Samuel L. Jackson
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).
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).
Known for
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
The Garfield Movie
Damaged
Argylle
The Marvels
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
The Kill Room
Secret Invasion
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
JANET JACKSON.
The Fix
An Audience with Adele
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
The Protégé
What If...?
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Amend: The Fight for America
Marvel Studios Legends
Death to 2020
Beyond the Spotlight
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump
Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson
Staged
One World: Together at Home
Some Good News
The Banker
The Last Full Measure
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The Movies That Made Us
QT8: The First Eight
Tamron Hall
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Shaft
Avengers: Endgame
Captain Marvel
Glass
Quincy
Incredibles 2
Avengers: Infinity War
Unicorn Store
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Creating a King: Summoning a God
The Words That Built America
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Kong: Skull Island
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
I Am Not Your Negro
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Eating You Alive
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Cell
The Legend of Tarzan
The Hateful Eight
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Chi-Raq
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
The Blackened Mantle
Barely Lethal
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Big Game
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Kite
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
RoboCop
Reasonable Doubt
Face of Unity
Oldboy
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
Turbo
Circus Halligalli
Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
Zambezia
The Avengers
Finding Your Roots
The Samaritan
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Honest Trailers
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Meeting Evil
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
Arena
Prohibition
The Jonathan Ross Show
Captain America: The First Avenger
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Go the F**k to Sleep
African Cats
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
The Sunset Limited
On the Shoulders of Giants
Return to Jurassic Park
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
The Other Guys
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Unthinkable
Iron Man 2
In the Land of the Free...
Heavy Rain
Mother and Child
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Astro Boy
Inglourious Basterds
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
The Face Is Familiar
Uneven Fairways
The Spirit
Soul Men
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Lakeview Terrace
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Iron Man
The War
Jumper
Gospel Hill
Crítico
Cleaner
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
1408
Resurrecting the Champ
The Graham Norton Show
Afro Samurai
Black Snake Moan
Home of the Brave
Farce of the Penguins
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
Snakes on a Plane
The Henry Rollins Show
Freedomland
Honor Deferred
The N Word
Tarantino's Mind
Iconoclasts
The Boondocks
The Colbert Report
The Man
My Date with Drew
Extras
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
xXx: State of the Union
Mr. Incredible and Pals
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Coach Carter
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Incredibles
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
In My Country
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Twisted
America Beyond the Color Line
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
S.W.A.T.
Basic
Real Time with Bill Maher
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
BaadAsssss Cinema
xXx
No Good Deed
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Changing Lanes
Middle School Confessions
The 51st State
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The 100 Greatest Films
The Proud Family
The Caveman's Valentine
Unbreakable
Shaft
Rules of Engagement
The Early Show
Deep Blue Sea
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Our Friend, Martin
Forever Hollywood
TRL
The Red Violin
The Negotiator
Out of Sight
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Sphere
Jackie Brown
Eve's Bayou
The View
One Eight Seven
Hard Eight
The Long Kiss Goodnight
A Time to Kill
The Daily Show
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
Trees Lounge
The Great White Hype
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Frank Skinner Show
Fluke
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
A Night to Die For
Kiss of Death
Losing Isaiah
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
The New Age
Pulp Fiction
Inside the Actors Studio
Fresh
Hail Caesar
Against the Wall
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
True Romance
Jurassic Park
Menace II Society
Amos & Andrew
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
WWE Raw
Ghostwriter
HBO First Look
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Patriot Games
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
White Sands
Juice
Fathers and Sons
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Strictly Business
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Johnny Suede
Jungle Fever
The Return of Superfly
Law & Order
GoodFellas
The Exorcist III
Mo' Better Blues
Betsy's Wedding
Common Ground
A Shock to the System
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Sea of Love
Do the Right Thing
Dead Man Out
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Coming to America
School Daze
Eddie Murphy Raw
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Magic Sticks
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Spenser: For Hire
Ragtime
The Exterminator
The Trial of the Moke
The Displaced Person
Saturday Night Live
Together for Days
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Oscars
Today
Bambi Awards