
Samuel L. Jackson
Born December 21, 1948 · Washington, D.C., USA
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).
Movies

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

The Avengers

Iron Man 2

Pulp Fiction

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Django Unchained

Iron Man

The Incredibles

Spider-Man: Far From Home

GoodFellas

Inglourious Basterds

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Thor

Captain Marvel

Incredibles 2

Kingsman: The Secret Service

The Marvels

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

The Hateful Eight

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The First Avenger

The Legend of Tarzan

Kong: Skull Island

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Jurassic Park

The Garfield Movie

Just Play Dead

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

The Other Guys

Glass

A Time to Kill

True Romance

Coming to America

xXx

The Negotiator

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Argylle

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Oldboy

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Coach Carter

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

The Banker

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Unbreakable

Jackie Brown

S.W.A.T.

Deep Blue Sea

The Protégé

The Exorcist III

RoboCop

Turbo

xXx: State of the Union

Patriot Games

Jumper

1408

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

Snakes on a Plane

Sphere

Do the Right Thing

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Unthinkable

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Afterburn

Barely Lethal

Sea of Love

Life Itself

Cleaner

Astro Boy

Big Game

Out of Sight

Shaft

The Kill Room

The Unholy Trinity

Cell
TV Shows

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Show with David Letterman

The Daily Show

Saturday Night Live

Conan

The View

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Colbert Report

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Graham Norton Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Boys

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Great Performances

Leute heute

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Tulsa King

Golden Globe Awards

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tamron Hall Show

Tony Awards

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

What If...?

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Bambi

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Oscars

Parkinson

Finding Your Roots

The Boondocks

Today

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

The Proud Family

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Marvel Studios Legends

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

TFI Friday

Secret Invasion

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Parkinson

The Frank Skinner Show

Spenser: For Hire

The Movies That Made Us

TRL

HBO First Look

Circus Halligalli

Amend: The Fight for America

Extras

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

The Early Show

Ghostwriter

Some Good News

Staged

Afro Samurai

The War

The American Revolution

Prohibition

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

The Henry Rollins Show

JANET JACKSON.

Iconoclasts

Talking Bad

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Working Shakespeare

The Hateful Eight

Dynamo: Magician Impossible

America Beyond the Color Line

Enslaved

Beyond the Spotlight

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Inside the Actors Studio

The Fix
More Movies

Changing Lanes

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Menace II Society

Kiss of Death

Jungle Fever

The Last Full Measure

Reasonable Doubt

Lakeview Terrace

Shaft

Fresh

Rules of Engagement

QT8: The First Eight

One Eight Seven

Black Snake Moan

The Spirit

Zambezia

The 51st State

Home of the Brave

Twisted

Meeting Evil

Basic

Trees Lounge

The Red Violin

Mo' Better Blues

The Piano Lesson

The Man

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

The Caveman's Valentine

Kite

Amos & Andrew

Hard Eight

Death to 2020

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Freedomland

Losing Isaiah

The Great White Hype

Fluke

Damaged

No Good Deed

The Sunset Limited

Against the Wall

One World: Together at Home

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

Juice

Mother and Child

I Am Not Your Negro

The Words That Built America

Arena

White Sands

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Resurrecting the Champ

Incredibles 3

The Exterminator

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

A Shock to the System

School Daze

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Farce of the Penguins

Betsy's Wedding

Unicorn Store

Eddie Murphy Raw

African Cats

Eve's Bayou

The Beast

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

Return to Jurassic Park

The Samaritan

My Date with Drew

50 Films to See Before You Die

Soul Men

Mr. Incredible and Pals

Ragtime

An Audience with Adele

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

Forever Hollywood

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

Chi-Raq

The Face is Familiar

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Miracle on 42nd Street

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

The Return of Superfly

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Strictly Business

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

In My Country

Our Friend, Martin

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

A Night to Die For

Hail Caesar

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

Johnny Suede

Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

Def by Temptation

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

Quincy

Snakes on a Blog

On the Shoulders of Giants

John Travolta: The Inside Story

The Trial of the Moke

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

The Avengers: A Visual Journey

Fathers & Sons

The New Age

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

Gospel Hill

Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

All Saints: The Video

BaadAsssss Cinema

Afro Samurai the Movie

The 100 Greatest Films

Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie

Magic Sticks

Uneven Fairways

Eating You Alive

Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault

Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes

Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

FireAid Benefit Concert

Go the F**k to Sleep

Common Ground

The N Word

In the Land of the Free...

Critic

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

Heavy Rain

Dead Man Out

Together for Days

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

Creating a King: Summoning a God

13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses

Face of Unity

Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

The Unauthorized Star Wars Story

The Displaced Person

Honor Deferred

Comic Books & Superheroes




