Martin Lawrence
Acting • Born 1965-04-16
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
74 credits
Do the Right Thing
Movie • 1989
Cee
Blue Streak
Movie • 1999
Miles Logan
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
Movie • 2002
himself
Boomerang
Movie • 1992
Tyler
Wild Hogs
Movie • 2007
Bobby Davis
National Security
Movie • 2003
Earl Montgomery
Sneaks
Movie • 2025
J.B. (voice)
Life
Movie • 1999
Claude Banks
Nothing to Lose
Movie • 1997
Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson
Open Season
Movie • 2006
Boog (voice)
Black Knight
Movie • 2001
Jamal Walker / Skywalker
Rebound
Movie • 2005
Roy McCormick
Bad Boys II
Movie • 2003
Detective Marcus Burnett
Bad Boys
Movie • 1995
Marcus Burnett
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys'
Movie • 2000
Self
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Movie • 2008
Roscoe Jenkins
College Road Trip
Movie • 2008
Chief James Porter
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Movie • 1996
Darnell
Death at a Funeral
Movie • 2010
Ryan
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Movie • 2001
Kevin Caffery
House Party
Movie • 1990
Bilal
House Party 2
Movie • 1991
Bilal
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Movie • 2011
Malcolm / Big Momma
Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run
Movie • 2006
Boog (voice)
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Movie • 1991
Terry
One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence
Movie • 1991
Himself
Mindcage
Movie • 2022
Jake Doyle
Bad Boys for Life
Movie • 2020
Marcus
Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time
Movie • 2016
Himself
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Movie • 2012
Self
Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy
Movie • 1994
Self
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
Movie • 2006
Himself
Jackie Chan: My Story
Movie • 1998
Self - Bad Boy
Def Comedy Jam 25
Movie • 2017
Self
The Beach Bum
Movie • 2019
Captain Wack
Big Momma's House 2
Movie • 2006
Malcolm Turner / Big Momma
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
Movie • 2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6
Movie • 2001
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Movie • 1990
Willie
Big Momma's House
Movie • 2000
Malcolm Turner
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Movie • 2024
Marcus Burnett
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
Movie • 2019
Bad Boys: Legacy
Movie • 2024
Self
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1
Movie • 1999
Untitled Blue Streak Sequel
Movie
Miles
Def comedy Jam - All stars 3
Movie • 2021
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2
Movie • 2001
Martin Lawrence
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12
Movie • 2001
What's Happening Now!!
TV • 1985
Martin
TV • 1992
Martin Payne
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The View
TV • 1997
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
One Night Stand
TV • 1989
The Shop
TV • 2018
Self
Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up
TV • 2007
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Partners
TV • 2014
Marcus Jackson
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars
TV • 2001
Himself
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV • 2025
Self
Oddity Archive
TV • 2012
Maurice Winfield (archive footage)
The Soul Man
TV • 2012
Rudy