Blair Underwood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-08-25
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Blair Underwood
Biography
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".
Also Known For
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Jan 01, 1991
Rules of Engagement
Apr 07, 2000
Asunder
Nov 06, 1998
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Jan 01, 2006
Deep Impact
May 08, 1998
Origin
Dec 08, 2023
Just Cause
Feb 17, 1995
Set It Off
Nov 06, 1996
Malibu's Most Wanted
Apr 10, 2003
The Hit
Sep 26, 2007
Krush Groove
Oct 25, 1985
G
May 10, 2002
Full Frontal
Aug 02, 2002
Voices That Care
Feb 28, 1991
Madea's Family Reunion
Feb 24, 2006
Weather Girl
Jul 10, 2009
The Gristle
May 13, 2004
Soul of the Game
Apr 20, 1996
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Apr 13, 2012
Do Geese See God
Nov 23, 2004
Bear Witness
Apr 22, 2022
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
May 31, 2022
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Jan 16, 1989
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Apr 19, 1993
The Trip to Bountiful
Mar 08, 2014
Murder in Mississippi
Feb 05, 1990
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Jan 25, 2016
Heat Wave
Aug 13, 1990
First Generation
Jan 01, 2011
Longlegs
Jul 10, 2024
The Golden Blaze
May 10, 2005
Mistrial
Nov 02, 1996
Tigers on the Rise
Apr 21, 2024
The Art of Getting By
Jun 17, 2011
Something New
Jan 29, 2006
One Spoon of Chocolate
Jun 08, 2025
Truth Be Told
Jan 01, 2002
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Nov 13, 1988
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Jan 01, 1991
The Wishing Tree
Jan 01, 1999
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Aug 05, 2016
The After Party
Aug 24, 2018
Gattaca
Sep 07, 1997
Juanita
Mar 08, 2019
Posse
May 14, 1993
Bad Hair
May 05, 2021
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Apr 03, 2020
Mr. SOUL!
Apr 27, 2018
Viral
A Soldier's Play
Feb 25, 2021
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Jan 02, 2020
Really Love
Oct 16, 2020
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Nov 03, 2024
Guardians of the Galapagos
Apr 21, 2025
Youngblood
Sep 06, 2025
L.A. Law
Sep 15, 1986
A Different World
Sep 24, 1987
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
The Tony Danza Show
Sep 13, 2004
Half & Half
Sep 23, 2002
21 Jump Street
Apr 12, 1987
Fatherhood
Jun 20, 2004
The Cosby Show
Sep 20, 1984
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The Tyra Banks Show
Sep 12, 2005
Knight Rider
Sep 26, 1982
Tamron Hall
Sep 09, 2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Oct 03, 1983
Dirty Sexy Money
Sep 26, 2007
LAX
Sep 13, 2004
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mar 13, 2006
City of Angels
Jan 16, 2000
High Incident
Mar 04, 1996
Vietnam in HD
Nov 08, 2011
Your Honor
Dec 06, 2020
Company Town
Aspel & Company
Jun 09, 1984
Downtown
Sep 27, 1986
The Event
Sep 20, 2010
Ironside
Oct 02, 2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
American Crime Story
Feb 02, 2016
Love Life
May 27, 2020
Quantico
Sep 27, 2015
In Treatment
Jan 28, 2008
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Apr 09, 2006
Who Do You Think You Are?
Mar 05, 2010
Mama Flora's Family
Nov 08, 1998
Smothered
Dec 07, 2023
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mar 12, 1995
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
Elsbeth
Feb 29, 2024
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Sex and the City
Jun 06, 1998
Three Women
Sep 13, 2024
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Mar 20, 2020
When They See Us
May 31, 2019
Thunder and Lightning
Jan 05, 2013
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Celebrity Crime Files
Oct 15, 2012
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
