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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Actor · b. 1948 · Washington, D.C., USA

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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  • Movie8.2

    Avengers: Infinity War

    2018 · 32K votes

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    Avengers: Endgame

    2019 · 28K votes

  • Movie8.1

    The Avengers

    2012 · 39K votes

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    Pulp Fiction

    1994 · 30K votes

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    Avengers: Age of Ultron

    2015 · 25K votes

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    Iron Man

    2008 · 28K votes

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    Iron Man 2

    2010 · 22K votes

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    Django Unchained

    2012 · 28K votes

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    Spider-Man: Far From Home

    2019 · 17K votes

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    The Incredibles

    2004 · 19K votes

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    Inglourious Basterds

    2009 · 24K votes

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    GoodFellas

    1990 · 14K votes

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    Incredibles 2

    2018 · 13K votes

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    Thor

    2011 · 22K votes

  • Movie6.8

    Captain Marvel

    2019 · 17K votes

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    The Marvels

    2023 · 3.6K votes

  • Movie5.9

    Just Play Dead

    2026 · 45 votes

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    The Hateful Eight

    2015 · 15K votes

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    Kong: Skull Island

    2017 · 11K votes

  • Movie6.1

    xXx: Return of Xander Cage

    2017 · 9.3K votes

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    Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    2004 · 15K votes

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    Law & Order

    1990 · 723 votes

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    The Daily Show

    1996 · 660 votes

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    The View

    1997 · 113 votes

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  • TV6.9

    Saturday Night Live

    1975 · 527 votes

  • TV7.2

    Conan

    2010 · 265 votes

  • TV5.6

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

    2022 · 32 votes

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    The Colbert Report

    2005 · 313 votes

  • TV5.3

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    2003 · 217 votes

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    The Graham Norton Show

    2007 · 290 votes

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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    1988 · 51 votes

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    The Boys

    2019 · 13K votes

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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    2003 · 248 votes

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    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

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    Leute heute

    1997 · 5 votes

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    Tulsa King

    2022 · 2.8K votes

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    Tamron Hall

    2019 · 20 votes