Blair Underwood
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-08-25
- Place of birth:
- Tacoma, Washington, USA
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 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".
Known For
Filmography
One Spoon of Chocolate
Youngblood
Guardians of the Galapagos
Guardians of the Galapagos
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Three Women
Longlegs
Tigers on the Rise
Elsbeth
Origin
Smothered
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Bear Witness
Bad Hair
A Soldier's Play
Your Honor
Really Love
Love Life
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Tamron Hall Show
When They See Us
Juanita
The After Party
Mr. SOUL!
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Broken
American Crime Story
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
The Lion Guard
Quantico
The Trip to Bountiful
Ironside
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Thunder and Lightning
Celebrity Crime Files
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
Vietnam in HD
The Art of Getting By
First Generation
The Event
Who Do You Think You Are?
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Weather Girl
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
In Treatment
The Hit
Dirty Sexy Money
Covert One: The Hades Factor
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Madea's Family Reunion
Something New
Covert One: The Hades Factor
The Tyra Banks Show
The Golden Blaze
Do Geese See God
The Tony Danza Show
LAX
Fatherhood
The Gristle
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Malibu's Most Wanted
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Half & Half
Full Frontal
G
Truth Be Told
Rules of Engagement
City of Angels
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Wishing Tree
Mama Flora's Family
Asunder
Sex and the City
Deep Impact
The View
Gattaca
Set It Off
Mistrial
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Soul of the Game
Film Independent Spirit Awards
High Incident
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Just Cause
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Posse
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Voices That Care
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Heat Wave
The Word
Murder in Mississippi
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Mickey's 60th Birthday
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
A Different World
21 Jump Street
Downtown
L.A. Law
Krush Groove
The Cosby Show
Aspel & Company
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Knight Rider
Tony Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Viral
Don't Ever Wonder
The Listeners
Company Town