LeVar Burton
Acting
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.
One Night Only
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
Butterfly in the Sky
Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Commodore Geordi La Forge
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
Narrator (voice)
Definition Please
LeVar Burton
Brentwood
LeVar Burton
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
School of the Future
Lennon or McCartney
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Rise of the Zombies
Dr. Dan Halpern
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
And They're Off
Self
The Jensen Project
Kendrick
Taken in Broad Daylight
Mike Timbrook
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Black Lightning (voice)
Reach for Me
Nathanial
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
Blizzard
Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
Star Trek: Nemesis
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Remembering Roots
Self
Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Friend, Martin
Martin at Age 26 (voice)
Star Trek: Insurrection
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Trekkies
Self
Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
Yesterday's Target
Winstrom
Star Trek: Generations
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Parallel Lives
Dr. Franklin Carter
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Federation Science
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Central Park
Self
Roots: The Gift
Kunta Kinte
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
A Special Friendship
Ben Sumner
Liberty
Robert Johnson
The Supernaturals
Pvt. Michael Osgood
The Midnight Hour
Vinnie Davis
And the Children Shall Lead
Glenn Scott
Booker
Davis
The Jesse Owens Story
Professor Preston
Emergency Room
Ray Walden
I Love Liberty
Self
Grambling's White Tiger
Charles 'Tank' Smith
The Acorn People
Rodney
The Hunter
Tommy Price
Dummy
Donald Lang
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Mickey's 50
Self
Battered
Andrew Sinclair
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Ron LeFlore
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Cap Jackson
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy Peoples
US Against the World
Self
Almos' a Man
Dave