American actor and director

Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice and various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received ...

has had a prolific career on film, television and on the stage. His film debut was as an uncredited character in the

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–directed drama ''

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'' in 1964. Freeman also made his stage debut in the same year by appearing in the musical '' Hello, Dolly!'' He followed this with further stage appearances in ''The Niggerlovers'' (1967), ''The Dozens'' (1969), ''Exhibition'' (1969), and the musical '' Purlie'' (1970–1971). He played various characters on the children's television series '' The Electric Company'' (1971–1977). Freeman subsequently appeared in the films '' Teachers'' in 1984, and '' Marie'' in 1985 before making his breakthrough with 1987's '' Street Smart''. His role earned him a nomination for the

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. Two years later he appeared in war film '' Glory'' (1989), and starred as Hoke Coleburn in the comedy-drama ''

Driving Miss Daisy '' Driving Miss Daisy'' is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Alfred Uhry, based on his 1987 play of the same name. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, and Dan Aykroyd. Freeman reprised his ...

'' (1989). Freeman won the

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for his performance in the latter and also earned a nomination for the

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. In the 1990s, he was cast in numerous films, including the adventure film '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991) opposite Kevin Costner, drama '' The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994) with Tim Robbins, psychological thriller ''

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'' (1995), historical drama '' Amistad'' (1997), crime thriller '' Kiss the Girls'' (1997), and science fiction disaster film '' Deep Impact'' (1998). His role in ''The Shawshank Redemption'' earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2003, he played God in the comedy ''

Bruce Almighty ''Bruce Almighty'' is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who complains to God ...

'' opposite

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. The following year Freeman played Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris in

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's film ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' (2004), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Freeman played

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in a trilogy of Batman films: '' Batman Begins'' (2005), '' The Dark Knight'' (2008), and '' The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012). During that time, Freeman also appeared in '' The Bucket List'' (2007) opposite Jack Nicholson, '' Wanted'' (2008) with Angelina Jolie, and ''

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'' (2009) with Matt Damon. In 2011, Freeman received the AFI Life Achievement Award from the

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. Two years later he starred in action thriller ''

Olympus Has Fallen ''Olympus Has Fallen'' is a 2013 American action thriller film directed and co-produced by Antoine Fuqua from a screenplay written by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, and is the first installment in the ''Has Fallen'' film series. The ...

'' (2013), science fiction film ''

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'' (2013), caper '' Now You See Me'' (2013), and comedy ''

Last Vegas ''Last Vegas'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Dan Fogelman and starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline and Mary Steenburgen. Three retirees travel to Las Vegas to have a bachelo ...

''. In 2014, Freeman appeared in the science fiction films ''

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'' and '' Lucy''. Freeman has also narrated several documentaries and television series, including '' Cosmic Voyage'' (1996), ''

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'' (2004), '' March of the Penguins'' (2005), and ''

Breaking the Taboo ''Breaking the Taboo'' is a 2011 Brazilian documentary film about the War on Drugs. The film recounts the history of the war on drugs, beginning with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. ''Breaking the Taboo'' explores the conclusion re ...

'' (2011). He was also the host and narrator for the series ''

Through the Wormhole ''Through the Wormhole'' is an American science documentary television series narrated and hosted by American actor Morgan Freeman. It began airing on Science Channel in the United States on June 9, 2010. The series concluded its run on May 16 ...

'' from 2010 to 2017.

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