Samuel L. Jackson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Tulsa King
Russell Lee Washington Jr.
2022
Series
Law & Order
Attorney Louis Taggert
1990
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
An Officer of the Law
2005
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
The Boys
Xander the Shark (voice)
2019
Series
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nick Fury
2013
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound)
2008
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Film
Avengers: Infinity War
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2018
Film
Avengers: Endgame
Nick Fury
2019
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Film
The Avengers
Nick Fury
2012
Film
Pulp Fiction
Jules Winnfield
1994
Film
Iron Man
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2008
Film
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Nick Fury
2015
Series
What If...?
Nick Fury (voice)
2021
Series
What If...?
Sir Fury (voice)
2021
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Iron Man 2
Nick Fury
2010
Series
The Boondocks
Gin Rummy (voice)
2005
Series
The Boondocks
Rummy (voice)
2005
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
The Beast
President of the United States
2026
Film
Django Unchained
Stephen
2012
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Film
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Nick Fury
2019
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Series
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Nick Fury (voice)
2023
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self
2011
Film
Inglourious Basterds
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2009
Film
GoodFellas
Stacks Edwards
1990
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Film
The Incredibles
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
2004
Film
Thor
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2011
Film
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2017
Series
TRL
1998
Series
Marvel Studios Legends
Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
2017
Series
The Proud Family
Joseph (voice)
2001
Film
Captain Marvel
Nick Fury
2019
Film
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Nick Fury
2014
Film
xXx
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2002
Film
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Valentine
2015
Film
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Rufus
2011
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
Film
Kong: Skull Island
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
2017
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Mace Windu (voice)
2019
Series
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Brother Elvis
1987
Film
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Mace Windu
1999
Film
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Mace Windu
2005
Film
Captain America: The First Avenger
Nick Fury
2011
Film
The Hateful Eight
Major Marquis Warren
2015
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Mayor (voice)
1995
Film
Incredibles 2
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
2018
Film
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Rufus
2004
Series
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Film
Jurassic Park
Arnold
1993
Series
Secret Invasion
Nick Fury
2023
Series
Extras
Samuel L. Jackson
2005
Series
Circus Halligalli
2013
Film
The Marvels
Nick Fury
2023
Film
True Romance
Big Don
1993
Series
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Self
2009
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Film
Just Play Dead
Jack Wolfe
2026
Series
Ghostwriter
Reggie Jenkins
1992
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Mace Windu
2002
Series
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Series
HBO First Look
1992
Film
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Zeus Carver
1995
Series
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
Film
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Barron
2016
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Garfield Movie
Vic (voice)
2024
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
Patriot Games
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
1992
Film
1408
Gerald Olin
2007
Series
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Voiceover (voice)
2026
Film
The Legend of Tarzan
George Washington Williams
2016
Film
Glass
Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
2019
Film
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Darius Kincaid
2017
Film
Coming to America
Hold-Up Man
1988
Film
Argylle
Alfie
2024
Series
Amend: The Fight for America
Self
2021
Film
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Darius Kincaid
2021
Film
Unbreakable
Elijah Price
2000
Film
Jackie Brown
Ordell Robbie
1997
Film
RoboCop
Pat Novak
2014
Series
Staged
Sam
2020
Film
Jumper
Roland
2008
Series
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
2004
Film
The Other Guys
P.K. Highsmith
2010
Film
Coach Carter
Ken Carter
2005
Series
Afro Samurai
Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)
2007
Film
xXx: State of the Union
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2005
Film
A Time to Kill
Carl Lee Hailey
1996
Film
Turbo
Whiplash (voice)
2013
Film
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Marcus Banks
2021
Film
Deep Blue Sea
Russell Franklin
1999
Film
Afterburn
Valentine
2025
Series
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
Ptolemy Grey
2022
Film
Oldboy
Chaney
2013
Film
S.W.A.T.
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
2003
Film
Do the Right Thing
Mister Señor Love Daddy
1989
Series
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Series
Iconoclasts
Self
2005
Film
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Mace Windu (voice)
2008
Series
The American Revolution
Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)
2025
Series
Some Good News
Voice Over
2020
Film
The Protégé
Moody
2021
Film
Astro Boy
Zog (voice)
2009
Series
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Frank Moten
2024
Film
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Mitch Henessey
1996
Film
Unthinkable
Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
2010
Film
Menace II Society
Tat Lawson
1993
Film
The Banker
Joe Morris
2020
Film
The Exorcist III
Dream Blind Man
1990
Film
Snakes on a Plane
Neville Flynn
2006
Film
Sphere
Dr. Harry Adams
1998
Film
Out of Sight
Hejira Henry (uncredited)
1998
Film
The Negotiator
Lt. Danny Roman
1998
Film
Fresh
Sam
1994
Series
The War
Narrator (voice)
2007
Series
JANET JACKSON.
Self
2022
Series
Frisco King
Russell Lee Washington Jr.
2026
Film
Shaft
John Shaft
2000
Series
Prohibition
Reader (voice)
2011
Film
Cleaner
Tom Cutler
2007
Film
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
Wes Luger
1993
Film
The Unholy Trinity
St. Christopher
2025
Series
Dynamo: Magician Impossible
Self
2011
Film
Shaft
John Shaft
2019
Film
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Jimbo (voice)
2022
Film
Barely Lethal
Hardman
2015
Film
Life Itself
Self
2018
Film
Cell
Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
2016
Film
Basic
Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West
2003
Film
Black Snake Moan
Lazarus
2006
Series
The Hateful Eight
Major Marquis Warren
2019
Film
Big Game
US President William Alan Moore
2014
Film
Changing Lanes
Doyle Gipson
2002
Series
Talking Bad
Self
2013
Film
Sea of Love
Black Guy
1989
Film
The Last Full Measure
Takoda
2020
Film
The Spirit
Octopus
2008
Film
Juice
Trip
1992
Series
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
Twisted
John Mills
2004
Film
One Eight Seven
Trevor
1997
Series
Working Shakespeare
2003
Film
Zambezia
Tendai (voice)
2012
Film
Hard Eight
Jimmy
1997
Film
Kite
Lieutenant Karl Aker
2014
Film
Fluke
Rumbo (voice)
1995
Film
Jungle Fever
Gator Purify
1991
Film
Lakeview Terrace
Abel Turner
2008
Film
Kiss of Death
Calvin Hart
1995
Film
The Red Violin
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
1998
Film
The Piano Lesson
Doaker Charles
2024
Film
Home of the Brave
William Marsh
2006
The Great Beyond
2027
Film
Incredibles 3
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
2028
Series
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
Film
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice)
2009
Film
The Kill Room
Gordon
2023
Film
Damaged
Dan Lawson
2024
Film
Rules of Engagement
Col. Terry L. Childers
2000
Film
The Man
Derrick Vann
2005
Film
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Film
Reasonable Doubt
Clinton Davis
2014
Film
No Good Deed
Jack Friar
2002
Film
QT8: The First Eight
Self (uncredited)
2019
Film
Arena
Logan
2011
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Eve's Bayou
Louis Batiste
1997
Film
Freedomland
Lorenzo Council
2006
Film
The 51st State
Elmo McElroy
2001
Film
I Am Not Your Negro
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Mother and Child
Paul
2009
Film
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson (voice)
2004
Film
Meeting Evil
Richie
2012
Film
Resurrecting the Champ
Champ
2007
Film
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
2014
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Series
Enslaved
Self
2020
Film
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Nick Fury (archive footage)
2021
Film
Losing Isaiah
Kadar Lewis
1995
Film
The Sunset Limited
Black
2011
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Film
Amos & Andrew
Andrew Sterling
1993
Film
The Caveman's Valentine
Romulus
2001
Film
A Shock to the System
Ulysses
1990
Film
African Cats
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Death to 2020
Dash Bracket
2020
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
Self - 'Nick Fury'
2023
Film
My Date with Drew
Self (uncredited)
2005
Series
The Fix
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Unicorn Store
The Salesman
2017
Film
The Great White Hype
Rev. Fred Sultan
1996
Film
Strictly Business
Monroe
1991
Film
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Elmo McElroy (archive footage)
2010
Film
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
2022
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Film
Betsy's Wedding
Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey)
1990
Film
The Samaritan
Foley
2012
Film
Ragtime
Gang Member No. 2
1981
Film
Johnny Suede
B-Bop
1991
Film
White Sands
Greg Meeker
1992
Film
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
2012
Film
School Daze
Leeds
1988
Film
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
Film
The Exterminator
Extra (uncredited)
1980
Film
Trees Lounge
Wendell
1996
Film
Mo' Better Blues
Madlock
1990
Film
Soul Men
Louis Hinds
2008
Film
Eddie Murphy Raw
Eddie's Uncle
1987
Film
Farce of the Penguins
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
Film
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Richard Greener
1994
Film
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
2011
Film
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Everett Hatcher
1991
Film
Our Friend, Martin
Turner (voice)
1999
Film
Critic
Self
2008
Film
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Film
Chi-Raq
Dolmedes
2015
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Uncle Tom's Cabin
George
1987
Film
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
Film
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable
Self
2026
Film
The Return of Superfly
Nate Cabot
1990
Film
Quincy
Self
2018
Film
Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed
Self
2015
Film
Against the Wall
Jamaal
1994
Film
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Narrator / Host
1999
Film
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Self
2020
Film
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Mr. Simpson
1991
Film
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Self
1998
Film
Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking
Self
2013
Film
Sprunki: The Movie
Black
Film
Def by Temptation
Minister Garth
1990
Film
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Tenpenny (voice)
2004
Film
The Face is Familiar
Himself
2009
Film
Fathers & Sons
Marshall
1992
Film
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Narrator
2002
Film
Frank Miller: American Genius
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
2015
Film
In My Country
Langston Whitfield
2004
Film
FireAid Benefit Concert
Self
2025
Film
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
2002
Film
Mr. Incredible and Pals
Frozone (commentary voice)
2005
Film
Hail Caesar
Mailman
1994
Film
Pulp Fiction: The Facts
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
2002
Film
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Film
Dr. Kaartic K. Kumar
Devaraj (Old)
Film
Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane
Self
2006
Film
Snakes on a Blog
Self
2007
Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages
2002
Film
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self
2016
On the Frontline: An Inside Look at Captain America's Battlegrounds
Self
2014
Film
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Film
A Night to Die For
Self - Host
1995
Film
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Self
2014
Film
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story
Self
1999
Film
The N Word
Self
2006
Film
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
Self
2005
Film
Afro Samurai the Movie
2007
Film
Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes
Self
2009
Film
The Avengers: A Visual Journey
Self
2012
Film
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
Narrator
2007
Film
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Film
The New Age
Dale Deveaux
1994
Film
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
Untitled 1408 Sequel
Gerald Olin
Film
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Self
2012
Film
All Saints: The Video
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
Film
Magic Sticks
Bum
1987
Film
Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles
Self
2007
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
1989
Film
Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Common Ground
Rev. Bob McClair
1990
Film
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
Narrator
1996
Film
Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie
Self
2005
Film
Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes
Self
2007
Film
Together for Days
Stan
1972
Film
Gospel Hill
Paul Malcolm
2008
Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live
2000
Film
The 100 Greatest Films
Self
2001
Film
Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Uncle Sam
2025
Film
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
Narrator
2011
Film
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
Film
Miracle on 42nd Street
Self
2017
Film
The Trial of the Moke
Johnson Whittaker
1978
Film
John Travolta: The Inside Story
Self
2004
Film
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Presenter/Self
2002
Film
Dead Man Out
Calvin Fredricks
1989
Film
Face of Unity
Self
2014
Film
The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
Self
2024
Shaft: Still the Man
Self
2000
Film
Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
self
2023
Film
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
Colonel Ron
1994
Film
In the Land of the Free...
Narrator
2010
Film
The Displaced Person
Sulk
1977
Film
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
The Janitor
1990
Hollywood Legenden
Self
2004
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Self
2024
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Self
Film
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Host
2017
The Honest Liar
Nick DeFranco
Film
Eating You Alive
Self
2016
St. Vincent
Film
Mais Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
2006
Film
13 Steps - Die unglaubliche Karriere von Edwin Moses
2024
Film
Comic Books & Superheroes
Self
2001
Film
Heavy Rain
Himself
2010
Head Games
Morris Stokes
Morris Stokes
Any Given Wednesday
Willie Nutter
2000
Film
Creating a King: Summoning a God
Self
2017
Film
Go the F**k to Sleep
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
Self
2013
Man of War
Film
Uneven Fairways
Narrator
2009
Untitled Grumpy Old Man Project
Film
Honor Deferred
Narrator
2006
Film
Middle School Confessions
Host
2002