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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

ActingBorn December 21, 1948 (age 77)Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

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).

Filmography

2028
Incredibles 3

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Movie
2025
The American Revolution

as Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)

TV
2025
Afterburn

as Valentine

Movie
2025
The Unholy Trinity

as St. Christopher

Movie
2025Movie
2024
The Piano Lesson

as Doaker Charles

Movie
2024
The Garfield Movie

as Vic (voice)

Movie
2024
Damaged

as Dan Lawson

Movie
2024
Argylle

as Alfie

Movie
2023
The Marvels

as Nick Fury

Movie
2023
The Kill Room

as Gordon

Movie
2023
Secret Invasion

as Nick Fury

TV
2023TV
2022
Tulsa King

as Russell Lee Washington Jr.

TV
2022TV
2022Movie
2022TV
2022TV
2022
The Fix

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2021Movie
2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Nick Fury (archive footage)

Movie
2021Movie
2021
What If...?

as Nick Fury (voice)

TV
2021
What If...?

as Sir Fury (voice)

TV
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

as Darius Kincaid

Movie
2021Movie
2021
Marvel Studios Legends

as Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
2020
Death to 2020

as Dash Bracket

Movie
2020
Enslaved

as Self

TV
2020
Staged

as Sam

TV
2020
Some Good News

as Voice Over

TV
2020
The Banker

as Joe Morris

Movie
2020Movie
2019Movie
2019
The Movies That Made Us

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2019
QT8: The First Eight

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV
2019
The Boys

as Xander the Shark (voice)

TV
2019Movie
2019
Shaft

as John Shaft

Movie
2019
The Hateful Eight

as Major Marquis Warren

TV
2019
Avengers: Endgame

as Nick Fury

Movie
2019
Captain Marvel

as Nick Fury

Movie
2019
Glass

as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass

Movie
2018Movie
2018
Quincy

as Self

Movie
2018
Incredibles 2

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Movie
2018
Avengers: Infinity War

as Nick Fury (uncredited)

Movie
2017Movie
2017
Unicorn Store

as The Salesman

Movie
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard

as Darius Kincaid

Movie
2017
The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Movie
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2017
Kong: Skull Island

as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard

Movie
2017
I Am Not Your Negro

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Cell

as Thomas 'Tom' McCourt

Movie
2016
The Legend of Tarzan

as George Washington Williams

Movie
2015
The Hateful Eight

as Major Marquis Warren

Movie
2015
Chi-Raq

as Dolmedes

Movie
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Jules Winnfield (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
2015
Barely Lethal

as Hardman

Movie
2015Movie
2015Movie
2014
Big Game

as US President William Alan Moore

Movie
2014
Kite

as Lieutenant Karl Aker

Movie
2014TV
2014
RoboCop

as Pat Novak

Movie
2014
Reasonable Doubt

as Clinton Davis

Movie
2014Movie
2013
Oldboy

as Chaney

Movie
2013TV
2013
Turbo

as Whiplash (voice)

Movie
2012Movie
2012
Zambezia

as Tendai (voice)

Movie
2012
The Avengers

as Nick Fury

Movie
2012TV
2012Movie
2012Movie
2012
Meeting Evil

as Richie

Movie
2011
Arena

as Logan

Movie
2011
Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

TV
2011
Go the F**k to Sleep

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2011
Thor

as Nick Fury (uncredited)

Movie
2011
African Cats

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2011Movie
2011Movie
2010
Conan

as Self - Guest

TV
2010
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

as Elmo McElroy (archive footage)

Movie
2010
The Other Guys

as P.K. Highsmith

Movie
2010
Unthinkable

as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries

Movie
2010
Iron Man 2

as Nick Fury

Movie
2010Movie
2010
Heavy Rain

as Himself

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Astro Boy

as Zog (voice)

Movie
2009
Inglourious Basterds

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2009Movie
2009
Afro Samurai: Resurrection

as Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)

Movie
2009
Uneven Fairways

as Narrator

Movie
2008
The Spirit

as Octopus

Movie
2008
Soul Men

as Louis Hinds

Movie
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)

TV
2008
Lakeview Terrace

as Abel Turner

Movie
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Mace Windu (voice)

Movie
2008
Iron Man

as Nick Fury (uncredited)

Movie
2008
Jumper

as Roland

Movie
2008
Gospel Hill

as Paul Malcolm

Movie
2008
Critic

as Self

Movie
2007
The War

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2007
Cleaner

as Tom Cutler

Movie
2007
1408

as Gerald Olin

Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007
Afro Samurai

as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)

TV
2006Movie
2006
Home of the Brave

as William Marsh

Movie
2006
Farce of the Penguins

as Narrador (voz)

Movie
2006
Snakes on a Plane

as Neville Flynn

Movie
2006
Freedomland

as Lorenzo Council

Movie
2006
Honor Deferred

as Narrator

Movie
2006
The N Word

as Self

Movie
2005TV
2005
The Boondocks

as Rummy (voice)

TV
2005
The Man

as Derrick Vann

Movie
2005
My Date with Drew

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
2005
Extras

as Samuel L. Jackson

TV
2005
xXx: State of the Union

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

Movie
2005
Mr. Incredible and Pals

as Frozone (commentary voice)

Movie
2005Movie
2005
Coach Carter

as Ken Carter

Movie
2005TV
2004
The Incredibles

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Movie
2004
In My Country

as Langston Whitfield

Movie
2004Movie
2004
Twisted

as John Mills

Movie
2004Movie
2003
S.W.A.T.

as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson

Movie
2003
Basic

as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest Host

TV
2003TV
2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2002Movie
2002
xXx

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

Movie
2002
No Good Deed

as Jack Friar

Movie
2002
Changing Lanes

as Doyle Gipson

Movie
2001
The 51st State

as Elmo McElroy

Movie
2001Movie
2001Movie
2001
The Proud Family

as Joseph (voice)

TV
2001Movie
2000
Unbreakable

as Elijah Price

Movie
2000
Shaft

as John Shaft

Movie
2000
Rules of Engagement

as Col. Terry L. Childers

Movie
2000
Any Given Wednesday

as Willie Nutter

Movie
2000Movie
1999TV
1999
Deep Blue Sea

as Russell Franklin

Movie
1999
Our Friend, Martin

as Turner (voice)

Movie
1999Movie
1998
The Red Violin

as Charles Morritz (Montréal)

Movie
1998
All Saints: The Video

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1998TV
1998
The Negotiator

as Lt. Danny Roman

Movie
1998
Out of Sight

as Hejira Henry (uncredited)

Movie
1998
Sphere

as Dr. Harry Adams

Movie
1998
Parkinson

as Self

TV
1997
Jackie Brown

as Ordell Robbie

Movie
1997
Eve's Bayou

as Louis Batiste

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

TV
1997Movie
1997TV
1997
Hard Eight

as Jimmy

Movie
1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight

as Mitch Henessey

Movie
1996
A Time to Kill

as Carl Lee Hailey

Movie
1996
The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1996Movie
1996
Trees Lounge

as Wendell

Movie
1996
The Great White Hype

as Rev. Fred Sultan

Movie
1995
Fluke

as Rumbo (voice)

Movie
1995Movie
1995
A Night to Die For

as Self - Host

Movie
1995
Kiss of Death

as Calvin Hart

Movie
1995
Losing Isaiah

as Kadar Lewis

Movie
1994Movie
1994
The New Age

as Dale Deveaux

Movie
1994
Pulp Fiction

as Jules Winnfield

Movie
1994
Fresh

as Sam

Movie
1994
Hail Caesar

as Mailman

Movie
1994Movie
1993TV
1993
True Romance

as Big Don

Movie
1993TV
1993
Jurassic Park

as Arnold

Movie
1993
Menace II Society

as Tat Lawson

Movie
1993
Amos & Andrew

as Andrew Sterling

Movie
1992
Fathers & Sons

as Marshall

Movie
1992
Ghostwriter

as Reggie Jenkins

TV
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1992
Patriot Games

as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson

Movie
1992
White Sands

as Greg Meeker

Movie
1992
Juice

as Trip

Movie
1991Movie
1991Movie
1991Movie
1991
Johnny Suede

as B-Bop

Movie
1991
Jungle Fever

as Gator Purify

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Attorney Louis Taggert

TV
1990
GoodFellas

as Stacks Edwards

Movie
1990
The Exorcist III

as Dream Blind Man

Movie
1990Movie
1990
Betsy's Wedding

as Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)

Movie
1990
Common Ground

as Rev. Bob McClair

Movie
1990
Def by Temptation

as Minister Garth

Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1989
Sea of Love

as Black Guy

Movie
1989
Do the Right Thing

as Mister Señor Love Daddy

Movie
1989
Dead Man Out

as Calvin Fredricks

Movie
1988
Coming to America

as Hold-Up Man

Movie
1988
School Daze

as Leeds

Movie
1987
Eddie Murphy Raw

as Eddie's Uncle

Movie
1987Movie
1987Movie
1987TV
1981
Ragtime

as Gang Member No. 2

Movie
1980
The Exterminator

as Extra (uncredited)

Movie
1978
The Trial of the Moke

as Johnson Whittaker

Movie
1977Movie
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

TV
1972Movie
1971TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self - Presenter

TV
1952
Today

as Self

TV
1948
Bambi

as Self

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
Movie
The Honest Liar

as Nick DeFranco

Movie
Movie
Morris Stokes

as Morris Stokes

Movie
Movie
Movie
Just Play Dead

as Jack Wolfe

Movie
Frisco King

as Russell Lee Washington Jr.

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 21, 1948
Place of BirthWashington, D.C., USA
Popularity5.3