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