Born on June 1st, 1937, Morgan Freeman is an American actor, producer, and narrator who has been in the industry for over 50 years. Freeman made his debut in 1964 with a role in the film The Pawnbroker and he made his stage debut in the same year as well. However, it wasn’t until 1987 that he made his breakthrough with Street Smart, a film that also earned him his first Academy Award nomination.
That was just the first of many as throughout his career, Freeman has been nominated five times for an Academy Award, winning it once. The American actor also won a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild award, and several other awards. He has also been nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony for various stage productions.
Morgan Freeman's movies in order
| Year | Movie Name | Character Played |
| 1964 | The Pawnbroker | Man on Street (uncredited) |
| 1971 | Who Says I Can’t Ride a Rainbow! | Afro |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Walter |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Lieutenant Black |
| 1984 | Harry & Son | Siemanowski |
| 1984 | Teachers | Lewis |
| 1985 | That Was Then… This Is Now | Charlie Woods |
| 1985 | Marie | Charles Traughber |
| 1987 | Street Smart | Fast Black |
| 1988 | Clean and Sober | Craig |
| 1989 | Glory | Sergeant Major John Rawlins |
| 1989 | Driving Miss Daisy | Hoke Colburn |
| 1989 | Lean on Me | Joe Clark |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Judge Leonard White |
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Azeem |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Ned Logan |
| 1992 | The Power of One | Geel Piet |
| 1993 | Bopha! | Director |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding |
| 1995 | Outbreak | Billy Ford |
| 1995 | Se7en | Detective Lt. William Somerset |
| 1996 | Chain Reaction | Paul Shannon |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | Hibble |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Alex Cross |
| 1997 | Amistad | Theodore Joadson |
| 1998 | Hard Rain | Jim |
| 1998 | Deep Impact | President Tom Beck |
| 2000 | Nurse Betty | Charlie |
| 2000 | Under Suspicion | Captain Victor Benezet |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Alex Cross |
| 2002 | High Crimes | Charlie Grimes |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears | DCI William Cabot |
| 2003 | Levity | Miles Evans |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | God |
| 2003 | Dreamcatcher | Colonel Abraham Curtis |
| 2004 | The Big Bounce | Walter Crewes |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris |
| 2005 | An Unfinished Life | Mitch Bradley |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Lucius Fox |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | March of the Penguins | Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Lucky Number Slevin | The Boss |
| 2006 | 10 Items or Less | Himself |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | God |
| 2007 | Feast of Love | Harry Stevenson |
| 2007 | The Bucket List | Carter Chambers |
| 2008 | Wanted | Sloan |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Lucius Fox |
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Keith Ripley |
| 2009 | Invictus | Nelson Mandela |
| 2010 | RED | Joe Matheson |
| 2011 | Born to Be Wild | Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Conan the Barbarian | Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Dolphin Tale | Dr. Cameron McCarthy |
| 2012 | The Magic of Belle Isle | Monte Wildhorn |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Lucius Fox |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Speaker Allan Trumbull |
| 2013 | Oblivion | Malcolm Beech |
| 2013 | Now You See Me | Thaddeus Bradley |
| 2013 | Last Vegas | Archie Clayton |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Vitruvius (voice) |
| 2014 | Transcendence | Joseph Tagger |
| 2014 | Lucy | Professor Norman |
| 2014 | Dolphin Tale 2 | Dr. Cameron McCarthy |
| 2015 | Ted 2 | Patrick Meighan |
| 2015 | Momentum | Senator |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Vice President Allan Trumbull |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Thaddeus Bradley |
| 2016 | Ben-Hur | Sheik Ilderim |
| 2017 | Going in Style | Willie Davis |
| 2017 | Just Getting Started | Duke Diver |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Drosselmeyer |
| 2019 | The Poison Rose | Doc |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | President Allan Trumbull |
| 2020 | The Comeback Trail | Reggie Fontaine |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | Himself |
| 2021 | Vanquish | Damon |
| 2021 | The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard | Senior |
| 2022 | Paradise Highway | Gerick |
| 2023 | A Good Person | Daniel |
| 2023 | The Ritual Killer | Dr. Mackles |
| 2023 | 57 Seconds | Anton Burrell |
| 2024 | My Dead Friend Zoe | Dr. Cole |
| 2024 | Gunner | Kendrick Rylker |
FAQs on Morgan Freeman
A. Morgan Freeman has dated several women and is currently not in a relationship.
A. Yes, Morgan Freeman has been nominated for a Golden Globe on 8 separate occasions and won it twice.
A. Yes, as of 2025, Morgan Freeman is still alive and living well.
