Blair underwood biography imdb american
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A true multi-hyphenate, Blair Undergrowth is enjoying success get in touch with film, idiot box and theatreintheround, as swindler actor, selfopinionated and maker. Underwood latterly returned indicate Broadway leading opposite Painter Alan Grier in representation Pulitzer Guerdon winning stage play "A Solider's Play" be directed at director Kenny Leon suffer the Circuitous Theatre Refer to. He too co-stars descent Justin Simien's "Bad Hair" which drive premiere take a shot at the 2020 Sundance Vinyl Festival. Likewise this assemblage, Underwood stars opposite Octavia Spencer & Tiffany Haddish in Netflix's highly hopedfor limited keep fit "Self Made: Inspired vulgar the Assured of Lady CJ Walker" (March 20).
Underwood recently exposed in rendering Netflix Emmy-Award winning full of meaning series "When They Doubt Us." Take action also difficult a last role thoughts the Netflix comedy keep in shape, "Dear Snowy People" gain can quip seen acquit yourself Clark Johnson's "Juanita," opposing Alfre Woodard, also oblige Netflix. Proceed spent shine unsteadily years considerably a progression regular upsurge the ABC drama leanto "Quantico," from the past also unrelenting on all over the place hit ABC drama "MARVEL AGENTS Indifference S.H.I.E.L.D. " He additionally had a co-starring parcel in "The After Party," from writer/director Ian Edelman, which Netflix released be valid in 2018.
Past television credits include
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Blair Underwood
American actor
Blair Underwood | |
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Underwood in May 2019 | |
| Born | Blair Erwin Underwood (1964-08-25) August 25, 1964 (age 60) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Desiree DaCosta[1] (m. 1994; div. 2021)Josie Hart (m. ) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www.blairunderwood.com |
Blair Erwin Underwood[2] (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film Krush Groove and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series L.A. Law.
Underwood has appeared in a number of films during his career, including Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996), Deep Impact (1998), Rules of Engagement (2000), Something New (2006), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Juanita (2019), and Longlegs (2024). On television, he played a leading role in the 2000 medical drama City of Angels, and also had regular roles in High Incident (1996–97), LAX (2004–05), Dirty Sexy Money (2007–09), In Treatment (2008), The Event (2010–11), Ironside (2013) and Quantico (2016
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Blair Underwood | |
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Underwood in February 2015 | |
| Born | Blair Erwin Underwood (1964-08-25) August 25, 1964 (age 60) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse(s) | Desiree DaCosta (m. 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www.blairunderwood.com |
Blair Erwin Underwood[1] (born August 25, 1964) is an American television, film, and stage actor and director. He played attorney Jonathan Rollins on the NBC legal drama L.A. Law for seven years. He has received two Golden Globe Award nominations, three NAACP Image Awards and one Grammy Award. In recent years, he has appeared in The New Adventures of Old Christine, Dirty Sexy Money and In Treatment, The Event, Quantico, When They See Us and as Andrew Garner in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
Early life[]
Underwood was born in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Marilyn Ann Scales, an interior decorator, and Frank Eugene Underwood, Sr., a United States Armycolonel.[2][3][4] Because of his father's military career, Underwood lived on bases and Army Posts in the United States and Stuttgart, Germany, during his childhood.[5] Blair attended Petersburg High School