Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood
About
Character	Elias Martinez
Date of birth	25 August 1964
Origin	Tacoma, WA, USA
Gender
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Blair Underwood is the actor who portrays President Martinez.

About

Blair Underwood has appeared in many television programs and films. He is probably best known for his role as "Jonathan Rollins" in L.A. Law, a role in which he acted for seven years.

In addition to his role in L.A. Law he has appeared in numerous films, these credits include Gattaca (1997), Deep Impact (1998), and Rules of Engagement (2000), amongst many others.

He has also appeared in many television programs most notably in L.A. Law. His other credits include Knight Rider (1985), Sex and the City (2003-04), and more recently Dirty Sexy Money (2007) as "Simon Elder".

Blair has also performed his acting on stage. His theater credits include Measure for Measure at the 1993 New York Shakespeare Festival, El Negro en Peru, The Game of Love and Chance, and Love Letters in 2002.

In addition to his acting, Blair directed the films The Bridge to Nowhere (2009) and The Second Coming (1992). He has also worked as producer for cinema film The Hit (2007), as associate producer for television film Father & Son: Dangerous Relations (1993), and executive producer for television series Million Dollar Christmas (2007).

Connections

Blair appeared with fellow The Event cast members Laura Innes in Deep Impact, Ian Anthony Dale in the television movie Company Town, Zeljko Ivanek in an episode of L.A. Law, and Bill Smitrovich in LAX.

Notes

Blair Underwood won five Image Awards and was nominated for nine other times for an Image award. His wins and nominations were in the outstanding lead and supporting actor categories.
Blair was nominated twice for a Golden Globe award, in the Best Supporting actor in Television category: In 1991 for L.A. Law, and in 2009 for In Treatment.
Blair is also a published author. He co-wrote the mystery From Cape Town with Love: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with Tananarive Due and Steve Barnes, which was nominated in the mystery category for the 2010 African American Literary Awards.