Acting
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".
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
The Good Wife
2009 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
Knight Rider
1982 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Elsbeth
2024 · TV
Sex and the City
1998 · TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV
21 Jump Street
1987 · TV
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV
The Tyra Banks Show
2005 · TV
American Crime Story
2016 · TV
Tamron Hall
2019 · TV
L.A. Law
1986 · TV
Quantico
2015 · TV
In Treatment
2008 · TV
A Different World
1987 · TV
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · TV
Your Honor
2020 · TV
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006 · TV
The Lion Guard
2016 · TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · TV
Half & Half
2002 · TV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV
When They See Us
2019 · TV
The Word
1990 · TV
Love Life
2020 · TV
Dirty Sexy Money
2007 · TV
Longlegs
2024 · Movie
Deep Impact
1998 · Movie
Gattaca
1997 · Movie
The Event
2010 · TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV
LAX
2004 · TV
Ironside
2013 · TV
Celebrity Crime Files
2012 · TV
High Incident
1996 · TV
Three Women
2024 · TV
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020 · TV
City of Angels
2000 · TV
Set It Off
1996 · Movie
Rules of Engagement
2000 · Movie
Downtown
1986 · TV
Fatherhood
2004 · TV
Bad Hair
2021 · Movie
Just Cause
1995 · Movie
Madea's Family Reunion
2006 · Movie
One Spoon of Chocolate
2026 · Movie
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
2016 · Movie
Vietnam in HD
2011 · TV
Something New
2006 · Movie
The Art of Getting By
2011 · Movie
Mama Flora's Family
1998 · TV
Malibu's Most Wanted
2003 · Movie
Youngblood
2026 · Movie
Origin
2023 · Movie
Full Frontal
2002 · Movie
Posse
1993 · Movie
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006 · TV
Bear Witness
2022 · Movie
Smothered
2023 · TV
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
2012 · TV
Mistrial
1996 · Movie
G
2002 · Movie
Really Love
2020 · Movie
Weather Girl
2009 · Movie
Broken
2016 · Movie
Covert One: The Hades Factor
2006 · Movie
The After Party
2018 · Movie
Tigers on the Rise
2024 · Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Movie
Asunder
1998 · Movie
Thunder and Lightning
2013 · TV
Voices That Care
1991 · Movie
Murder in Mississippi
1990 · Movie
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020 · Movie
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Movie
The Cover Girl and the Cop
1989 · Movie
Mr. SOUL!
2018 · Movie
Soul of the Game
1996 · Movie
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
1993 · Movie
Krush Groove
1985 · Movie
Guardians of the Galapagos
2025 · Movie
The Golden Blaze
2005 · Movie
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991 · Movie
The Trip to Bountiful
2014 · Movie
Juanita
2019 · Movie
Penguins: Life on the Edge
2020 · Movie
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
2024 · Movie
The Gristle
2004 · Movie
Truth Be Told
2002 · Movie
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991 · Movie
Heat Wave
1990 · Movie
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009 · Movie
Do Geese See God
2004 · Movie
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
2012 · Movie
A Soldier's Play
2021 · Movie
The Wishing Tree
1999 · Movie
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
2022 · Movie
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016 · Movie
