Samuel L. Jackson
Gender: Male
Born: 21st December 1948 (currently 63 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Ken Burns: Prohibition, Afro Samurai, The Boondocks, Spenser: For Hire, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, The Proud Family, Law & Order, Afro Samurai, A Man Called Hawk, Spenser: For Hire, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Ghostwriter, I'll Fly Away, Roc, Cosmic Quantum Ray
Movies: A Time to Kill, Amos & Andrew, Basic, Changing Lanes, Coach Carter, Deep Blue Sea, Def by Temptation, Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Eve's Bayou, Farce of the Penguins, Fluke, Freedomland, Fresh, Hard Eight, In My Country, Jackie Brown, Juice, Jumper, Jungle Fever, Kiss of Death, Loaded Weapon 1, Menace II Society, No Good Deed, One Eight Seven, Rules of Engagement, S.W.A.T., Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, Strictly Business, The Great White Hype, The Incredibles, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Man, The Negotiator, The Red Violin, Twisted, Unbreakable, XXX, XXX: State of the Union / XXX: The Next Level, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Home of the Brave, Black Snake Moan, Lakeview Terrace, Cleaner, The Spirit, Jurassic Park, True Romance, The Caveman's Valentine, Patriot Games, 1408, White Sands, Resurrecting the Champ, Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey, Coming to America, Goodfellas, Do the Right Thing, Ragtime, Mo' Better Blues, Sea of Love, School Daze, The Displaced Person, Against the Wall, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Soul Men, Unthinkable, Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Inglourious Basterds, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Other Guys, Astro Boy, Iron Man, Mother and Child, Sphere, Gospel Hill, Hail Caesar, Trees Lounge, Losing Isaiah, Our Friend, Martin, Out of Sight, Johnny Suede, Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker, Kill Bill Volume 2, The New Age, Together for Days, The Sunset Limited, The Return of Superfly, American Experience, Freedom: A History of Us, Freedom: A History of Us, Honor Deferred, Afro Samurai: Resurrection, Jumpin' At The Boneyard, Freedom: A History of Us, The Samaritan, The Incredibles
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994, he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim.
Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds.
He played Nick Fury in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, the first two of a nine-film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box
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