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Samuel L. Jackson
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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).
- 310 titles
- 226 Acting
- 11 Production
- 83 Appearances
Acting (226)
Nick Fury
Nick Fury (uncredited)
Jules Winnfield
Nick Fury
Nick Fury (uncredited)
Stephen
Nick Fury
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Nick Fury (uncredited)
Nick Fury
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Arnold
Valentine
Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Mace Windu
Major Marquis Warren
Rufus
Mace Windu
Stacks Edwards
Mace Windu
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
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Xander the Shark (voice)
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Mace Windu (voice)
Barron
Elijah Price
Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Agent Augustus Gibbons
Ordell Robbie
Zeus Carver
Darius Kincaid
George Washington Williams
Roland
Pat Novak
Gerald Olin
Agent Augustus Gibbons
Hold-Up Man
P.K. Highsmith
Nick Fury (voice) / Sir Fury (voice)
Nick Fury
Whiplash (voice)
Nick Fury
Ken Carter
Big Don
Carl Lee Hailey
Russell Lee Washington Jr.
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Russell Franklin
Darius Kincaid
Lt. Danny Roman
Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
Marcus Banks
Mace Windu (voice)
Chaney
Mister Señor Love Daddy
Agent Augustus Gibbons
Neville Flynn
Dr. Harry Adams
John Shaft
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Alfie
Zog (voice)
Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
John Shaft
Vic (voice)
Nick Fury
Hejira Henry (uncredited)
Rufus
Mitch Henessey
Doyle Gipson
US President William Alan Moore
Moody
Abel Turner
Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
Joe Morris
Hardman
Octopus
Jimmy
Lazarus
Tom Cutler
Tat Lawson
Dream Blind Man
The Salesman
Wes Luger
Col. Terry L. Childers
Dash Bracket
Attorney Louis Taggert
Black Guy
Elmo McElroy
Trevor
Derrick Vann
John Mills
Clinton Davis
Narrator (voice)
Black
Gin Rummy (voice) / Rummy (voice)
Takoda
Trip
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Samuel L. Jackson
Eddie's Uncle
Dan Lawson
Calvin Hart
Valentine
Lorenzo Council
Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
Jimbo (voice)
Tendai (voice)
Gator Purify
Gordon
Rumbo (voice)
Logan
Lieutenant Karl Aker
Champ
Madlock
Narrator (voice)
Sam
St. Christopher
Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
Dolmedes
Foley
Richie
Jack Friar
Wendell
William Marsh
Gang Member No. 2
Louis Hinds
Andrew Sterling
Greg Meeker
Paul
Louis Batiste
Extra (uncredited)
Joseph (voice)
Romulus
Ulysses
Leeds
Kadar Lewis
Sam
Rev. Fred Sultan
Doaker Charles
Jamaal
Ptolemy Grey
B-Bop
Narrator (voice)
Frozone (commentary voice)
Minister Garth
Jack Wolfe
Narrator (voice)
Langston Whitfield
Reader (voice)
Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
Frank Moten
Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)
Nick Fury (voice)
Nate Cabot
Monroe
Dale Deveaux
Colonel Ron
Voiceover (voice)
Paul Malcolm
Jack Johnson (voice)
Mailman
Reggie Jenkins
Richard Greener
Marshall
Mr. Simpson
Turner (voice)
George
Everett Hatcher
Narrator / Host
The Mayor (voice)
Calvin Fredricks
Major Marquis Warren
Tenpenny (voice)
President of the United States
Brother Elvis
Narrator
Sulk
Uncle Sam
Bum
Johnson Whittaker
Stan
Narrator
Rev. Bob McClair
Narrator (voice)
Presenter/Self
Narrator (voice)
Host
The Janitor
Narrator
Narrator (voice)
Devaraj (Old)
Russell Lee Washington Jr.
Narrator
Narrator
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Host
Black
Narrator (voice)
Narrator
Production (11)
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Executive production
Appearances (83)
Self
Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
(archive footage)
Self / Self - Presenter
Self (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Nick Fury (archive footage)
Self
Self - 'Nick Fury'
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
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Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Self - Narrator
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Himself
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
self
Self
Self - Host
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Himself
Self - (archive footage)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
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