Samuel L. Jackson
male
Born on December 21, 1948 (76 years old)
From Washington, D.C., USA
Known for Acting
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).
Cast Credits
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as
Nick Fury (archive footage)
2021
An Audience with Adele
as
Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as
Self
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as
Darius Kincaid
2021
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
as
Marcus Banks
2021
The Protégé
as
Moody
2021
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as
Self (archive footage)
2021
What If...?
as
Nick Fury (voice)
2021
Marvel Studios Legends
as
Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
What If...?
as
Sir Fury (voice)
2021
Amend: The Fight for America
as
Self
2021
- 2020
#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump
as
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Last Full Measure
as
Takoda
2020
The Banker
as
Joe Morris
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as
Self
2020
Death to 2020
as
Dash Bracket
2020
One World: Together at Home
as
Self
2020
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
Some Good News
as
Voice Over
2020
Enslaved
as
Self
2020
Staged
as
Sam
2020
- 2017
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
as
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2017
Kong: Skull Island
as
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as
Darius Kincaid
2017
Unicorn Store
as
The Salesman
2017
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
as
Host
2017
The Words That Built America
as
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Creating a King: Summoning a God
as
Self
2017
I Am Not Your Negro
as
Narrator (voice)
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Miracle on 42nd Street
as
self
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as
Self
2017
- 2016
- 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as
Nick Fury
2015
Big Game
as
US President William Alan Moore
2015
Barely Lethal
as
Hardman
2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
as
Valentine
2015
Chi-Raq
as
Dolmedes
2015
The Hateful Eight
as
Major Marquis Warren
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as
Self
2015
- 2014
RoboCop
as
Pat Novak
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as
Nick Fury
2014
Kite
as
Lieutenant Karl Aker
2014
Reasonable Doubt
as
Clinton Davis
2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as
Self
2014
Face of Unity
as
Self
2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as
Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as
Self
2014
- 2013
- 2012
The Avengers
as
Nick Fury
2012
Django Unchained
as
Stephen
2012
Meeting Evil
as
Richie
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as
(archive footage)
2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
as
Self
2012
The Samaritan
as
Foley
2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as
Self
2012
Zambezia
as
Tendai (voice)
2012
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
as
Self
2012
Finding Your Roots
as
Self
2012
Honest Trailers
as
Mace Windu (archive footage)
2012
Honest Trailers
as
Nick Fury (archive footage)
2012
- 2011
Thor
as
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
as
Nick Fury
2011
Arena
as
Logan
2011
The Sunset Limited
as
Black
2011
African Cats
as
Narrator (voice)
2011
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
as
Narrator
2011
Go the F**k to Sleep
as
Narrator (voice)
2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as
Rufus
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
as
Self
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
as
Self
2011
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
as
Self
2011
Prohibition
as
Reader (voice)
2011
- 2010
Iron Man 2
as
Nick Fury
2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as
Fear (voice)
2010
The Other Guys
as
P.K. Highsmith
2010
Unthinkable
as
Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as
Self
2010
Heavy Rain
as
Himself
2010
In the Land of the Free...
as
Narrator
2010
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
as
Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
2010
- 2009
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
as
Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
2009
Mother and Child
as
Paul
2009
Uneven Fairways
as
Narrator
2009
Astro Boy
as
Zog (voice)
2009
Inglourious Basterds
as
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2009
The Face is Familiar
as
Himself
2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
as
Self
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as
Self - Guest
2009
- 2008
Iron Man
as
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2008
Gospel Hill
as
Paul Malcolm
2008
Jumper
as
Roland
2008
The Spirit
as
Octopus
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as
Mace Windu (voice)
2008
Lakeview Terrace
as
Abel Turner
2008
Soul Men
as
Louis Hinds
2008
Critic
as
Self
2008
The War
as
Narrator (voice)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as
Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
2008
- 2007
- 2006
Snakes on a Plane
as
Neville Flynn
2006
Black Snake Moan
as
Lazarus
2006
Farce of the Penguins
as
Narrator (voice)
2006
Freedomland
as
Lorenzo Council
2006
Home of the Brave
as
William Marsh
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
as
Self
2006
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
as
Self
2006
Tarantino's Mind
as
Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage)
2006
Honor Deferred
as
Narrator
2006
The N Word
as
Self
2006
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
- 2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as
Mace Windu
2005
xXx: State of the Union
as
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2005
Coach Carter
as
Ken Carter
2005
The Man
as
Derrick Vann
2005
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
as
Self
2005
Mr. Incredible and Pals
as
Frozone (commentary voice)
2005
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as
Self
2005
My Date with Drew
as
Self (uncredited)
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as
Presenter/Self
2005
Extras
as
Samuel L. Jackson
2005
The Boondocks
2005
The Colbert Report
2005
Iconoclasts
as
Self
2005
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as
An Officer of the Law
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
2005
- 2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as
Rufus
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as
Jack Johnson (voice)
2004
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Hollywood Legenden
as
Self
2004
Twisted
as
John Mills
2004
In My Country
as
Langston Whitfield
2004
John Travolta: The Inside Story
as
Self
2004
The Incredibles
as
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
as
Tenpenny (voice)
2004
America Beyond the Color Line
as
Self
2004
- 2003
- 2002
Changing Lanes
as
Doyle Gipson
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as
Mace Windu
2002
No Good Deed
as
Jack Friar
2002
xXx
as
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
as
Self
2002
Middle School Confessions
as
Host
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as
Self - Narrator
2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as
Self
2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as
Self (archive footage)
2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
A Time to Kill
as
Carl Lee Hailey
1996
The Great White Hype
as
Rev. Fred Sultan
1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight
as
Mitch Henessey
1996
Hard Eight
as
Jimmy
1996
Trees Lounge
as
Wendell
1996
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
as
Narrator (voice)
1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as
Narrator
1996
The Daily Show
as
Self
1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
GoodFellas
as
Stacks Edwards
1990
Mo' Better Blues
as
Madlock
1990
The Return of Superfly
as
Nate Cabot
1990
Def by Temptation
as
Minister Garth
1990
A Shock to the System
as
Ulysses
1990
The Exorcist III
as
Dream Blind Man
1990
Common Ground
as
Rev. Bob McClair
1990
Betsy's Wedding
as
Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
1990
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
as
The Janitor
1990
Law & Order
as
Attorney Louis Taggert
1990
- 1987
- 2019
Glass
as
Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
2019
Shaft
as
John Shaft
2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as
Nick Fury
2019
Captain Marvel
as
Nick Fury
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as
Mace Windu (voice)
2019
Avengers: Endgame
as
Nick Fury
2019
QT8: The First Eight
as
Self (uncredited)
2019
- no image
The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau
as
Mace Windu
2019
Tamron Hall
as
Self - Guest
2019
The Movies That Made Us
as
Self (archive footage)
2019
- 2018
- 1989
- 1980
- 1978
- 1988
- 1985
- 1981
- 1977
- 1975
- 1972
- 1971
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1948
Crew Credits
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020
- 2012
- 2009
- 2007
- 2001
- 1997
