Samuel L. Jackson

Known for ActingBorn 1948-12-21 (age 77)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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live

All Saints: The Video

FireAid Benefit Concert

The Hateful Eight

The Boys

An Audience with Adele

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

50 Films to See Before You Die

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Tulsa King

Bambi

Avengers: Endgame

Pulp Fiction

Avengers: Infinity War

Common Ground

John Travolta: The Inside Story

GoodFellas

Forever Hollywood

Django Unchained

Inglourious Basterds

The Boondocks

What If...?

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

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

The War

The Avengers

Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault

The Avengers: A Visual Journey

Go the F**k to Sleep

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

Staged

Together for Days

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie

MTV Movie & TV Awards

JANET JACKSON.

Comic Books & Superheroes

Prohibition

Critic

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

The Hateful Eight

I Am Not Your Negro

Jurassic Park

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World