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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim. Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He played Nick Fury in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Thor, the first two of a nine-film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel L. Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Dec 21, 1948 In Washington, D.C.
Movie/TV Credits:
223
First Appeared:
In the movie Afterburn
Latest Project:
Series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Afterburn 2025
Movie Inversion 2025
Series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Frank Moten 2025
Movie Argylle Alfie 2024-01-31
Movie The Garfield Movie Vic (voice) 2024-05-01
Series Secret Invasion Nick Fury 2023-06-21
Movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Nick Fury 2023-02-15
Movie The Kill Room Gordon 2023-09-14
Series JANET JACKSON. Self 2022-01-28
Movie Is That Black Enough for You?!? Self 2022-10-09
Series The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Ptolemy Grey 2022-03-11
Movie Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Jimbo (voice) 2022-07-14
Movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw Marcus Banks 2021-05-12
Movie Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Darius Kincaid 2021-06-14
Movie The Protégé Moody 2021-08-19
Movie Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Nick Fury (archive footage) 2021-11-12
Movie An Audience with Adele Self 2021-11-21
Movie 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self 2021-11-20
Movie Parkinson at 50 Self (archive footage) 2021-08-28
Movie The Banker Joe Morris 2020-03-06
Movie The Last Full Measure Takoda 2020-01-23
Movie One World: Together at Home Self 2020-04-18
Movie Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Self 2020-08-30
Movie Death to 2020 Dash Bracket 2020-12-27
Movie A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Self 2020-10-15
Movie #UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump Self (archive footage) 2020-10-01
Movie Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson Presenter 2020-09-14
Series Enslaved Self 2020-09-14
Movie Glass Elijah Price / Mr. Glass 2019-01-16
Movie Captain Marvel Nick Fury 2019-03-06
Movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Mace Windu (voice) 2019-12-18
Movie Spider-Man: Far From Home Nick Fury 2019-06-28
Movie Avengers: Endgame Nick Fury 2019-04-24
Movie Shaft John Shaft 2019-06-14
Movie QT8: The First Eight Self (uncredited) 2019-10-21
Movie Avengers: Infinity War Nick Fury (uncredited) 2018-04-25
Movie Life Itself Self 2018-09-21
Movie Quincy Self 2018-09-21
Movie Incredibles 2 Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) 2018-06-14
Movie I Am Not Your Negro Narrator (voice) 2017-02-03
Movie xXx: Return of Xander Cage Agent Augustus Gibbons 2017-01-13
Movie Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Host 2017-02-10
Movie Kong: Skull Island Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard 2017-03-08
Movie John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood Self - Actor (archive footage) 2017-03-19
Movie The Hitman's Bodyguard Darius Kincaid 2017-08-16
Movie Unicorn Store The Salesman 2017-09-11
Movie The Words That Built America Reader - Declaration of Independence 2017-07-04
Movie The Legend of Tarzan George Washington Williams 2016-06-29
Movie Cell Thomas 'Tom' McCourt 2016-07-06
Movie Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Barron 2016-09-27
Movie BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration Self 2016-11-15
Movie Big Game US President William Alan Moore 2015-03-19
Movie Barely Lethal Hardman 2015-04-23
Movie Avengers: Age of Ultron Nick Fury 2015-04-22
Movie Chi-Raq Dolmedes 2015-12-04
Movie Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Self 2015-12-15
Movie The Hateful Eight Major Marquis Warren 2015-12-25
Movie Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed Self 2015-06-08
Movie Reasonable Doubt Clinton Davis 2014-01-17
Movie RoboCop Pat Novak 2014-01-30
Movie Face of Unity Self 2014-01-01
Movie Kite Lieutenant Karl Aker 2014-06-13
Movie Kingsman: The Secret Service Valentine 2014-12-13
Movie Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe Self 2014-03-18
Movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier Nick Fury 2014-03-20
Movie Turbo Whiplash (voice) 2013-07-11
Movie Oldboy Chaney 2013-11-14
Movie I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac Self 2012-02-19
Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012-02-04
Movie The Samaritan Foley 2012-03-02
Movie Meeting Evil Richie 2012-01-31
Movie Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking Self 2012-11-20
Movie Django Unchained Stephen 2012-12-25
Movie The Avengers Nick Fury 2012-04-25
Movie Eddie Murphy: One Night Only Self 2012-11-14
Movie Zambezia Tendai (voice) 2012-06-05
Movie The Avengers: A Visual Journey Self 2012-09-25
Movie Return to Jurassic Park Self 2011-02-05
Movie Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Rufus 2011-03-27
Movie The Sunset Limited Black 2011-02-12
Movie Arena Logan 2011-10-11
Series Prohibition Reader (voice) 2011-10-02
Movie Thor Nick Fury (uncredited) 2011-04-21
Movie Captain America: The First Avenger Nick Fury 2011-07-22
Movie Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition Narrator 2011-12-18
Movie Iron Man 2 Nick Fury 2010-04-28
Movie Heavy Rain 2010-02-23
Movie Unthinkable Henry Harold 'H' Humphries 2010-06-14
Movie With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Self 2010-07-24
Movie Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Self 2010-11-12
Series Cosmic Quantum Ray 2010-10-10
Movie Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Fear (voice) 2010-09-17
Movie The Other Guys P.K. Highsmith 2010-08-06
Movie We Are One With President-Elect Barack Obama Self 2009-01-18
Movie The Face Is Familiar Himself 2009-06-08
Movie Inglourious Basterds Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 2009-08-02
Movie Astro Boy Zog (voice) 2009-10-15
Movie Afro Samurai: Resurrection Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice) 2009-10-16
Movie Mother and Child Paul 2009-11-07
Movie Jumper Roland 2008-02-13
Movie Crítico Self 2008-01-28
Movie Gospel Hill Paul Malcolm 2008-02-09
Series The War Narrator 2008-03-05
Movie The Spirit Octopus 2008-12-25
Movie Soul Men Louis Hinds 2008-11-07
Movie Lakeview Terrace Abel Turner 2008-09-19
Movie Iron Man Nick Fury (uncredited) 2008-04-30
Movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars Mace Windu (voice) 2008-08-05
Movie Resurrecting the Champ Champ 2007-06-14
Series Afro Samurai Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice) 2007-01-04
Movie 1408 Gerald Olin 2007-06-22
Movie Cannes: All Access Himself 2007-10-27
Movie Cleaner Tom Cutler 2007-09-11
Movie Farce of the Penguins Narrator (voice) 2007-07-14
Movie Tarantino's Mind Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage) 2006-01-04
Movie Freedomland Lorenzo Council 2006-02-17
Movie Black Snake Moan Lazarus 2006-12-31
Movie Home of the Brave William Marsh 2006-12-15
Movie Snakes on a Plane Neville Flynn 2006-08-17
Movie The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World Self 2005-02-23
Movie Mr. Incredible and Pals Frozone (commentary voice) 2005-03-15
Movie Coach Carter Ken Carter 2005-01-14
Movie Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie Self 2005-06-21
Movie xXx: State of the Union Agent Augustus Gibbons 2005-04-27
Movie My Date with Drew Himself 2005-08-05
Movie The Man Derrick Vann 2005-09-08
Movie Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Mace Windu 2005-05-17
Movie Twisted John Mills 2004-02-27
Movie Hollywood Legenden Self 2004-01-01
Movie In My Country Langston Whitfield 2004-05-04
Movie The Incredibles Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) 2004-10-27
Movie John Travolta: The Inside Story Self 2004-04-22
Movie Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Rufus 2004-04-16
Movie Parts of the Family Bank Robber (uncredited) 2003-01-10
Movie Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003-02-10
Movie S.W.A.T. Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson 2003-08-08
Movie Basic Sgt. Nathan West 2003-04-18
Movie Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Mace Windu 2002-05-15
Movie The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies Self - Narrator 2002-06-01
Movie Changing Lanes Doyle Gipson 2002-04-07
Movie No Good Deed Jack Friar 2002-06-28
Movie Jackie Brown: How It Went Down Self 2002-08-20
Movie Pulp Fiction: The Facts Self (archive footage) 2002-08-20
Movie BaadAsssss Cinema Self 2002-08-14
Movie xXx Agent Augustus Gibbons 2002-08-09
Movie The Making of 'Unbreakable' Self 2001-06-19
Movie The Caveman's Valentine Romulus 2001-01-19
Movie Comic Books & Superheroes Self 2001-06-26
Movie R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Self 2001-11-25
Movie The 51st State Elmo McElroy 2001-12-07
Movie Any Given Wednesday Willie Nutter 2000-02-02
Movie Rules of Engagement Col. Terry L. Childers 2000-04-07
Movie Unbreakable Elijah Price 2000-11-22
Movie Shaft John Shaft 2000-06-15
Movie Forever Hollywood Self 1999-01-01
Movie Our Friend, Martin Turner (voice) 1999-01-12
Movie Deep Blue Sea Russell Franklin 1999-07-28
Movie From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Narrator, Host 1999-06-15
Movie Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Mace Windu 1999-05-19
Movie Sphere Dr. Harry Adams 1998-02-13
Movie Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's Self 1998-06-19
Movie The Red Violin Charles Morritz (Montréal) 1998-09-10
Movie The Negotiator Lt. Danny Roman 1998-07-29
Movie Out of Sight Hejirah Henry (uncredited) 1998-06-26
Movie Hard Eight Jimmy 1997-02-28
Movie Jackie Brown Ordell Robbie 1997-12-25
Movie One Eight Seven Trevor Garfield 1997-07-29
Movie Eve's Bayou Louis Batiste 1997-11-07
Movie The Journey of the African-American Athlete Narrator 1996-02-12
Movie The Great White Hype Rev. Fred Sultan 1996-05-03
Movie The Long Kiss Goodnight Mitch Henessey 1996-10-11
Movie A Time to Kill Carl Lee Hailey 1996-07-24
Movie Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life Narrator (voice) 1996-07-01
Movie Trees Lounge Wendell 1996-05-11
Movie The Search for One-eye Jimmy Colonel Ron 1996-06-21
Movie Losing Isaiah Kadar Lewis 1995-03-17
Movie Kiss of Death Calvin Hart 1995-04-21
Movie Fluke Rumbo (voice) 1995-06-02
Movie Die Hard: With a Vengeance Zeus Carver 1995-05-19
Movie Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker Richard Greener 1994-02-26
Movie Against the Wall Jamaal 1994-03-26
Movie Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield 1994-09-10
Movie The New Age Dale Deveaux 1994-09-16
Movie Fresh Sam 1994-06-15
Movie Hail Caesar Mailman 1994-05-11
Movie National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 Wes Luger 1993-02-04
Movie True Romance Big Don 1993-09-09
Movie Menace II Society Tat Lawson 1993-05-26
Movie Jurassic Park Ray Arnold 1993-06-11
Movie Amos & Andrew Andrew Sterling 1993-03-05
Movie Fathers and Sons Marshall 1992-01-01
Movie Juice Trip 1992-01-17
Series Ghostwriter Reggie Jenkins 1992-10-03
Movie Patriot Games Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson 1992-06-04
Movie White Sands Greg Meeker 1992-04-24
Movie Jungle Fever Gator Purify 1991-06-07
Movie Johnny Suede B-Bop 1991-08-18
Movie Jumpin' at the Boneyard Mr. Simpson 1991-11-01
Movie Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace Everett Hatcher 1991-11-24
Movie Strictly Business Monroe 1991-11-08
Movie Def by Temptation Minister Garth 1990-03-23
Movie Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella The Janitor 1990-01-01
Movie A Shock to the System Ulysses 1990-03-23
Movie Betsy's Wedding Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey) 1990-06-22
Movie The Return of Superfly Nate Cabot 1990-11-09
Movie GoodFellas Stacks Edwards 1990-09-12
Movie The Exorcist III Dream Blind Man (uncredited) 1990-08-17
Movie Mo' Better Blues Madlock 1990-08-03
Movie Dead Man Out Calvin Fredricks 1989-03-12
Movie Do the Right Thing Mister Señor Love Daddy 1989-06-14
Movie Sea of Love Black Guy 1989-09-15
Movie Making 'Do the Right Thing' Self 1989-11-03
Movie School Daze Leeds 1988-02-12
Movie Coming to America Hold-Up Man 1988-06-29
Series The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Brother Elvis 1987-05-21
Movie Uncle Tom's Cabin George 1987-06-14
Movie Eddie Murphy Raw Eddie's Uncle 1987-11-25
Movie Magic Sticks Bum 1987-06-05
Movie Ragtime Gang Member No. 2 1981-11-20
Movie The Exterminator Extra (uncredited) 1980-09-10
Movie The Trial of the Moke Johnson Whittaker 1978-05-03
Movie The Displaced Person Sulk 1977-04-12
Movie Together for Days Stan 1972-11-30