Blair Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American television and film actor. He is perhaps best known as headstrong attorney Jonathan Rollins from the NBC legal drama L.A. Law, a role he portrayed for seven years. He has gained critical acclaim throughout his career, receiving numerous Golden Globe Award nominations, three NAACP Image Awards and 1 Grammy Award.
His feature film debut was the 1985 movie Krush Groove. His 1985 appearance on The Cosby Show landed him a short stint on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, which eventually led to his performance on the TV series L.A. Law, where he appeared from 1987 to 1994.
Underwood broke into film with roles in Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996) and Deep Impact (1998). He also had a supporting role as a geneticist in the film Gattaca. In 2000, he played the lead role in the short-lived television series City of Angels. In 2003, he guest starred in four episodes on the HBO series Sex and the City playing Cynthia Nixon's love interest. In 2004, he played the role of Roger De Souza opposite Heather Locklear in NBC's LAX.
He gained acclaim as the sexy grade school teacher in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus for two years. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of the NBC series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. His also had a role as recurring character Alex in the HBO series In Treatment. Also in 2007, Underwood co-authored the novel Casanegra: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel with husband-and-wife team Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due.
He's also had recurring roles on Dirty Sexy Money, NBC's The Event, Ironside, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Quantico.
He has received three NAACP Image Awards, for his film work in Rules of Engagement, and his television work in L.A. Law, City of Angels, Murder in Mississippi and Mama Flora's Family. He was voted one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2000, and one of TV Guide's "Most Influential Faces of the 90s". 블레어 언더우드(1964년생, Tacoma, Washington, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 롱레그스, 셋 잇 오프, 마디아 할머니의 막장 가족 갱생기가 있으며, 그 외에도 로 앤 오더: 성범죄전담반, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, 굿 와이프, 에이전트 오브 쉴드, 제니퍼 허드슨 쇼, 지미 키멜 라이브!, 골든 글로브상, The View, 섹스 앤 더 시티, 전격Z작전, LIVE with Kelly and Mark, 엘스베스 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 원 스푼 오브 초콜렛에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 원 스푼 오브 초콜렛에서 Officer Beem 역을 맡았다. 2026년 Youngblood에서 Blane Youngblood 역을 맡았다. 2025년 갈라파고스의 바다사자 비하인드에서 Narrator (voice) 역을 맡았다.