Morgan Freeman is an Academy Award-winning actor, best known for his brilliant performances in movies like ‘Million Dollar Baby,' ‘Street Smart,' and ‘Driving Miss Daisy.' He loved acting from childhood and won a statewide drama competition when he was just 12. Even though acting was always his first love, he was unsure of pursuing it as a career and instead chose to serve as a radar technician in the ‘United States Air Force.' But, he soon realized that acting was his true passion and took acting and dancing lessons. He made his acting debut as a stage actor in the touring company version of ‘The Royal Hunt of the Sun.' He got his big break when he was cast in the all African-American Broadway production ‘Hello, Dolly!' which got his performance noticed. Gradually, he made his transition into movies, first appearing in a number of minor roles before landing substantial roles. His movie career took off in the mid-1980s when the actor was approaching 50. He was often selected to play wise, fatherly characters because of his age and looks. His amazing performances have earned him several prestigious awards, including ‘Academy Award,' ‘Screen Actors Guild Award,' and ‘Golden Globe Award.'
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Life on Our Planet (2023)
Starring as Narrator
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter 8: Age of Ice and Fire (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter 7: Inheriting the Earth (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter 6: Out of the Ashes (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Giants (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter 4: In Cold Blood (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter 3: Invaders of the Land (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter 2: The First Frontier (Oct 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Chapter 1: The Rules of Life (Oct 25, 2023)
Special Ops: Lioness (2023)
Starring as Edwin Mullins
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Gone is the Illusion of Order (Sep 3, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: The Lie is the Truth (Aug 20, 2023)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Starring as Narrator
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Wizarding World and The Big Bang (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: Heroes, Villains and Friends (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Clint, Kubrick & Kryptonite (May 25, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (May 25, 2023)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 1x03: Heroes, Villains and Friends (Jun 1, 2023)
The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 1x07: Track 7: Eight Days a Week (May 10, 2023)
Our Universe (2022)
Starring as Narrator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Force of Attraction (Nov 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Water World (Nov 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Elemental (Nov 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Turning Seasons (Nov 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: The Cosmic Clock (Nov 22, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Chasing Starlight (Nov 22, 2022)
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman (2021)
Starring as Morgan Freeman
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Assassin's Flight (Dec 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Fleeing Hellmira (Dec 21, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Belfast Breakout (Dec 14, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Escaping Hitler (Dec 7, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: Conquering the Wall (Nov 30, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: El Chapo (Nov 23, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: North Country Breakout (Nov 16, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Alcatraz (Nov 9, 2021)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2023-10-26: JAY-Z, Morgan Freeman (Oct 26, 2023)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2x255: Sec. Dr. Shirley Weber, Morgan Freeman, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., Jo Koy (Sep 14, 2021)
The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2020-05-10: The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II (May 10, 2020)
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2x02: The Last Inmate! (Oct 1, 2020) [Special Guest Star]
The Kominsky Method (2018)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes (May 28, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x03: Chapter 19. And it's getting more and more absurd (May 28, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman (2017)
Starring as Host & Narrator
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Spirit of Rebellion (Nov 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The Power of Us (Nov 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Us and Them (Nov 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: The Power of Love (Oct 25, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: The Fight for Peace (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: The March Of Freedom (Oct 11, 2017)
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016)
Starring as Host
(18 episodes)
- Episode 3x06: Holy Laws (Apr 9, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Divine Secrets (Apr 2, 2019)
- Episode 3x04: Deadly Sins (Mar 26, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: Visions of God (Mar 19, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Gods Among Us (Mar 12, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: Search for the Devil (Mar 5, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Proof of God (Jan 30, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Heaven and Hell (Jan 23, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: The Chosen One (Jan 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Power of Miracles (May 8, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Why Does Evil Exist? Where Does Evil Come From? (May 1, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Creation (Apr 24, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Who is God? (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Apocalypse (Apr 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Beyond Death (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode S03 Special: A Higher Power (Mar 12, 2019)
- Episode S03 Special: Prophecy (Feb 26, 2019)
- Episode S03 Special: The Beginning and the End (Feb 18, 2019)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2021-04-06: Garrett Bradley, Morgan Freeman (Apr 6, 2021)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2021-05-18: Morgan Freeman, Tig Notaro (May 18, 2021)
- Episode 2017-10-05: Morgan Freeman, Grace Gummer (Oct 5, 2017)
- Episode 2016-09-29: Morgan Freeman; Judith Light; Jimmy Eat World (Sep 29, 2016)
- Episode 2015-10-02: Morgan Freeman; Ruth Wilson; Sean Murray (Oct 2, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-12-07: Kobe Bryant, Morgan Freeman, Glen Keane (Dec 7, 2017)
- Episode 2016-01-11: Morgan Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Tim Roth (Jan 11, 2016)
Madam Secretary (2014)
Guest starring as Chief Justice Frawley
- Episode 2x01: The Show Must Go On (Oct 4, 2015)
Guest starring as Chief Justice Wilbourne
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x01: News Cycle (Oct 8, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: Sea Change (Oct 2, 2016)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2023-10-26: Morgan Freeman, McKay Coppins, Neal Daniels (Oct 26, 2023)
- Episode 2017-03-29: Morgan Freeman, Keeley Hawes, Mikaela Shiffrin, Bastille (Mar 29, 2017)
- Episode 2016-06-07: Morgan Freeman, Rob Kazinsky, Jake Bugg, Jon Theodore (Jun 7, 2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-03-24: Morgan Freeman, Norman Reedus, Joe Zimmerman (Mar 24, 2017)
- Episode 2014-07-24: Morgan Freeman, Kesha, Tweedy (Jul 24, 2014)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 1x17: Second Chances with Paula Abdul, Morgan Freeman and 'America's Got Talent' Winner (Oct 4, 2011)
Through the Wormhole (2010)
Starring as Narrator
(63 episodes)
- Episode 8x04: Is Gun Crime a Virus? (May 16, 2017)
- Episode 8x03: Can We Hack the Planet? (May 9, 2017)
- Episode 8x02: Can We Cheat Death? (May 2, 2017)
- Episode 8x01: Is the Force with Us? (Apr 25, 2017)
- Episode 7x04: Can We All Become Geniuses? (Sep 20, 2016)
- Episode 7x03: Are There More Than Two Sexes? (Sep 13, 2016)
- Episode 7x02: Is Privacy Dead? (Sep 6, 2016)
- Episode 7x01: What Makes a Terrorist? (Aug 30, 2016)
- Episode 6x06: Why Do We Lie? (Jun 3, 2015)
- Episode 6x05: Are There Aliens Inside Us? (May 27, 2015)
- Episode 6x04: Do We Live in the Matrix? (May 20, 2015)
- Episode 6x03: Are We Here for a Reason? (May 13, 2015)
- Episode 6x02: Can Time Go Backwards? (May 6, 2015)
- Episode 6x01: Are We All Bigots? (Apr 29, 2015)
- Episode 5x10: When Did Time Begin? (Jul 23, 2014)
- Episode 5x09: Is There a Shadow Universe? (Jul 16, 2014)
- Episode 5x08: Will We Become God? (Jul 9, 2014)
- Episode 5x07: Is Gravity an Illusion? (Jul 2, 2014)
- Episode 5x06: Is a Zombie Apocalypse Possible? (Jun 25, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: Does the Ocean Think? (Jun 18, 2014)
- Episode 5x04: How to Collapse a Superpower (Jun 11, 2014)
- Episode 5x03: Is Poverty Genetic? (Jun 4, 2014)
- Episode 5x02: Is Luck Real? (Mar 12, 2014)
- Episode 5x01: Is God an Alien Concept? (Mar 5, 2014)
- Episode 4x10: Did God Create Evolution? (Jul 31, 2013)
- Episode 4x09: Do We Have Free Will? (Jul 24, 2013)
- Episode 4x08: Is Reality Real? (Jul 17, 2013)
- Episode 4x07: Are Robots the Future of Human Evolution? (Jul 10, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: Can Our Minds Be Hacked? (Jul 3, 2013)
- Episode 4x05: Will Sex Become Extinct? (Jun 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x04: How Do Aliens Think? (Jun 19, 2013)
- Episode 4x03: Can We Survive the Death of the Sun? (Jun 12, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: When Does Life Begin? (Jun 5, 2013)
- Episode 4x01: Is There a God Particle? (Mar 20, 2013)
- Episode 3x10: Did We Invent God? (Aug 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Will Eternity End? (Aug 1, 2012)
- Episode 3x08: Mysteries of the Subconscious (Jul 25, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: Can We Eliminate Evil? (Jul 18, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: Can We Resurrect the Dead? (Jul 11, 2012)
- Episode 3x05: What Is Nothing? (Jun 27, 2012)
- Episode 3x04: What Makes Us Who We Are? (Jun 20, 2012)
- Episode 3x03: Is the Universe Alive? (Jun 13, 2012)
- Episode 3x02: Is There a Superior Race? (Jun 6, 2012)
- Episode 3x01: Will We Survive First Contact? (Mar 6, 2012)
- Episode 2x10: Are There Parallel Universes? (Aug 10, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: What Do Aliens Look Like? (Aug 3, 2011)
- Episode 2x08: Can We Live Forever? (Jul 27, 2011)
- Episode 2x07: Can We Travel Faster Than Light? (Jul 20, 2011)
- Episode 2x06: How Does the Universe Work? (Jul 13, 2011)
- Episode 2x05: Is There a Sixth Sense? (Jul 6, 2011)
- Episode 2x04: Are There More Than Three Dimensions? (Jun 29, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Does Time Really Exist? (Jun 22, 2011)
- Episode 2x02: Is There an Edge to the Universe? (Jun 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Is There Life After Death? (Jun 8, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: Beyond the Darkness (Jul 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: What Are We Really Made Of? (Jul 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Are We Alone? (Jul 14, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: How Did We Get Here? (Jul 7, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: What Happened Before the Beginning? (Jun 30, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Is Time Travel Possible? (Jun 23, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: The Riddle of Black Holes (Jun 16, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Is There a Creator? (Jun 9, 2010)
- Episode S02 Special: Alien Storms (Sep 11, 2011)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 21x01: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Jack Whitehall, Gemma Whelan, Take That (Apr 7, 2017)
Slavery and the Making of America (2005)
Starring as Narrator
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: The Challenge of Freedoms (Mar 2, 2005)
- Episode 1x03: Seeds of Destruction (Feb 23, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: Liberty in the Air (Feb 16, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: The Downward Spiral (Feb 9, 2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2014-09-19: Morgan Freeman, Génesis Rodríguez (Sep 19, 2014)
Inside Dish with Rachael Ray (2004)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 1x02: Morgan Freeman (Nov 12, 2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2006-03-23: George Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Natasha Bedingfield (Mar 23, 2006)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2018-10-29: Morgan Freeman, Bill Burr, Gaz Coombes (Oct 29, 2018)
- Episode 2016-08-04: Morgan Freeman, Steve Martorano, Young the Giant, Sharon Jones (Aug 4, 2016)
- Episode 2016-03-02: Morgan Freeman, Martha Plimpton, Charles Kelley (Mar 2, 2016)
- Episode 2014-09-11: Morgan Freeman, Julianne Hough, Ingrid Michaelson (Sep 11, 2014)
Secrets of the Dead (2000)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 14x02: JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness (Aug 4, 2015)
American Experience (1988)
Guest starring as Narrator
- Episode 15x08: Partners of the Heart (Feb 10, 2003)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2011-06-09: A Tribute to Morgan Freeman (Jun 9, 2011)
60 Minutes (1968)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 56x07: Vice President Harris | A Quiet Invasion | The Air We Breathe | The State of the Blues (Oct 29, 2023)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2016-02-28: The 88th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 28, 2016)
- Episode 2012-02-26: The 84th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 26, 2012)
- Episode 2010-03-07: The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 7, 2010)
- Episode 2006-03-05: The 78th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 5, 2006)
- Episode 2005-02-27: The 77th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 27, 2005)
- Episode 2001-03-25: The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 25, 2001)
- Episode 2000-03-26: The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 26, 2000)
- Episode 1995-03-27: The 67th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 27, 1995)
- Episode 1993-03-29: The 65th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1993)
- Episode 1990-03-26: The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (Mar 26, 1990)
- Episode 1988-04-11: The 60th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 11, 1988)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Morgan Freeman
- Episode 2020-09-20: The 72nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 (Sep 20, 2020)
Crew Credits
Madam Secretary (2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x01: News Cycle (Oct 8, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: Sea Change (Oct 2, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: The Show Must Go On (Oct 4, 2015)