Who plays the character Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding in "The Shawshank Redemption"?

Explanation

"The Shawshank Redemption" is an American film from 1994 based on the Stephen King novel "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption". The film is directed by Frank Darabont and stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards but won none. Nevertheless, nany still consider it one of the world's best films. The film stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne, a respected banker, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends nearly two decades in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. In the prison he meets Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman) and a beautiful friendship develops.