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 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".
112 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 112
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Good Wife
2009
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The View
1997
Sex and the City
1998
Knight Rider
1982
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
21 Jump Street
1987
Elsbeth
2024
In Treatment
2008
The Cosby Show
1984
L.A. Law
1986
Tony Awards
1956
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
American Crime Story
2016
Quantico
2015
Tamron Hall
2019
A Different World
1987
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Tony Danza Show
2004
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
The Lion Guard
2016
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Your Honor
2020
Half & Half
2002
Longlegs
2024
Love Life
2020
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
Gattaca
1997
When They See Us
2019
The Event
2010
High Incident
1996
LAX
2004
Deep Impact
1998
Ironside
2013
Three Women
2024
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
City of Angels
2000
Vietnam in HD
2011
Just Cause
1995
Set It Off
1996
Fatherhood
2004
Aspel & Company
1984
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Mama Flora's Family
1998
Rules of Engagement
2000
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003
Origin
2023
Celebrity Crime Files
2012
Youngblood
2026
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
2012
Smothered
2023
Something New
2006
Posse
1993
Downtown
1986
Bad Hair
2021
The Art of Getting By
2011
Soul of the Game
1996
Full Frontal
2002
Mistrial
1996
Company Town
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Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
Thunder and Lightning
2013
Krush Groove
1985
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Weather Girl
2009
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012
The After Party
2018
Really Love
2020
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025
G
2002
Heat Wave
1990
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
Juanita
2019
Voices That Care
1991
The Gristle
2004
A Soldier's Play
2021
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993
Truth Be Told
2002
Murder in Mississippi
1990
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989
Mr. SOUL!
2018
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006
The Trip to Bountiful
2014
Tigers on the Rise
2024
The Golden Blaze
2005
Bear Witness
2022
Don't Ever Wonder
—
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020
The Hit
2007
The Wishing Tree
1999
Broken
2016
Asunder
1998
The Listeners
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Do Geese See God
2004
Viral
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Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
First Generation
2011
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022
