Blair Underwood
Acting
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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".
Filmography
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026
Youngblood
2026
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
Three Women
2024
Longlegs
2024
Tigers on the Rise
2024
Elsbeth
2024
Origin
2023
Smothered
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022
Bear Witness
2022
Bad Hair
2021
A Soldier's Play
2021
Your Honor
2020
Really Love
2020
Love Life
2020
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
When They See Us
2019
Juanita
2019
The After Party
2018
Mr. SOUL!
2018
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016
Broken
2016
American Crime Story
2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
The Lion Guard
2016
Quantico
2015
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Ironside
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Thunder and Lightning
2013
Celebrity Crime Files
2012
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
2012
Vietnam in HD
2011
The Art of Getting By
2011
First Generation
2011
The Event
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
The Good Wife
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Weather Girl
2009
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
In Treatment
2008
The Hit
2007
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Something New
2006
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
The Golden Blaze
2005
Do Geese See God
2004
The Tony Danza Show
2004
LAX
2004
Fatherhood
2004
The Gristle
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Half & Half
2002
Full Frontal
2002
G
2002
Truth Be Told
2002
Rules of Engagement
2000
City of Angels
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Wishing Tree
1999
Mama Flora's Family
1998
Asunder
1998
Sex and the City
1998
Deep Impact
1998
The View
1997
Gattaca
1997
Set It Off
1996
Mistrial
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Soul of the Game
1996
High Incident
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Just Cause
1995
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Posse
1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
Voices That Care
1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
Heat Wave
1990
Murder in Mississippi
1990
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
A Different World
1987
21 Jump Street
1987
Downtown
1986
L.A. Law
1986
Krush Groove
1985
The Cosby Show
1984
Aspel & Company
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Knight Rider
1982
Tony Awards
1956
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Viral
Don't Ever Wonder
The Listeners
Company Town