Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Acting
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-12-21
From
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as Samuel Leroy Jackson
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).
Avengers: Infinity War
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
The Avengers
as Nick Fury
Pulp Fiction
as Jules Winnfield
xXx
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Avengers: Endgame
as Nick Fury
Iron Man 2
as Nick Fury
Spider-Man: Far From Home
as Nick Fury
GoodFellas
as Stacks Edwards
Iron Man
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
as Nick Fury
Inglourious Basterds
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Rufus
The Incredibles
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Django Unchained
as Stephen
Kong: Skull Island
as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Thor
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Mace Windu
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Mace Windu
The Garfield Movie
as Vic (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Mace Windu (voice)
Captain Marvel
as Nick Fury
Kingsman: The Secret Service
as Valentine
Incredibles 2
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Mace Windu
The Hateful Eight
as Major Marquis Warren
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Nick Fury
Jurassic Park
as Arnold
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Rufus
True Romance
as Big Don
Oldboy
as Chaney
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
as Nick Fury
Glass
as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
The Marvels
as Nick Fury
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
as Barron
The Legend of Tarzan
as George Washington Williams
Afterburn
as Valentine
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
as Zeus Carver
xXx: State of the Union
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
The Negotiator
as Lt. Danny Roman
A Time to Kill
as Carl Lee Hailey
Unbreakable
as Elijah Price
Turbo
as Whiplash (voice)
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Darius Kincaid
RoboCop
as Pat Novak
Cleaner
as Tom Cutler
Deep Blue Sea
as Russell Franklin
Hostel
as Jules Winnfield (archive footage)
Argylle
as Alfie
Jumper
as Roland
Jackie Brown
as Ordell Robbie
Coming to America
as Hold-Up Man
Coach Carter
as Ken Carter
Unthinkable
as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
The Protégé
as Moody
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Darius Kincaid
Basic
as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Jimbo (voice)
1408
as Gerald Olin
The Other Guys
as P.K. Highsmith
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
as Marcus Banks
Shaft
as John Shaft
Astro Boy
as Zog (voice)
Big Game
as US President William Alan Moore
Shaft
as John Shaft
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Mace Windu (voice)
Snakes on a Plane
as Neville Flynn
Sphere
as Dr. Harry Adams
Menace II Society
as Tat Lawson
The Long Kiss Goodnight
as Mitch Henessey
S.W.A.T.
as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Out of Sight
as Hejira Henry (uncredited)
The Man
as Derrick Vann
The Banker
as Joe Morris
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Exorcist III
as Dream Blind Man
The Unholy Trinity
as St. Christopher
Patriot Games
as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Do the Right Thing
as Mister Señor Love Daddy
Juice
as Trip
Twisted
as John Mills
Cell
as Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
Ragtime
as Gang Member No. 2
Sea of Love
as Black Guy
One Eight Seven
as Trevor Garfield
Barely Lethal
as Hardman
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Black Snake Moan
as Lazarus
Changing Lanes
as Doyle Gipson
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
as Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
Zambezia
as Tendai (voice)
The 51st State
as Elmo McElroy
Lakeview Terrace
as Abel Turner
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
as Wes Luger
Incredibles 3
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
The Piano Lesson
as Doaker Charles
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Hard Eight
as Jimmy
Rules of Engagement
as Col. Terry L. Childers
Trees Lounge
as Wendell
The Last Full Measure
as Takoda
Damaged
as Dan Lawson
Kite
as Lieutenant Karl Aker
White Sands
as Greg Meeker
Fresh
as Sam
Life Itself
as Self
Chi-Raq
as Dolmedes
The Kill Room
as Gordon
Death to 2020
as Dash Bracket
The Spirit
as Octopus
Losing Isaiah
as Kadar Lewis
School Daze
as Leeds
Arena
as Logan
One World: Together at Home
as Self
The N Word
as Self
The Red Violin
as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Reasonable Doubt
as Clinton Davis
The Great Beyond
Jungle Fever
as Gator Purify
Fluke
as Rumbo (voice)
The Sunset Limited
as Black
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Kiss of Death
as Calvin Hart
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self
Mother and Child
as Paul
Soul Men
as Louis Hinds
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Narrator
The Samaritan
as Foley
Eve's Bayou
as Louis Batiste
QT8: The First Eight
as Self (uncredited)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as Self
African Cats
as Narrator (voice)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
as Self
Freedomland
as Lorenzo Council
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Nick Fury (archive footage)
I Am Not Your Negro
as Narrator (voice)
Critic
as Self
The Exterminator
as Extra (uncredited)
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
as Self
Farce of the Penguins
as Narrador (voz)
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self
Mo' Better Blues
as Madlock
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
Eddie Murphy Raw
as Eddie's Uncle
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Jack Johnson (voice)
Meeting Evil
as Richie
Quincy
as Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
Resurrecting the Champ
as Champ
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Nick Fury'
Johnny Suede
as B-Bop
Home of the Brave
as William Marsh
The Caveman's Valentine
as Romulus
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Fathers & Sons
as Marshall
Unicorn Store
as The Salesman
Our Friend, Martin
as Turner (voice)
The Great White Hype
as Rev. Fred Sultan
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Narrator / Host
No Good Deed
as Jack Friar
Strictly Business
as Monroe
Betsy's Wedding
as Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
Amos & Andrew
as Andrew Sterling
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
as Everett Hatcher
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
as Self
Just Play Dead
as Jack Wolfe
A Shock to the System
as Ulysses
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
Forever Hollywood
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Presenter/Self
An Audience with Adele
as Self
My Date with Drew
as Self (uncredited)
Gospel Hill
as Paul Malcolm
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
as Self
John Travolta: The Inside Story
as Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
as Fear (voice)
Magic Sticks
as Bum
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
as Self
Heavy Rain
as Himself
Common Ground
as Rev. Bob McClair
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
as Richard Greener
In My Country
as Langston Whitfield
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
The Return of Superfly
as Nate Cabot
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
as Colonel Ron
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
Hail Caesar
as Mailman
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
as Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
as Self (archive footage)
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
as Mr. Simpson
Mr. Incredible and Pals
as Frozone (commentary voice)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as George
Def by Temptation
as Minister Garth
Against the Wall
as Jamaal
The Face is Familiar
as Himself
The New Age
as Dale Deveaux
A Night to Die For
as Self - Host
Shaft: Still the Man
as Self
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
as Tenpenny (voice)
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
as Self
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
as Narrator
Miracle on 42nd Street
as Self
On the Shoulders of Giants
Dead Man Out
as Calvin Fredricks
Face of Unity
as Self
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
as Self
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
as Self
The Beast
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
as Self
Eating You Alive
as Self
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as The Janitor
Morris Stokes
as Morris Stokes
Go the F**k to Sleep
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
Together for Days
as Stan
The Trial of the Moke
as Johnson Whittaker
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
as self
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
as Narrator
Man of War
Comic Books & Superheroes
as Self
Afro Samurai the Movie
Uneven Fairways
as Narrator
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self
The Displaced Person
as Sulk
St. Vincent
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
as Narrator
The Honest Liar
as Nick DeFranco
Head Games
All Saints: The Video
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Any Given Wednesday
as Willie Nutter
In the Land of the Free...
as Narrator
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
as Self
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
as Self
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
as Self
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
as Host
The 100 Greatest Films
as Self
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
as Uncle Sam
Creating a King: Summoning a God
as Self
Honor Deferred
as Narrator
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Middle School Confessions
as Host
Snakes on a Blog
as Self
Pure Venom: The Making of "Snakes on a Plane"
as Self