Samuel Leroy Jackson (Washington D.C., 21 december 1948) is een Amerikaans filmacteur.
Jacksons faam begon aan het begin van de jaren negentig. Toen speelde hij onder meer in GoodFellas en Jungle Fever. Veel mensen kennen hem echter vooral van zijn rol als Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994). Later speelde hij nog onder meer in Jackie Brown, The Negotiator, Unbreakable, Rules of Engagement, Shaft (2000), Changing Lanes en Kill Bill.
Jackson speelde in de 1e, 2e en 3de prequel van de Star Wars trilogie het karakter Mace Windu.
Jackson kreeg een Golden Globe en Academy Awardnominatie als Beste mannelijke bijrol voor zijn rol in Pulp Fiction. Ook Jackie Brown leverde hem een Golden Globe nominatie op.
Filmografie
| Filmografie als acteur |
| Jaar |
Titel |
Rol |
Opmerkingen |
| 1972 |
Together for Days |
Stan |
|
| 1977 |
The Displaced Person |
- |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1978 |
The Trial of the Moke |
- |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1981 |
Ragtime |
Gang Member No. 2 |
|
| 1987 |
Uncle Tom's Cabin |
George Harris |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1987 |
Magic Sticks |
Bum |
|
| 1987 |
Eddie Murphy Raw |
Eddie's uncle (sketch) |
|
| 1988 |
School Daze |
Leeds |
|
| 1988 |
Coming to America |
Hold-Up Man |
|
| 1989 |
Dead Man Out |
Calvin Fredricks |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1989 |
Do the Right Thing |
Mister Senor Love Daddy |
|
| 1989 |
Sea of Love |
Black Guy |
|
| 1990 |
Def by Temptation |
Minister Garth |
|
| 1990 |
A Shock to the System |
Ulysses (three-card monte game) |
|
| 1990 |
Betsy's Wedding |
Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey) |
|
| 1990 |
Mo' Better Blues |
Madlock |
|
| 1990 |
The Exorcist III |
Dream blind man |
|
| 1990 |
Goodfellas |
Stacks Edwards |
|
| 1990 |
The Return of Superfly |
Nate Cabot |
|
| 1991 |
Jungle Fever |
Gator Purify |
|
| 1991 |
Johnny Suede |
B-Bop |
|
| 1991 |
Strictly Business |
Monroe |
|
| 1991 |
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace |
Hatcher |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1992 |
Jumpin' at the Boneyard |
Mr. Simpson |
|
| 1992 |
Fathers & Sons |
Marshall |
|
| 1992 |
Juice |
Trip |
|
| 1992 |
White Sands |
Greg Meeker |
|
| 1992 |
Patriot Games |
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson |
|
| 1993 |
Simple Justice |
The Steward |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1993 |
Loaded Weapon 1 |
Sgt. Wes Luger |
|
| 1993 |
Amos & Andrew |
Andrew Sterling |
|
| 1993 |
Menace II Society |
Tat Lawson |
|
| 1993 |
Jurassic Park |
Ray Arnold |
|
| 1993 |
True Romance |
Big Don |
|
| 1994 |
Fresh |
Sam |
|
| 1994 |
Hail Caesar |
Mailman |
|
| 1994 |
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker |
Richard Greener |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1994 |
Against the Wall |
Jamaal |
televisiefilm |
|
| 1994 |
Pulp Fiction |
Jules Winnfield |
|
| 1994 |
The New Age |
Dale Deveaux |
|
| 1994 |
The Search for One-eye Jimmy |
Col. Ron |
|
| 1995 |
Losing Isaiah |
Kadar Lewis |
|
| 1995 |
Kiss of Death |
Calvin Hart |
|
| 1995 |
Die Hard: With a Vengeance |
Zeus Carver |
|
| 1995 |
Fluke |
Rumbo |
stem |
|
| 1996 |
Sydney |
Jimmy |
|
| 1996 |
The Great White Hype |
Rev. Fred Sultan |
|
| 1996 |
Trees Lounge |
Wendell |
|
| 1996 |
A Time to Kill |
Carl Lee Hailey |
|
| 1996 |
The Long Kiss Goodnight |
Mitch Henessey |
|
| 1997 |
187 |
Trevor Garfield |
|
| 1997 |
Eve's Bayou |
Louis Batiste |
|
| 1997 |
Jackie Brown |
Ordell Robbie |
|
| 1998 |
Sphere |
Dr. Harry Adams |
|
| 1998 |
The Negotiator |
Lt. Danny Roman |
|
| 1998 |
Violon rouge, Le |
Charles Morritz (Montréal) |
|
| 1999 |
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
Mace Windu |
|
| 1999 |
Deep Blue Sea |
Russell Franklin |
|
| 2000 |
Any Given Wednesday |
Willie Nutter |
|
| 2000 |
Rules of Engagement |
Col. Terry L. Childers |
|
| 2000 |
Shaft |
John Shaft |
|
| 2000 |
Unbreakable |
Elijah Price |
|
| 2001 |
The Caveman's Valentine |
Romulus Ledbetter |
|
| 2001 |
The 51st State |
Elmo McElroy |
|
| 2002 |
The Comeback |
- |
|
| 2002 |
Changing Lanes |
Doyle Gipson |
|
| 2002 |
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones |
Mace Windu |
|
| 2002 |
The House on Turk Street |
Jack Friar |
|
| 2002 |
XXX |
Agent Augustus Gibbons |
|
| 2003 |
Basic |
West |
|
| 2003 |
S.W.A.T. |
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson |
|
| 2004 |
Country of My Skull |
Langston Whitfield |
|
| 2004 |
Twisted |
John Mills |
|
| 2004 |
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 |
Rufus |
|
| 2004 |
The Incredibles |
Lucius Best/Frozone |
stem |
|
| 2005 |
Coach Carter |
Coach Ken Carter |
|
| 2005 |
XXX: State of the Union |
Agent Augustus Gibbons |
|
| 2005 |
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith |
Mace Windu |
|
| 2005 |
The Man |
Derrick Vann |
|
| 2006 |
Honor Deferred |
Verteller |
televisiefilm |
|
| 2006 |
Freedomland |
Lorenzo Council |
|
| 2006 |
Black Snake Moan |
Lazarus |
|
| 2006 |
Snakes on a Plane |
Nelville Flynn |
|
| 2006 |
Home of the Brave |
Will Marsh |
|
| 2006 |
2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey |
Fear |
stem |
|
| 2006 |
Farce of the Penguins |
Verteller |
stem |
|
| 2007 |
1408 |
Gerald Olin |
|
| 2007 |
Resurrecting the Champ |
Champ |
|
| 2008 |
Jumper |
Agent Cox |
|
| 2008 |
Iron Man |
Nick Fury |
Cameo |
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Notabele filmrollen
- Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction
- Mace Windu in Star Wars
- Neville Flynn in Snakes on a Plane
