Martin Lawrence

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

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.

Career

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2025

Sneaks

J.B. (voice)

2024

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Marcus Burnett

2022

Mindcage

Jake Doyle

2022

Sherri

Self - Guest

2019

The Beach Bum

Captain Wack

2018

The Shop

Self

2014

Partners

Marcus Jackson

2012

Oddity Archive

Maurice Winfield (archive footage)

2012

The Soul Man

Rudy

2011

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Malcolm / Big Momma

2010

Conan

Self

2008

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Roscoe Jenkins

2008

College Road Trip

Chief James Porter

2007

Wild Hogs

Bobby Davis

2006

Open Season

Boog (voice)

2006

Big Momma's House 2

Malcolm Turner / Big Momma

2006

El hormiguero

Self - Guest

2005

Rebound

Roy McCormick

2003

National Security

Earl Montgomery

2003

Bad Boys II

Detective Marcus Burnett

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2001

Black Knight

Jamal Walker / Skywalker

2001

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2

Martin Lawrence

2000

Big Momma's House

Malcolm Turner

1999

Blue Streak

Miles Logan

1999

Life

Claude Banks

1998

Jackie Chan: My Story

Self - Bad Boy

1997

Nothing to Lose

Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson

1997

The View

Self

1995

Bad Boys

Marcus Burnett

1992

Boomerang

Tyler

1992

Martin

Martin Payne

1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self - Presenter

1991

House Party 2

Bilal

1990

House Party

Bilal

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

1975

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host