
Blair Underwood
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 oppo…
Acting
- 2024Three WomenRichard10 ep.
- 2024ElsbethCliff McGrath1 ep.
- 2023Smothered6 ep.
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2020Your HonorRoland Carter1 ep.
- 2020Love LifeLeon Hines1 ep.
- 2020Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. WalkerCharles James Walker4 ep.
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2019When They See UsBobby Burns2 ep.
- 2016American Crime StoryVernon Jordan3 ep.
- 2016The Lion GuardMakuu (voice)2 ep.
- 2015QuanticoOwen Hall35 ep.
- 2013IronsideRobert Ironside9 ep.
- 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Andrew Garner10 ep.
- 2013Thunder and LightningBlack Lightning (voice)2 ep.
- 2012Celebrity Crime FilesNarrator (voice)8 ep.
- 2012スーパーマン @ TokyoSuperman / Narrator (voice)2 ep.
- 2011Vietnam in HDCharles Brown6 ep.
- 2010The EventElias Martinez22 ep.
- 2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2008In TreatmentAlex Prince9 ep.
- 2007Dirty Sexy MoneySimon Elder23 ep.
- 2006Covert One: The Hades FactorPalmer Addison2 ep.
- 2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineDaniel Harris9 ep.
- 2005The Tyra Banks Show1 ep.
- 2004LAXRoger De Souza13 ep.
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2004Fatherhood26 ep.
- 2002Half & HalfBlair Underwood1 ep.
- 2000City of AngelsBen Turner25 ep.
- 1998Mama Flora's FamilyWillie2 ep.
- 1998Sex and the CityDr. Robert Leeds5 ep.
- 1996High Incident32 ep.
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKing Midas (voice)1 ep.
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf3 ep.
- 1987A Different WorldZelmer Collier1 ep.
- 1986DowntownTerry Corsaro13 ep.
- 1986L.A. LawJonathan Rollins149 ep.
- 1984The Cosby ShowMark1 ep.
- 1984Aspel & Company1 ep.
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee3 ep.
- —Company TownTom Wilson1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2017Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2020The ViewSelf2 ep.
- 2024The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2024ElsbethCliff McGrath1 ep.
- 2008LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf, Self - Guest3 ep.
- 2021Love LifeLeon Hines1 ep.
- 2021American Crime StoryVernon Jordan3 ep.
- 2020Your HonorRoland Carter1 ep.
- 2020The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2019When They See UsBobby Burns2 ep.
- 2016The Lion GuardMakuu (voice)2 ep.
- 2015Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Andrew Garner10 ep.
- 2016The Good WifeHarry Dargis1 ep.
- 2012Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineDaniel Harris9 ep.
- 1991Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member, Self - Nominee3 ep.
- 2008Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
- 2008In TreatmentAlex Prince9 ep.
- 2007RootsSelf1 ep.
- 2007Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMiles Sennet1 ep.
- 2006The Tyra Banks Show1 ep.
- 2006The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2005The Tony Danza ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2005Half & HalfBlair Underwood1 ep.
- 2004Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
- 2003Sex and the CityDr. Robert Leeds5 ep.
- 1997Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKing Midas (voice)1 ep.
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1993Aspel & Company1 ep.
- 1993The Word1 ep.
- 1991A Different WorldZelmer Collier1 ep.
- 198721 Jump StreetReginald Brooks1 ep.
- 1987Scarecrow and Mrs. King1 ep.
- 1985The Cosby ShowMark1 ep.
- 1985Knight RiderPotts1 ep.
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