Samuel L. Jackson

ActorProducer Dec 21 (age 77) Washington, D.C., USA 1948–2026 (78 year career)

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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 sta…

Known For

Film

Pulp Fiction

Jules Winnfield

Film

Avengers: Infinity War

Nick Fury (uncredited)

Film

The Avengers

Nick Fury

Film

Avengers: Endgame

Nick Fury

Film

Django Unchained

Stephen

Film

Inglourious Basterds

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Film

GoodFellas

Stacks Edwards

Film

Iron Man

Nick Fury (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (326)

Movies (247)

The Great Beyond

2026 Upcoming

Nov 11

Afterburn

as Valentine

The Unholy Trinity

as St. Christopher

FireAid Benefit Concert

as Self

The Garfield Movie

as Vic (voice)

Damaged

as Dan Lawson

Argylle

as Alfie

The Piano Lesson

as Doaker Charles

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

2024

as Self

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision

2024

as Self

The Marvels

as Nick Fury

The Kill Room

as Gordon

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion

2023

as Self - 'Nick Fury'

5.0

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

2023

as self

9.0

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

as Jimbo (voice)

6.6

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022

as Self

6.3

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

as Marcus Banks

The Protégé

as Moody

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

2021

as Darius Kincaid

6.7

An Audience with Adele

2021

as Self

8.4

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

as Nick Fury (archive footage)

6.9

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021

as Self

7.0

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

2021

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

The Banker

2020

as Joe Morris

7.6

The Last Full Measure

2020

as Takoda

7.3

One World: Together at Home

as Self

Death to 2020

as Dash Bracket

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

as Self

Avengers: Endgame

as Nick Fury

Spider-Man: Far From Home

as Nick Fury

Captain Marvel

as Nick Fury

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Mace Windu (voice)

6.3

Glass

2019

as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass

Shaft

as John Shaft

QT8: The First Eight

as Self (uncredited)

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

as Nick Fury (uncredited)

8.2

Incredibles 2

2018

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Life Itself

as Self

Quincy

as Self

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

2017

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

6.1

Kong: Skull Island

2017

as Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard

6.6

The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017

as Darius Kincaid

6.9

Miracle on 42nd Street

2017

as Self

Unicorn Store

as The Salesman

I Am Not Your Negro

as Narrator (voice)

The Words That Built America

2017

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

6.0

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.3

Creating a King: Summoning a God

2017

as Self

7.3

Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

2017

as Host

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

2016

as Barron

6.8

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

as George Washington Williams

5.9

Cell

2016

as Thomas 'Tom' McCourt

4.7

Eating You Alive

2016

as Self

7.3

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

2016

as Self

9.0

Avengers: Age of Ultron

2015

as Nick Fury

7.3

The Hateful Eight

2015

as Major Marquis Warren

7.8

Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed

2015

as Self

3.0

Kingsman: The Secret Service

as Valentine

Barely Lethal

as Hardman

Chi-Raq

as Dolmedes

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

2015

as Self

6.3

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

as Nick Fury

RoboCop

as Pat Novak

Big Game

as US President William Alan Moore

Reasonable Doubt

as Clinton Davis

Face of Unity

as Self

Kite

2014

as Lieutenant Karl Aker

4.3

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

2014

as Self

6.9

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

as Self

Oldboy

as Chaney

Turbo

as Whiplash (voice)

Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault

2013

as Self

8.0

Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking

as Self

The Avengers

as Nick Fury

Django Unchained

as Stephen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.5

The Avengers: A Visual Journey

as Self

Zambezia

as Tendai (voice)

Meeting Evil

as Richie

The Samaritan

as Foley

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

2012

as Self

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

2012

as Self

6.0

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

2012

as Self

8.1

Thor

2011

as Nick Fury (uncredited)

6.8

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

2011

as Rufus

8.0

Captain America: The First Avenger

as Nick Fury

Arena

as Logan

Go the F**k to Sleep

as Narrator (voice)

The Sunset Limited

as Black

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

African Cats

as Narrator (voice)

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

6.3

Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition

as Narrator

Iron Man 2

as Nick Fury

The Other Guys

as P.K. Highsmith

Unthinkable

as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries

6.8

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

2010

as Elmo McElroy (archive footage)

6.2

Heavy Rain

2010

as Himself

2.0

In the Land of the Free...

2010

as Narrator

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010

as Self

6.8

Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

2010

as Fear (voice)

6.3

Inglourious Basterds

2009

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

8.2

Astro Boy

2009

as Zog (voice)

6.3

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

2009

as Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)

Mother and Child

as Paul

Uneven Fairways

as Narrator

The Face is Familiar

2009

as Himself

2.0

Iron Man

2008

as Nick Fury (uncredited)

The Spirit

as Octopus

Jumper

as Roland

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

as Mace Windu (voice)

Lakeview Terrace

as Abel Turner

Critic

as Self

Soul Men

as Louis Hinds

Gospel Hill

as Paul Malcolm

Cleaner

as Tom Cutler

1408

as Gerald Olin

Resurrecting the Champ

2007

as Champ

6.3

Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story

2007

as Narrator

8.5

Afro Samurai the Movie

2007

Snakes on a Plane

2006

as Neville Flynn

5.5

Mais Bastidores de Hollywood

2006

as Self

Black Snake Moan

as Lazarus

Freedomland

as Lorenzo Council

Home of the Brave

as William Marsh

Farce of the Penguins

as Narrador (voz)

The N Word

as Self

50 Films to See Before You Die

2006

as Self

8.5

Honor Deferred

2006

as Narrator

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Mace Windu

The Man

as Derrick Vann

Coach Carter

as Ken Carter

xXx: State of the Union

2005

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

5.1

Mr. Incredible and Pals

2005

as Frozone (commentary voice)

5.9

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

as Presenter/Self

My Date with Drew

as Self (uncredited)

Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie

2005

as Self

8.0

The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World

2005

as Self

8.0

The Incredibles

2004

as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

as Rufus

Twisted

as John Mills

In My Country

as Langston Whitfield

5.9

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

as Tenpenny (voice)

Hollywood Legenden

as Self

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

as Jack Johnson (voice)

7.1

John Travolta: The Inside Story

2004

as Self

8.0

S.W.A.T.

2003

as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson

6.2

Basic

2003

as Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West

6.5

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

4.8

xXx

2002

as Agent Augustus Gibbons

6.0

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Mace Windu

Changing Lanes

as Doyle Gipson

No Good Deed

as Jack Friar

BaadAsssss Cinema

as Self

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

2002

as Self (archive footage)

2.0

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down

2002

as Self

7.7

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002

as Self - Narrator

5.7

Middle School Confessions

2002

as Host

The 51st State

2001

as Elmo McElroy

6.1

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001

as Self

6.5

Comic Books & Superheroes

2001

as Self

7.0

The Caveman's Valentine

2001

as Romulus

5.8

The 100 Greatest Films

as Self

Unbreakable

as Elijah Price

Shaft

as John Shaft

Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live

Shaft: Still the Man

as Self

Rules of Engagement

as Col. Terry L. Childers

6.3

Any Given Wednesday

2000

as Willie Nutter

5.8

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Mace Windu

Deep Blue Sea

as Russell Franklin

Our Friend, Martin

as Turner (voice)

Forever Hollywood

as Self

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

1999

as Narrator / Host

7.9

All Saints: The Video

1998

as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sphere

as Dr. Harry Adams

The Negotiator

as Lt. Danny Roman

Out of Sight

as Hejira Henry (uncredited)

6.7

The Red Violin

1998

as Charles Morritz (Montréal)

7.4

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

as Self

Jackie Brown

as Ordell Robbie

Hard Eight

as Jimmy

One Eight Seven

as Trevor Garfield

Eve's Bayou

as Louis Batiste

A Time to Kill

as Carl Lee Hailey

The Long Kiss Goodnight

as Mitch Henessey

Trees Lounge

as Wendell

Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life

as Narrator (voice)

The Great White Hype

as Rev. Fred Sultan

The Journey of the African-American Athlete

1996

as Narrator

10.0

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

as Zeus Carver

Kiss of Death

as Calvin Hart

Fluke

as Rumbo (voice)

A Night to Die For

as Self - Host

Losing Isaiah

as Kadar Lewis

Pulp Fiction

as Jules Winnfield

Fresh

as Sam

The New Age

as Dale Deveaux

Hail Caesar

as Mailman

Against the Wall

as Jamaal

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

as Colonel Ron

5.5

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

as Richard Greener

Jurassic Park

as Arnold

True Romance

as Big Don

Menace II Society

as Tat Lawson

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

as Wes Luger

Amos & Andrew

as Andrew Sterling

White Sands

as Greg Meeker

Patriot Games

as Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson

Juice

as Trip

Fathers & Sons

as Marshall

Strictly Business

as Monroe

Jungle Fever

as Gator Purify

Johnny Suede

as B-Bop

Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace

1991

as Everett Hatcher

5.5

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

as Mr. Simpson

GoodFellas

as Stacks Edwards

The Exorcist III

as Dream Blind Man

The Return of Superfly

1990

as Nate Cabot

5.4

A Shock to the System

as Ulysses

Common Ground

as Rev. Bob McClair

Betsy's Wedding

as Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)

Mo' Better Blues

as Madlock

Def by Temptation

as Minister Garth

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990

as The Janitor

10.0

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Mister Señor Love Daddy

7.8

Sea of Love

1989

as Black Guy

6.6

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

as Self

Dead Man Out

as Calvin Fredricks

Coming to America

as Hold-Up Man

School Daze

as Leeds

Eddie Murphy Raw

as Eddie's Uncle

Magic Sticks

as Bum

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as George

Ragtime

as Gang Member No. 2

The Exterminator

as Extra (uncredited)

5.5

The Trial of the Moke

as Johnson Whittaker

The Displaced Person

as Sulk

Together for Days

as Stan

The Honest Liar

as Nick DeFranco

Man of War

Head Games

The Beast

St. Vincent

Morris Stokes

as Morris Stokes

Just Play Dead

as Jack Wolfe

Fiction Pulpeuse Dos

as Jules Winnfield

Television (79)

The American Revolution

2025

as Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)

5.5

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

as Frank Moten

Secret Invasion

as Nick Fury

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

as Nick Fury (voice)

7.7

Tulsa King

2022

as Russell Lee Washington Jr.

8.3

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self - Guest

5.6

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

as Ptolemy Grey

JANET JACKSON.

as Self

The Fix

as Narrator (voice)

What If...?

2021

as Sir Fury (voice)

8.1

Marvel Studios Legends

2021

as Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.4

Amend: The Fight for America

as Self

Staged

as Sam

Some Good News

as Voice Over

Beyond the Spotlight

Enslaved

as Self

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

The Movies That Made Us

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017

as Self

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as Nick Fury

Circus Halligalli

Talking Bad

as Self

Finding Your Roots

as Self

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

Dynamo: Magician Impossible

as Self

Conan

as Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

2009

as Self

5.2

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

as Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)

8.5

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

Afro Samurai

2007

as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)

7.3

The War

2007

as Narrator (voice)

8.1

The Henry Rollins Show

2006

6.0

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

The Colbert Report

The Boondocks

Extras

as Samuel L. Jackson

Iconoclasts

as Self

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2005

as Narrator (voice)

America Beyond the Color Line

2004

as Self

6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest Host

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Working Shakespeare

The Proud Family

as Joseph (voice)

The Early Show

as Self

Parkinson

as Self

TRL

1998

5.1

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

as Self

The View

as Self

Leute heute

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as The Mayor (voice)

6.0

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

1995

as Self

6.8

The Frank Skinner Show

1995

as Self

7.5

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

Ghostwriter

as Reggie Jenkins

Ghostwriter

as Reggie Jenkins

HBO First Look

Law & Order

as Attorney Louis Taggert

7.3

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.4

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Brother Elvis

Spenser: For Hire

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Great Performances

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Oscars

as Self

Today

as Self

Bambi

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Frisco King

as Russell Lee Washington Jr.

Crew (11)

Movies (8)

The Banker

Executive Producer

The Samaritan

Executive Producer

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Executive Producer

Cleaner

Producer

Afro Samurai Pilot

Executive Producer

The 51st State

Executive Producer

The Caveman's Valentine

Executive Producer

Eve's Bayou

Producer

Television (3)

Secret Invasion

2023

Executive Producer

6.5

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

2022

Executive Producer

7.4

Frisco King

Executive Producer