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).
Acted in
The Piano Lesson
2024
as Doaker Charles
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
as Frank Moten
The Garfield Movie
2024
as Vic (voice)
Damaged
2024
as Dan Lawson
Argylle
2024
as Alfie
The Marvels
2023
as Nick Fury
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023
as Self - 'Nick Fury'
The Kill Room
2023
as Gordon
Secret Invasion
2023
as Nick Fury
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022
as Self
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
as Jimbo (voice)
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
2022
as Ptolemy Grey
JANET JACKSON.
2022
as Self
The Fix
2022
as Narrator (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021
as Nick Fury (archive footage)
The Protégé
2021
as Moody
What If...?
2021
as Nick Fury (voice)
What If...?
2021
as Sir Fury (voice)
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Darius Kincaid
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021
as Marcus Banks
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Nick Fury (archive footage)
Death to 2020
2020
as Dash Bracket
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
as Self
#UNFIT: The Psychology of Donald Trump
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson
2020
as Presenter
Enslaved
2020
as Self
Staged
2020
as Sam
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
The Banker
2020
as Joe Morris
The Last Full Measure
2020
as Takoda
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Mace Windu (voice)
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self (uncredited)
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as Nick Fury
Shaft
2019
as John Shaft
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Nick Fury
Captain Marvel
2019
as Nick Fury
Glass
2019
as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Life Itself
2018
as Self
Quincy
2018
as Self
Incredibles 2
2018
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Unicorn Store
2017
as The Salesman
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Darius Kincaid
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Creating a King: Summoning a God
2017
as Self
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Kong: Skull Island
2017
as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
2017
as Host
I Am Not Your Negro
2017
as Narrator (voice)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Eating You Alive
2016
as Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
as Self
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Barron
Cell
2016
as Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
as George Washington Williams
The Hateful Eight
2015
as Major Marquis Warren
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self
Chi-Raq
2015
as Dolmedes
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
2015
as Self
The Blackened Mantle
2015
as Mace Windu
Barely Lethal
2015
as Hardman
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Nick Fury
Big Game
2015
as US President William Alan Moore
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2014
as Valentine
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014
as Self
Kite
2014
as Lieutenant Karl Aker
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as Nick Fury
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
RoboCop
2014
as Pat Novak
Reasonable Doubt
2014
as Clinton Davis
Face of Unity
2014
as Self
Oldboy
2013
as Chaney
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Nick Fury
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
2013
as Self
Turbo
2013
as Whiplash (voice)
Django Unchained
2012
as Stephen
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2012
as Self
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
as Self
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
2012
as Self
Zambezia
2012
as Tendai (voice)
The Avengers
2012
as Nick Fury
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Samaritan
2012
as Foley
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
as Self
Honest Trailers
2012
as Mace Windu (archive footage)
Honest Trailers
2012
as Nick Fury (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Meeting Evil
2012
as Richie
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
2011
as Narrator
Arena
2011
as Logan
Prohibition
2011
as Reader (voice)
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
as Nick Fury
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
2011
as Self
Go the F**k to Sleep
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Thor
2011
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
African Cats
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Rufus
The Sunset Limited
2011
as Black
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010
as Fear (voice)
The Other Guys
2010
as P.K. Highsmith
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self
Unthinkable
2010
as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
Iron Man 2
2010
as Nick Fury
In the Land of the Free...
2010
as Narrator
Heavy Rain
2010
Mother and Child
2009
as Paul
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
2009
as Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
Astro Boy
2009
as Zog (voice)
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Face Is Familiar
2009
as Himself
Uneven Fairways
2009
as Narrator
The Spirit
2008
as Octopus
Soul Men
2008
as Louis Hinds
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
Lakeview Terrace
2008
as Abel Turner
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Mace Windu (voice)
Iron Man
2008
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
The War
2008
as Narrator
Jumper
2008
as Roland
Gospel Hill
2008
as Paul Malcolm
Crítico
2008
as Self
Cleaner
2007
as Tom Cutler
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
2007
as Narrator
1408
2007
as Gerald Olin
Resurrecting the Champ
2007
as Champ
Afro Samurai
2007
as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
Black Snake Moan
2006
as Lazarus
Home of the Brave
2006
as William Marsh
Farce of the Penguins
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
2006
as Self
Snakes on a Plane
2006
as Neville Flynn
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
Freedomland
2006
as Lorenzo Council
Honor Deferred
2006
as Narrator
The N Word
2006
as Himself
Tarantino's Mind
2006
as Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage)
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
The Boondocks
2005
The Man
2005
as Derrick Vann
My Date with Drew
2005
as Self (uncredited)
Extras
2005
as Samuel L. Jackson
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
2005
as Self
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Mace Windu
xXx: State of the Union
2005
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Mr. Incredible and Pals
2005
as Frozone (commentary voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Presenter/Self
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005
Coach Carter
2005
as Ken Carter
The Incredibles
2004
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
2004
as Officer Frank Tenpenny (voice) (uncredited)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
as Jack Johnson (voice)
In My Country
2004
as Langston Whitfield
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004
as Self
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Rufus
Twisted
2004
as John Mills
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
as Self
Hollywood Legenden
2004
as Self
S.W.A.T.
2003
as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Basic
2003
as West
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
as Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
xXx
2002
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
No Good Deed
2002
as Jack Friar
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Narrator
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Mace Windu
Changing Lanes
2002
as Doyle Gipson
Middle School Confessions
2002
as Host
The 51st State
2001
as Elmo McElroy
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
The 100 Greatest Films
2001
as Self
The Proud Family
2001
as Joseph (voice)
Comic Books & Superheroes
2001
as Self
The Caveman's Valentine
2001
as Romulus
Unbreakable
2000
as Elijah Price
Shaft
2000
as John Shaft
Rules of Engagement
2000
as Col. Terry L. Childers
Any Given Wednesday
2000
as Willie Nutter
Shaft: Still the Man
2000
as Self
Deep Blue Sea
1999
as Russell Franklin
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Narrator, Host
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Mace Windu
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Turner (voice)
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
TRL
1998
The Red Violin
1998
as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
The Negotiator
1998
as Lt. Danny Roman
Out of Sight
1998
as Hejirah Henry
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998
as Self
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998
as Self
Sphere
1998
as Dr. Harry Adams
Jackie Brown
1997
as Ordell Robbie
Eve's Bayou
1997
as Louis Batiste
One Eight Seven
1997
as Trevor Garfield
Hard Eight
1997
as Jimmy
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Mitch Henessey
A Time to Kill
1996
as Carl Lee Hailey
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Trees Lounge
1996
as Wendell
The Great White Hype
1996
as Rev. Fred Sultan
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996
as Narrator
Fluke
1995
as Rumbo (voice)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
as Zeus Carver
A Night to Die For
1995
as Self - Host
Kiss of Death
1995
as Calvin Hart
Losing Isaiah
1995
as Kadar Lewis
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as The Mayor (voice)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994
as Colonel Ron
The New Age
1994
as Dale Deveaux
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Jules Winnfield
Fresh
1994
as Sam
Hail Caesar
1994
as Mailman
Against the Wall
1994
as Jamaal
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
as Richard Greener
True Romance
1993
as Big Don
Jurassic Park
1993
as Arnold
Menace II Society
1993
as Tat Lawson
Amos & Andrew
1993
as Andrew Sterling
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993
as Wes Luger
WWE Raw
1993
Ghostwriter
1992
as Reggie Jenkins
HBO First Look
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Patriot Games
1992
as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
White Sands
1992
as Greg Meeker
Juice
1992
as Trip
Fathers and Sons
1992
as Marshall
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
as Everett Hatcher
Strictly Business
1991
as Monroe
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991
as Mr. Simpson
Johnny Suede
1991
as B-Bop
Jungle Fever
1991
as Gator Purify
The Return of Superfly
1990
as Nate Cabot
Law & Order
1990
as Attorney Louis Taggert
GoodFellas
1990
as Stacks Edwards
The Exorcist III
1990
as Dream Blind Man (uncredited)
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Madlock
Betsy's Wedding
1990
as Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
Common Ground
1990
as Rev. Bob McClair
Def by Temptation
1990
as Minister Garth
A Shock to the System
1990
as Ulysses
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
1990
as The Janitor
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Self
Sea of Love
1989
as Black Guy
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Mister Señor Love Daddy
Dead Man Out
1989
as Calvin Fredricks
Coming to America
1988
as Hold-Up Man
School Daze
1988
as Leeds
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
as Eddie's Uncle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as George
Magic Sticks
1987
as Bum
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Brother Elvis
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Ragtime
1981
as Gang Member No. 2
The Exterminator
1980
as Extra (uncredited)
The Trial of the Moke
1978
as Johnson Whittaker
The Displaced Person
1977
as Sulk
Together for Days
1972
as Stan
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Bambi Awards
1948
as Self
Last Meals
as Walter
The Beast
as President
Unholy Trinity
as St. Christopher
Afterburn
as Valentine
