
LeVar Burton
Biography
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 …
Known For
Scorpion
Director
Charmed
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Voyager
Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Director
Star Trek: Enterprise
Director
Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Filmography
Acting (127)
Movies (66)
One Night Only
2026 UpcomingAug 6
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024as Self
Butterfly in the Sky
2024as Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023as Commodore Geordi La Forge
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022as Narrator (voice)
Definition Please
2020as LeVar Burton
Brentwood
2018as LeVar Burton
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
2017
School of the Future
2016
Lennon or McCartney
2014as Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
2014as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
2013as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Rise of the Zombies
2012as Dr. Dan Halpern
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012as Self
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012as Self
And They're Off
2011as Self
The Jensen Project
2010as Kendrick
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009as Black Lightning (voice)
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009as Mike Timbrook
Reach for Me
2008as Nathanial
40 Years of Star Trek
2006as Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005as Self
Blizzard
2003as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Ali
2001as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our Friend, Martin
1999as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Trekkies
1997as Self
Star Trek: First Contact
1996as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Yesterday's Target
1996as Winstrom
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996as Self
Star Trek: Generations
1994as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994as Self
Parallel Lives
1994as Dr. Franklin Carter
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993as Geordi La Forge
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991as Self
Central Park
1990as Self
Roots: The Gift
1988as Kunta Kinte
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988as Self
A Special Friendship
1987as Ben Sumner
Liberty
1986as Robert Johnson
The Supernaturals
1986as Pvt. Michael Osgood
The Midnight Hour
1985as Vinnie Davis
And the Children Shall Lead
1985as Glenn Scott
The Jesse Owens Story
1984as Professor Preston
Booker
1984as Davis
Emergency Room
1983as Ray Walden
I Love Liberty
1982as Self
The Acorn People
1981as Rodney
Grambling's White Tiger
1981as Charles 'Tank' Smith
The Hunter
1980as Tommy Price
Dummy
1979as Donald Lang
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979as Self
Battered
1978as Andrew Sinclair
Mickey's 50
1978as Self
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978as Ron LeFlore
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977as Cap Jackson
US Against the World
1977as Self
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977as Billy Peoples
Almos' a Man
1976as Dave
Television (61)
Strip Law
2026as (voice)
Weather Hunters
2025as Flexspecs (voice)
Trivial Pursuit
2024as Self - Host
Carol & the End of the World
2023as (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023as Self
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022as Undead Thordak (voice)
Tom Swift
2022as Barclay (voice)
The Shuttlepod Show
2022as Self
Leverage: Redemption
2021as Mr. Blanche
The Problem with Jon Stewart
2021as Self
Star Trek: Picard
2020as Commodore Geordi La Forge
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
Tamron Hall
2019as Self - Guest
Weird City
2019as Dr. Negari
The Ready Room
2019as Self
Explained
2018as Narrator (voice)
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
2017as Kwame
Roots
2016as Ephraim
PBS News Weekend
2013as Himself (voice)
Finding Your Roots
2012
Perception
2012as Paul Haley
Perception
2012as Paul Haley
Transformers: Rescue Bots
2012as Doc Green (voice)
The Eric Andre Show
2012as Self
Adventure Time
2010as Bubble (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
Community
2009as LeVar Burton
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008as Self
The Big Bang Theory
2007as LeVar Burton
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007as Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005as Self - Restaurant Patron
Boomtown
2002as Marvin Lloyd
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001as Himself
Family Guy
1999as Vern (voice)
Futurama
1999as Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
Becker
1998as Mr. Haller
The View
1997as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996as Self
Star Trek: Voyager
1995as Captain Geordi La Forge
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as The Monk (voice)
Pinky and the Brain
1995as Murray (voice)
MADtv
1995as Self
Deadly Games
1995as Mr. Metcalf
Gargoyles
1994as Anansi/Poacher 2 (voice)
Christy
1994as Daniel Scott
Batman: The Animated Series
1992as Hayden Sloane (voice)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990as Kwame (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987as Self
Houston Knights
1987as Jason Evans
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Reporter Dave Robinson
Jeopardy!
1984as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983as Self - Host
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980as Richard Jefferson
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Love Boat
1977as Darnell Hall
Roots
1977as Kunta Kinte
The Captain and Tennille
1976as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
Scripps National Spelling Bee
as Self - Host
Crew (20)
Movies (5)
Television (15)
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021Director
Roots
2016Co-Executive Producer
NCIS: New Orleans
2014Director
Scorpion
2014Director
Perception
2012Director
Miracle's Boys
2005Director
Las Vegas
2003Director
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001Director
Soul Food
2000Director
Charmed
1998Director
JAG
1995Director
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987Director
Reading Rainbow
1983Executive Producer
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