| Samuel L. Jackson | |
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| Name: | Samuel Leroy Jackson |
| Birthplace: | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Birthdate: | December 21, 1948 |
| Active: | 1972–present |
| Films appeared in: | Loaded Weapon 1 Patriot Games Amos & Andrew Die Hard with a Vengeance The Long Kiss Goodnight Out of Sight The Negotiator Shaft (2000 film) No Good Deed (2002) xXx S.W.A.T. xXx: State of the Union Snakes on a Plane The Other Guys Unthinkable Captain America: The Winter Soldier Big Game Kingsman: The Secret Service Avengers: Age of Ultron xXx: The Return of Xander Cage |
| Role: | Wes Luger (Loaded Weapon 1) Robby (Patriot Games) Andrew Sterling (Amos & Andrew) Zeus Carver (Die Hard with a Vengeance) Mitch Henessey (The Long Kiss Goodnight) Hejira Henry (Out of Sight) Danny Roman (The Negotiator) John Shaft (Shaft) Jack Friar (No Good Deed) Hondo (S.W.A.T.) Neville Flynn (Snakes on a Plane) P.K. Highsmith (The Other Guys) Henry Harold 'H' Humphries (Unthinkable) President William Allan Moore (Big Game) Valentine (Kingsman: The Secret Service) Nick Fury (Capt. America: The Winter Soldier) (Avengers: Age of Ultron) Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons (xXx trilogy) |
Samuel L. Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American film actor who played the character Zeus Carver in the film Die Hard with a Vengeance. He also appeared as FBI agent protagonists in other Die Hard scenario films such as Danny Roman in The Negotiator, as Neville Flynn in Snakes on a Plane, as anti-hero Henry Harold 'H' Humphries in Unthinkable and portraying the President in Big Game.
Career[]
Jackson is most known for other notable roles in films such as GoodFellas, Patriot Games, Menace II Society, Jurassic Park, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, A Time to Kill, Jackie Brown, Rules of Engagement, Shaft, Unbreakable, the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Incredibles, Kill Bill, Jungle Fever, Coach Carter, 1408, Iron Man (as well as the various Avengers spin-offs and team-up films) and many other films of note. He is one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood today. Jackson has appeared in various films by filmmakers such as Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino and Renny Harlin and has gotten several nominations for his scene-stealing performances. He has also done numerous notable voice-overs roles for cartoon films and video games including the "Afro Samurai" mini-series.
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