LeVar Burton
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...
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...
Known For
Star Trek: First Contact
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Nemesis
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Generations
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Cast Credits
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
Definition Please
as LeVar Burton
Brentwood
as LeVar Burton
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Rise of the Zombies
as Dr. Dan Halpern
The Jensen Project
as Kendrick
Taken in Broad Daylight
as Mike Timbrook
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
as Black Lightning (voice)
Reach for Me
as Nathanial
Blizzard
as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
Star Trek: Nemesis
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Ali
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Friend, Martin
as Martin at Age 26 (voice)
Star Trek: Insurrection
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: First Contact
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Yesterday's Target
as Winstrom
Star Trek: Generations
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Parallel Lives
as Dr. Franklin Carter
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Roots: The Gift
as Kunta Kinte
A Special Friendship
as Ben Sumner