Acting

Samuel L. Jackson

Born 1948-12-21 · Washington, D.C., USA67 series348 films

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…

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Acting

2026Frisco KingRussell Lee Washington Jr.8 ep.
2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of AmericaVoiceover (voice)5 ep.
2025The American RevolutionCaesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)4 ep.
2024Fight Night: The Million Dollar HeistFrank Moten8 ep.
2023Secret InvasionNick Fury6 ep.
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurNick Fury (voice)1 ep.
2022Tulsa KingRussell Lee Washington Jr.2 ep.
2022The Last Days of Ptolemy GreyPtolemy Grey6 ep.
2022JANET JACKSON.Self3 ep.
2022The FixNarrator (voice)8 ep.
2021What If...?Nick Fury (voice)7 ep.
2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf2 ep.
2021Marvel Studios LegendsNick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)10 ep.
2020Beyond the Spotlight1 ep.
2020EnslavedSelf6 ep.
2020StagedSam1 ep.
2020Some Good NewsVoice Over1 ep.
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
2019The Hateful EightMajor Marquis Warren4 ep.
2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf1 ep.
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest3 ep.
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf2 ep.
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf5 ep.
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Nick Fury2 ep.
2013Talking BadSelf1 ep.
2013Circus Halligalli1 ep.
2012Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
2011ProhibitionReader (voice)3 ep.
2011The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf1 ep.
2011Dynamo: Magician ImpossibleSelf1 ep.
2009Alan Carr: Chatty ManSelf1 ep.
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsMace Windu (voice) (archive sound)1 ep.
2007The WarNarrator (voice)7 ep.
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf5 ep.
2007Afro SamuraiAfro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice)5 ep.
2006The Henry Rollins Show1 ep.
2005IconoclastsSelf1 ep.
2005The BoondocksGin Rummy (voice)5 ep.
2005ExtrasSamuel L. Jackson1 ep.
2005Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonNarrator (voice)2 ep.
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf3 ep.
2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest1 ep.
2004America Beyond the Color LineSelf1 ep.
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf5 ep.
2003Working Shakespeare5 ep.
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest9 ep.
2001The Proud FamilyJoseph (voice)1 ep.
1999The Early ShowSelf1 ep.
1998TRL1 ep.
1998ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
1997The ViewSelf9 ep.
1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest8 ep.
1996TFI Friday1 ep.
1995The Frank Skinner ShowSelf1 ep.
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Mayor (voice)1 ep.
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf1 ep.
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf1 ep.
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest4 ep.
1992GhostwriterReggie Jenkins56 ep.
1992HBO First Look1 ep.
1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno4 ep.
1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddBrother Elvis1 ep.
1985Spenser: For Hire1 ep.
196860 MinutesSelf2 ep.
1953The OscarsSelf10 ep.
1952TodaySelf1 ep.

Behind the camera

2026Frisco KingExecutive Producer8 ep.
2023Secret InvasionExecutive Producer6 ep.
2022The Last Days of Ptolemy GreyExecutive Producer6 ep.

Guest appearances

2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of AmericaVoiceover (voice)5 ep.
2026The BoysXander the Shark (voice)1 ep.
2026The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf1 ep.
2025Tulsa KingRussell Lee Washington Jr.2 ep.
2025The American RevolutionCaesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice)4 ep.
2006Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self, Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host10 ep.
2025Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurNick Fury (voice)1 ep.
2022The OscarsSelf, Self - Presenter3 ep.
2021What If...?Nick Fury (voice), Sir Fury (voice)7 ep.
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf5 ep.
2021The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest3 ep.
2021Marvel Studios LegendsNick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited)10 ep.
2023The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
2002The ViewSelf, Self - Guest9 ep.
2016Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf2 ep.
2022JANET JACKSON.Self3 ep.
2021The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)1 ep.
2021Amend: The Fight for AmericaSelf2 ep.
2020Beyond the Spotlight1 ep.
2013The Graham Norton ShowSelf5 ep.
2020The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
2003The Daily ShowSelf - Guest8 ep.
2020StagedSam1 ep.
2020Some Good NewsVoice Over1 ep.
2020Star Wars: The Clone WarsMace Windu (voice) (archive sound)1 ep.
201960 MinutesSelf2 ep.
2019Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf1 ep.
2019The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf1 ep.
2019Leute heuteSelf1 ep.
2018ConanSelf - Guest1 ep.
2015Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest3 ep.
2016Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
2016Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
2015Circus Halligalli1 ep.
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Nick Fury2 ep.
2013Talking BadSelf1 ep.
2013Dynamo: Magician ImpossibleSelf1 ep.
1998Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host2 ep.
2012Real Time with Bill MaherSelf1 ep.
2012Finding Your RootsSelf1 ep.
2011The Colbert Report1 ep.
2005The BoondocksGin Rummy (voice), Rummy (voice)5 ep.
2009Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest1 ep.
2009Alan Carr: Chatty ManSelf1 ep.
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonAn Officer of the Law, Self3 ep.
2008LIVE with Kelly and Mark2 ep.
2007TodaySelf1 ep.
2007The Henry Rollins Show1 ep.
2003The Tonight Show with Jay Leno4 ep.
2004The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf5 ep.
2006BambiSelf1 ep.
2005ParkinsonSelf - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage)2 ep.
2005IconoclastsSelf1 ep.
1998Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest4 ep.
2005TRL1 ep.
2005ExtrasSamuel L. Jackson1 ep.
2005The Early ShowSelf1 ep.
2004America Beyond the Color LineSelf1 ep.
2003MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Presenter1 ep.
2002The Frank Skinner ShowSelf1 ep.
2002Inside the Actors StudioSelf1 ep.
2001The Proud FamilyJoseph (voice)1 ep.
2001ParkinsonSelf1 ep.
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesSelf1 ep.
1997Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Mayor (voice)1 ep.
1997Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee1 ep.
1996TFI Friday1 ep.
1992GhostwriterReggie Jenkins3 ep.
1991Law & OrderAttorney Louis Taggert1 ep.
1990Great PerformancesSelf1 ep.
1989The Days and Nights of Molly DoddBrother Elvis1 ep.
1986Spenser: For Hire1 ep.
—HBO First Look1 ep.

Also known as: Samuel Leroy Jackson