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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).

Incredibles 3
as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

The Great Beyond

The American Revolution
as Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)

Afterburn
as Valentine

The Unholy Trinity
as St. Christopher

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
as Uncle Sam

FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self

The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision
as Self

The Piano Lesson
as Doaker Charles
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
as Frank Moten

The Garfield Movie
as Vic (voice)

Damaged
as Dan Lawson

Argylle
as Alfie

The Marvels
as Nick Fury

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion
as Self - 'Nick Fury'

The Kill Room
as Gordon

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?
as self

Secret Invasion
as Nick Fury

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Nick Fury (voice)

Tulsa King
as Russell Lee Washington Jr.

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Jimbo (voice)

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
as Ptolemy Grey

JANET JACKSON.
as Self

The Fix
as Narrator (voice)

An Audience with Adele
as Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Nick Fury (archive footage)

The Protégé
as Moody

What If...?
as Nick Fury (voice)

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
as Darius Kincaid

Spiral: From the Book of Saw
as Marcus Banks

Amend: The Fight for America
as Self

Marvel Studios Legends
as Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)

Death to 2020
as Dash Bracket

Beyond the Spotlight

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
as Self

Enslaved
as Self

Staged
as Sam

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Siege of Mandalore
as Jackson Mace Windu (archive sound) (voice)

One World: Together at Home
as Self

Some Good News
as Voice Over

The Banker
as Joe Morris

The Last Full Measure
as Takoda

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Mace Windu (voice)

The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)

QT8: The First Eight
as Self (uncredited)

Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest

The Boys
as Xander the Shark (voice)

Spider-Man: Far From Home
as Nick Fury

Shaft
as John Shaft

The Hateful Eight
as Major Marquis Warren

Avengers: Endgame
as Nick Fury

Captain Marvel
as Nick Fury

Glass
as Elijah Price / Mr. Glass

Life Itself
as Self

Quincy
as Self