* The Shawshank Redemption (1994): He plays Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, a man who helps Andy Dufresne escape prison.
* Driving Miss Daisy (1989): He plays Hoke Colburn, a chauffeur who develops a close relationship with his elderly client.
* Bruce Almighty (2003): He plays God, who gives Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) his powers, but he's also a kind of legal counsel for Bruce.
* The Lego Movie (2014): He plays Vitruvius, the wise old wizard who guides Emmet through his journey, and is described as a "master builder" and "lawyer."
* Invictus (2009): He plays Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa, who works with a rugby coach to unite a nation divided by apartheid.
These are just a few examples, and he has played many other lawyers in his career.