Samuel Jackson at San Diego's Comic Con 2008. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. 07-26-08

RECENT CREDITS
Astro Boy (FILM)  Oct. 23, 2009
Gospel Hill (FILM)  Aug. 28, 2009
The 2009 ESPY Awards (TV)  Jul. 19, 2009
The BET Honors (TV)  Feb. 9, 2009
View all Samuel L. Jackson Credits


HIGHLIGHTS
2008 Played a racist cop in Neil LaBute's "Lakeview Terrace"
2008 Co-starred with Bernie Mac as former backup soul singers in "Soul Men"
2008 Cast as the villan, the Octopus in Frank Miller's "The Spirit"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

The Other Guys  2010 -Manzetti
Actor
Film


Iron Man 2  2010 -Nick Fury
Actor
Film


Mother and Child   -Paul
Actor
Film


Quantum Quest  
Voice
Film


Unthinkable   -Cast
Actor
Film


The cOMEBACK  
Actor
Film


The Sunset Limited   -Cast
Actor
TV


Avengers  2012 -Nick Fury
Actor
Film


The First Avenger: Captain America  2011 -Nick Fury
Actor
Film


Thor  2011 -Nick Fury
Actor
Film


Traveler   -Cast
Actor
Film


Untitled (Uppity Films/Andrew Mwangura Project)   -Andrew Mwangura
Producer, Actor
Film


Vengeance: A Love Story   -John Dromoor
Actor
Film


The Shadow Chaser   -Joe Lassiter
Actor
Film


The War to Come  
Actor
Film


The Last Dragon (Remake)   -Sho'nuff
Actor
Film


Running Wild  
Actor, Co-Producer
Film


Same Kind of Different as Me   -Denver Moore
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.   -Nick Fury
Actor
Film


Mixed Blood   -Disaster Zondi
Actor
Film


Man That Rocks the Cradle   -Marion Delacroix
Producer, Actor
Film


Unfinished Country   -Elton
Actor
Film


Afro Samurai   -Cast
Actor, Co-Producer
Film


Blown   -Julian Lezard
Actor
Film


Drift   -Cast
Actor
Film


End Game  
Actor
Film


Extractors  
Actor
Film


Astro Boy  2009 -Zog
Voice
Film


Gospel Hill  2009 -Paul Malcolm
Actor
Film


The 2009 ESPY Awards  2009
Host
TV


The BET Honors  2009 -Cast
Actor
TV


The 51st Annual Grammy Awards  2009 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Afro Samurai: Resurrection  2009 -Afro / Ninja-Ninja
Executive Producer, Voice
TV


The Spirit  2008 -Octopus
Actor
Film


Soul Men  2008 -Louis Hinds
Actor, Song Performer
Film


Scream 2008  2008 -Cast
Actor
TV


Lakeview Terrace  2008 -Abel Turner
Actor
Film


Star Wars: The Clone Wars  2008 -Voice of Mace Windu
Actor
Film


TV Land Awards 2008  2008 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Black Magic  2008
Narrator
TV
Expand


Jumper  2008 -Agent Roland
Actor
Film


The War  2007
Narrator
TV
Expand


Resurrecting the Champ  2007 -Champ
Actor
Film


The 2007 ESPY Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


1408  2007 -Gerald Olin
Actor
Film


AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies  2007 -Cast
Actor
TV


The 2007 MTV Movie Awards  2007 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Home of the Brave  2007 -Will Marsh
Actor
Film


Black Snake Moan  2007 -Lazarus Woods
Actor
Film


Afro Samurai  2007 -Afro / Ninja-Ninja
Executive Producer, Voice
TV
Expand


Snakes on a Plane  2006 -Neville Flynn
Actor
Film


The 37th Annual NAACP Image Awards  2006 -Cast
Actor
TV


Freedomland  2006 -Lorenzo Council
Actor
Film


Video Game Awards 2005  2005
Host
TV


Iconoclasts  2005 -Interviewer
Actor
TV
Expand


The Boondocks  2005-2007
Voice
TV
Expand


The Man  2005 -Derrick Vann
Actor
Film


Extras  2005 -Himself
Actor
TV
Expand


The 2005 MTV Movie Awards  2005 -Cast
Actor
TV


Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith  2005 -Mace Windu
Actor
Film


XXX: State of the Union  2005 -Agent Augustus Gibbons
Actor
Film


In My Country  2005 -Langston Whitfield
Actor
Film


The 77th Annual Academy Awards  2005 -Presenter
Actor
TV


The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards  2005 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Coach Carter  2005 -Coach Ken Carter
Actor
Film


Video Game Awards 2004  2004 -Cast
Actor
TV


The Incredibles  2004 -Voice of Lucius Best/Frozone
Actor
Film


The 2004 ESPY Awards  2004 -Presenter
Narrator, Actor
TV


The N-Word  2004 -Dramatic Reading (from The Oxford English Dictionary), Interviewee
Actor, Actor
TV


Kill Bill Vol. 2  2004 -Rufus
Actor
Film


Twisted  2004 -John Mills
Actor
Film


The 46th Annual Grammy Awards  2004 -Presenter
Actor
TV


America Beyond the Color Line  2004 -Himself
Actor
TV


E! Entertainer of the Year 2003  2003 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


S.W.A.T.  2003 -Sgt Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Actor
Film


The 2003 MTV Movie Awards  2003
Actor
TV


Basic  2003 -Sergeant Nathan West
Actor
Film


The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards  2003 -Presenter
Actor
TV


No Good Deed  2003 -Jack Friar
Actor
Film


Doggy Fizzle Televizzle  2002
Actor
TV
Expand


Formula 51  2002 -Elmo McElroy
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


XXX  2002 -Agent Augustus Gibbons
Actor
Film


The 2002 ESPY Awards  2002
Host
TV


Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones  2002 -Jedi Knight Mace Windu
Actor
Film


Changing Lanes  2002 -Doyle Gibson
Actor
Film


The 74th Annual Academy Awards  2002 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Muhammad Ali's 60th Birthday Celebration  2002 -Presenter
Actor
TV


AFI Awards 2001  2002 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Middle School Confessions  2002 -Host
Actor
TV


Reginald VelJohnson: His Family Matters  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


The 2001 MTV Movie Awards  2001
Actor
TV


The 2001 Essence Awards  2001 -Honoree
Actor
TV


The 73rd Annual Academy Awards  2001 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Giorgio Armani: Deconstructing Fashion  2001 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Caveman's Valentine  2001 -Romulus Ledbetter
Actor, Executive Producer
Film


The 2001 ESPY Awards  2001 -Host
Actor
TV


Jazz  2001
Voice
TV


Unbreakable  2000 -Elijah Price
Actor
Film


Shaft  2000 -John Shaft
Actor
Film


The 2000 MTV Movie Awards  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


1st Annual Laureus Sports Awards  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Rules of Engagement  2000 -Colonel Terry Childers
Actor
Film


72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation  2000 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Forever Hollywood  2000 -Himself
Actor
Film


The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards  1999 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Intimate Portrait: Pam Grier  1999 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Deep Blue Sea  1999 -Russell Franklin
Actor
Film


From Star Wars to Star Wars  1999 -Host
Actor
TV


The Red Violin  1999 -Charles Morritz
Actor
Film


The 1999 MTV Movie Awards  1999
Actor
TV


9 Movie Moments That Made the 90's  1999 -Panelist
Actor
TV


Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace  1999 -Jedi Knight, Mace Windu
Actor, Actor
Film


The 1999 ESPY Awards  1999 -Host
Actor
TV


Our Friend, Martin  1999 -of Turner
Voice
TV


The Entertainment Business  1998
Actor
TV


The Negotiator  1998 -Danny Roman
Actor
Film


The 1998 MTV Movie Awards  1998 -Host
Actor
TV


Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's  1998 -Himself
Actor
Film


The 70th Annual Academy Awards  1998 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Sphere  1998 -Harry Adams
Actor
Film


Jackie Brown  1997 -Ordell Robbie
Actor
Film


Eve's Bayou  1997 -Louis Batiste
Producer, Actor
Film


187  1997 -Trevor Garfield
Actor
Film


The 1997 MTV Movie Awards  1997 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Hard Eight  1997 -Jimmy
Actor
Film


The Long Kiss Goodnight  1996 -Mitch Hennessey
Actor
Film


Trees Lounge  1996 -Wendell
Actor
Film


A Time to Kill  1996 -Carl Lee Hailey
Actor
Film


The Search For One-Eye Jimmy  1996 -Colonel Ron
Actor
Film


The Great White Hype  1996 -Reverend Fred Sultan
Actor
Film


The Journey of the African-American Athlete  1996 -Narration
Narrator
TV


Die Hard With A Vengeance  1995 -Zeus Carver
Actor
Film


Kiss of Death  1995 -Calvin
Actor
Film


The 67th Annual Academy Awards  1995 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Inside the Academy Awards  1995
Actor
TV


Losing Isaiah  1995 -Kadar Lewis
Actor
Film


The 16th Annual CableACE Awards  1995 -Presenter
Actor
TV


Pulp Fiction  1994 -Jules Winnfield
Actor
Film


The New Age  1994 -Dale Deveaux
Actor
Film


Against the Wall  1994 -Jamaal
Actor
TV


Assault at West Point  1994 -Richard Greener
Actor
TV


Fresh  1994 -Sam
Actor
Film


True Romance  1993 -Big Don
Actor
Film


The Meteor Man  1993 -Dre
Actor
Film


Jurassic Park  1993 -Arnold
Actor
Film


Menace II Society  1993 -Tat Lawson
Actor
Film


Amos and Andrew  1993 -Andrew Sterling
Actor
Film


National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1  1993 -Wes Luger
Actor
Film


Simple Justice  1993
Actor
TV


Fathers and Sons  1992 -Marshall
Actor
Film


Ghostwriter  1992 -Reggie Jenkins
Actor
TV


Jumpin at the Boneyard  1992 -Mr Simpson
Actor
Film


Johnny Suede  1992 -BBop
Actor
Film


Patriot Games  1992 -Robby Jackson
Actor
Film


White Sands  1992 -Greg Meeker
Actor
Film


Juice  1992 -Trip
Actor
Film


Strictly Business  1991 -Monroe
Actor
Film


Roc  1991 -Lawrence Melrose
Actor
TV


Jungle Fever  1991 -Gator Purify
Actor
Film


Return of Superfly  1990 -Nate Cabot
Actor
Film


Spike & Co: Do It A Cappella  1990 -The Janitor
Actor
TV


Goodfellas  1990 -Stacks Edwards
Actor
Film


William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III  1990 -Dream Blind Man
Actor
Film


Mo' Better Blues  1990 -Madlock
Actor
Film


Betsy's Wedding  1990 -MickeyTaxi Dispatcher
Actor
Film


Common Ground  1990 -Reverend Bob McClain
Actor
TV


A Shock to the System  1990 -Ulysses
Actor
Film


Def By Temptation  1990
Actor
Film


Mystery Train  1989 -ADR Voice, Over
Actor, Voice
Film


Do the Right Thing  1989 -Mister Senor Love Daddy
Actor
Film


Dead Man Out  1989 -Fredricks
Actor
TV


Sea of Love  1989 -Black Guy
Actor
Film


Coming to America  1988 -HoldUp Man
Actor
Film


School Daze  1988 -Leeds
Actor
Film


Eddie Murphy Raw  1987 -Eddie's Uncle
Actor
Film


Uncle Tom's Cabin  1987 -George Harris
Actor
TV


The Trial of the Moke  1978
Actor
TV


Movin' On  1974
Actor
TV


I'll Fly Away   -Walter
Actor
TV


Farce of the Penguins   -Narrator
Actor
Film


Hail Caesar  
Actor
Film


Common Ground   -Reverend Bob McClain
Actor
Film


Cleaner   -Tom Cutler
Producer, Actor
Film


To Be a Black Man  
Narrator
Film


Together for Days   -Stan
Actor
Film




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Highlights

2008 Played a racist cop in Neil LaBute's "Lakeview Terrace"
2008 Co-starred with Bernie Mac as former backup soul singers in "Soul Men"
2008 Cast as the villan, the Octopus in Frank Miller's "The Spirit"
2007 Portrayed a blues player who kidnaps and imprisons a young woman addicted to sex in "Black Snake Moan"
2007 Co-starred in the boxing film "Resurrecting the Champ"
2006 Cast in Joe Roth's "Freedomland" with Julianne Moore
2006 Starred as an FBI agent in the summer thriller "Snakes on a Plane"
2005 Cast in the title role in "Coach Carter" the true-life story of controversial high-school basketball coach, who in 1999 benched his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance
2005 Reprised his role in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" the final film in the star wars saga
2004 Voiced Lucius Best/Frozone in Pixar's animated feature "The Incredibles"
2003 Starred in the action-packed feature "S.W.A.T."
2003 Reunited with Tarantino for "Kill Bill"; film released in two Volumes "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (2003) and "Kill Bill Vol.2" (2004)
2002 Co-starred as Doyle Gipson, an alcoholic saleman in "Changing Lanes"
2002 Continued his work as Mace Windu in "Stars Wars: Episode II- Attack Of The Clones"
2002 Reuntied with John Travolta in "Basic"
2000 Cast as a Marine Colonel accused of using excessive force in "Rules of Engagement"
2000 Had title role in "Shaft" a loose remake of the 1971 classic directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree
2000 Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (June 16)
1999 Portrayed Jedi Knight Mace Windu in the long-awaited "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
1998 Received $5 million to star opposite Spacey in "The Negotiator"
1998 Played an evaluator of violins in the small independent "The Red Violin" (released in the USA in 1999)
1997 Played a teacher returning to the classroom after nearly being killed by a student in "187"
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