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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).

Filmography

2026
The Great Beyond
Movie
2025
Afterburn

as Valentine

Movie
2025
The Unholy Trinity

as St. Christopher

Movie
2024
The Garfield Movie

as Vic (voice)

Movie
2024
Argylle

as Alfie

Movie
2023
The Marvels

as Nick Fury

Movie
2021
Spiral: From the Book of Saw

as Marcus Banks

Movie
2020
The Last Full Measure

as Takoda

Movie
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home

as Nick Fury

Movie
2019
Captain Marvel

as Nick Fury

Movie
2019
Glass

as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass

Movie
2018
Incredibles 2

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Movie
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard

as Darius Kincaid

Movie
2017
Kong: Skull Island

as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard

Movie
2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

Movie
2016
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

as Barron

Movie
2015
The Hateful Eight

as Major Marquis Warren

Movie
2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron

as Nick Fury

Movie
2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service

as Valentine

Movie
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

as Nick Fury

Movie
2014
RoboCop

as Pat Novak

Movie
2012
Django Unchained

as Stephen

Movie
2012
The Avengers

as Nick Fury

Movie
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger

as Nick Fury

Movie
2010
The Other Guys

as P.K. Highsmith

Movie
2010
Iron Man 2

as Nick Fury

Movie
2008
Jumper

as Roland

Movie
2007
1408

as Gerald Olin

Movie
2006
Snakes on a Plane

as Neville Flynn

Movie
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Mace Windu

Movie
2004
The Incredibles

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Movie
2002
xXx

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

Movie
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Mace Windu

Movie
2000
Unbreakable

as Elijah Price

Movie
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Mace Windu

Movie
1998
The Negotiator

as Lt. Danny Roman

Movie
1997
Jackie Brown

as Ordell Robbie

Movie
1996
A Time to Kill

as Carl Lee Hailey

Movie
1995
Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as Zeus Carver

Movie
1994
Pulp Fiction

as Jules Winnfield

Movie
1993
True Romance

as Big Don

Movie
1993
Jurassic Park

as Arnold

Movie
1992
Patriot Games

as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson

Movie
1988
Coming to America

as Hold-Up Man

Movie
2025
The American Revolution

as voice

TV Show
2021
What If...?

as Nick Fury (voice)

TV Show