Blair Underwood
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".
In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending...
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Tigers on the Rise
as NarratorTiger populations have rebounded so successfully, many of the big cats are venturing from...
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Deep Impact
as Mark SimonA seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet....
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Just Cause
as Bobby Earl FergusonA Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of...
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Full Frontal
as Calvin / NicholasA day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a...
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Origin
as Amari SelvanWhile grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path...
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Longlegs
as uncreditedFBI agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial...
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Something New
as Mark HarperKenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go...
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Makuu (voice)Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion...
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Bad Hair
as Amos BludsoIn 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world...
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Weather Girl
as FitzSuccumbing to the stresses of her personal and professional lives, Sylvia, a Seattle morning...
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Posse
as CarverA group of mostly black infantrymen return from the Spanish-American War with a cache of gold....
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Malibu's Most Wanted
as Tom GibbsonsA senator arranges for his son, a rich white kid who fancies himself black, to be kidnapped by a...
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George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever...
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Set It Off
as KeithFour inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one...
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G
as Chip HightowerA young Hip Hop star named Summer G falls for a middle to upper class sister while in college....
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Rules of Engagement
as Capt. LeeA Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators...
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Madea's Family Reunion
as CarlosBased upon Tyler Perry's acclaimed stage production, Madea's Family Reunion continues the...
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Really Love
as Jerome RichmondA rising black painter tries to break into a competitive art world while balancing an unexpected...
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Juanita
as Blair UnderwoodFed up with her deadbeat grown kids and marginal urban existence, Juanita takes a Greyhound bus...
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Mistrial
as Lieutenant C. HodgesWhen a cop-killer goes free, a detective's search for personal justice veers dangerously out of...
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Krush Groove
as Russell WalkerRussell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush...
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Mr. SOUL!
as Voice of Ellis HaizlipOn the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem...
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The Gristle
as Self (uncredited)Multiculturalism reaches the depths of the criminal underworld as eight diverse con men must...
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Heat Wave
as Bob RichardsonA rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the...
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The After Party
as Sgt. Martin EllisonWhen an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a...
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Bear Witness
as Narrator (voice)The film Journeys alongside the filmmakers behind Disneynature’s “Polar Bear” as they face...
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Voices That Care
as Self - Choir MemberBehind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
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Asunder
as Chance WilliamsWhen a freak accident destroys everything in a man's life, he invades the troubled marriage of...
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as SelfGo back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes...
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Jonathan RollinsThis film combines live action/original animation and library animation. Mickey steals a magic...
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Soul of the Game
as Jackie RobinsonIn 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the...
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The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Horace BouchetJulia Duffy is the cover girl and Dinah Manoff the cop in this made-for-TV contrivance.
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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Jared WilliamsAn estranged father and son are paroled from the same maximum-security prison with one unusual...
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Murder in Mississippi
as James ChaneyIn 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the...
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Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer AddisonAcademy Award winner Mira Sorvino, Academy and Golden Globe Award winner Anjelica Huston and...
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Penguins: Life on the Edge
as Narrator (voice)A witty and tenacious team of filmmakers brave the Antarctic to film Disneynature's "Penguins."
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The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie WattsCarrie Watts begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie and pretentious...
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Truth Be Told
as Det. HarrisRayne Johnson is a shrewd investment company assistant who turns a mob slaying into a golden...
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Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
as David AmesThe Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped;...
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The Golden Blaze
as Gregory Fletcher (voice)Two African American boys schoolyard rivalry spirals out of control when their fathers develop...
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The Wishing Tree
as ThomasWhen her storyteller mother (Mary Alice) dies, attorney Clara Collier (Alfre Woodard) returns to...
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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as ReaderMemorial: Letters from American Soldiers is a 1991 American short documentary film directed by...
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Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
as NarratorAs the United States recovered from the bloody aftermath of the Civil War, Congress passed the...
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Do Geese See God
as ManA modern man is obsessed with finding inner salvation.
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A Soldier's Play
as Captain Richard DavenportIn a segregated army camp in Louisiana in 1944, a black sergeant is shot dead after crying out...
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
as NarratorIn 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan...
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Miles SennetIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - GuestBravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as uncreditedA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - GuestA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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Quantico
as Owen HallA diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as uncreditedJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Andrew GarnerAgent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics...
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L.A. Law
as Jonathan RollinsL.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as SelfThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...
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Sex and the City
as Dr. Robert LeedsBased on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best...
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21 Jump Street
as Reginald Brooks21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to...
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The Tyra Banks Show
as uncreditedThe Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk...
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The Cosby Show
as uncreditedThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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American Crime Story
as Vernon JordanAn anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
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A Different World
as Zelmer CollierA Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It is a...
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The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Daniel HarrisSingle working mom Christine Campbell has just learned that her ex is dating a much younger...
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King
as uncreditedScarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May...
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Midas (voice)Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.
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Love Life
as Leon HinesA romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the...
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Your Honor
as Roland CarterNew Orleans judge Michael Desiato is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son...
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Knight Rider
as PottsMichael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead...
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Who Do You Think You Are?
as SelfFrom roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the...
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Dirty Sexy Money
as Simon ElderThe Darling family's obscene wealth and enormous power makes them easy targets for their...
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In Treatment
as Alex PrinceSet within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around...
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Elsbeth
as Cliff McGrathAfter her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney,...
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Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestFormer news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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When They See Us
as Bobby BurnsFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal...
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as SelfThe Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...
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City of Angels
as Ben TurnerCity of Angels is an American medical drama television series which ran for two seasons on CBS...
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
as Charles James WalkerThis limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first...
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LAX
as uncreditedLAX is a television drama set at the Los Angeles International Airport and draws its name from...
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Half & Half
as HimselfHalf & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006....
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High Incident
as uncreditedHigh Incident is a police drama series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network....
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The Event
as Elias MartinezThe Event is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker, an everyman...
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Three Women
as RichardThe true story of three American women who suffered private and/or public backlash for their...
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Vietnam in HD
as Charles BrownThe firsthand experiences of thirteen Americans during the Vietnam War. The thirteen Americans...
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Ironside
as Robert IronsideIn the gritty world of the NYPD, no one's tougher than Detective Robert Ironside. He and his...
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Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer AddisonWhile in a retrieve operation of a virus in Berlin, the Covert One agent Rachel Russell is...
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Downtown
as Terry CorsaroMichael Nouri plays a tough cop who has rubbed his superiors the wrong way once too often. By...
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Fatherhood
as uncreditedFatherhood is an American animated television series revolving around the Bindlebeep family and...
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Smothered
as uncreditedSammy and Tom meet on a night out at karaoke and start a no-strings-attached affair for a...
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Thunder and Lightning
as Black LightningGrowing up a superhero is hard enough, but it's even harder with a super dad and a super sister.
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