Samuel L. Jackson
Known for Acting · 338 credits
- Born
- 1948-12-21 (age 77)
- Place of birth
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (82)
Law & Order
1990
as Attorney Louis Taggert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Boys
2019
as Xander the Shark (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as An Officer of the Law / Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
Tulsa King
2022
as Russell Lee Washington Jr.
The Colbert Report
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Nick Fury
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
What If...?
2021
as Nick Fury (voice) / Sir Fury (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Boondocks
2005
as Rummy (voice)
Bambi
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self / Self - Presenter
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as The Mayor (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
The Proud Family
2001
as Joseph (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
as Nick Fury (voice)
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Secret Invasion
2023
as Nick Fury
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An almost History of America
2026
as Voiceover (voice)
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Extras
2005
as Samuel L. Jackson
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Brother Elvis
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
TRL
1998
Staged
2020
as Sam
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Frisco King
as Russell Lee Washington Jr.
Ghostwriter
1992
as Reggie Jenkins
Circus Halligalli
2013
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Movies (256)
The Avengers
2012
as Nick Fury
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Jules Winnfield
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Nick Fury
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
as Nick Fury
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as Nick Fury
GoodFellas
1990
as Stacks Edwards
Django Unchained
2012
as Stephen
Iron Man
2008
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
xXx
2002
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Inglourious Basterds
2009
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Rufus
The Incredibles
2004
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Iron Man 2
2010
as Nick Fury
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
Incredibles 2
2018
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Jurassic Park
1993
as Arnold
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015
as Valentine
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Mace Windu (voice)
Thor
2011
as Nick Fury (uncredited)
Captain Marvel
2019
as Nick Fury
The Hateful Eight
2015
as Major Marquis Warren
Kong: Skull Island
2017
as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as Nick Fury
The Garfield Movie
2024
as Vic (voice)
The Marvels
2023
as Nick Fury
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
as Mace Windu
Turbo
2013
as Whiplash (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Mace Windu
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Rufus
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016
as Barron
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
as Nick Fury
Glass
2019
as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Snakes on a Plane
2006
as Neville Flynn
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Mace Windu
Afterburn
2025
as Valentine
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
as Zeus Carver
Coming to America
1988
as Hold-Up Man
The Legend of Tarzan
2016
as George Washington Williams
RoboCop
2014
as Pat Novak
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Darius Kincaid
Argylle
2024
as Alfie
Unbreakable
2000
as Elijah Price
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Darius Kincaid
True Romance
1993
as Big Don
Deep Blue Sea
1999
as Russell Franklin
Jumper
2008
as Roland
Oldboy
2013
as Chaney
The Other Guys
2010
as P.K. Highsmith
1408
2007
as Gerald Olin
xXx: State of the Union
2005
as Agent Augustus Gibbons
A Time to Kill
1996
as Carl Lee Hailey
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021
as Marcus Banks
The Protégé
2021
as Moody
Coach Carter
2005
as Ken Carter
S.W.A.T.
2003
as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Jackie Brown
1997
as Ordell Robbie
Life Itself
2018
as Self
Sphere
1998
as Dr. Harry Adams
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996
as Mitch Henessey
The Negotiator
1998
as Lt. Danny Roman
Cleaner
2007
as Tom Cutler
The Unholy Trinity
2025
as St. Christopher
The Great Beyond
2027
Menace II Society
1993
as Tat Lawson
Unthinkable
2010
as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Mace Windu (voice)
Patriot Games
1992
as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
Zambezia
2012
as Tendai (voice)
The Last Full Measure
2020
as Takoda
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
as Jimbo (voice)
The Banker
2020
as Joe Morris
Black Snake Moan
2006
as Lazarus
Shaft
2000
as John Shaft
Shaft
2019
as John Shaft
The Exorcist III
1990
as Dream Blind Man
Sea of Love
1989
as Black Guy
Big Game
2014
as US President William Alan Moore
Barely Lethal
2015
as Hardman
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Mister Señor Love Daddy
Changing Lanes
2002
as Doyle Gipson
Astro Boy
2009
as Zog (voice)
The Sunset Limited
2011
as Black
Meeting Evil
2012
as Richie
Out of Sight
1998
as Hejira Henry (uncredited)
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
Cell
2016
as Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
Basic
2003
as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
The Man
2005
as Derrick Vann
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001
as Self
One Eight Seven
1997
as Trevor
Twisted
2004
as John Mills
Comic Books & Superheroes
2001
as Self
Rules of Engagement
2000
as Col. Terry L. Childers
The Kill Room
2023
as Gordon
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
2006
as Self
I Am Not Your Negro
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Just Play Dead
2026
as Jack Wolfe
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Juice
1992
as Trip
Lakeview Terrace
2008
as Abel Turner
The Red Violin
1998
as Charles Morritz (Montréal)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Unicorn Store
2017
as The Salesman
Jungle Fever
1991
as Gator Purify
Arena
2011
as Logan
Fresh
1994
as Sam
Kiss of Death
1995
as Calvin Hart
Reasonable Doubt
2014
as Clinton Davis
Fluke
1995
as Rumbo (voice)
The Spirit
2008
as Octopus
Death to 2020
2020
as Dash Bracket
Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Madlock
Home of the Brave
2006
as William Marsh
No Good Deed
2002
as Jack Friar
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
2009
as Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
Mother and Child
2009
as Paul
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
Damaged
2024
as Dan Lawson
The 51st State
2001
as Elmo McElroy
About 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 t… With 338 credits spanning from 1944 to 2027, Samuel L. Jackson has appeared in 256 films and 82 TV shows.
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Most Popular Samuel L. Jackson Movies
- The Avengers (2012) — as Nick Fury
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) — as Nick Fury (uncredited)
- Pulp Fiction (1994) — as Jules Winnfield
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) — as Nick Fury
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) — as Nick Fury
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