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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Youngblood
Character:Blane Youngblood
Release Date:06/03/2026
One Spoon of Chocolate
Character:
Release Date:08/06/2025
Guardians of the Galapagos
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/04/2025
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Character:Narrator
Release Date:03/11/2024
Longlegs
Character:Agent Carter
Release Date:10/07/2024
Tigers on the Rise
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/04/2024
Origin
Character:Amari Selvan
Release Date:08/12/2023
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/05/2022
Bear Witness
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/04/2022
Bad Hair
Character:Amos Bludso
Release Date:05/05/2021
A Soldier's Play
Character:Captain Richard Davenport
Release Date:25/02/2021
Really Love
Character:Jerome Richmond
Release Date:16/10/2020
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:03/04/2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2020
Juanita
Character:Blair Underwood
Release Date:08/03/2019
The After Party
Character:Sgt. Martin Ellison
Release Date:24/08/2018
Mr. SOUL!
Character:Ellis Haizlip (voice)
Release Date:27/04/2018
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/08/2016
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Character:Makuu (voice)
Release Date:25/01/2016
The Trip to Bountiful
Character:Ludie Watts
Release Date:08/03/2014
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Character:David Ames
Release Date:13/04/2012
The Art of Getting By
Character:Principal
Release Date:17/06/2011
First Generation
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2011
Weather Girl
Character:Fitz
Release Date:10/07/2009
The Hit
Character:Henry Alabaster
Release Date:26/09/2007
Madea's Family Reunion
Character:Carlos
Release Date:24/02/2006
Something New
Character:Mark Harper
Release Date:29/01/2006
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Character:Palmer Addison
Release Date:01/01/2006
The Golden Blaze
Character:Gregory Fletcher (voice)
Release Date:10/05/2005
Do Geese See God
Character:Man
Release Date:23/11/2004
The Gristle
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/2004
Malibu's Most Wanted
Character:Tom Gibbsons
Release Date:10/04/2003
Full Frontal
Character:Calvin / Nicholas
Release Date:02/08/2002
G
Character:Chip Hightower
Release Date:10/05/2002
Truth Be Told
Character:Det. Harris
Release Date:01/01/2002
Rules of Engagement
Character:Capt. Lee
Release Date:07/04/2000
The Wishing Tree
Character:Thomas
Release Date:01/01/1999
Asunder
Character:Chance Williams
Release Date:06/11/1998
Deep Impact
Character:Mark Simon
Release Date:08/05/1998
Gattaca
Character:Geneticist
Release Date:07/09/1997
Set It Off
Character:Keith
Release Date:06/11/1996
Mistrial
Character:Lieutenant C. Hodges
Release Date:02/11/1996
Soul of the Game
Character:Jackie Robinson
Release Date:20/04/1996
Just Cause
Character:Bobby Earl Ferguson
Release Date:17/02/1995
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Character:Self(segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Release Date:29/10/1993
Posse
Character:Carver
Release Date:14/05/1993
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Character:Jared Williams
Release Date:19/04/1993
Voices That Care
Character:Self - Choir Member
Release Date:28/02/1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Character:Reader
Release Date:01/01/1991
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1991
Heat Wave
Character:Bob Richardson
Release Date:13/08/1990
Murder in Mississippi
Character:James Chaney
Release Date:05/02/1990
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Character:Horace Bouchet
Release Date:16/01/1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Character:Jonathan Rollins
Release Date:13/11/1988
Krush Groove
Character:Russell Walker
Release Date:25/10/1985
Television Appearances
Three Women
Character:Richard
Elsbeth
Character:Cliff McGrath
Smothered
Character:
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Your Honor
Character:Roland Carter
Love Life
Character:Leon Hines
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Character:Charles James Walker
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
When They See Us
Character:Bobby Burns
American Crime Story
Character:Vernon Jordan
The Lion Guard
Character:Makuu (voice)
Quantico
Character:Owen Hall
Ironside
Character:Robert Ironside
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Character:Andrew Garner
Thunder and Lightning
Character:Black Lightning (voice)
Celebrity Crime Files
Character:Narrator (voice)
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
Character:Superman / Narrator (voice)
Vietnam in HD
Character:Charles Brown
The Event
Character:Elias Martinez
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
The Good Wife
Character:Harry Dargis
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
In Treatment
Character:Alex Prince
Dirty Sexy Money
Character:Simon Elder
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Character:Palmer Addison
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Character:Daniel Harris
The Tyra Banks Show
Character:
The Tony Danza Show
Character:Self
LAX
Character:Roger De Souza
Fatherhood
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Half & Half
Character:Himself
City of Angels
Character:Ben Turner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Miles Sennet
Mama Flora's Family
Character:Willie
Sex and the City
Character:Dr. Robert Leeds
The View
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self
High Incident
Character:
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Character:King Midas (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
A Different World
Character:Zelmer Collier
21 Jump Street
Character:Reginald Brooks
Downtown
Character:Terry Corsaro
L.A. Law
Character:Jonathan Rollins
The Cosby Show
Character:Mark
Aspel & Company
Character:
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Character:
Knight Rider
Character:Potts
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Audience Member
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