The Making of Se7en
1997
as Self
Also known as: Morgan Porterfield Freeman
Acting
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre.
1997
as Self

2005
as Self (archive footage)

2003
as Self

1994
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

2008
as Lucius Fox

1995
as Somerset

2001
as Self
2013
as Narrator (voice)

2022
as Self

1978
as Uncle Hammer

2004
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

1992
as Ned Logan

2012
as Fox

2005
as Lucius Fox

1998
as Self

2022
as Self

1992
as Geel Piet

2006
as The Boss

1989
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

2014
as Vitruvius (voice)

2013
as Narrator (voice)

1981
as Clarence Collins

2021
as Self

2013
as Thaddeus Bradley

2007
as Jack Doyle

1996
as Narrator (voice)

2004
as Self

1989
as Principal Joe Clark

1989
as Hoke Colburn

2019
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)

2009
as Self

2002
as Self

2021
Executive Producer

2007
as Carter Chambers

2009
Executive Producer

2012
as Self

1996
as Narrator (voice)

1965
as Man on Street (Uncredited)

2000
as Narrator (voice)

1997
as Narrator (voice)

2005
as Narrator

1980
as Walter

2023
as Daniel

1997
as Theodore Joadson

2011
as Narrator (voice)

2010
as Self (voice)

2012
as Monte Wildhorn

2014
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy

2005
as Sam

2011
as Dr. McCarthy

2017
as Narrator (English voice)

2012
as Narrator (voice)

1991
as Azeem

2016
as Thaddeus Bradley

2005
as Mitch Bradley

2016
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2010
Producer

2003
as God

2010
as Joe Matheson

2007
as Self

2021
as Senior

2017
as Willie Davis

2013
as Beech

2009
as Narrator (voice)

2021
as Self

2019
as Alan Trumbull

1995
as General Billy Ford

2008
as Sloan

2025
as Thaddeus Bradley

1997
as Det. Alex Cross

2006
as Self

2020
as Narrator (voice)

2014
as Professor Norman

2013
as Alan Trumbull

2013
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton

2021
as Morgan Freeman

1985
as Warden Pratt

2015
as Bartok

2002
as DCI William Cabot

2002
as Charlie Grimes

2001
Executive Producer

2015
as Patrick Meighan

1999
as Self

1989
as Lt. A.Z. Drones

1990
as Walter Samson

1988
as Craig

1998
as President Tom Beck

2016
as Alan Trumbull

2004

2021
as Self

2006
as 'Him'

2014
as Narrator (voice)

2007
as Harry Stevenson

2003
Executive Producer

2023
as Anton Burrell

2000
Executive Producer

2018
as Drosselmeyer

1986
as Luther Johnson

2014
as Joseph Tagger

2000
as Charlie

1996
as Hibble

2024
as Dr. Cole

2006
as Self

2019
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2012
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2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023
Executive Producer

2005
as Self

2013
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2002
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2008

2012
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1974
as Self / Croupier

2017
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1991
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2011
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2002
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2015
as Narrator (voice)

2018
as Self

2020
as Narrator (voice)

1971
as Afro

2022
Producer

2014
Producer

2009
as Keith Ripley

1987
as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.

2022
as Gerick

2020
as Reggie Fontaine

1998
as Jim

1996
as Paul Shannon

2005
as Neil Armstrong (voice)

2023
as Dr. Mackles

2010
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1984
as Siemanowski

2016
as Sheik Ilderim

2006
as Frank Carden

1991
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1980
as Hap Richards

2013
as Self

2015
as Senator

1985
as Charlie Woods

2003
as Col. Abraham Curtis

2009
as Charles Peterson

1984
as Lewis

1990
as Judge Leonard White

1985
as Charles Traughber

1981
as Lieutenant Black

2018
as Narrator (voice)

2007
as God

1987
as Dr. Sherard

1973
as Chris

2017
as Self

2004
as Narrator (voice)

2005
as Ashford

1993
Director

2024
as Kendrick Ryker

2022
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler

2021
as Damon

2004
as Walter Crewes

2017
as Duke

1968
as Grand Central Commuter

2019
as Doc

2007
as Self

1999
Executive Producer

1991
as Narrator (voice)

1981
as Malcolm X
1990
as Narrator (voice)
2012
as Narratore

2014
as Maxwell Omni

2014
as Narrator (voice)

1979
as Sweet Talk

1988
as Dorsey Pratt

2003
as Lt. Redding

1992
as Self

2024
as (narrator)
TBA
Producer

2022
as Narrator (voice)
1974
as Self
2005
as Self

2005
as Self

2006
TBA
as Joe Mulwray
2025
as Self
TBA
as Narrator (voice)

1996
as Edward G. Robinson

1990
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TBA
1970

1985
as Messenger

2024
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TBA
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TBA
Producer

TBA
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TBA
Executive Producer

2025
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