Is Laurence Fishburne married?

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Is Laurence Fishburne married?
Laurence Fishburne in John Wick (Source: Screengrab from the film)


Laurence Fishburne isn’t married as of April 2025. In 1985, the actor was first married to Hajna O. Moss, whom he divorced in the 1990s. In 2002, he married the American actress Gina Torres. They divorced in 2018.


Laurence John Fishburne III is an American actor who is known for his roles in Apocalypse Now (1979), the Matrix trilogy, and the John Wick films. The actor has several major awards and nominations throughout his career in film and television.


Who was Laurence Fishburne married to?


Hajna O. Moss


In 1985, Fishburne wed actress Hajna O. Moss in New York. Their daughter Montana Fishburne was born in 1991, and their son Langston was born in 1987. In the 1990s, Hajna and Laurence were divorced. Moss is an actress and producer. Her credits as an actress and producer include Boomerang (1992), Class Action (1991), and New York Stories (1989).


Gina Toress


Is Laurence Fishburne married?
Gina Torres in Suits (Source: Screengrab from the show)


Actress Gina Torres and Fishburne were married on September 22, 2002, at the Cloisters, a museum in New York City, after becoming engaged in February 2001. They eventually had a daughter named Delilah in 2007.


It was confirmed on September 20, 2017, that Torres and Fishburne were no longer together, and they had been keeping their separation a secret for the past year. Fishburne filed for divorce on November 2, 2017, and on April 16, 2018, he and Torres came to a final settlement. The divorce went into effect on May 11, 2018.


Gina Torres is an American actress who starred as Jessica Pearson in the legal drama series Suits (2011–2018) and its spin-off series Pearson (2019) and as Zoe Washburne in the science fiction series Firefly (2002–2003) and its feature film sequel, Serenity (2005). Her most recent role was on the television show 9-1-1: Lone Star (2021–2025).


Laurence Fishburne’s early career


Laurence was known as Larry Fishburne for the majority of his early career. At eleven years old, Fishburne made his acting debut in the first ABC Theater teleplay, If You Give a Dance You Gotta Pay the Band, in 1972, to favourable reviews. Fishburne's role as Joshua Hall on the ABC soap drama One Life to Live followed shortly after.


In Cornbread, Earl and Me, he played a small youngster who saw a well-liked high school basketball player shot by the police. It was his most memorable performance as a child. Later, he was cast in Apocalypse Now in a supporting part as Tyrone Miller, a brazen 17-year-old Bronx Gunner's Mate 3rd Class known as Mr. Clean.


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