Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1957-02-16 (68 years)
- Place of BirthLandstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
- Also Known AsLevar BurtonLevardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
LeVar Burton
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 Reading Rainbow for 23 years (1983–2006). Burton received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award...Read More
Acting Career
- 2023
Carol & the End of the World
As: (voice)
- 2023
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
As: Commodore Geordi La Forge
- 2022
Tom Swift
As: Barclay (voice)
- 2022
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2022
The Legend of Vox Machina
As: Undead Thordak (voice)
- 2021
Leverage: Redemption
As: Mr. Blanche
- 2020
Definition Please
As: LeVar Burton
- 2020
Star Trek: Picard
As: Commodore Geordi La Forge
2019Weird City
As: Dr. Negari
2018Brentwood
As: LeVar Burton
2018Explained
As: Narrator (voice)
2017OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
As: Kwame
2016Roots
As: Ephraim
2012Rise of the Zombies
As: Dr. Dan Halpern
2012Perception
As: Paul Haley
2012Transformers: Rescue Bots
As: Doc Green (voice)
2010The Jensen Project
As: Kendrick
2010Adventure Time
As: Bubble (voice)
2009Taken in Broad Daylight
As: Mike Timbrook
2009Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
As: Black Lightning (voice)
2009Community
As: LeVar Burton
2008Reach for Me
As: Nathanial
2007The Big Bang Theory
As: LeVar Burton
2003Blizzard
As: Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
- 2002
Star Trek: Nemesis
As: Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
2002Boomtown
As: Marvin Lloyd
- 2001
Ali
As: Martin Luther King, Jr.
1999Futurama
As: Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
1999Family Guy
As: Vern (voice)
- 1999
Family Guy
As: LeVar Burton (voice)
1999Our Friend, Martin
As: Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
- 1998
Star Trek: Insurrection
As: Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1998Becker
As: Mr. Haller
- 1996
Star Trek: First Contact
As: Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
1996Yesterday's Target
As: Winstrom
1995Deadly Games
As: Mr. Metcalf
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
As: The Monk (voice)
1995Star Trek: Voyager
As: Captain Geordi La Forge
- 1994
Star Trek: Generations
As: Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
1994Gargoyles
As: Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)
1994Parallel Lives
As: Dr. Franklin Carter
1994Christy
As: Daniel Scott
1993Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
As: Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
As: Geordi La Forge
1992Batman: The Animated Series
As: Hayden Sloane (voice)
1990Captain Planet and the Planeteers
As: Kwame (voice)
1988Roots: The Gift
As: Kunta Kinte
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
As: Geordi La Forge
1987A Special Friendship
As: Ben Sumner
1987Houston Knights
As: Jason Evans
1986Liberty
As: Robert Johnson
1986The Supernaturals
As: Pvt. Michael Osgood
1985The Midnight Hour
As: Vinnie Davis
1985And the Children Shall Lead
As: Glenn Scott
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Reporter Dave Robinson
1984The Jesse Owens Story
As: Professor Preston
1983Emergency Room
As: Ray Walden
1981The Acorn People
As: Rodney
1980The Hunter
As: Tommy Price
1980Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
As: Richard Jefferson
1979Dummy
As: Donald Lang
1978One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
As: Ron LeFlore
1978Battered
As: Andrew Sinclair
1977Looking for Mr. Goodbar
As: Cap Jackson
1977The Love Boat
As: Darnell Hall
1977Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
As: Billy Peoples
1977Roots
As: Kunta Kinte
1976Almos' a Man
As: Dave