LeVar Burton
Actor
- Born
- February 16, 1957 (age 69)
- From
- Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
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…
Filmography (69)
One Night Only (2026)
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager (2024)Self
Butterfly in the Sky (2024)Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (2023)Commodore Geordi La Forge
Secrets of Sacred Architecture (2022)Narrator (voice)
Definition Please (2020)LeVar Burton
Brentwood (2018)LeVar Burton
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family (2017)
School of the Future (2016)
Lennon or McCartney (2014)Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con (2014)Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command (2014)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification (2013)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption (2013)Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds (2013)Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012)Self
Rise of the Zombies (2012)Dr. Dan Halpern- Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next GenerationStardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation (2012)Self
And They're Off (2011)Self
The Jensen Project (2010)Kendrick
Taken in Broad Daylight (2009)Mike Timbrook
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)Black Lightning (voice)
Reach for Me (2008)Director
40 Years of Star Trek (2006)Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005)Self
Blizzard (2003)Director
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Remembering Roots (2002)Self
Ali (2001)Martin Luther King, Jr.