Morgan Freeman American Actor Born 1937 in Memphis

Morgan Freeman, born 1 June 1937 in Memphis, is an American actor. He is known for playing William Somerset in Seven (1995).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Los Angeles City College and Greenwood Public School District.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1964, with Another World. Work from the 1980s includes Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Glory (1989, as Sergeant Major John Rawlins). Unforgiven (1992, as Ned Logan) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994, as Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding) are among his 1990s credits. In the 2000s, he appeared in Batman Begins (2005, as Lucius Fox) and The Dark Knight (2008, as Lucius Fox). The 2010s brought The Dark Knight Rises (2012, as Lucius Fox) and Lucy (2014, as Professor Norman).

The list below counts 109 films and 11 TV series from 1964 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (22), followed by action (19) and comedy (12). His latest credit on record is Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025). Of his 13 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Dark Knight Rises (2012) has the highest, at $1.08 billion. Morgan Freeman also worked as director on Bopha!.

Michael Caine appears in six of his listed titles, including Now You See Me (2013) and Now You See Me 2 (2016). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Cillian Murphy (four titles) and Christian Bale (three titles). Christopher Nolan directed three of his titles on record. Clint Eastwood is credited as director on three of them, including Invictus (2009).

Recognition

Among his honours is the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, won in 2005 for Million Dollar Baby. Other wins include the Golden Globes and the National Medal of Arts (2015). Among his nominations is the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1988 for Street Smart. In all, Morgan Freeman has won 9 awards and received 6 nominations.

Personal life

He has 4 children on record.