Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, director, and producer. He portrayed Perry White in the films Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Fishburne is the first African-American actor to play the part of White.
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- Laurence Fishburne portrayed Bill Foster in Ant-Man and the Wasp. This makes him one of the few actors to date to have appeared in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe.
- Laurence Fishburne also voiced Norrin Radd/Silver Surfer in the 20th Century Fox production Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
- Laurence Fishburne previously worked with Harry Lennix in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
- Laurence Fishburne previously worked with Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Days of Wrath.
- Laurence Fishburne previously worked with Sammi Rotibi in Always Outnumbered.
- Laurence Fishburne previously worked with Tao Okamoto in Hannibal.
- Laurence Fishburne shares his birthday with Christopher Nolan.