Samuel L. Jackson
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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Movies (264)
Incredibles 3
2028 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
The Great Beyond
2027
The Beast
2026 · President of the United States
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable
2026 · Self
Hazte el muerto
2026 · Jack Wolfe
Cazadores Del Fin Del Mundo
2025 · Valentine
Maldita Trinidad
2025 · St. Christopher
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
2025 · Uncle Sam
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025 · Self
13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses
2024
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
2024 · Self
La lección de piano
2024 · Doaker Charles
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024 · Self
Frank Miller: American Genius
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Vic (voice)
Revuelto
2024 · Dan Lawson
Argylle
2024 · Alfie
The Marvels
2023 · Nick Fury
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
2023 · Self - 'Nick Fury'
El arte de matar
2023 · Gordon
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
2023 · self
¿¡Soy lo bastante negro para ti!?
2022 · Self
El Perro Samurai: La Leyenda de Kakamucho
2022 · Jimbo (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021 · Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Especial Disney+ Day de Marvel Studios 2021
2021 · Nick Fury (archive footage)
La Protegida
2021 · Moody
Duro de cuidar 2
2021 · Darius Kincaid
Espiral: El juego del miedo continúa
2021 · Marcus Banks
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Muerte al 2020
2020 · Dash Bracket
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020 · Self
Un Mundo: Juntos en Casa
2020 · Self
El banquero
2020 · Joe Morris, Executive Producer
Con todos los honores
2020 · Takoda
Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker
2019 · Mace Windu (voice)
QT8: The First Eight
2019 · Self (uncredited)
Spider-Man: Lejos de casa
2019 · Nick Fury
Shaft
2019 · John Shaft
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Nick Fury
Capitana Marvel
2019 · Nick Fury
Glass
2019 · Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
La vida misma
2018 · Self
Quincy
2018 · Self
Los increíbles 2
2018 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Nick Fury (uncredited)
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017 · Self
Tienda de Unicornios
2017 · The Salesman
Duro de cuidar
2017 · Darius Kincaid
Creating a King: Summoning a God
2017 · Self
Las Palabras Que Construyeron a Estados Unidos
2017 · Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Self - Actor (archive footage)
Kong: La Isla Calavera
2017 · Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
2017 · Host
I Am Not Your Negro
2017 · Narrator (voice)
xXx: Reactivado
2017 · Agent Augustus Gibbons
Eating You Alive
2016 · Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016 · Self
Miss Peregrine y los niños peculiares
2016 · Barron
Celda
2016 · Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
La leyenda de Tarzán
2016 · George Washington Williams
Los 8 Más Odiados
2015 · Major Marquis Warren
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 · Self
Chi-Raq
2015 · Dolmedes
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
2015 · Self
Entrenada para Asesinar
2015 · Hardman
Avengers 2: Era de Ultrón
2015 · Nick Fury
Kingsman: El Servicio Secreto
2015 · Valentine
On the Frontline: An Inside Look at Captain America's Battlegrounds
2014 · Self
La Gran Aventura
2014 · US President William Alan Moore
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014 · Self
Kite
2014 · Lieutenant Karl Aker
Capitán América y el Soldado del Invierno
2014 · Nick Fury
Marvel Studios: La Creación de un Universo
2014 · Self
RoboCop
2014 · Pat Novak
Duda Razonable
2014 · Clinton Davis
Face of Unity
2014 · Self
Oldboy: Días de Venganza
2013 · Chaney
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
2013 · Self
Turbo
2013 · Whiplash (voice)
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
2013 · Self
Django sin Cadenas
2012 · Stephen
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012 · Self
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
2012 · Self
Zambezia
2012 · Tendai (voice)
Avengers: Los Vengadores
2012 · Nick Fury
The Samaritan
2012 · Foley, Executive Producer
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012 · Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · (archive footage)
Encuentro con el mal
2012 · Richie
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
2011 · Narrator
Arena: Desafío mortal
2011 · Logan
Capitán América: El Primer Vengador
2011 · Nick Fury
Go the F**k to Sleep
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Thor
2011 · Nick Fury (uncredited)
Felinos de África
2011 · Narrator (voice)
Kill Bill: Todo el sangriento asunto
2011 · Rufus
Al límite del atardecer
2011 · Black
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
2011 · Self
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
2010 · Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
Policías de Repuesto
2010 · P.K. Highsmith
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010 · Self
El día del juicio final
2010 · Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
Iron Man 2
2010 · Nick Fury
In the Land of the Free...
2010 · Narrator
Heavy Rain
2010 · Himself
Amor de madres
2009 · Paul
Astro Boy
2009 · Zog (voice)
Bastardos sin gloria
2009 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Face is Familiar
2009 · Himself
Afro Samurai : Resurrección
2009 · Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice), Executive Producer
Uneven Fairways
2009 · Narrator
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
2009 · Self
El espiritu
2008 · Octopus
Soul Men
2008 · Louis Hinds
Vecinos en la mira
2008 · Abel Turner
Star Wars: Las Guerras Clónicas
2008 · Mace Windu (voice)
Iron man - El hombre de hierro
2008 · Nick Fury (uncredited)
Jumper
2008 · Roland
Gospel Hill
2008 · Paul Malcolm
Critic
2008 · Self
Afro Samurai the Movie
2007
Afro Samurai Pilot
2007 · Executive Producer
Sin rastro alguno
2007 · Tom Cutler, Producer
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
2007 · Narrator
1408
2007 · Gerald Olin
Resurrecting the Champ
2007 · Champ
Snakes on a Blog
2007 · Self
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
2007 · Self
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
2007 · Self
El lamento de la serpiente negra
2006 · Lazarus
Regreso al infierno
2006 · William Marsh
Farce of the Penguins
2006 · Narrator (voice)
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
2006 · Self
Serpientes a Bordo
2006 · Neville Flynn
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006 · Self
El color del crimen
2006 · Lorenzo Council
Honor Deferred
2006 · Narrator
The N Word
2006 · Self
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
2006 · Self
Detective por error
2005 · Derrick Vann
My Date with Drew
2005 · Self (uncredited)
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
2005 · Self
Star Wars: Episodio III - La Venganza de los Sith
2005 · Mace Windu
xXx 2: Estado de Emergencia
2005 · Agent Augustus Gibbons
Mr. Incredible and Pals
2005 · Frozone (commentary voice)
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
2005 · Self
Juego de Honor
2005 · Ken Carter
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
2004 · Tenpenny (voice)
Los increíbles
2004 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 · Jack Johnson (voice)
In My Country
2004 · Langston Whitfield
John Travolta: The Inside Story
2004 · Self
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004 · Rufus
Twisted
2004 · John Mills
Hollywood Legenden
2004 · Self
S.W.A.T.
2003 · Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Básico y letal
2003 · Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002 · Self
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · Self
xXx - Triple X
2002 · Agent Augustus Gibbons
Sin motivo aparente
2002 · Jack Friar
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 · Self - Narrator
Star Wars: Episodio II: El Ataque de los Clones
2002 · Mace Windu
Fuera de control
2002 · Doyle Gipson
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2002 · Presenter/Self
Middle School Confessions
2002 · Host
The 51st State
2001 · Elmo McElroy, Executive Producer
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001 · Self
The 100 Greatest Films
2001 · Self
Comic Books & Superheroes
2001 · Self
El Hombre de la Cueva
2001 · Romulus, Executive Producer
El protegido
2000 · Elijah Price
Shaft
2000 · John Shaft
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
Reglas de compromiso
2000 · Col. Terry L. Childers
Any Given Wednesday
2000 · Willie Nutter
Shaft: Still the Man
2000 · Self
Deep Blue Sea
1999 · Russell Franklin
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Narrator / Host
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
1999 · Self
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Mace Windu
Our Friend, Martin
1999 · Turner (voice)
Forever Hollywood
1999 · Self
The Red Violin
1998 · Charles Morritz (Montréal)
All Saints: The Video
1998 · Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Negotiator
1998 · Lt. Danny Roman
Out of Sight
1998 · Hejira Henry (uncredited)
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998 · Self
Sphere
1998 · Dr. Harry Adams
Jackie Brown
1997 · Ordell Robbie
Eve's Bayou
1997 · Louis Batiste, Producer
One Eight Seven
1997 · Trevor
Hard Eight
1997 · Jimmy
The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 · Mitch Henessey
A Time to Kill
1996 · Carl Lee Hailey
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
1996 · Narrator (voice)
Trees Lounge
1996 · Wendell
The Great White Hype
1996 · Rev. Fred Sultan
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
1996 · Narrator
Fluke
1995 · Rumbo (voice)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 · Zeus Carver
A Night to Die For
1995 · Self - Host
Kiss of Death
1995 · Calvin Hart
Losing Isaiah
1995 · Kadar Lewis
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994 · Colonel Ron
The New Age
1994 · Dale Deveaux
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Jules Winnfield
Fresh
1994 · Sam
Hail Caesar
1994 · Mailman
Against the Wall
1994 · Jamaal
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994 · Richard Greener
True Romance
1993 · Big Don
Jurassic Park
1993 · Arnold
Menace II Society
1993 · Tat Lawson
Amos & Andrew
1993 · Andrew Sterling
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
1993 · Wes Luger
Fathers & Sons
1992 · Marshall
Patriot Games
1992 · Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
White Sands
1992 · Greg Meeker
Juice
1992 · Trip
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991 · Everett Hatcher
Strictly Business
1991 · Monroe
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991 · Mr. Simpson
Johnny Suede
1991 · B-Bop
Jungle Fever
1991 · Gator Purify
The Return of Superfly
1990 · Nate Cabot
GoodFellas
1990 · Stacks Edwards
The Exorcist III
1990 · Dream Blind Man
Mo' Better Blues
1990 · Madlock
Betsy's Wedding
1990 · Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
Common Ground
1990 · Rev. Bob McClair
Def by Temptation
1990 · Minister Garth
A Shock to the System
1990 · Ulysses
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990 · The Janitor
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989 · Self
Sea of Love
1989 · Black Guy
Do the Right Thing
1989 · Mister Señor Love Daddy
Dead Man Out
1989 · Calvin Fredricks
Coming to America
1988 · Hold-Up Man
School Daze
1988 · Leeds
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987 · Eddie's Uncle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987 · George
Magic Sticks
1987 · Bum
Ragtime
1981 · Gang Member No. 2
The Exterminator
1980 · Extra (uncredited)
The Trial of the Moke
1978 · Johnson Whittaker
The Displaced Person
1977 · Sulk
Together for Days
1972 · Stan
The Honest Liar
· Nick DeFranco
Head Games
Morris Stokes
· Morris Stokes
St. Vincent
Man of War
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
· Self
Dr. Kaartic K. Kumar
· Devaraj (Old)
Untitled Grumpy Old Man Project
Untitled 1408 Sequel
· Gerald Olin
Sprunki: The Movie
· Black
TV shows (85)
Frisco King
2026 · Russell Lee Washington Jr., Executive Producer
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
2026 · Voiceover (voice)
The American Revolution
2025 · Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024 · Frank Moten
Invasión secreta
2023 · Nick Fury, Executive Producer
Moon Girl y Devil, el dinosaurio
2023 · Nick Fury (voice)
Tulsa King
2022 · Russell Lee Washington Jr.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Los últimos días de Ptolemy Grey
2022 · Ptolemy Grey, Executive Producer
JANET JACKSON.
2022 · Self
The Fix
2022 · Narrator (voice)
What If...?
2021 · Nick Fury (voice), Sir Fury (voice)
Enmienda: La lucha por la igualdad en EE. UU.
2021 · Self
Leyendas de Marvel Studios
2021 · Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
Esclavizados: Una historia de injusticia
2020 · Self
Staged
2020 · Sam
Some Good News
2020 · Voice Over
Las películas que nos formaron
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Self - Guest
The Boys
2019 · Xander the Shark (voice)
The Hateful Eight
2019 · Major Marquis Warren
Carpool Karaoke: La serie
2017 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
2013 · Nick Fury
Talking Bad
2013 · Self
Circus Halligalli
2013
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
Prohibition
2011 · Reader (voice)
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · Self
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
2011 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · Self
Star Wars: La Guerra de los Clones
2008 · Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
The War
2007 · Narrator (voice)
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Afro Samurai
2007 · Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Iconoclasts
2005 · Self
Boondocks
2005 · Gin Rummy (voice), Rummy (voice)
The Colbert Report
2005
Extras
2005 · Samuel L. Jackson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005 · Narrator (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · An Officer of the Law, Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Working Shakespeare
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host, Self
The Proud Family
2001 · Joseph (voice)
The Early Show
1999 · Self
TRL
1998
Parkinson
1998 · Self
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
Leute heute
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self - Guest
TFI Friday
1996
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · The Mayor (voice)
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
Ghostwriter
1992 · Reggie Jenkins
HBO First Look
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Presenter
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Law & Order
1990 · Attorney Louis Taggert
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987 · Brother Elvis
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited)
Great Performances
1971 · Self
60 Minutes
1968 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953 · Self, Self - Presenter
Today
1952 · Self
Bambi
1948 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee