One Night Only2026
As Rick
TMDb 6.5 / 10
LeVar Burton
Born
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 as host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow. His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.
Filmography (68)
Star Trek: Nemesis2002
As Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Star Trek: First Contact1996
As Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Ali2001
As Martin Luther King, Jr.
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Star Trek: Insurrection1998
As Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Star Trek: Generations1994
As Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies2009
As Black Lightning (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Looking for Mr. Goodbar1977
As Cap Jackson
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Hunter1980
As Tommy Price
TMDb 5.9 / 10
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager2024
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Blizzard2003
As Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Rise of the Zombies2012
As Dr. Dan Halpern
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The Muppets Go Hollywood1979
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Trekkies1997
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Remembering Roots2002
As Self
Central Park1990
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Midnight Hour1985
As Vinnie Davis
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Our Friend, Martin1999
As Martin at Age 26 (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds2013
As Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Roots: The Gift1988
As Kunta Kinte
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Dummy1979
As Donald Lang
TMDb 8.8 / 10
And They're Off2011
As Self
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Lennon or McCartney2014
As Self
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...2014
As Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special1991
As Self
TMDb 5.9 / 10
40 Years of Star Trek2006
As Self
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation1994
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
I Love Liberty1982
As Self
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next1988
As Self
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event2023
As Commodore Geordi La Forge
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption2013
As Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond1996
As Self
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes1993
As Geordi La Forge
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Jesse Owens Story1984
As Professor Preston
TMDb 8.1 / 10
US Against the World1977
As Self
Grambling's White Tiger
Grambling's White Tiger1981
As Charles 'Tank' Smith
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Brentwood2018
As LeVar Burton
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification2013
As Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation2012
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Parallel Lives1994
As Dr. Franklin Carter
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Liberty1986
As Robert Johnson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland1993
As Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command2014
As Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Taken in Broad Daylight2009
As Mike Timbrook
TMDb 5.2 / 10
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con2014
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Yesterday's Target1996
As Winstrom
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Butterfly in the Sky2024
As Self
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Reach for Me2008
As Nathanial
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Almos' a Man1976
As Dave
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid1977
As Billy Peoples
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Definition Please2020
As LeVar Burton
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Battered1978
As Andrew Sinclair
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool2005
As Self
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Mickey's 501978
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Jensen Project2010
As Kendrick
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Acorn People1981
As Rodney
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Secrets of Sacred Architecture2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Emergency Room1983
As Ray Walden
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore DocumentaryRelease date TBA
As Self
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family2017
TMDb 10.0 / 10
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story1978
As Ron LeFlore
TMDb 6.1 / 10
And the Children Shall Lead1985
As Glenn Scott
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Star Trek: Federation Science1992
TMDb 1.0 / 10
The Supernaturals1986
As Pvt. Michael Osgood
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Booker
Booker1984
As Davis
TMDb 8.0 / 10
A Special Friendship1987
As Ben Sumner
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation2012
As Self
TMDb 5.5 / 10
School of the Future2016
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb