LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

16/02/1957

Age

68 years old

Place of Birth

Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany

Biography

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Read... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2023

Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series...

as Commodore Geordi La Forge

2022

Secrets of Sacred Architecture

as Narrator (voice)

2020

Definition Please

as LeVar Burton

2018

Brentwood

as LeVar Burton

2013

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Bes...

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive foota...

2012

Rise of the Zombies

as Dr. Dan Halpern

2010

The Jensen Project

as Kendrick

2009

Taken in Broad Daylight

as Mike Timbrook

2009

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

as Black Lightning (voice)

2008

Reach for Me

as Nathanial

2003

Blizzard

as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)

2002

Star Trek: Nemesis

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

2001

Ali

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

1999

Our Friend, Martin

as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burto...

1998

Star Trek: Insurrection

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1997

Trekkies

as Self

1996

Star Trek: First Contact

as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

1996

Yesterday's Target

as Winstrom

1994

Star Trek: Generations

as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge

1994

Parallel Lives

as Dr. Franklin Carter

1994

Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Goo...

as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge

1993

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive foota...

1993

Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland

as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather

1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain o...

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive foota...

1992

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's ...

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footag...

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unifica...

as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive foota...

1991

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redempt...

as Geordi LaForge (archive footage)

1990

Central Park

as Self

1988

Roots: The Gift

as Kunta Kinte

1987

A Special Friendship

as Ben Sumner

1986

Liberty

as Robert Johnson

1986

The Supernaturals

as Pvt. Michael Osgood

1985

The Midnight Hour

as Vinnie Davis

1985

And the Children Shall Lead

as Glenn Scott

1984

Booker

as Davis

1984

The Jesse Owens Story

as Professor Preston

1983

Emergency Room

as Ray Walden

1982

I Love Liberty

as Self

1981

Grambling's White Tiger

as Charles 'Tank' Smith

1981

The Acorn People

as Rodney

1980

The Hunter

as Tommy Price

1979

Dummy

as Donald Lang

1978

Mickey's 50

as Self

1978

Battered

as Andrew Sinclair

1977

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Cap Jackson

1976

Almos' a Man

as Dave

Crew

2023

The Right to Read

as Executive Producer

2008

Reach for Me

as Director

2003

Blizzard

as Director

1999

Smart House

as Director

1998

The Tiger Woods Story

as Director