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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 25, 1964
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also Known As
- Блер Андервуд
- بلیر آندروود
Blair Underwood
1.0 Popularity
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
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Blane Youngblood
Youngblood
2026
10.0
One Spoon of Chocolate
2025
7.2
Self - Narrator (voice)
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025
0.0
Narrator
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
6.1
Richard
Three Women
2024
6.6
Agent Carter
Longlegs
2024
7.8
Narrator (voice)
Tigers on the Rise
2024
6.9
Cliff McGrath
Elsbeth
2024
6.6
Amari Selvan
Origin
2023
5.0
Smothered
2023
Credits
Youngblood
as Blane Youngblood
2026
0.0
One Spoon of Chocolate
2025
10.0
Guardians of the Galapagos
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2025
7.2
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
as Narrator
2024
0.0
Three Women
as Richard
2024
6.1
Longlegs
as Agent Carter
2024
6.6
Tigers on the Rise
as Narrator (voice)
2024
7.8
Elsbeth
as Cliff McGrath
2024
6.9
Origin
as Amari Selvan
2023
6.6
Smothered
2023
5.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
as Narrator (voice)
2022
0.0
Bear Witness
as Narrator (voice)
2022
6.0
Bad Hair
as Amos Bludso
2021
5.8
A Soldier's Play
as Captain Richard Davenport
2021
0.0
Your Honor
as Roland Carter
2020
8.1
Really Love
as Jerome Richmond
2020
6.5
Love Life
as Leon Hines
2020
7.0
Penguins: Life on the Edge
as Narrator (voice)
2020
7.9
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
as Charles James Walker
2020
7.4
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
9.7
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
When They See Us
as Bobby Burns
2019
8.2
Juanita
as Blair Underwood
2019
5.4
The After Party
as Sgt. Martin Ellison
2018
6.1
Mr. SOUL!
as Ellis Haizlip (voice)
2018
7.0
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
as Narrator (voice)
2016
7.0
American Crime Story
as Vernon Jordan
2016
7.6
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
as Makuu (voice)
2016
6.7
The Lion Guard
as Makuu (voice)
2016
7.6
Quantico
as Owen Hall
2015
6.5
The Trip to Bountiful
as Ludie Watts
2014
6.0
Ironside
as Robert Ironside
2013
5.1
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Andrew Garner
2013
7.5
Thunder and Lightning
as Black Lightning (voice)
2013
7.0
Celebrity Crime Files
as Narrator (voice)
2012
0.0
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
as David Ames
2012
3.7
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
as Superman / Narrator (voice)
2012
0.0
Vietnam in HD
as Charles Brown
2011
7.7
The Art of Getting By
as Principal
2011
6.6
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First Generation
as Narrator
2011
0.0
The Event
as Elias Martinez
2010
6.4
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
6.6
The Good Wife
as Harry Dargis
2009
7.6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Weather Girl
as Fitz
2009
5.6
In Treatment
as Alex Prince
2008
7.6
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The Hit
as Henry Alabaster
2007
4.0
Dirty Sexy Money
as Simon Elder
2007
6.2
Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer Addison
2006
5.4
The New Adventures of Old Christine
as Daniel Harris
2006
7.1
Madea's Family Reunion
as Carlos
2006
6.4
Something New
as Mark Harper
2006
6.4
Covert One: The Hades Factor
as Palmer Addison
2006
5.8
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
4.8
The Golden Blaze
as Gregory Fletcher (voice)
2005
1.0
Do Geese See God
as Man
2004
5.8
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The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2004
6.1
LAX
as Roger De Souza
2004
7.1
Fatherhood
2004
4.2
The Gristle
as Self (uncredited)
2004
5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Malibu's Most Wanted
as Tom Gibbsons
2003
5.1
Half & Half
as Himself
2002
8.2
Full Frontal
as Calvin / Nicholas
2002
4.6
G
as Chip Hightower
2002
6.6
Truth Be Told
as Det. Harris
2002
7.5
Rules of Engagement
as Capt. Lee
2000
6.3
City of Angels
as Ben Turner
2000
9.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Miles Sennet
1999
7.9
The Wishing Tree
as Thomas
1999
7.4
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Mama Flora's Family
as Willie
1998
7.3
Asunder
as Chance Williams
1998
8.2
Sex and the City
as Dr. Robert Leeds
1998
7.4
Deep Impact
as Mark Simon
1998
6.2
Gattaca
as Geneticist
1997
7.6
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Set It Off
as Keith
1996
7.2
Mistrial
as Lieutenant C. Hodges
1996
5.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
3.9
Soul of the Game
as Jackie Robinson
1996
4.6
High Incident
1996
7.8
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as King Midas (voice)
1995
6.0
Just Cause
as Bobby Earl Ferguson
1995
6.3
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self(segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
6.0
Posse
as Carver
1993
5.3
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
as Jared Williams
1993
6.0
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
8.0
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
1991
5.7
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
as Self
1991
4.3
Heat Wave
as Bob Richardson
1990
6.2
Murder in Mississippi
as James Chaney
1990
6.7
The Cover Girl and the Cop
as Horace Bouchet
1989
3.0
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Jonathan Rollins
1988
6.7
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
A Different World
as Zelmer Collier
1987
7.0
21 Jump Street
as Reginald Brooks
1987
7.2
Downtown
as Terry Corsaro
1986
5.0
L.A. Law
as Jonathan Rollins
1986
7.0
Krush Groove
as Russell Walker
1985
6.2
The Cosby Show
as Mark
1984
7.0
🎬
Aspel & Company
1984
0.0
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
6.4
Knight Rider
as Potts
1982
7.5
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
1944
7.2
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Viral
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Company Town
N/A
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Don't Ever Wonder
N/A
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