Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood
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
Actor
as Narrator
as Agent Carter
as Narrator (voice)
as Richard
as Cliff McGrath
as Amari Selvan
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
as Amos Bludso
as Captain Richard Davenport
as Jerome Richmond
as Narrator (voice)
as Roland Carter
as Leon Hines
as Charles James Walker
as Blair Underwood
as Self - Guest
as Bobby Burns
as Sgt. Martin Ellison
as Voice of Ellis Haizlip
as Narrator (voice)
as Vernon Jordan
as Makuu (voice)
as Owen Hall
as Ludie Watts
as Robert Ironside
as Andrew Garner
as Black Lightning
as David Ames
as Narrator (voice)
as Principal
as Narrator
as Charles Brown
as Elias Martinez
as Self
as Fitz
as Harry Dargis
as Self - Guest
as Alex Prince
as Henry Alabaster
as Simon Elder
as Carlos
as Mark Harper
as Palmer Addison
as Palmer Addison
as Daniel Harris
as Gregory Fletcher (voice)
as Man
as Self (uncredited)
as Self
as Roger De Souza
as Tom Gibbsons
as Self
as Calvin / Nicholas
as Chip Hightower
as Det. Harris
as Himself
as Capt. Lee
as Ben Turner
as Thomas
as Miles Sennet
as Chance Williams
as Mark Simon
as Willie
as Dr. Robert Leeds
as Geneticist
as Self
as Keith
as Lieutenant C. Hodges
as Jackie Robinson
as Self
as Bobby Earl Ferguson
as King Midas (voice)
as Carver
as Jared Williams
as Self - Choir Member
as Reader
as Bob Richardson
as James Chaney
as Horace Bouchet
as Jonathan Rollins
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Zelmer Collier
as Reginald Brooks
as Terry Corsaro
as Jonathan Rollins
as Russell Walker
as Mark
as Potts
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Audience Member
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Producer
Director
as Director
as Director
Writer
as Writer