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Alfonso Freeman Biography

Birth Name:Alfonso Rene Freeman

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Actor, Editorial department

Fast Facts

  • Won the International Critics Award at the Deauville Film Festival for "The Retrieval" in 2013
  • Won two awards at the 2013 Phoenix Film Festival for "The Retrieval:" one for Competition Feature Film and Best Ensemble Acting
  • Made his acting debut as the Fresh Fish Con in the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption," in which his father, Morgan Freeman, played the starring role
  • Best known for his role as Roger in "The Bucket List" and as Mr․ Jay in "Ten 'til Noon․"
  • Has appeared in two parodies of "The Shawshank Redemption:" the 2000 short film "The SharkTank Redemption" and a 2006 episode of "Robot Chicken," where the story was set in the "Batman" universe
  • Is credited as an assistant to his father, Morgan Freeman, on the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption․"
  • Was a post-production assistant on the 2000 film "Under Suspicion․"

Awards

  • 2013Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
  • 2013Audience Award-Competition Feature Film Awards: winner
  • 2013Copper Wing Award-Best Ensemble Acting: winner