Martin Lawrence

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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Acting History

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