Martin Lawrence
Born: 1965-04-16 in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, West Germany [now Germany]
Known For: Acting
Biography
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and comedian who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House and Bad Boys II. Lawrence has acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.
Filmography
2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- Sneaks as J.B. (voice)
- Demascus as Forty
2024
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Marcus Burnett
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Mindcage as Jake Doyle
- Martin: The Reunion as Self
2020
- Bad Boys for Life as Marcus
2019
- The Beach Bum as Captain Wack
- Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
2018
- The Shop as Self
2017
- Steve as Self
- Def Comedy Jam 25 as Self
2016
- Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time as Himself
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Partners as Marcus Jackson
2012
- The Soul Man as Rudy
- Oddity Archive as Maurice Winfield (archive footage)
- Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self
2011
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as Malcolm / Big Momma
2010
- Conan as Self
- Death at a Funeral as Ryan
- Love That Girl! ... (Producer)
2008
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Roscoe Jenkins
- College Road Trip as Chief James Porter
2007
- Wild Hogs as Bobby Davis
- Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- Open Season as Boog (voice)
- Big Momma's House 2 as Malcolm Turner / Big Momma
- Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run as Boog (voice)
- We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story as Himself
2005
- Rebound as Roy McCormick
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Bad Boys II as Detective Marcus Burnett
- National Security as Earl Montgomery
2002
- Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat as himself
2001
- Black Knight as Jamal Walker / Skywalker
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Kevin Caffery
- Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars as Himself
- Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6
- Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 as Martin Lawrence
- Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12
2000
- Big Momma's House as Malcolm Turner
- Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
- Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' as Self
1999
- Blue Streak as Miles Logan
- Life as Claude Banks
- Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1
1998
- Jackie Chan: My Story as Self - Bad Boy
1997
- The View as Self
- The Chris Rock Show
- Nothing to Lose as Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- E! True Hollywood Story
- A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Darnell
1995
- Bad Boys as Marcus Burnett
1994
- Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- Martin as Martin Payne
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Boomerang as Tyler
1991
- House Party 2 as Bilal
- Talkin' Dirty After Dark as Terry
- One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence as Himself
1990
- House Party as Bilal
- Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Willie
1989
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1985
- What's Happening Now!! as Maurice Warfield
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host