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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".

Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015).

Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019).

He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).

  • BIRTH 21/12/1948
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 34
  • MOVIES 149
  • PRODUCTION 6

Shows (34)

Secret Invasion
Secret Invasion
Nick Fury
What If…?
What If…?
Nick Fury / Nick Fury (voice) / Sir Fury (voice)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Mace Windu (Archive Footage)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
Law & Order
Law & Order
Attorney Louis Taggert
Marvel Studios: Legends
Marvel Studios: Legends
Nick Fury (archive footage)
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Ptolemy Grey
Staged
Staged
Sam
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us
Self (Archival Footage)
Extras
Extras
Samuel L. Jackson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Afro Samurai
Afro Samurai
Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The View
The View
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
Self
Enslaved
Enslaved
Self
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
An Officer of the Law / Self
The War
The War
Narrator
Ghostwriter (1992)
Ghostwriter (1992)
Reggie Jenkins
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Some Good News
Some Good News
Voice Over
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest

Movies (149)

The Marvels
The Marvels
Nick Fury
Argylle
Argylle
Alfie
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Nick Fury
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
Jules Winnfield
The Avengers
The Avengers
Nick Fury
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
Ray Arnold
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Nick Fury
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Valentine
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
Stephen
The Kill Room
The Kill Room
Gordon
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
Nick Fury
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Mace Windu
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Mace Windu
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2
Nick Fury
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger
Nick Fury
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Nick Fury
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Glass
Glass
Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Rufus
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Barron
Jumper
Jumper
Roland
The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight
Major Marquis Warren
Unbreakable
Unbreakable
Elijah Price
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Zeus Carver
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Agent Augustus Gibbons
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
Vic (voice)
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
George Washington Williams
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Darius Kincaid
Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown
Ordell Robbie
xXx
xXx
Agent Augustus Gibbons
RoboCop
RoboCop
Pat Novak
Shaft
Shaft
John Shaft
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Mace Windu (voice)
Turbo
Turbo
Whiplash (voice)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Darius Kincaid
Coach Carter
Coach Carter
Ken Carter
1408
1408
Gerald Olin
Coming to America
Coming to America
Hold-Up Man
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Marcus Banks
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
The Other Guys
The Other Guys
P.K. Highsmith
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
Russell Franklin
True Romance
True Romance
Big Don
The Banker
The Banker
Joe Morris
Unthinkable
Unthinkable
Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
The Protégé
The Protégé
Moody
Oldboy
Oldboy
Chaney
xXx: State of the Union
xXx: State of the Union
Agent Augustus Gibbons
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
Zog (voice)
Cleaner
Cleaner
Tom Cutler
Shaft
Shaft
John Shaft
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
Carl Lee Hailey
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Self (archive footage)
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
One Eight Seven
One Eight Seven
Trevor Garfield
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
Mister Señor Love Daddy
Sphere
Sphere
Dr. Harry Adams
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
Doyle Gipson
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Mitch Henessey
Menace II Society
Menace II Society
Tat Lawson
The Negotiator
The Negotiator
Lt. Danny Roman
Damaged
Damaged
Dan Lawson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Wes Luger
Unicorn Store
Unicorn Store
The Salesman
Life Itself
Life Itself
Self
Quincy
Quincy
Self
Basic
Basic
Sgt. Nathan West
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
Col. Terry L. Childers
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
The Spirit
The Spirit
Octopus
Barely Lethal
Barely Lethal
Hardman
Cell
Cell
Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Jimbo (voice)
The 51st State
The 51st State
Elmo McElroy
The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure
Takoda
Death to 2020
Death to 2020
Dash Bracket
Lakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace
Abel Turner
Black Snake Moan
Black Snake Moan
Lazarus
Twisted
Twisted
John Mills
African Cats
African Cats
Narrator (voice)
Big Game
Big Game
US President William Alan Moore
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane
Neville Flynn
Juice
Juice
Trip
The Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited
Black
The Man
The Man
Derrick Vann
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro
Narrator (voice)
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
Gator Purify
Return to Jurassic Park
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Hard Eight
Hard Eight
Jimmy
Home of the Brave
Home of the Brave
William Marsh
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt
Clinton Davis
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
Calvin Hart
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues
Madlock
Fresh
Fresh
Sam
Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
Dolmedes
Sea of Love
Sea of Love
Black Guy
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
Jack Friar
The Samaritan
The Samaritan
Foley
Zambezia
Zambezia
Tendai (voice)
Freedomland
Freedomland
Lorenzo Council
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou
Louis Batiste
Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ
Champ
Building the Dream: Assembling the Avengers
Building the Dream: Assembling the Avengers
Self
White Sands
White Sands
Greg Meeker
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Everett Hatcher
Fluke
Fluke
Rumbo (voice)
Kite
Kite
Lieutenant Karl Aker
QT8: The First Eight
QT8: The First Eight
Self (uncredited)
Hail Caesar
Hail Caesar
Mailman
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
Fear (voice)
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Frozone (commentary voice)
Against the Wall
Against the Wall
Jamaal
Le Violon rouge
Le Violon rouge
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Meeting Evil
Meeting Evil
Richie
The Exterminator
The Exterminator
Extra (uncredited)
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew
Andrew Sterling
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele
Self
The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype
Rev. Fred Sultan
Any Given Wednesday
Any Given Wednesday
Willie Nutter
Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins
Narrator (voice)
Strictly Business
Strictly Business
Monroe
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of…
Jack Johnson (voice)
Johnny Suede
Johnny Suede
B-Bop
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Presenter/Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
Kadar Lewis
The N Word
The N Word
Himself
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
Trees Lounge
Trees Lounge
Wendell
BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Eddie Murphy Raw
Eddie Murphy Raw
Eddie's Uncle
Mother and Child
Mother and Child
Paul
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
Gospel Hill
Gospel Hill
Paul Malcolm
Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation
Minister Garth
School Daze
School Daze
Leeds
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America
Reader - Declaration of Independence
Arena
Arena
Logan
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the…
Self
The Blob
The Blob
Eating You Alive
Eating You Alive
Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of…
Self - 'Nick Fury'
Soul Men
Soul Men
Louis Hinds
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Narrator

Production (6)

The Banker
The Banker
Cleaner
Cleaner
The 51st State
The 51st State
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
The Samaritan
The Samaritan
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou