5.5
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026
Blair Underwood
Acting
Born August 25, 1964Tacoma, Washington, USA
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".
Movies
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6.2
Youngblood
2026
Guardians of the Galapagos
0.0
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025
7.0
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025
0.0
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
6.5
Longlegs
2024
7.8
Tigers on the Rise
2024
6.2
Origin
2023
0.0
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022
6.0
Bear Witness
2022
5.6
Bad Hair
2021
0.0
A Soldier's Play
2021
6.3
Really Love
2020
7.7
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020
9.7
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
5.4
Juanita
2019
6.1
The After Party
2018
7.0
Mr. SOUL!
2018
7.0
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016
0.0
Broken
2016
6.7
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
6.2
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
4.1
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
6.6
The Art of Getting By
2011
First Generation
0.0
First Generation
2011
5.7
Weather Girl
2009
0.0
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
The Hit
5.0
The Hit
2007
6.3
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
6.4
Something New
2006
5.9
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
3.7
The Golden Blaze
2005
6.5
Do Geese See God
2004
6.3
The Gristle
2004
5.4
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
4.6
Full Frontal
2002
6.6
G
2002
7.3
Truth Be Told
2002
6.2
Rules of Engagement
2000
7.5
The Wishing Tree
1999
8.1
Asunder
1998
6.3
Deep Impact
1998
7.6
Gattaca
1997
7.2
Set It Off
1996
5.3
Mistrial
1996
4.9
Soul of the Game
1996
6.3
Just Cause
1995
7.0
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
5.5
Posse
1993
6.2
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
7.0
Voices That Care
1991
6.2
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
4.3
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
6.8
Heat Wave
1990
6.9
Murder in Mississippi
1990
6.0
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
6.8
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
6.4
Krush Groove
1985
Viral
0.0
Viral
Don't Ever Wonder
0.0
Don't Ever Wonder
The Listeners
0.0
The Listeners
TV Shows
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6.1
Three Women
6.8
Elsbeth
5.0
Smothered
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
8.0
Your Honor
6.9
Love Life
7.5
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
4.7
The Tamron Hall Show
8.2
When They See Us
7.6
American Crime Story
7.7
The Lion Guard
6.5
Quantico
5.1
Ironside
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
7.0
Thunder and Lightning
0.0
Celebrity Crime Files
6.0
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
7.6
Vietnam in HD
6.4
The Event
6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
7.6
The Good Wife
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
7.7
In Treatment
6.2
Dirty Sexy Money
5.4
Covert One: The Hades Factor
7.2
The New Adventures of Old Christine
5.0
The Tyra Banks Show
The Tony Danza Show
6.4
The Tony Danza Show
7.0
LAX
4.8
Fatherhood
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
8.3
Half & Half
9.0
City of Angels
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.6
Mama Flora's Family
7.4
Sex and the City
4.3
The View
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
8.0
High Incident
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.0
The Word
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
7.2
A Different World
7.3
21 Jump Street
7.0
Downtown
7.0
L.A. Law
7.0
The Cosby Show
Aspel & Company
0.0
Aspel & Company
6.7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
7.5
Knight Rider
0.0
Tony Awards
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
Company Town
0.0