Samuel L. Jackson American Actor Known for Pulp Fiction
Samuel L. Jackson · film actor and actor · American
Known for
Biography
Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor born on 21 December 1948 in Washington. He is recognised as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994).
Early life
He attended Morehouse College.
Career
The earliest of his listed screen credits is The Exterminator, from 1980. His 1990s credits include Jurassic Park (1993) and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999, as Mace Windu). During the 2000s, he worked on Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002, as Mace Windu) and Iron Man (2008, as Nick Fury). Work from the 2010s includes The Avengers (2012, as Nick Fury) and Avengers: Endgame (2019, as Nick Fury). The Marvels (2023, as Nick Fury) and Secret Invasion (2023, as Nick Fury) are among his 2020s credits.
In total, 145 films and 3 TV series are listed from 1980 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (43), followed by drama (27) and science fiction (22). The list ends, for now, with Just Play Dead (2026). Of his 31 titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Avengers: Endgame (2019) has the highest, at $2.8 billion.
Stan Lee appears in 12 of his listed titles, including Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Robert Downey Jr. (eight titles) and Scarlett Johansson (eight titles). Quentin Tarantino directed six of his titles on record, among them Jackie Brown (1997) and Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004). Spike Lee is credited as director on four of them, including Do the Right Thing (1989) and Mo' Better Blues (1990). Other notable work credited to him includes Star Wars and Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Recognition
He won an Academy Honorary Award in 2022. Samuel L. Jackson also has received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1994) for Pulp Fiction and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1991) for Jungle Fever. His nominations include the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1995 for Pulp Fiction. Altogether, 7 wins and one nomination are listed.
Personal life
He has been married to LaTanya Richardson since 1980.
Filmography
148 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Just Play Dead | Film | |
| 2025 | Afterburn | Film | |
| 2024 | Argylle | Film | |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Film | |
| 2024 | The Unholy Trinity | Film | |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Nick Fury | TV series |
| 2023 | The Kill Room | Film | |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2022 | S.H.I.E.L.D. Replaces Director Nick Fury With a MARVEL SNAP Player | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Film | |
| 2021 | The Protégé | Film | |
| 2020 | Death to 2020 | Film | |
| 2020 | Spiral | Film | |
| 2020 | The Banker | Film | |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Nick Fury | Film |
Show all 148 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2019 | Glass | Elijah Price | Film |
| 2019 | Shaft | Film | |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure | Film | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Richmond Valentine | Film |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Film | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Film | |
| 2017 | Unicorn Store | Film | |
| 2017 | xXx Return of Xander Cage | Film | |
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro | Film | |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Film | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | George Washington Williams | Film |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2015 | Barely Lethal | Film | |
| 2015 | Cell | Film | |
| 2015 | Chiraq | Film | |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | Major Marquis Warren | Film |
| 2014 | Big Game | President of the United States | Film |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2014 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Richmond Valentine | Film |
| 2014 | Kite | Film | |
| 2014 | Reasonable Doubt | Film | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Film | |
| 2013–2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Nick Fury | TV series |
| 2013 | Oldboy | Chaney | Film |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Stephen | Film |
| 2012 | Meeting Evil | Film | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2012 | The Samaritan | Film | |
| 2011 | Arena | Film | |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2011 | Prohibition | TV series | |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | Film | |
| 2011 | Thor | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Film | |
| 2010 | The Other Guys | Film | |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Film | |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Film | |
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Film | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Nick Fury | Film |
| 2008 | Jumper | Film | |
| 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | Film | |
| 2008 | Soul Men | Film | |
| 2008 | The Spirit | Film | |
| 2007 | 1408 | Film | |
| 2007 | Black Snake Moan | Film | |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Film | |
| 2007 | Farce of the Penguins | Film | |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Film | |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Film | |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | Film | |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Film | |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Ken Carter, Coach Ken Carter | Film |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Mace Windu | Film |
| 2005 | The Man | Film | |
| 2005 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Film | |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Film | |
| 2004 | In My Country | Film | |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Film | |
| 2004 | My Date with Drew | Film | |
| 2004 | Twisted | Film | |
| 2003 | Basic | Film | |
| 2003 | Parts of the Family | Film | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Film | |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Film | |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Film | |
| 2002 | No Good Deed | Film | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Mace Windu | Film |
| 2002 | xXx | Film | |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Film | |
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Film | |
| 2000 | Jazz | Film | |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Film | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Film | |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Elijah Price | Film |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea | Film | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Mace Windu | Film |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Film | |
| 1998 | Sphere | Film | |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Film | |
| 1998 | The Red Violin | Charles Morritz | Film |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Film | |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Film | |
| 1997 | One Eight Seven | Film | |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Film | |
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Film | |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Film | |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Film | |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Film | |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Film | |
| 1995 | Fluke | Film | |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Film | |
| 1995 | Losing Isaiah | Film | |
| 1994 | Against the Wall | Film | |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Film | |
| 1994 | Fresh | Film | |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Film | |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Jules Winnfield | Film |
| 1994 | The New Age | Film | |
| 1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Film | |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Film | |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Film | |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Film | |
| 1993 | Menace II Society | Film | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Film | |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Film | |
| 1992 | Juice | Film | |
| 1992 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Film | |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Robby Jackson | Film |
| 1992 | White Sands | Film | |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Film | |
| 1991 | Johnny Suede | Film | |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Film | |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Film | |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Film | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Film | |
| 1990 | Def by Temptation | Film | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Stacks Edwards | Film |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Film | |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Film | |
| 1990 | The Return of Superfly | Film | |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Film | |
| 1989 | Sea of Love | Film | |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Film | |
| 1988 | School Daze | Film | |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Film | |
| 1987 | Magic Sticks | Film | |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Film | |
| 1980 | The Exterminator | Film | |
| The Beast | Film |
Awards and nominations
7 won, 1 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Academy Honorary Award | Won | |
| 1998 | Silver Bear | Won | |
| 1997 | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Jackie Brown | Won |
| 1995 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Won | |
| 1994 | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Pulp Fiction | Won |
| 1991 | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor | Jungle Fever | Won |
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 1995 | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Pulp Fiction | Nominated |
Samuel L. Jackson on Social Media
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- Followers
- 9.1M @samuelljackson
- Engagement rate
- 1.91% above average for accounts this size
- Average likes
- 163,952
- Average comments
- 9,536 Based on the last 11 posts
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Frequently asked questions
How old is Samuel L. Jackson?
Samuel L. Jackson is 77 years old, born on 21 December 1948 in Washington.
What is Samuel L. Jackson known for?
Samuel L. Jackson is known for playing Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994).
What is Samuel L. Jackson’s nationality?
Samuel L. Jackson is American, born in Washington.
Who is Samuel L. Jackson married to?
Samuel L. Jackson is married to LaTanya Richardson; they married in 1980.
What is Samuel L. Jackson’s net worth?
Samuel L. Jackson’s net worth is estimated at $150 million (2014 figure).
Has Samuel L. Jackson won any awards?
Yes. 7 awards are on record, including Academy Honorary Award (2022).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q172678), accessed October 2026
- Follower counts: dated individually above
- Photo: Philip Romano · CC BY-SA 4.0
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