Blair Underwood made his TV debut as a guest star on the TV series Knight Rider. Since then, he has starred on several shows, including Downtown as Terry Corsaro, High Incident as Officer Michael Rhoades, City of Angels as Dr. Ben Turner, Sex and the City as Dr. Robert Leeds, Fatherhood as Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep, LAX as Roger De Souza, In Treatment as Alex Prince, Dirty Sexy Money as Simon Elder, The New Adventures of Old Christine as Daniel Harris and L.A. Law as Jonathan Rollins, which is his most famous role thus far. At present, he stars as President Elias Martinez on the NBC series The Event.
On the big screen, Underwood is credited for Murder in Mississippi, Set it Off, Just Cause, Gattaca, Deep Impact an Rules of Engagement for which he earned an Image award.
2001 Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
for City of Angels and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for Rules of Engagement
1995 Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for L.A. Law
1992 Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie for Murder in Mississippi
"It's so easy to sell your soul or sell out or cop out, and what it really comes down to is choices. If you have some kind of game plan, or at least a faith in your ability, it doesn't matter if this town validates you or not because you're already validated by your gifts. I just try to stay focused on what I have to offer."