#Morgan j freeman series#

2.4 2005–2013: Documentaries and thriller films.2.3 1997–2004: Critical success and established actor.2.1 1964–1988: Early work and rise to prominence.For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby.

Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. He achieved further stardom in Glory (1989), the biographical drama Lean on Me (1989), and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award.

#Morgan j freeman series#

He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.īorn in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Morgan Freeman's voice from BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme, September 12, 2008.