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Blair Underwood

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".

Personal information

Birthday

1964-08-25

Birth Place

Tacoma, Washington, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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21 Jump Street

1987

7.1

TV
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A Different World

1987

7.0

TV
A Soldier's Play

A Soldier's Play

2021

0.0

Movie
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American Crime Story

2016

7.5

TV
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Aspel & Company

1984

0.0

TV
Asunder

Asunder

1998

8.7

Movie
Bad Hair

Bad Hair

2021

5.9

Movie
Bear Witness

Bear Witness

2022

6.0

Movie
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers

Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers

2022

0.0

Movie
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Celebrity Crime Files

2012

0.0

TV
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City of Angels

2000

9.0

TV
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency

Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency

2024

0.0

Movie
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Company Town

0.0

TV
Covert One: The Hades Factor

Covert One: The Hades Factor

2006

5.9

Movie
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Covert One: The Hades Factor

2006

5.4

TV
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

1998

6.2

Movie
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Dirty Sexy Money

2007

6.2

TV
Do Geese See God

Do Geese See God

2004

5.8

Movie
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Downtown

1986

5.0

TV
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Elsbeth

2024

7.3

TV
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

1993

6.0

Movie
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Fatherhood

2004

4.2

TV
First Generation

First Generation

2011

0.0

Movie
Full Frontal

Full Frontal

2002

4.6

Movie
G

G

2002

6.5

Movie
Gattaca

Gattaca

1997

7.6

Movie
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Golden Globe Awards

1944

6.8

TV
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Half & Half

2002

8.3

TV
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Heat Wave

Heat Wave

1990

6.2

Movie
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High Incident

1996

7.8

TV
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In Treatment

2008

7.6

TV
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Ironside

2013

5.2

TV
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.5

TV
Juanita

Juanita

2019

5.3

Movie
Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

6.2

Movie
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Knight Rider

1982

7.6

TV
Krush Groove

Krush Groove

1985

6.1

Movie
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L.A. Law

1986

7.0

TV
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

7.9

TV
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LAX

2004

7.4

TV
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Longlegs

Longlegs

2024

6.6

Movie
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Love Life

2020

6.9

TV
Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

2006

6.3

Movie
Malibu's Most Wanted

Malibu's Most Wanted

2003

5.1

Movie
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Mama Flora's Family

1998

7.3

TV
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013

7.5

TV
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

1991

5.7

Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

6.8

Movie
Mistrial

Mistrial

1996

4.8

Movie
Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL!

2018

7.0

Movie
Murder in Mississippi

Murder in Mississippi

1990

6.7

Movie
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

2016

7.0

Movie
One Spoon of Chocolate

One Spoon of Chocolate

0.0

Movie
Origin

Origin

2023

6.7

Movie
Penguins: Life on the Edge

Penguins: Life on the Edge

2020

7.6

Movie
Posse

Posse

1993

5.4

Movie
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Quantico

2015

6.5

TV
Really Love

Really Love

2020

6.5

Movie
Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

2000

6.2

Movie
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.4

TV
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker

2020

7.4

TV
Set It Off

Set It Off

1996

7.2

Movie
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Sex and the City

1998

7.4

TV
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Smothered

2023

4.5

TV
Something New

Something New

2006

6.5

Movie
Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game

1996

4.4

Movie
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Tamron Hall

2019

5.1

TV
The After Party

The After Party

2018

6.1

Movie
The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By

2011

6.6

Movie
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The Cosby Show

1984

7.0

TV
The Cover Girl and the Cop

The Cover Girl and the Cop

1989

3.0

Movie
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
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The Event

2010

6.4

TV
The Golden Blaze

The Golden Blaze

2005

1.0

Movie
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The Good Wife

2009

7.6

TV
The Gristle

The Gristle

2004

5.5

Movie
The Hit

The Hit

2007

4.0

Movie
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2015

6.7

Movie
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

1991

4.3

Movie
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The New Adventures of Old Christine

2006

6.8

TV
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

9.6

Movie
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
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The Tony Danza Show

2004

6.1

TV
The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

2014

5.9

Movie
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The Tyra Banks Show

2005

4.1

TV
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Wishing Tree

The Wishing Tree

1999

7.4

Movie
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Three Women

2024

6.7

TV
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Thunder and Lightning

2013

7.0

TV
Tigers on the Rise

Tigers on the Rise

2024

7.4

Movie
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Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

2002

7.5

Movie
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Vietnam in HD

2011

7.7

TV
Viral

Viral

0.0

Movie
Voices That Care

Voices That Care

1991

8.0

Movie
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Weather Girl

Weather Girl

2009

5.6

Movie
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When They See Us

2019

8.2

TV
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Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

6.6

TV
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

2012

3.7

Movie
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Your Honor

2020

8.1

TV