Cast & creator
Blair Underwood
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The View
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 as: Блер Андервуд, بلیر آندروود
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film credits
56
television credits
117
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (125)
Showing 125 of 125 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Miles Sennet
1999
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Good Wife
Harry Dargis
2009
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
1944
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Andrew Garner
2013
L.A. Law
Jonathan Rollins
1986
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Knight Rider
Potts
1982
Sex and the City
Dr. Robert Leeds
1998
The Cosby Show
Mark
1984
21 Jump Street
Reginald Brooks
1987
Elsbeth
Cliff McGrath
2024
A Different World
Zelmer Collier
1987The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Quantico
Owen Hall
2015
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
In Treatment
Alex Prince
2008
American Crime Story
Vernon Jordan
2016
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Daniel Harris
2006
The Lion Guard
Makuu (voice)
2016
Half & Half
Blair Underwood
2002
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
King Midas (voice)
1995
Your Honor
Roland Carter
2020
The Word
1990
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Longlegs
Agent Carter
2024
Deep Impact
Mark Simon
1998
Dirty Sexy Money
Simon Elder
2007
Love Life
Leon Hines
2020
The Event
Elias Martinez
2010
LAX
Roger De Souza
2004
When They See Us
Bobby Burns
2019
Gattaca
Geneticist
1997
High Incident
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
City of Angels
Ben Turner
2000
Ironside
Robert Ironside
2013Aspel & Company
1984
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Charles James Walker
2020
Something New
Mark Harper
2006
Just Cause
Bobby Earl Ferguson
1995
Three Women
Richard
2024
Rules of Engagement
Capt. Lee
2000
Vietnam in HD
Charles Brown
2011
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Palmer Addison
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Carlos
2006
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Makuu (voice)
2016
Celebrity Crime Files
Narrator (voice)
2012
Mama Flora's Family
Willie
1998
Downtown
Terry Corsaro
1986
The Art of Getting By
Principal
2011
Set It Off
Keith
1996
Fatherhood
2004
Full Frontal
Calvin / Nicholas
2002
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993
Tigers on the Rise
Narrator (voice)
2024
Malibu's Most Wanted
Tom Gibbsons
2003
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Jonathan Rollins
1988
Origin
Amari Selvan
2023
Soul of the Game
Jackie Robinson
1996
One Spoon of Chocolate
Officer Beem
2026
Weather Girl
Fitz
2009
Posse
Carver
1993
Smothered
2023
Bad Hair
Amos Bludso
2021
Mistrial
Lieutenant C. Hodges
1996
スーパーマン @ Tokyo
Superman / Narrator (voice)
2012
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
2020
Thunder and Lightning
Black Lightning (voice)
2013
Really Love
Jerome Richmond
2020
The Bridge to Nowhere
Director
2009The Bridge to Nowhere
Writer
2009
Father & Son: Dangerous Relations
Jared Williams
1993
Bear Witness
Narrator (voice)
2022Company Town
Tom Wilson
The After Party
Sgt. Martin Ellison
2018
Youngblood
Blane Youngblood
2026
G
Chip Hightower
2002
Covert One: The Hades Factor
Palmer Addison
2006
The Cover Girl and the Cop
Horace Bouchet
1989
Broken
2016
Krush Groove
Russell Walker
1985Don't Ever Wonder
Asunder
Chance Williams
1998
The Trip to Bountiful
Ludie Watts
2014
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
1991
Murder in Mississippi
James Chaney
1990
Guardians of the Galapagos
Narrator (voice)
2025
Heat Wave
Bob Richardson
1990
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
Penguins: Life on the Edge
Narrator (voice)
2020
A Soldier's Play
Captain Richard Davenport
2021
Mr. SOUL!
Ellis Haizlip (voice)
2018Mr. SOUL!
Executive Producer
2018
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
David Ames
2012Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day
Producer
2012
Do Geese See God
Man
2004
Truth Be Told
Det. Harris
2002
Juanita
Blair Underwood
2019Viral
Viral
Director
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Self
2009
Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Narrator (voice)
2024Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency
Executive Producer
2024
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Self
1991
The Gristle
Self (uncredited)
2004The Listeners
Dr. Thomas Hale
The Golden Blaze
Gregory Fletcher (voice)
2005
The Wishing Tree
Thomas
1999
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Narrator (voice)
2016Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Executive Producer
2016The Hit
Henry Alabaster
2007The Hit
Producer
2007
Black Patriots: Buffalo Soldiers
Narrator (voice)
2022Guardians of the Galapagos
Narrator (voice)
2025First Generation
Narrator (voice)
2011