Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 25, 1964
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Credits
115 titles
Blair Underwood
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".
Known For
Filmography
One Spoon of Chocolate
Officer Beem
Youngblood
Blane Youngblood
Guardians of the Galapagos
Narrator (voice)
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Narrator (voice)
Three Women
Richard
Longlegs
Agent Carter
Tigers on the Rise
Narrator (voice)
Elsbeth
Cliff McGrath
Origin
Amari Selvan
Smothered
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Narrator (voice)
Bear Witness
Narrator (voice)
Bad Hair
Amos Bludso
A Soldier's Play
Captain Richard Davenport
Your Honor
Roland Carter
Really Love
Jerome Richmond
Love Life
Leon Hines
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Narrator (voice)
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Charles James Walker
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
When They See Us
Bobby Burns
Juanita
Blair Underwood
The After Party
Sgt. Martin Ellison
Mr. SOUL!
Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Narrator (voice)
Broken
American Crime Story
Vernon Jordan
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Makuu (voice)
The Lion Guard
Makuu (voice)
Quantico
Owen Hall
The Trip to Bountiful
Ludie Watts
Ironside
Robert Ironside
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Andrew Garner
Thunder and Lightning
Black Lightning (voice)
Celebrity Crime Files
Narrator (voice)
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
David Ames
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
Superman / Narrator (voice)
Vietnam in HD
Charles Brown
The Art of Getting By
Principal
First Generation
Narrator (voice)
The Event
Elias Martinez
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
The Good Wife
Harry Dargis
The Bridge to Nowhere
Director
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Weather Girl
Fitz
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Self
In Treatment
Alex Prince