John Lewis

Career Overview

John Lewis has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 1960. Signature works include John Lewis: Good Trouble, Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis, Arc of Justice. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

28

Birth Date

1940-02-21 00:00:00

Birth Place

Troy, Alabama, USA

Known For

• 

  John Lewis: Good Trouble
• 

  Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
• 

  Arc of Justice
• Julian and John January 8, 2013
• 

  The Soul of America
• 

  The State of Marriage

Frequent Collaborators

• Martin Luther King Jr. (3 collaborations)
• Lyndon B. Johnson (3 collaborations)
• Julian Bond (2 collaborations)
• George W. Bush (2 collaborations)
• Ronald Reagan (2 collaborations)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1 collaborations)
• Bill Clinton (1 collaborations)
• Hillary Clinton (1 collaborations)
• Nancy Pelosi (1 collaborations)
• Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (28 credits)

  • Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • With Drawn Arms

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Soul of America

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • John Lewis: Good Trouble

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • America's Library

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • King in the Wilderness

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Words That Built America

    Self - Reader: The Constitution

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Obama Years: The Power of Words

    Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Arc of Justice

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The State of Marriage

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Children of the Civil Rights

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Christian Slater, Congressman John Lewis, Chris Geere (2016) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2015
  • Breath of Freedom

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Aubrey Plaza, Samira Wiley, Neil Gaiman (2016) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors
    2014
  • Mikeyboy

    Steve (IRA Agent)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Julian and John January 8, 2013

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Finding Your Roots

    - John Lewis and Cory Booker (2012) ... Self actor actors
    2012
  • Freedom Riders

    Self - Freedom Rider

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The Colbert Report

    - John Lewis (2013) ... actor actors
    2005
  • Arthur

    - Arthur Takes a Stand (2018) ... John Lewis (voice) actor actors
    1996
  • Your vote

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • In Remembrance of Martin

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • The March

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Sit-In

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1960