Person
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).
Acted
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Vic (voice)
Argylle
2024 · Alfie
Secret Invasion
2023 · Nick Fury
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021 · Marcus Banks
The Last Full Measure
2020 · Takoda
QT8: The First Eight
2019 · Self (uncredited)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 · Nick Fury
Shaft
2019 · John Shaft
Captain Marvel
2019 · Nick Fury
Glass
2019 · Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Incredibles 2
2018 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
I Am Not Your Negro
2017 · Narrator (voice)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016 · Barron
Cell
2016 · Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Major Marquis Warren
Chi-Raq
2015 · Dolmedes
Barely Lethal
2015 · Hardman
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Nick Fury
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015 · Valentine
Kite
2014 · Lieutenant Karl Aker
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Nick Fury
Turbo
2013 · Whiplash (voice)
Django Unchained
2012 · Stephen
The Avengers
2012 · Nick Fury
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 · Nick Fury
African Cats
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Unthinkable
2010 · Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
Iron Man 2
2010 · Nick Fury
Soul Men
2008 · Louis Hinds
Jumper
2008 · Roland
1408
2007 · Gerald Olin
Afro Samurai
2007 · Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
Black Snake Moan
2006 · Lazarus
Snakes on a Plane
2006 · Neville Flynn
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Mace Windu
Coach Carter
2005 · Ken Carter
The Incredibles
2004 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
S.W.A.T.
2003 · Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
xXx
2002 · Agent Augustus Gibbons
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Mace Windu
Changing Lanes
2002 · Doyle Gipson
Unbreakable
2000 · Elijah Price
Shaft
2000 · John Shaft
Rules of Engagement
2000 · Col. Terry L. Childers
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Russell Franklin
The Negotiator
1998 · Lt. Danny Roman
Jackie Brown
1997 · Ordell Robbie
One Eight Seven
1997 · Trevor
Hard Eight
1997 · Jimmy
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · Mitch Henessey
A Time to Kill
1996 · Carl Lee Hailey
Trees Lounge
1996 · Wendell
Fluke
1995 · Rumbo (voice)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Zeus Carver
Kiss of Death
1995 · Calvin Hart
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Jules Winnfield
True Romance
1993 · Big Don
Jurassic Park
1993 · Arnold
Menace II Society
1993 · Tat Lawson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · Wes Luger
Patriot Games
1992 · Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Juice
1992 · Trip
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Madlock
Do the Right Thing
1989 · Mister Señor Love Daddy
Coming to America
1988 · Hold-Up Man
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987 · Eddie's Uncle
Produced
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