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Blair Underwood
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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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Good Wife
2009
In Treatment
2008
Elsbeth
2024
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Knight Rider
1982
Sex and the City
1998
The Cosby Show
1984
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
L.A. Law
1986
Quantico
2015
21 Jump Street
1987
A Different World
1987
American Crime Story
2016
The New Adventures of Old Christine
2006
Love Life
2020
Your Honor
2020
The Lion Guard
2016
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
The Event
2010
When They See Us
2019
Longlegs
2024
Gattaca
1997
Deep Impact
1998
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
Origin
2023
Posse
1993
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