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









