Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood
Underwood in May 2019
Born
Blair Erwin Underwood

(1964-08-25) August 25, 1964 (age 59)
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Desiree DaCosta[1]
(m. 1994; div. 2021)
Josie Hart
(m. 2023)
Children3
Websitewww.blairunderwood.com

Blair Erwin Underwood[2] (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film Krush Groove and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series L.A. Law.

Underwood has appeared in a number of films during his career, including Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996), Deep Impact (1998), Rules of Engagement (2000), Something New (2006), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Juanita (2019), and Longlegs (2024). On television, he played a leading role in the 2000 medical drama City of Angels, and also had regular roles in High Incident (1996–97), LAX (2004–05), Dirty Sexy Money (2007–09), In Treatment (2008), The Event (2010–11), Ironside (2013) and Quantico (2016–18). Underwood has received two Golden Globe Award nominations, five NAACP Image Awards, one Daytime Emmy Award, and one Grammy Award.

  1. ^ Willis, Kim (May 31, 2021). "'A beautiful journey': Blair Underwood, Desiree DaCosta reveal split after 27 years of marriage". USA Today. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ The second coming. Artist: Jerry LaCroix, sound recording by Phonogram, Inc, The grains of paradise Archived March 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. Faqs.org. Retrieved on August 25, 2013.