Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Birthday: 1964-08-25

Place of birth: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Also known as: Блер Андервуд, بلیر آندروود

imdb_id: nm0005516

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".

Played in movies:

One Spoon of Chocolate

Score: 10.0

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Score: 9.7

Asunder

Score: 8.2

Voices That Care

Score: 8.0

Penguins: Life on the Edge

Score: 7.9

Tigers on the Rise

Score: 7.8

Gattaca

Score: 7.6

Truth Be Told

Score: 7.5

The Wishing Tree

Score: 7.4

Guardians of the Galapagos

Score: 7.3

Set It Off

Score: 7.2

Mr. SOUL!

Score: 7.0

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Score: 7.0

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Score: 6.8

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

Score: 6.7

Murder in Mississippi

Score: 6.7

Origin

Score: 6.7

G

Score: 6.6

The Art of Getting By

Score: 6.6

Longlegs

Score: 6.6

Really Love

Score: 6.5

Something New

Score: 6.4

Madea's Family Reunion

Score: 6.3

Rules of Engagement

Score: 6.3

Just Cause

Score: 6.2

Deep Impact

Score: 6.2

Heat Wave

Score: 6.2

Krush Groove

Score: 6.2

The After Party

Score: 6.1

Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

Score: 6.0

Bear Witness

Score: 6.0

The Trip to Bountiful

Score: 5.9

Covert One: The Hades Factor

Score: 5.9

Bad Hair

Score: 5.9

Do Geese See God

Score: 5.8

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Score: 5.7

Weather Girl

Score: 5.6

The Gristle

Score: 5.5

Juanita

Score: 5.4

Posse

Score: 5.3

Malibu's Most Wanted

Score: 5.1

Mistrial

Score: 5.1

Soul of the Game

Score: 4.9

Full Frontal

Score: 4.6

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

Score: 4.3

The Hit

Score: 4.0

Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day

Score: 3.7

The Cover Girl and the Cop

Score: 3.0

The Golden Blaze

Score: 1.0

Youngblood

Score: 0.0

Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency

Score: 0.0

A Soldier's Play

Score: 0.0

Viral

Score: 0.0

First Generation

Score: 0.0

Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

City of Angels

Score: 9.0

Half & Half

Score: 8.3

When They See Us

Score: 8.2

Your Honor

Score: 8.1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

High Incident

Score: 7.8

Vietnam in HD

Score: 7.8

In Treatment

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

American Crime Story

Score: 7.6

Knight Rider

Score: 7.5

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

Score: 7.5

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

Score: 7.4

LAX

Score: 7.4

Sex and the City

Score: 7.4

Mama Flora's Family

Score: 7.3

Elsbeth

Score: 7.2

Golden Globe Awards

Score: 7.2

Golden Globe Awards

Score: 7.2

21 Jump Street

Score: 7.2

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

A Different World

Score: 7.0

The New Adventures of Old Christine

Score: 7.0

The Cosby Show

Score: 7.0

Thunder and Lightning

Score: 7.0

Love Life

Score: 6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

Score: 6.6

Quantico

Score: 6.5

The Event

Score: 6.4

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Score: 6.3

Dirty Sexy Money

Score: 6.2

Three Women

Score: 6.1

The Tony Danza Show

Score: 6.1

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Score: 6.0

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Score: 6.0

Tony Awards

Score: 5.9

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Score: 5.7

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.5

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Score: 5.5

Covert One: The Hades Factor

Score: 5.4

Tamron Hall

Score: 5.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Score: 5.1

Ironside

Score: 5.1

Smothered

Score: 5.0

Downtown

Score: 5.0

The Tyra Banks Show

Score: 4.8

The View

Score: 4.3

Fatherhood

Score: 4.2

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Score: 3.9

スーパーマン @ Tokyo

Score: 0.0

Celebrity Crime Files

Score: 0.0

Aspel & Company

Score: 0.0

Company Town

Score: 0.0