Actor Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson
Photo of actor Samuel L. Jackson
An American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim. Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He played Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Iron Man (2008) Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel L. Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of birth
Washington, D.C., USA Washington, D.C., USA
Date of birth
21st December 1948
Movies that starred Samuel L. Jackson (79 in total)
Argylle poster

Argylle [2024]

The Garfield Movie poster

The Garfield Movie [2024]

Vic (voice)
Damaged poster

Damaged [2024]

Dan Lawson
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania poster

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania [2023]

Nick Fury
The Marvels poster

The Marvels [2023]

Nick Fury
The Protégé poster

The Protégé [2021]

Moody
Spiral: From the Book of Saw poster

Spiral: From the Book of Saw [2021]

Marcus Banks
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard poster

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard [2021]

Darius Kincaid
The Banker poster

The Banker [2020]

Joe Morris
Spider-Man: Far From Home poster

Spider-Man: Far From Home [2019]

Nick Fury
Captain Marvel poster

Captain Marvel [2019]

Nick Fury
Glass poster

Glass [2019]

Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Shaft poster

Shaft [2019]

John Shaft
Incredibles 2 poster

Incredibles 2 [2018]

Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage poster

xXx: Return of Xander Cage [2017]

Agent Augustus Gibbons
The Hitman's Bodyguard poster

The Hitman's Bodyguard [2017]

Darius Kincaid
Kong: Skull Island poster

Kong: Skull Island [2017]

Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
I Am Not Your Negro poster

I Am Not Your Negro [2017]

Narrator (voice)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children poster

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children [2016]

Barron
The Legend of Tarzan poster

The Legend of Tarzan [2016]

George Washington Williams
Avengers: Age of Ultron poster

Avengers: Age of Ultron [2015]

Nick Fury
Kingsman: The Secret Service poster

Kingsman: The Secret Service [2015]

Valentine
The Hateful Eight poster

The Hateful Eight [2015]

Major Marquis Warren
Barely Lethal poster

Barely Lethal [2015]

Hardman
Captain America: The Winter Soldier poster

Captain America: The Winter Soldier [2014]

Nick Fury
RoboCop poster

RoboCop [2014]

Pat Novak
Big Game poster

Big Game [2014]

President William Alan Moore
Reasonable Doubt poster

Reasonable Doubt [2014]

Clinton Davis
Turbo poster

Turbo [2013]

Whiplash (voice)
Oldboy poster

Oldboy [2013]

Chaney
The Avengers poster

The Avengers [2012]

Nick Fury
Django Unchained poster

Django Unchained [2012]

Stephen
Zambezia poster

Zambezia [2012]

Tendai (voice)
Iron Man 2 poster

Iron Man 2 [2010]

Nick Fury
The Other Guys poster

The Other Guys [2010]

P.K. Highsmith
Unthinkable poster

Unthinkable [2010]

Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
Astro Boy poster

Astro Boy [2009]

Zog (voice)
Jumper poster

Jumper [2008]

Roland
Lakeview Terrace poster

Lakeview Terrace [2008]

Abel Turner
The Spirit poster

The Spirit [2008]

Octopus
1408 poster

1408 [2007]

Gerald Olin
Resurrecting the Champ poster

Resurrecting the Champ [2007]

Champ
Snakes on a Plane poster

Snakes on a Plane [2006]

Neville Flynn
Home of the Brave poster

Home of the Brave [2006]

William Marsh
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith poster

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [2005]

Mace Windu
Coach Carter poster

Coach Carter [2005]

Ken Carter
xXx: State of the Union poster

xXx: State of the Union [2005]

Agent Augustus Gibbons
The Man poster

The Man [2005]

Derrick Vann
The Incredibles poster

The Incredibles [2004]

Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 poster

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 [2004]

Rufus
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson poster

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson [2004]

Jack Johnson (voice)
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T. [2003]

Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Basic poster

Basic [2003]

West
xXx poster

xXx [2002]

Agent Augustus Gibbons
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones poster

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones [2002]

Mace Windu
Changing Lanes poster

Changing Lanes [2002]

Doyle Gipson
No Good Deed poster

No Good Deed [2002]

Jack Friar
Unholy Trinity poster

Unholy Trinity [2002]

St. Christopher
The Caveman's Valentine poster

The Caveman's Valentine [2001]

Romulus
The 51st State poster

The 51st State [2001]

Elmo McElroy
Unbreakable poster

Unbreakable [2000]

Elijah Price
Shaft poster

Shaft [2000]

John Shaft
Deep Blue Sea poster

Deep Blue Sea [1999]

Russell Franklin
The Negotiator poster

The Negotiator [1998]

Lt. Danny Roman
Sphere poster

Sphere [1998]

Dr. Harry Adams
Jackie Brown poster

Jackie Brown [1997]

Ordell Robbie
One Eight Seven poster

One Eight Seven [1997]

Trevor Garfield
Hard Eight poster

Hard Eight [1997]

Jimmy
A Time to Kill poster

A Time to Kill [1996]

Carl Lee Hailey
The Long Kiss Goodnight poster

The Long Kiss Goodnight [1996]

Mitch Henessey
The Great White Hype poster

The Great White Hype [1996]

Rev. Fred Sultan
Die Hard: With a Vengeance poster

Die Hard: With a Vengeance [1995]

Zeus Carver
Kiss of Death poster

Kiss of Death [1995]

Calvin Hart
Pulp Fiction poster

Pulp Fiction [1994]

Jules Winnfield
Jurassic Park poster

Jurassic Park [1993]

Arnold
Menace II Society poster

Menace II Society [1993]

Tat Lawson
True Romance poster

True Romance [1993]

Big Don
Juice poster

Juice [1992]

Trip
Patriot Games poster

Patriot Games [1992]

Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
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