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'

Movie · as Self

2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 poster

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

Movie

2000
Big Momma's House poster

Big Momma's House

Movie · as Malcolm Turner

1999
Blue Streak poster

Blue Streak

Movie · as Miles Logan

1999
Life poster

Life

Movie · as Claude Banks

1999
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1

Movie

1998
Jackie Chan: My Story poster

Jackie Chan: My Story

Movie · as Self - Bad Boy

1997
Nothing to Lose poster

Nothing to Lose

Movie · as Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
The Chris Rock Show poster

The Chris Rock Show

TV · 1 ep

1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate poster

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Movie · as Darnell

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1995
Bad Boys poster

Bad Boys

Movie · as Marcus Burnett

1994
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy poster

Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy

Movie · as Self

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

1992
Boomerang poster

Boomerang

Movie · as Tyler

1992
Martin poster

Martin

TV · as Martin Payne · 132 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 2 eps

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1991
House Party 2 poster

House Party 2

Movie · as Bilal

1991
Talkin' Dirty After Dark poster

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Movie · as Terry

1991
One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence poster

One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence

Movie · as Himself

1990
House Party poster

House Party

Movie · as Bilal

1990
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade poster

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Movie · as Willie

1989
Do the Right Thing poster

Do the Right Thing

Movie · as Cee

1989
One Night Stand poster

One Night Stand

TV · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps

1985
What's Happening Now!! poster

What's Happening Now!!

TV · as Maurice Warfield · 22 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep