Samuel L. Jackson
Actor

Samuel L. Jackson

60 Movies
1 TV Shows
61 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 61
Birthday December 21, 1948 (77 years old)
Place of Birth Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As Samuel Leroy Jackson
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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).

Filmography (334)

Incredibles 3 2028
The Great Beyond 2026
The Unholy Trinity 2025 Afterburn 2025
FireAid Benefit Concert 2025
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show 2025
The American Revolution 2025
Damaged 2024
The Garfield Movie 2024
The Piano Lesson 2024
Argylle 2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special 2024
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision 2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist 2024
The Kill Room 2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion 2023
The Marvels 2023
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? 2023
Secret Invasion 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur 2023
Is That Black Enough for You?!? 2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 2022
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 2022
The Fix 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show 2022
JANET JACKSON. 2022
Tulsa King 2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special 2021
An Audience with Adele 2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021 Spiral: From the Book of Saw 2021
The ProtΓ©gΓ© 2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend 2021
What If...? 2021
Marvel Studios Legends 2021
Amend: The Fight for America 2021
The Last Full Measure 2020
The Banker 2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote 2020
Death to 2020 2020
One World: Together at Home 2020
Beyond the Spotlight 2020
Some Good News 2020
Enslaved 2020
Staged 2020
Glass 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019 Captain Marvel 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 Avengers: Endgame 2019
QT8: The First Eight 2019
Tamron Hall 2019
The Movies That Made Us 2019
The Hateful Eight 2019
The Boys 2019
Incredibles 2 2018
Life Itself 2018
Avengers: Infinity War 2018
Quincy 2018
xXx: Return of Xander Cage 2017 Kong: Skull Island 2017 The Hitman's Bodyguard 2017
Unicorn Store 2017
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 2017
The Words That Built America 2017
Creating a King: Summoning a God 2017
I Am Not Your Negro 2017
John Travolta, le miraculΓ© d'Hollywood 2017
Miracle on 42nd Street 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series 2017
Cell 2016
The Legend of Tarzan 2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016
Eating You Alive 2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration 2016
Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
Barely Lethal 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service 2015
Chi-Raq 2015
The Hateful Eight 2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015
RoboCop 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014
Kite 2014
Big Game 2014
Reasonable Doubt 2014
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe 2014
Face of Unity 2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Turbo 2013
Oldboy 2013
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault 2013
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking 2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013
Circus Halligalli 2013
Talking Bad 2013
The Avengers 2012 Django Unchained 2012
Meeting Evil 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac 2012
The Samaritan 2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only 2012
Zambezia 2012
The Avengers: A Visual Journey 2012
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe 2012
Finding Your Roots 2012
Thor 2011 Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
Arena 2011
The Sunset Limited 2011
African Cats 2011
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition 2011
Go the F**k to Sleep 2011
On the Shoulders of Giants 2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2011
Return to Jurassic Park 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show 2011
Dynamo: Magician Impossible 2011
Prohibition 2011
Iron Man 2 2010
Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey 2010
The Other Guys 2010
Unthinkable 2010
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story 2010
Heavy Rain 2010
In the Land of the Free... 2010
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story 2010
Conan 2010
Afro Samurai: Resurrection 2009
Mother and Child 2009
Uneven Fairways 2009
Astro Boy 2009 Inglourious Basterds 2009
The Face is Familiar 2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Iron Man 2008
Gospel Hill 2008
Jumper 2008
The Spirit 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008
Lakeview Terrace 2008
Soul Men 2008
Critic 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008
1408 2007
Cleaner 2007
Resurrecting the Champ 2007
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story 2007
Afro Samurai the Movie 2007
Snakes on a Blog 2007
Afro Samurai 2007
The War 2007
The Graham Norton Show 2007
Snakes on a Plane 2006
Black Snake Moan 2006
Farce of the Penguins 2006
Freedomland 2006
Home of the Brave 2006
50 Films to See Before You Die 2006
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood 2006
Honor Deferred 2006
The N Word 2006
Hostel 2006
Pure Venom: The Making of "Snakes on a Plane" 2006
The Henry Rollins Show 2006
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005
xXx: State of the Union 2005
Coach Carter 2005
The Man 2005
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie 2005
Mr. Incredible and Pals 2005
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World 2005
My Date with Drew 2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2005
Extras 2005
The Boondocks 2005
The Colbert Report 2005
Iconoclasts 2005
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2004
Hollywood Legenden 2004
Twisted 2004
In My Country 2004
John Travolta: The Inside Story 2004
The Incredibles 2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction 2004
America Beyond the Color Line 2004
Basic 2003
S.W.A.T. 2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003
Working Shakespeare 2003
Changing Lanes 2002 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002
No Good Deed 2002
xXx 2002
BaadAsssss Cinema 2002
Middle School Confessions 2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies 2002
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down 2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts 2002
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages 2002
The 51st State 2001
The Caveman's Valentine 2001
The 100 Greatest Films 2001
Comic Books & Superheroes 2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome 2001
The Proud Family 2001
Shaft 2000
Rules of Engagement 2000
Unbreakable 2000
Shaft: Still the Man 2000
Any Given Wednesday 2000
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live 2000
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999
Our Friend, Martin 1999
Deep Blue Sea 1999
Forever Hollywood 1999
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story 1999
The Early Show 1999
Sphere 1998
The Negotiator 1998
The Red Violin 1998
Out of Sight 1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's 1998
All Saints: The Video 1998
TRL 1998
Parkinson 1998
Jackie Brown 1997
One Eight Seven 1997
Hard Eight 1997
Eve's Bayou 1997
The View 1997
Leute heute 1997
A Time to Kill 1996
The Great White Hype 1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight 1996
Trees Lounge 1996
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life 1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete 1996
The Daily Show 1996
Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995 Kiss of Death 1995 Losing Isaiah 1995 Fluke 1995
A Night to Die For 1995
The Frank Skinner Show 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA 1995
Pulp Fiction 1994
Against the Wall 1994
Fresh 1994 The New Age 1994 The Search for One-eye Jimmy 1994 Hail Caesar 1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker 1994
Inside the Actors Studio 1994
True Romance 1993
Amos & Andrew 1993
Menace II Society 1993
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 1993
Jurassic Park 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993
Late Show with David Letterman 1993
Patriot Games 1992
Juice 1992
White Sands 1992
Fathers & Sons 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Ghostwriter 1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards 1992
HBO First Look 1992
Strictly Business 1991
Jumpin' at the Boneyard 1991
Jungle Fever 1991
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace 1991
Johnny Suede 1991
GoodFellas 1990
Mo' Better Blues 1990
The Return of Superfly 1990
Def by Temptation 1990
A Shock to the System 1990
The Exorcist III 1990
Common Ground 1990
Betsy's Wedding 1990
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella 1990
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella 1990
Law & Order 1990
Do the Right Thing 1989
Sea of Love 1989
Making 'Do the Right Thing' 1989
Dead Man Out 1989
Coming to America 1988
School Daze 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
Eddie Murphy Raw 1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin 1987
Magic Sticks 1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1987
Spenser: For Hire 1985
Ragtime 1981
The Exterminator 1980
The Trial of the Moke 1978
The Displaced Person 1977
Saturday Night Live 1975
Together for Days 1972
Great Performances 1971
Tony Awards 1956
The Oscars 1953
Today 1952
Bambi 1948
Golden Globe Awards 1944
The Beast
The Honest Liar
Head Games
Morris Stokes
St. Vincent
Man of War
Just Play Dead
Frisco King

Movies

Pulp Fiction Movie
Pulp Fiction
1994 Β· 8.5
GoodFellas Movie
GoodFellas
1990 Β· 8.5
Avengers: Endgame Movie
Avengers: Endgame
2019 Β· 8.2
Avengers: Infinity War Movie
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 Β· 8.2
Inglourious Basterds Movie
Inglourious Basterds
2009 Β· 8.2
Django Unchained Movie
Django Unchained
2012 Β· 8.2
xXx Movie
xXx
2002 Β· 6.0
Iron Man 2 Movie
Iron Man 2
2010 Β· 6.8
Afterburn Movie
Afterburn
2025 Β· 6.8
Argylle Movie
Argylle
2024 Β· 6.0
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Movie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 Β· 6.6
The Incredibles Movie
The Incredibles
2004 Β· 7.7
The Garfield Movie Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 Β· 7.0
The Marvels Movie
The Marvels
2023 Β· 6.0
Jumper Movie
Jumper
2008 Β· 6.2
The Hateful Eight Movie
The Hateful Eight
2015 Β· 7.8
Spiral: From the Book of Saw Movie
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021 Β· 5.9
Incredibles 2 Movie
Incredibles 2
2018 Β· 7.5
Kingsman: The Secret Service Movie
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015 Β· 7.6
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Movie
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 Β· 7.9
Captain America: The First Avenger Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 Β· 7.0
The Unholy Trinity Movie
The Unholy Trinity
2025 Β· 6.2
Astro Boy Movie
Astro Boy
2009 Β· 6.3
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Movie
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 Β· 6.7
The Avengers Movie
The Avengers
2012 Β· 7.9
Avengers: Age of Ultron Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 Β· 7.3
Spider-Man: Far From Home Movie
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 Β· 7.4
Captain Marvel Movie
Captain Marvel
2019 Β· 6.8
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 Β· 6.3
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Movie
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 Β· 7.5
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Movie
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 Β· 7.7
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Movie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 Β· 6.6
Iron Man Movie
Iron Man
2008 Β· 7.7
Kong: Skull Island Movie
Kong: Skull Island
2017 Β· 6.6
Thor Movie
Thor
2011 Β· 6.8
Die Hard: With a Vengeance Movie
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 Β· 7.3
The Legend of Tarzan Movie
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 Β· 5.9
xXx: Return of Xander Cage Movie
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017 Β· 6.1
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Movie
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016 Β· 6.8
Turbo Movie
Turbo
2013 Β· 6.3
Unbreakable Movie
Unbreakable
2000 Β· 7.1
Glass Movie
Glass
2019 Β· 6.7
RoboCop Movie
RoboCop
2014 Β· 5.9
S.W.A.T. Movie
S.W.A.T.
2003 Β· 6.2
The Hitman's Bodyguard Movie
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 Β· 6.9
The Other Guys Movie
The Other Guys
2010 Β· 6.3
Deep Blue Sea Movie
Deep Blue Sea
1999 Β· 6.0
A Time to Kill Movie
A Time to Kill
1996 Β· 7.4
1408 Movie
1408
2007 Β· 6.7
Shaft Movie
Shaft
2000 Β· 6.0
Changing Lanes Movie
Changing Lanes
2002 Β· 6.3
The Long Kiss Goodnight Movie
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 Β· 6.6
Jurassic Park Movie
Jurassic Park
1993 Β· 8.0
Fluke Movie
Fluke
1995 Β· 7.1
Kiss of Death Movie
Kiss of Death
1995 Β· 5.7
Losing Isaiah Movie
Losing Isaiah
1995 Β· 6.5
The Search for One-eye Jimmy Movie
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994 Β· 5.5
The New Age Movie
The New Age
1994 Β· 5.4
Fresh Movie
Fresh
1994 Β· 7.2
Hail Caesar Movie
Hail Caesar
1994 Β· 3.3
Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction
1994 Β· 8.5
GoodFellas
GoodFellas
1990 Β· 8.5
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Endgame
2019 Β· 8.2
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 Β· 8.2
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
2009 Β· 8.2
Django Unchained
Django Unchained
2012 Β· 8.2
xXx
xXx
2002 Β· 6.0
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2
2010 Β· 6.8
Afterburn
Afterburn
2025 Β· 6.8
Argylle
Argylle
2024 Β· 6.0
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 Β· 6.6
The Incredibles
The Incredibles
2004 Β· 7.7
The Garfield Movie
The Garfield Movie
2024 Β· 7.0
The Marvels
The Marvels
2023 Β· 6.0
Jumper
Jumper
2008 Β· 6.2
The Hateful Eight
The Hateful Eight
2015 Β· 7.8
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
2021 Β· 5.9
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 Β· 7.5
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015 Β· 7.6
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 Β· 7.9
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 Β· 7.0
The Unholy Trinity
The Unholy Trinity
2025 Β· 6.2
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
2009 Β· 6.3
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 Β· 6.7
The Avengers
The Avengers
2012 Β· 7.9
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 Β· 7.3
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 Β· 7.4
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 Β· 6.8
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 Β· 6.3
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 Β· 7.5
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 Β· 7.7
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 Β· 6.6
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 Β· 7.7
Kong: Skull Island
Kong: Skull Island
2017 Β· 6.6
Thor
Thor
2011 Β· 6.8
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 Β· 7.3
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan
2016 Β· 5.9
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017 Β· 6.1
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016 Β· 6.8
Turbo
Turbo
2013 Β· 6.3
Unbreakable
Unbreakable
2000 Β· 7.1
Glass
Glass
2019 Β· 6.7
RoboCop
RoboCop
2014 Β· 5.9
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
2003 Β· 6.2
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017 Β· 6.9
The Other Guys
The Other Guys
2010 Β· 6.3
Deep Blue Sea
Deep Blue Sea
1999 Β· 6.0
A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
1996 Β· 7.4
1408
1408
2007 Β· 6.7
Shaft
Shaft
2000 Β· 6.0
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
2002 Β· 6.3
The Long Kiss Goodnight
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 Β· 6.6
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
1993 Β· 8.0
Fluke
Fluke
1995 Β· 7.1
Kiss of Death
Kiss of Death
1995 Β· 5.7
Losing Isaiah
Losing Isaiah
1995 Β· 6.5
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994 Β· 5.5
The New Age
The New Age
1994 Β· 5.4
Fresh
Fresh
1994 Β· 7.2
Hail Caesar
Hail Caesar
1994 Β· 3.3