Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and comedian who was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, Big Momma's House and Bad Boys II. Lawrence has acted in numerous movie roles and starred in his own television series, Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997.

Filmography

• 20267 Dogs
• The Varnell Hill Show — Executive Producer
• Demascus — Forty
• 2025Sneaks — J.B. (voice)
• 2024Bad Boys: Ride or Die — Marcus Burnett, Executive Producer
• 2022Martin: The Reunion — Self, Executive Producer
• 2022Mindcage — Jake Doyle, Executive Producer
• 2021Def comedy Jam - All stars 3
• 2020Bad Boys for Life — Marcus
• 2019Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
• 2019The Beach Bum — Captain Wack
• 2016Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time — Himself, Writer, Executive Producer
• Partners — Marcus Jackson, Executive Producer
• Oddity Archive — Maurice Winfield (archive footage)
• The Soul Man — Rudy
• 2011Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son — Malcolm / Big Momma, Executive Producer
• 2010Death at a Funeral — Ryan
• Love That Girl! — Producer
• 2008College Road Trip — Chief James Porter
• 2008Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins — Roscoe Jenkins
• Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-Up — Producer, Creator
• 2007Wild Hogs — Bobby Davis
• 2006Big Momma's House 2 — Malcolm Turner / Big Momma, Executive Producer
• 2006Boog and Elliot's Midnight Bun Run — Boog (voice)
• 2006Open Season — Boog (voice)
• 2005Rebound — Roy McCormick, Executive Producer
• 2003Bad Boys II — Detective Marcus Burnett
• 2003National Security — Earl Montgomery, Executive Producer
• 2002Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat — himself, Executive Producer, Writer, Director
• 2001Black Knight — Jamal Walker / Skywalker, Executive Producer
• 2001Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 6
• 2001Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 12
• 2001Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 — Martin Lawrence
• 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? — Kevin Caffery, Executive Producer
• 2000Big Momma's House — Malcolm Turner, Executive Producer
• 2000Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
• 1999Blue Streak — Miles Logan
• 1999Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 1
• 1999Life — Claude Banks
• 1998Jackie Chan: My Story — Self - Bad Boy, Thanks
• 1997Nothing to Lose — Terrence Paul "T-Paul" Davidson
• The Chris Rock Show
• 1996A Thin Line Between Love and Hate — Darnell, Director, Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1995Bad Boys — Marcus Burnett
• 1994Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy — Self, Writer, Executive Producer
• 1992Boomerang — Tyler
• Martin — Martin Payne, Writer, Producer, Story, Creator
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1991House Party 2 — Bilal
• 1991Talkin' Dirty After Dark — Terry
• 1990Hammer, Slammer, & Slade — Willie
• 1990House Party — Bilal
• 1989Do the Right Thing — Cee
• One Night Stand
• What's Happening Now!! — Maurice Warfield
• It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World reboot — Producer
• One and Done — Producer
• Untitled Blue Streak Sequel — Miles, Producer

Appearances as themselves (24)

• 2026AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy — Self
• Number One on the Call Sheet — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• The Shop — Self
• 2017Def Comedy Jam 25 — Self
• Steve — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• 2012Eddie Murphy: One Night Only — Self
• Conan — Self
• El hormiguero — Self - Guest
• 2006We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story — Himself
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers — Self
• Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam All Stars — Himself
• 2000Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self - Presenter
• 1991One-Night Stand: Martin Lawrence — Himself
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host