The following is a partial filmography for LeVar Burton, separated into film and television work.
| Year | Film | Role | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Almos' a Man | Dave | Alternative title: Richard Wright's Almos' a Man | |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | ||
| Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | Ghetto child | ||
| 1978 | Ron LeFlore | Alternative title: The Man of Passion | ||
| Battered | Andrew Sinclair | |||
| 1979 | Dummy | Donald Lang | ||
| 1980 | The Hunter | Tommy Price | ||
| 1981 | The Acorn People | Rodney | ||
| Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | |||
| 1983 | Emergency Room | Ray Walden | ||
| 1984 | Booker | Davis | ||
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | Glenn Scott | Alternative title: PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead | |
| The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | Alternative title: In The Midnight Hour | ||
| 1986 | The Supernaturals | Private Michael Osgood | ||
| Liberty | Robert Johnson | |||
| 1987 | A Special Friendship | Ben Summer | ||
| 1988 | Kunta Kinte | Alternative title: A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift | ||
| 1993 | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers | Alternative title: Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland | |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | ||
| Star Trek Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | |||
| 1996 | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | ||
| Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | ||||
| 1998 | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | |||
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Martin Luther King Jr. (age 26) | Voice[1] | |
| 2000 | Dancing in September | Himself | ||
| 2001 | Ali | Martin Luther King Jr. | ||
| 2002 | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | |||
| 2003 | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf | Also director | |
| 2008 | Reach for Me | Nathaniel | ||
| 2009 | Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | ||
| Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning | Voice, direct-to-video | |||
| 2011 | And They're Off | Himself | ||
| 2015 | Practice Makes Perfect | Principal Healy | ||
| 2018 | In Saturn's Rings | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2020 | Definition Please | Himself | [2] | |
| 2024 | The Imaginary | The Old Dog | Voice, English dub[3] | |
| 2024 | Butterfly in the Sky | Himself | Documentary |
| Year | Work | Role | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–1979 | Rebop | Host | 52 episodes | |
| 1977 | Roots | Kunta Kinte | TV miniseries | |
| 1978 | California Jam II | Himself | TV special (interviewed as guest attendee) | |
| 1980 | Richard Jefferson | TV miniseries | ||
| 1982 | Trapper John, M.D. | Luther Peacock | Episode: "A Piece of the Action" | |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Edward Ross Jr. | Episode: "Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones" | |
| 1983–2006 | Reading Rainbow | Host | 155 episodes | |
| 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Love Boat | Darnell | Episode: "Love is Blind" | |
| 1987 | Murder, She Wrote | Reporter Dave Robinson | Episode: "Death Take a Dive" | |
| 1987 | Houston Knights | Jason Evans | Episode: "Bad Girl" | |
| 1987–1994 | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 178 episodes | ||
| 1990–1996 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Kwame | Voice, 113 episodes | |
| 1993 | Hayden Sloane | Voice, episode: "The Worry Men" | ||
| 1993–1999 | PTV | Pernell | Voice | |
| 1995 | Christy | Daniel Scott | 7 episodes | |
| 1995 | Deadly Games | Mr. Metcalf | Episode: "The Boss" | |
| 1995 | Monk | Voice, episode: "The Frog Prince" | ||
| 1996 | Gargoyles | Anansi | Voice, episode: "Mark of the Panther" | |
| 1997 | Pinky and the Brain | Murray | Voice, episode: "The Real Life" | |
| 1998 | Captain Geordi LaForge | Episode: "Timeless" | ||
| 1998 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Himself | Episode: "1725 - Mister Rogers Talks About Giving and Receiving" | |
| 2000 | Becker | Mr. Haller | Episode: "Beckerethics" | |
| 2003 | Boomtown | Marvin Lloyd | Episode: "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" | |
| 2005, 2009 | Family Guy | Vern, himself | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | War Machine | Voice, episode: "Tales of Suspense!" | |
| 2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Ghost of LeVar Burton | Episode: "Greene Machine" | |
| 2010 | The Jensen Project | Kendrick James | Television film (brokered programming from Procter & Gamble/Walmart)[4] | |
| 2011, 2014 | Community | Himself | 2 episodes | |
| 2011, 2012, 2014 | The Big Bang Theory | Himself | 3 episodes | |
| 2012 | Face Off | Himself | Episode: "Alien Interpreters" | |
| 2012 | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | Television film | |
| 2012–2016 | Doc Greene, additional voices | Voice, 26 episodes | ||
| 2012–2015 | Perception | Paul Haley | 30 episodes | |
| 2013 | Adventure Time | Bubble | Voice, episode: "BMO Lost" | |
| 2014 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "5 Chefs Compete" | |
| 2016 | Roots | Ephraim | Episode: "Part 1" | |
| 2016 | Miles from Tomorrowland | Dr. Consilium | Voice, episode: "The First Day of Galactic School" | |
| 2017 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Kwame | Voice, episode: "The Power Is Yours!"[5] | |
| 2018 | Explained | Himself (narrator) | Episode: "Extraterrestrial Life" | |
| 2018 | Rufus Nero | Episode: "X" | ||
| 2019 | Weird City | Dr. Negari | Episode: "The One" | |
| 2020 | The Eric Andre Show | Himself | Episode: "The ASAP Ferg Show" | |
| 2021 | Jeopardy! | Himself (guest host) | 5 episodes, Season 37[6] | |
| 2021 | Nancy Drew | Barclay | Voice, episode: "The Celestial Visitor" | |
| 2021 | Mr. Blanche | Episode: "The Bucket Job" | ||
| 2022 | Tom Swift | Barclay | Voice, recurring role[7] | |
| 2023 | Commodore Geordi LaForge | 5 episodes[8] | ||
| 2023 | The Ready Room | Himself | Episode: "The Bounty" | |
| 2024 | Clipped | Himself | Episode: "White Party" | |
| 2024 | Futurama | LeVar Burton's Unlicensed Hologram | Episode: "The Futurama Mystery Liberry" | |
| 2024 | Trivial Pursuit | Host | ||
| 2024 | The Legend of Vox Machina | Undead Thordak | 2 episodes |
| Year | Work | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Geordi La Forge | ||
| 2010 | Star Trek Online |
| Year | Work | Role | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Word Up!" | Detective | Music video by the funk group Cameo | |
| 2014 | "Rooster Teeth's Extra Life 24 Hour Livestream" | Himself | Read "Get The F*ck Up" for RT staff and viewers after reaching a donation milestone |
| Year | Work | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–1994 | 2 episodes | ||
| 1993–1999 | 10 episodes | ||
| 1995–2001 | 8 episodes | ||
| 1998 | The Tiger Woods Story | Television film; alternative title: Son, Hero, and Champion | |
| 1998–2006 | Charmed | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Smart House | Television film | |
| 2000–2004 | Soul Food | 2 episodes | |
| 2001–2005 | 9 episodes | ||
| 2003 | Blizzard | Film | |
| 2003 | JAG | Episode: "Pulse Rate" | |
| 2005 | Miracle's Boys | Episode: "Free Day" | |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | Episode: "Meatball Montecito" | |
| 2008 | Reach for Me | Film | |
| 2014 | Perception | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–2021 | 10 episodes | ||
| 2017 | Scorpion | Episode: "A Christmas Car-Roll" | |
| 2022–2024 | 5 episodes |