answers: Carl Weathers
context: Larry Laverty Laurence Arthur Laverty (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor known for his roles as Larry Davies in "The Hamiltons" (2006) and Ammiel in "The Sanguinarian" (2010). Laverty made television guest appearances in "Judging Amy", "The Practice", "Breaking Vegas", and had a supporting role in Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" (2003). His performance on "The Tonight Show" led to a number of appearances on daytime soap operas. As of 2014, he has appeared in more than 65 films, including his roles in Passions (2001) with Juliet Mills, in Dead Tone (2007) with Rutger Hauer, in "Further North" (2008), </s> Creed (film) Creed is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Ryan Coogler and written by Coogler and Aaron Covington. Both a spin-off and sequel in the "Rocky" film series, the film stars Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson Creed, Apollo Creed's son, with Sylvester Stallone reprising the role of Rocky Balboa. It also features Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew and Graham McTavish. The film reunites Jordan with "Fruitvale Station" writer-director Coogler, as well as Wood Harris, with whom Jordan had worked on "The Wire". Filming began in Liverpool on January 19, 2015, and later also took place </s> 72 steps outside the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A number of figures (real-life fighters and trainers) from the sport of boxing play roles in the film: Liev Schreiber voices an "HBO 24/7" announcer, while Michael Buffer cameos as himself serving as ring announcer. Other sports media personalities who appear include ESPN's Tony Kornheiser, Michael Wilbon, Hannah Storm, and Max Kellerman, and HBO Sports' boxing announcer Jim Lampley. Archive footage of Carl Weathers' Apollo Creed is used multiple times in the film. On July 24, 2013, it was announced that MGM had signed on with "Fruitvale Station" director
question: who is the actor that played apollo creed