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Blair Underwood
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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 O…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Blair Underwood's Filmography
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One Spoon of Chocolate
as Officer Beem
Youngblood
as Blane Youngblood
No Poster
Guardians of the Galapagos
as Narrator (voice)
Guardians of the Galapagos
as Narrator (voice)
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
as Narrator (voice)
Longlegs
as Agent Carter
Tigers on the Rise
as Narrator (voice)
Origin
as Amari Selvan
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
as Narrator (voice)
Bear Witness
as Narrator (voice)
Bad Hair
as Amos Bludso
A Soldier's Play
as Captain Richard Davenport
Really Love
as Jerome Richmond
Penguins: Life on the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
Juanita
as Blair Underwood
The After Party
as Sgt. Martin Ellison
Mr. SOUL!
as Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
as Narrator (voice)
Broken
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Makuu (voice)
The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie Watts
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
as David Ames
The Art of Getting By
as Principal
No Poster
First Generation
as Narrator (voice)
Weather Girl
as Fitz
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
as Self
No Poster
The Hit
as Henry Alabaster
Madea's Family Reunion
as Carlos
Something New
as Mark Harper
Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer Addison
The Golden Blaze
as Gregory Fletcher (voice)
Do Geese See God
as Man
The Gristle
as Self (uncredited)
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Tom Gibbsons
Full Frontal
as Calvin / Nicholas
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as Chip Hightower
Truth Be Told
as Det. Harris
Rules of Engagement
as Capt. Lee
The Wishing Tree
as Thomas
Asunder
as Chance Williams
Deep Impact
as Mark Simon
Gattaca
as Geneticist
Set It Off
as Keith
Mistrial
as Lieutenant C. Hodges
Soul of the Game
as Jackie Robinson
Just Cause
as Bobby Earl Ferguson
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Posse
as Carver
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Jared Williams
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
Heat Wave
as Bob Richardson
Murder in Mississippi
as James Chaney
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Horace Bouchet
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Jonathan Rollins
Krush Groove
as Russell Walker
No Poster
Don't Ever Wonder
No Poster
The Listeners
as Dr. Thomas Hale
No Poster