LeVar Burton was born in Landstuhl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, as Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. He is an actor and director, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Generations (1994), and Star Trek: Insurrection (1998). He has been married to Stephanie Cozart Burton since October 3, 1992, and they have one child.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Carol & The End of the World (2023)
Guest starring as Guest Performer
- Episode 1x07: The Beetle Broach (Dec 15, 2023)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Wizarding World and The Big Bang (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Clint, Kubrick & Kryptonite (May 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (May 25, 2023)
Tom Swift (2022)
Guest starring as Barclay
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: ...And the Cost of Forgiveness (Aug 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: ...And the Night to Remember (Jul 26, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: ...And the Book of Isaac (Jul 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: ...And the Benefits of Bondage (Jul 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: ...And the Crashed Cotillion (Jun 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: ...And the Chocolate Cowboys (Jun 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: ...And Nine Inches of Danger (Jun 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: …And the 4b Curl (Jun 7, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: …And the Liftoff to Saturn (May 31, 2022)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 2023-03-02: Dierks Bentley, Craig Turk, LeVar Burton, Jenny Mackenzie (Mar 2, 2023)
Leverage: Redemption (2021)
Guest starring as Robert Blanche
- Episode 1x09: The Bucket Job (Oct 8, 2021)
Capital One College Bowl (2021)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 1x07: Quarterfinals 4 (Aug 17, 2021)
Blindspotting (2021)
Guest starring as Marvin Sulaiman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Return to Ithaca (May 26, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Life Is Too Short (Apr 14, 2023)
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
Guest starring as Commodore Geordi La Forge
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Part Ten: "The Last Generation" (Apr 20, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x09: Part Nine: "Võx" (Apr 13, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x08: Part Eight: "Surrender" (Apr 6, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x07: Part Seven: "Dominion" (Mar 30, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x06: Part Six: "The Bounty" (Mar 23, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 4x18: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, LeVar Burton (Oct 5, 2022)
Weird City (2019)
Guest starring as Dr. Aloysius Negari
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Below (Feb 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: Smart House (Feb 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Go to College (Feb 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: A Family (Feb 13, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: The One (Feb 13, 2019)
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (2015)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 2016-05-26: LeVar Burton (May 26, 2016)
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Guest starring as Naval Intelligence Commander Rufus Nero
- Episode 5x13: X (Feb 12, 2019)
Perception (2012)
Starring as Dean Paul Haley
(19 episodes)
- Episode 3x14: Romeo (Mar 10, 2015)
- Episode 3x11: Brainstorm (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: Silence (Aug 12, 2014)
- Episode 3x08: Prologue (Aug 5, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: Bolero (Jul 29, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Inconceivable (Jul 22, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: Eternity (Jul 15, 2014)
- Episode 3x04: Possession (Jul 8, 2014)
- Episode 3x03: Shiver (Jul 1, 2014)
- Episode 3x02: Painless (Jun 24, 2014)
- Episode 3x01: Paris (Jun 17, 2014)
- Episode 2x14: Obsession (Mar 18, 2014)
- Episode 2x12: Brotherhood (Mar 4, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Curveball (Feb 25, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Warriors (Aug 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x09: Wounded (Aug 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x06: Defective (Jul 30, 2013)
- Episode 2x05: Caleidoscope (Jul 23, 2013)
- Episode 2x01: Ch-Ch-Changes (Jun 25, 2013)
Guest starring as Dean Paul Haley
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Light (Sep 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x08: Kilimanjaro (Sep 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Lovesick (Aug 20, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: The Messenger (Aug 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Faces (Jul 16, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jul 9, 2012)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 2016-06-01: Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, LeVar Burton (Jun 1, 2016)
The Super Hero Squad Show (2009)
Guest starring as Rhodey
- Episode 1x16: Tales of Suspense! (Dec 5, 2009)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
(3 episodes)
- Episode 8x10: The Champagne Reflection (Nov 20, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 6x07: The Habitation Configuration (Nov 8, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 4x17: The Toast Derivation (Feb 24, 2011) [Special Guest Star]
The Colbert Report (2005)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 2013-05-09: Jennifer Egan, Baz Luhrmann (May 9, 2013)
Boomtown (2002)
Guest starring as Marvin Lloyd
- Episode 2x05: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang (Dec 27, 2003)
Family Guy (1999)
Guest starring as Vern
- Episode 4x06: Petarded (Jun 19, 2005)
Guest starring as Levar Burton
- Episode 7x11: Not All Dogs Go to Heaven (Mar 29, 2009)
Becker (1998)
Guest starring as Mr. Haller
- Episode 3x07: Beckerethics (Nov 20, 2000) [Special Guest Star]
The View (1997)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 26x129: Levar Burton, Mica Burton, Dr. Vivek Murthy (Mar 23, 2023)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Guest starring as Capt. Geordi LaForge
- Episode 5x06: Timeless (Nov 18, 1998)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Guest starring as Hayden Sloane
- Episode 2x04: The Worry Men (Sep 16, 1993)
Guest starring as Henchman
- Episode 2x04: The Worry Men (Sep 16, 1993) [Uncredited]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Starring as Lt. Commander Geordi LaForge
(110 episodes)
- Episode 7x10: Inheritance (Nov 22, 1993)
- Episode 7x03: Interface (Oct 4, 1993)
- Episode 7x02: Liaisons (Sep 27, 1993)
- Episode 7x01: Descent, Part II (Sep 20, 1993)
- Episode 6x25: Timescape (Jun 14, 1993)
- Episode 6x22: Suspicions (May 10, 1993)
- Episode 6x21: Frame of Mind (May 3, 1993)
- Episode 6x20: The Chase (Apr 26, 1993)
- Episode 6x19: Lessons (Apr 5, 1993)
- Episode 6x18: Starship Mine (Mar 29, 1993)
- Episode 6x16: Birthright, Part I (Feb 22, 1993)
- Episode 6x05: Schisms (Oct 19, 1992)
- Episode 6x02: Realm of Fear (Sep 28, 1992)
- Episode 6x01: Time's Arrow, Part II (Sep 21, 1992)
- Episode 5x26: Time's Arrow (Jun 15, 1992)
- Episode 5x23: I, Borg (May 11, 1992)
- Episode 5x20: Cost of Living (Apr 20, 1992)
- Episode 5x19: The First Duty (Mar 30, 1992)
- Episode 5x18: Cause and Effect (Mar 23, 1992)
- Episode 5x17: The Outcast (Mar 16, 1992)
- Episode 5x16: Ethics (Mar 2, 1992)
- Episode 5x15: Power Play (Feb 24, 1992)
- Episode 5x14: Conundrum (Feb 17, 1992)
- Episode 5x13: The Masterpiece Society (Feb 10, 1992)
- Episode 5x06: The Game (Oct 28, 1991)
- Episode 4x25: In Theory (Jun 3, 1991)
- Episode 4x24: The Mind's Eye (May 27, 1991)
- Episode 4x23: The Host (May 13, 1991)
- Episode 4x20: Qpid (Apr 22, 1991)
- Episode 4x19: The Nth Degree (Apr 1, 1991)
- Episode 4x18: Identity Crisis (Mar 25, 1991)
- Episode 4x17: Night Terrors (Mar 18, 1991)
- Episode 4x16: Galaxy's Child (Mar 11, 1991)
- Episode 4x14: Clues (Feb 11, 1991)
- Episode 4x13: Devil's Due (Feb 4, 1991)
- Episode 4x12: The Wounded (Jan 28, 1991)
- Episode 4x11: Data's Day (Jan 7, 1991)
- Episode 4x10: The Loss (Dec 31, 1990)
- Episode 4x09: Final Mission (Nov 19, 1990)
- Episode 4x08: Future Imperfect (Nov 12, 1990)
- Episode 4x07: Reunion (Nov 5, 1990)
- Episode 4x06: Legacy (Oct 29, 1990)
- Episode 3x23: Sarek (May 14, 1990)
- Episode 3x22: The Most Toys (May 7, 1990)
- Episode 3x21: Hollow Pursuits (Apr 30, 1990)
- Episode 3x20: Tin Man (Apr 23, 1990)
- Episode 3x18: Allegiance (Mar 26, 1990)
- Episode 3x17: Sins of the Father (Mar 19, 1990)
- Episode 3x16: The Offspring (Mar 12, 1990)
- Episode 3x15: Yesterday's Enterprise (Feb 19, 1990)
- Episode 3x14: A Matter of Perspective (Feb 12, 1990)
- Episode 3x13: Déjà Q (Feb 5, 1990)
- Episode 3x12: The High Ground (Jan 29, 1990)
- Episode 3x11: The Hunted (Jan 8, 1990)
- Episode 3x10: The Defector (Jan 1, 1990)
- Episode 3x09: The Vengeance Factor (Nov 20, 1989)
- Episode 3x08: The Price (Nov 13, 1989)
- Episode 3x07: The Enemy (Nov 6, 1989)
- Episode 3x06: Booby Trap (Oct 30, 1989)
- Episode 3x05: The Bonding (Oct 23, 1989)
- Episode 3x04: Who Watches the Watchers (Oct 16, 1989)
- Episode 3x03: The Survivors (Oct 9, 1989)
- Episode 3x02: The Ensigns of Command (Oct 2, 1989)
- Episode 3x01: Evolution (Sep 25, 1989)
- Episode 2x22: Shades of Gray (Jul 17, 1989)
- Episode 2x21: Peak Performance (Jul 10, 1989)
- Episode 2x20: The Emissary (Jun 29, 1989)
- Episode 2x18: Up the Long Ladder (May 22, 1989)
- Episode 2x17: Samaritan Snare (May 15, 1989)
- Episode 2x16: Q Who? (May 8, 1989)
- Episode 2x15: Pen Pals (May 1, 1989)
- Episode 2x14: The Icarus Factor (Apr 24, 1989)
- Episode 2x13: Time Squared (Apr 3, 1989)
- Episode 2x12: The Royale (Mar 27, 1989)
- Episode 2x11: Contagion (Mar 20, 1989)
- Episode 2x10: The Dauphin (Feb 20, 1989)
- Episode 2x09: The Measure of a Man (Feb 13, 1989)
- Episode 2x07: Unnatural Selection (Jan 30, 1989)
- Episode 2x06: The Schizoid Man (Jan 23, 1989)
- Episode 2x05: Loud as a Whisper (Jan 9, 1989)
- Episode 2x04: The Outrageous Okona (Dec 12, 1988)
- Episode 2x03: Elementary, Dear Data (Dec 5, 1988)
- Episode 2x02: Where Silence Has Lease (Nov 28, 1988)
- Episode 2x01: The Child (Nov 21, 1988)
- Episode 1x26: The Neutral Zone (May 16, 1988)
- Episode 1x25: Conspiracy (May 9, 1988)
- Episode 1x24: We'll Always Have Paris (May 2, 1988)
- Episode 1x23: Skin of Evil (Apr 25, 1988)
- Episode 1x22: Symbiosis (Apr 18, 1988)
- Episode 1x21: The Arsenal of Freedom (Apr 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x20: Heart of Glory (Mar 21, 1988)
- Episode 1x19: Coming of Age (Mar 14, 1988)
- Episode 1x18: Home Soil (Feb 22, 1988)
- Episode 1x17: When the Bough Breaks (Feb 15, 1988)
- Episode 1x16: Too Short a Season (Feb 8, 1988)
- Episode 1x15: 11001001 (Feb 1, 1988)
- Episode 1x14: Angel One (Jan 25, 1988)
- Episode 1x13: Datalore (Jan 18, 1988)
- Episode 1x12: The Big Goodbye (Jan 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x11: Haven (Nov 30, 1987)
- Episode 1x10: Hide and Q (Nov 23, 1987)
- Episode 1x09: The Battle (Nov 16, 1987)
- Episode 1x08: Justice (Nov 9, 1987)
- Episode 1x07: Lonely Among Us (Nov 2, 1987)
- Episode 1x06: Where No One Has Gone Before (Oct 26, 1987)
- Episode 1x05: The Last Outpost (Oct 19, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: Code of Honor (Oct 12, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: The Naked Now (Oct 5, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Encounter at Farpoint (2) (Sep 28, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: Encounter at Farpoint (1) (Sep 28, 1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Reporter Dave Robinson
- Episode 3x16: Death Takes a Dive (Feb 22, 1987)
Jeopardy! (1984)
Guest starring as Host
(5 episodes)
- Episode 37x220: Matt Amodio Vs. Rachel McMullen Vs. Andrew Kleinschmidt, show # 8390. (Jul 30, 2021)
- Episode 37x219: Matt Amodio Vs. Dana Rosner Vs. Bryan Cracchiolo, show # 8389. (Jul 29, 2021)
- Episode 37x218: Matt Amodio Vs. Amanda Michel Vs. Saya Signs, show # 8388. (Jul 28, 2021)
- Episode 37x217: Matt Amodio Vs. Barb Fecteau Vs. Jon Waters, show # 8387. (Jul 27, 2021)
- Episode 37x216: Matt Amodio Vs. Patrick Pearce Vs. Kathleen Mchugh, show # 8386. (Jul 26, 2021)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Darnell Hall
- Episode 7x22: Love Is Blind / The Babymakers / The Lady and the Maid (Mar 3, 1984)
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Special #5 (Nov 18, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: Special #2 (Feb 28, 1977)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(3 episodes)
- Episode 11x76: May 30-June 3, 1977 (DT) (May 30, 1977)
- Episode 11x66: April 25-29, 1977(DT) (Apr 25, 1977)
- Episode 11x56: March 21-25, 1977 (DT) (Mar 21, 1977)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 1978-07-17: Jul 17, 1978 (Jul 17, 1978)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as LeVar Burton
- Episode 2023-11-01: Katie Couric, Meg Ryan, David Duchovny, Chaka Khan, LeVar Burton, Usher (Nov 1, 2023)
Crew Credits
NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: Spill the Tea (Apr 29, 2024)
- Episode 3x06: Operation Red Rabbit (Apr 1, 2024)
- Episode 2x18: Bread Crumbs (Apr 10, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Primal Fear (Oct 10, 2022)
- Episode 1x12: Spies, Part 1 (Jan 23, 2022)
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(10 episodes)
- Episode 7x06: Operation Drano, Part II (Jan 10, 2021)
- Episode 7x05: Operation Drano, Part I (Jan 3, 2021)
- Episode 6x17: Biased (Mar 22, 2020)
- Episode 6x05: Spies and Lies (Oct 22, 2019)
- Episode 5x18: In Plain Sight (Apr 2, 2019)
- Episode 5x04: Legacy (Oct 16, 2018)
- Episode 4x19: High Stakes (Apr 3, 2018)
- Episode 4x07: The Accident (Nov 7, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: Viral (Oct 24, 2017)
- Episode 3x14: Pandora's Box, Part II (Feb 14, 2017)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Episode crew as Director
(9 episodes)
- Episode 4x20: Demons (1) (May 6, 2005)
- Episode 4x06: The Augments (3) (Nov 12, 2004)
- Episode 3x20: The Forgotten (Apr 28, 2004)
- Episode 3x10: Similitude (Nov 19, 2003)
- Episode 3x03: Extinction (Sep 24, 2003)
- Episode 2x24: First Flight (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 2x22: Cogenitor (Apr 30, 2003)
- Episode 1x10: Fortunate Son (Nov 21, 2001)
- Episode 1x06: Terra Nova (Oct 24, 2001)
Charmed (1998)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 8x18: The Torn Identity (Apr 23, 2006)
- Episode 8x08: Battle of the Hexes (Nov 13, 2005)
- Episode 7x12: Extreme Makeover: World Edition (Jan 23, 2005)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Episode crew as Director
(8 episodes)
- Episode 7x23: Homestead (May 9, 2001)
- Episode 7x19: Q2 (Apr 11, 2001)
- Episode 7x08: Nightingale (Nov 22, 2000)
- Episode 6x21: Live Fast and Prosper (Apr 19, 2000)
- Episode 5x06: Timeless (Nov 18, 1998)
- Episode 4x06: The Raven (Oct 8, 1997)
- Episode 2x17: Dreadnought (Feb 12, 1996)
- Episode 1x08: Ex Post Facto (Feb 27, 1995)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Episode crew as Director
(10 episodes)
- Episode 7x12: The Emperor's New Cloak (Feb 3, 1999)
- Episode 6x08: Resurrection (Nov 17, 1997)
- Episode 6x04: Behind the Lines (Oct 20, 1997)
- Episode 5x21: Soldiers of the Empire (Apr 28, 1997)
- Episode 5x08: Things Past (Nov 18, 1996)
- Episode 4x23: To the Death (May 13, 1996)
- Episode 4x18: Rules of Engagement (Apr 8, 1996)
- Episode 4x16: Bar Association (Feb 19, 1996)
- Episode 4x09: The Sword of Kahless (Nov 20, 1995)
- Episode 4x05: Indiscretion (Oct 23, 1995)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x12: The Pegasus (Jan 10, 1994)
- Episode 6x24: Second Chances (May 24, 1993)