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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".
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1964-08-25
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 22.9
- info Birth Place Tacoma, Washington, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Blair Underwood
5.7
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991-01-01
6.2
Rules of Engagement
2000-04-07
8.7
Asunder
1998-11-06
5.9
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006-01-01
6.3
Deep Impact
1998-05-08
6.7
Origin
2023-12-08
6.2
Just Cause
1995-02-17
7.2
Set It Off
1996-11-06
5.1
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003-04-10
4
The Hit
2007-09-26
6
Krush Groove
1985-10-25
6.2
G
2002-05-10
4.6
Full Frontal
2002-08-02
8
Voices That Care
1991-02-28
6.3
Madea's Family Reunion
2006-02-24
5.7
Weather Girl
2009-07-10
5.5
The Gristle
2004-05-13
4.4
Soul of the Game
1996-04-20
3.7
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012-04-13
5.8
Do Geese See God
2004-11-23
6
Bear Witness
2022-04-22
0
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022-05-31
3
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989-01-16
6
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993-04-19
5.9
The Trip to Bountiful
2014-03-08
6.5
Murder in Mississippi
1990-02-05
6.7
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2015-11-22
7
Heat Wave
1990-08-13
0
First Generation
2011-01-01
6.7
Longlegs
2024-05-31
1
The Golden Blaze
2005-05-10
4.8
Mistrial
1996-11-02
7.4
Tigers on the Rise
2024-04-21
6.6
The Art of Getting By
2011-06-17
6.5
Something New
2006-01-29
0
One Spoon of Chocolate
7.5
Truth Be Told
2002-01-01
6.8
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988-11-13
4.4
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991-01-01
7.4
The Wishing Tree
1999-01-01
7
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016-08-05
6.2
The After Party
2018-08-24
7.6
Gattaca
1997-09-07
5.3
Juanita
2019-03-08
5.4
Posse
1993-05-14
6
Bad Hair
2021-05-05
7.6
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020-04-03
7
Mr. SOUL!
2018-04-27
0
Viral
0
A Soldier's Play
2021-02-25
9.6
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020-01-02
6.5
Really Love
2020-10-16
7.1
L.A. Law
1986-09-15
7
A Different World
1987-09-24
5.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08
6.1
The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13
8.4
Half & Half
2002-09-23
7.1
21 Jump Street
1987-04-12
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
4.2
Fatherhood
2004-06-20
7
The Cosby Show
1984-09-20
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
3.9
The Tyra Banks Show
2005-09-12
7.6
Knight Rider
1982-09-26
5.1
Tamron Hall
2019-09-09
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-09-20
6.4
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983-10-03
6.2
Dirty Sexy Money
2007-09-26
7.4
LAX
2004-09-13
6.9
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006-03-13
9
City of Angels
2000-01-16
7.8
High Incident
1996-03-04
7.7
Vietnam in HD
2011-11-08
8.1
Your Honor
2020-12-06
0
Company Town
0
Aspel & Company
1984-06-09
5
Downtown
1986-09-27
6.4
The Event
2010-09-20
5.2
Ironside
2013-10-02
7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013-09-24
7.5
American Crime Story
2016-02-02
7
Love Life
2020-05-27
6.6
Quantico
2015-09-27
7.7
In Treatment
2008-01-28
5.4
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006-04-09
6.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010-03-05
7.3
Mama Flora's Family
1998-11-08
4.5
Smothered
2023-12-07
6.6
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12
3.2
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16
7.7
Elsbeth
2024-02-29
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
7.4
Sex and the City
1998-06-06
10
Three Women
2024-09-13
7.5
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020-03-20
8.3
When They See Us
2019-05-31
7
Thunder and Lightning
2013-01-05
7.6
The Good Wife
2009-09-22
5
Tony Awards
1956-04-01
