Samuel L. Jackson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1948 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
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).
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Filmography
The Honest Liar
Movie · as Nick DeFranco
Head Games
Movie
Morris Stokes
Movie · as Morris Stokes
St. Vincent
Movie
Man of War
Movie
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Movie · as Self
Dr. Kaartic K. Kumar
Movie · as Devaraj (Old)
Untitled Grumpy Old Man Project
Movie
Untitled 1408 Sequel
Movie · as Gerald Olin
Sprunki: The Movie
Movie · as Black
Incredibles 3
Movie · as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
The Great Beyond
Movie
The Beast
Movie · as President of the United States
Just Play Dead
Movie · as Jack Wolfe
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable
Movie · as Self
Dinosaur Drive-In
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Frisco King
TV · as Russell Lee Washington Jr. · 8 eps
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV · as Voiceover (voice) · 5 eps
The Unholy Trinity
Movie · as St. Christopher
Afterburn
Movie · as Valentine
FireAid Benefit Concert
Movie · as Self
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Movie · as Uncle Sam
The American Revolution
TV · as Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice) · 4 eps
Damaged
Movie · as Dan Lawson
The Garfield Movie
Movie · as Vic (voice)
The Piano Lesson
Movie · as Doaker Charles
Argylle
Movie · as Alfie
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
Movie · as Self
13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses
Movie
Frank Miller: American Genius
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
TV · as Frank Moten · 8 eps
The Kill Room
Movie · as Gordon
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Movie · as Self - 'Nick Fury'
The Marvels
Movie · as Nick Fury
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
Movie · as self
Secret Invasion
TV · as Nick Fury · 6 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV · as Nick Fury (voice) · 1 ep
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Movie · as Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Movie · as Jimbo (voice)
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
TV · as Ptolemy Grey · 6 eps
The Fix
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
JANET JACKSON.
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Tulsa King
TV · as Russell Lee Washington Jr. · 2 eps
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Movie · as Nick Fury (archive footage)
An Audience with Adele
Movie · as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Movie · as Darius Kincaid
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Movie · as Marcus Banks
The Protégé
Movie · as Moody
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
What If...?
TV · as Nick Fury (voice), Sir Fury (voice) · 6 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
TV · as Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited) · 10 eps
Amend: The Fight for America
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Last Full Measure
Movie · as Takoda
The Banker
Movie · as Joe Morris
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Movie · as Self
Death to 2020
Movie · as Dash Bracket
One World: Together at Home
Movie · as Self
Beyond the Spotlight
TV · 1 ep
Some Good News
TV · as Voice Over · 1 ep
Enslaved
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Staged
TV · as Sam · 1 ep
Glass
Movie · as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Shaft
Movie · as John Shaft
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Movie · as Nick Fury
Captain Marvel
Movie · as Nick Fury
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Mace Windu (voice)
Avengers: Endgame
Movie · as Nick Fury
QT8: The First Eight
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Movies That Made Us
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Hateful Eight
TV · as Major Marquis Warren · 4 eps
The Boys
TV · as Xander the Shark (voice) · 1 ep
Incredibles 2
Movie · as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Life Itself
Movie · as Self
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie · as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Quincy
Movie · as Self
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Movie · as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Kong: Skull Island
Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Movie · as Darius Kincaid
Unicorn Store
Movie · as The Salesman
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Movie · as Host
The Words That Built America
Movie · as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Creating a King: Summoning a God
Movie · as Self
I Am Not Your Negro
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Miracle on 42nd Street
Movie · as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Cell
Movie · as Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
The Legend of Tarzan
Movie · as George Washington Williams
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Movie · as Barron
Eating You Alive
Movie · as Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Movie · as Self
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie · as Nick Fury
Barely Lethal
Movie · as Hardman
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Movie · as Valentine
Chi-Raq
Movie · as Dolmedes
The Hateful Eight
Movie · as Major Marquis Warren
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Movie · as Self
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RoboCop
Movie · as Pat Novak
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Movie · as Nick Fury
Kite
Movie · as Lieutenant Karl Aker
Big Game
Movie · as US President William Alan Moore
Reasonable Doubt
Movie · as Clinton Davis
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Movie · as Self
Face of Unity
Movie · as Self
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Movie · as Self
On the Frontline: An Inside Look at Captain America's Battlegrounds
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Turbo
Movie · as Whiplash (voice)
Oldboy
Movie · as Chaney
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
Movie · as Self
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Movie · as Self
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV · as Nick Fury · 2 eps
Circus Halligalli
TV · 1 ep
Talking Bad
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Avengers
Movie · as Nick Fury
Django Unchained
Movie · as Stephen
Meeting Evil
Movie · as Richie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Movie · as Self
The Samaritan
Movie · as Foley
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Movie · as Self
Zambezia
Movie · as Tendai (voice)
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
Movie · as Self
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Thor
Movie · as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Captain America: The First Avenger
Movie · as Nick Fury
Arena
Movie · as Logan
The Sunset Limited
Movie · as Black
African Cats
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
Movie · as Narrator
Go the F**k to Sleep
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
On the Shoulders of Giants
Movie
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Movie · as Rufus
Return to Jurassic Park
Movie · as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Prohibition
TV · as Reader (voice) · 3 eps
Iron Man 2
Movie · as Nick Fury
The Other Guys
Movie · as P.K. Highsmith
Unthinkable
Movie · as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Movie · as Self
Heavy Rain
Movie · as Himself
In the Land of the Free...
Movie · as Narrator
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Movie · as Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Movie · as Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
Mother and Child
Movie · as Paul
Uneven Fairways
Movie · as Narrator
Astro Boy
Movie · as Zog (voice)
Inglourious Basterds
Movie · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Face is Familiar
Movie · as Himself
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Iron Man
Movie · as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Gospel Hill
Movie · as Paul Malcolm
Jumper
Movie · as Roland
The Spirit
Movie · as Octopus
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Movie · as Mace Windu (voice)
Lakeview Terrace
Movie · as Abel Turner
Soul Men
Movie · as Louis Hinds
Critic
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV · as Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound) · 1 ep
1408
Movie · as Gerald Olin
Cleaner
Movie · as Tom Cutler
Resurrecting the Champ
Movie · as Champ
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Movie · as Narrator
Afro Samurai the Movie
Movie
Snakes on a Blog
Movie · as Self
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
Movie · as Self
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
Movie · as Self
Afro Samurai
TV · as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice) · 5 eps
The War
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Snakes on a Plane
Movie · as Neville Flynn
Black Snake Moan
Movie · as Lazarus
Farce of the Penguins
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Freedomland
Movie · as Lorenzo Council
Home of the Brave
Movie · as William Marsh
50 Films to See Before You Die
Movie · as Self
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Honor Deferred
Movie · as Narrator
The N Word
Movie · as Self
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
Movie · as Self
The Henry Rollins Show
TV · 1 ep
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Movie · as Mace Windu
xXx: State of the Union
Movie · as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Coach Carter
Movie · as Ken Carter
The Man
Movie · as Derrick Vann
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Movie · as Self
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Movie · as Frozone (commentary voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Movie · as Self
My Date with Drew
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Extras
TV · as Samuel L. Jackson · 1 ep
The Boondocks
TV · as Gin Rummy (voice) · 4 eps
The Colbert Report
TV · 1 ep
Iconoclasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as An Officer of the Law, Self · 1 ep
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Movie · as Rufus
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Movie · as Jack Johnson (voice)
Hollywood Legenden
Movie · as Self
Twisted
Movie · as John Mills
In My Country
Movie · as Langston Whitfield
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Movie · as Self
The Incredibles
Movie · as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Movie · as Tenpenny (voice)
America Beyond the Color Line
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Basic
Movie · as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
S.W.A.T.
Movie · as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host · 6 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Working Shakespeare
TV · 5 eps
Changing Lanes
Movie · as Doyle Gipson
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie · as Mace Windu
No Good Deed
Movie · as Jack Friar
xXx
Movie · as Agent Augustus Gibbons
BaadAsssss Cinema
Movie · as Self
Middle School Confessions
Movie · as Host
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Movie · as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Movie · as Presenter/Self
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
Movie
The 51st State
Movie · as Elmo McElroy
The Caveman's Valentine
Movie · as Romulus
The 100 Greatest Films
Movie · as Self
Comic Books & Superheroes
Movie · as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Movie · as Self
The Proud Family
TV · as Joseph (voice) · 1 ep
Shaft
Movie · as John Shaft
Rules of Engagement
Movie · as Col. Terry L. Childers
Unbreakable
Movie · as Elijah Price
Shaft: Still the Man
Movie · as Self
Any Given Wednesday
Movie · as Willie Nutter
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie · as Mace Windu
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Movie · as Narrator / Host
Our Friend, Martin
Movie · as Turner (voice)
Deep Blue Sea
Movie · as Russell Franklin
Forever Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sphere
Movie · as Dr. Harry Adams
The Negotiator
Movie · as Lt. Danny Roman
The Red Violin
Movie · as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Out of Sight
Movie · as Hejira Henry (uncredited)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Movie · as Self
All Saints: The Video
Movie · as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
TRL
TV · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jackie Brown
Movie · as Ordell Robbie
One Eight Seven
Movie · as Trevor
Hard Eight
Movie · as Jimmy
Eve's Bayou
Movie · as Louis Batiste
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 7 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Time to Kill
Movie · as Carl Lee Hailey
The Great White Hype
Movie · as Rev. Fred Sultan
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie · as Mitch Henessey
Trees Lounge
Movie · as Wendell
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Movie · as Narrator
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
TFI Friday
TV · 1 ep
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Movie · as Zeus Carver
Kiss of Death
Movie · as Calvin Hart
Losing Isaiah
Movie · as Kadar Lewis
Fluke
Movie · as Rumbo (voice)
A Night to Die For
Movie · as Self - Host
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as The Mayor (voice) · 1 ep
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pulp Fiction
Movie · as Jules Winnfield
Against the Wall
Movie · as Jamaal
Fresh
Movie · as Sam
The New Age
Movie · as Dale Deveaux
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
Movie · as Colonel Ron
Hail Caesar
Movie · as Mailman
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Movie · as Richard Greener
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
True Romance
Movie · as Big Don
Amos & Andrew
Movie · as Andrew Sterling
Menace II Society
Movie · as Tat Lawson
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Movie · as Wes Luger
Jurassic Park
Movie · as Arnold
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Patriot Games
Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Juice
Movie · as Trip
White Sands
Movie · as Greg Meeker
Fathers & Sons
Movie · as Marshall
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 4 eps
Ghostwriter
TV · as Reggie Jenkins · 56 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep
Strictly Business
Movie · as Monroe
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Movie · as Mr. Simpson
Jungle Fever
Movie · as Gator Purify
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Movie · as Everett Hatcher
Johnny Suede
Movie · as B-Bop
GoodFellas
Movie · as Stacks Edwards
Mo' Better Blues
Movie · as Madlock
The Return of Superfly
Movie · as Nate Cabot
Def by Temptation
Movie · as Minister Garth
A Shock to the System
Movie · as Ulysses
The Exorcist III
Movie · as Dream Blind Man
Common Ground
Movie · as Rev. Bob McClair
Betsy's Wedding
Movie · as Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Movie · as The Janitor
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Movie
Law & Order
TV · as Attorney Louis Taggert · 1 ep
Do the Right Thing
Movie · as Mister Señor Love Daddy
Sea of Love
Movie · as Black Guy
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Movie · as Self
Dead Man Out
Movie · as Calvin Fredricks
Coming to America
Movie · as Hold-Up Man
School Daze
Movie · as Leeds
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 2 eps
Eddie Murphy Raw
Movie · as Eddie's Uncle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · as George
Magic Sticks
Movie · as Bum
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · as Brother Elvis · 1 ep
Spenser: For Hire
TV · 1 ep
Ragtime
Movie · as Gang Member No. 2
The Exterminator
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)
The Trial of the Moke
Movie · as Johnson Whittaker
The Displaced Person
Movie · as Sulk
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
Together for Days
Movie · as Stan
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self, Self - Presenter · 9 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep