Samuel L. Jackson
Acting
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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Samuel L. Jackson
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Filmography of
Samuel L. Jackson
Valentine
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St. Christopher
... 2025
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Doaker Charles
... 2024
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Vic (voice)
... 2024
Dan Lawson
... 2024
Alfie
... 2024
Nick Fury
... 2023
Self - 'Nick Fury'
... 2023
Gordon
... 2023
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... 2022
Jimbo (voice)
... 2022
... 2021
... 2021
Nick Fury (archive footage)
... 2021
Moody
... 2021
Darius Kincaid
... 2021
Marcus Banks
... 2021
Self (archive footage)
... 2021
Dash Bracket
... 2020
... 2020
... 2020
Joe Morris
... 2020
Takoda
... 2020
Mace Windu (voice)
... 2019
Self (uncredited)
... 2019
Nick Fury
... 2019
John Shaft
... 2019
Nick Fury
... 2019
Nick Fury
... 2019
Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
... 2019
Self
... 2018
Self
... 2018
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
... 2018
Nick Fury (uncredited)
... 2018
... 2017
The Salesman
... 2017
Darius Kincaid
... 2017
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Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
... 2017
Self - Actor (archive footage)
... 2017
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
... 2017
Narrator (voice)
... 2017
Agent Augustus Gibbons
... 2017
Self
... 2016
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Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
... 2016
George Washington Williams
... 2016
Major Marquis Warren
... 2015
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Dolmedes
... 2015
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Hardman
... 2015
Nick Fury
... 2015
US President William Alan Moore
... 2015
Valentine
... 2015
... 2014
Lieutenant Karl Aker
... 2014
Nick Fury
... 2014
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Pat Novak
... 2014
Clinton Davis
... 2014
Self
... 2014
Chaney
... 2013
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Whiplash (voice)
... 2013
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Stephen
... 2012
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Tendai (voice)
... 2012
Nick Fury
... 2012
Foley
... 2012
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(archive footage)
... 2012
Richie
... 2012
Narrator
... 2011
Logan
... 2011
Nick Fury
... 2011
Narrator (voice)
... 2011
Nick Fury (uncredited)
... 2011
Narrator (voice)
... 2011
Black
... 2011
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Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
... 2010
Fear (voice)
... 2010
P.K. Highsmith
... 2010
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Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
... 2010
Nick Fury
... 2010
Narrator
... 2010
Himself
... 2010
Paul
... 2009
Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
... 2009
Zog (voice)
... 2009
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
... 2009
Himself
... 2009
Narrator
... 2009
Octopus
... 2008
Louis Hinds
... 2008
Abel Turner
... 2008
Abu musab zarqawi
... 2008
Mace Windu (voice)
... 2008
Nick Fury (uncredited)
... 2008
Roland
... 2008
Paul Malcolm
... 2008
Self
... 2008
Tom Cutler
... 2007
... 2007
Gerald Olin
... 2007
Champ
... 2007
Lazarus
... 2006
William Marsh
... 2006
Narrator (voice)
... 2006
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Neville Flynn
... 2006
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Lorenzo Council
... 2006
Narrator
... 2006
Self
... 2006
Jules Winnfield / Rufus (archive footage)
... 2006
Derrick Vann
... 2005
Self (uncredited)
... 2005
... 2005
Mace Windu
... 2005
Agent Augustus Gibbons
... 2005
Frozone (commentary voice)
... 2005
Presenter/Self
... 2005
Ken Carter
... 2005
Tenpenny (voice)
... 2004
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
... 2004
Jack Johnson (voice)
... 2004
Langston Whitfield
... 2004
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Rufus
... 2004
John Mills
... 2004
Self
... 2004
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
... 2003
Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
... 2003
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Self (archive footage)
... 2002
Self
... 2002
Agent Augustus Gibbons
... 2002
Jack Friar
... 2002
Self - Narrator
... 2002
Mace Windu
... 2002
Doyle Gipson
... 2002
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Elmo McElroy
... 2001
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Romulus
... 2001
Elijah Price
... 2000
John Shaft
... 2000
Col. Terry L. Childers
... 2000
Willie Nutter
... 2000
Self
... 2000
Russell Franklin
... 1999
... 1999
Mace Windu
... 1999
Turner (voice)
... 1999
Self
... 1999
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
... 1998
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 1998
Lt. Danny Roman
... 1998
Hejira Henry (uncredited)
... 1998
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Dr. Harry Adams
... 1998
Ordell Robbie
... 1997
Louis Batiste
... 1997
Trevor Garfield
... 1997
Mitch Henessey
... 1996
Carl Lee Hailey
... 1996
Narrator (voice)
... 1996
Jimmy
... 1996
Wendell
... 1996
Rev. Fred Sultan
... 1996
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Rumbo (voice)
... 1995
Zeus Carver
... 1995
Self - Host
... 1995
Calvin Hart
... 1995
Kadar Lewis
... 1995
Colonel Ron
... 1994
Dale Deveaux
... 1994
Jules Winnfield
... 1994
Sam
... 1994
Mailman
... 1994
Jamaal
... 1994
Richard Greener
... 1994
Big Don
... 1993
Arnold
... 1993
Tat Lawson
... 1993
Andrew Sterling
... 1993
Wes Luger
... 1993
Marshall
... 1992
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
... 1992
Greg Meeker
... 1992
Trip
... 1992
Everett Hatcher
... 1991
Monroe
... 1991
Mr. Simpson
... 1991
B-Bop
... 1991
Gator Purify
... 1991
Nate Cabot
... 1990
Stacks Edwards
... 1990
Dream Blind Man
... 1990
Madlock
... 1990
Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
... 1990
Rev. Bob McClair
... 1990
Minister Garth
... 1990
Ulysses
... 1990
The Janitor
... 1990
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Black Guy
... 1989
Mister Señor Love Daddy
... 1989
Calvin Fredricks
... 1989
Hold-Up Man
... 1988
Leeds
... 1988
Eddie's Uncle
... 1987
George
... 1987
Bum
... 1987
Gang Member No. 2
... 1981
Extra (uncredited)
... 1980
Johnson Whittaker
... 1978
Sulk
... 1977
Stan
... 1972
Nick DeFranco
Morris Stokes
Jack Wolfe