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Samuel L. Jackson
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 such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
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Avengers: Age of Ultron2015as Nick FuryOur takeUltron is frightening because his solution removes the very people it supposedly serves. Our reading is that the Avengers defeat him by accepting an obligation he cannot understand: someone must remain answerable to particular lives, even when saving those lives makes victory slower and messier. Vision provides the…
Avengers: Infinity War2018as Nick Fury (uncredited)Our takethe sunrise is unsettling because the familiar visual language of completion belongs to the person who has inflicted the catastrophe. Calm is not proof that the universe has become just. It tells us that Thanos can regard his project as finished without confronting the people who must live inside its consequences.
Incredibles 22018as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)Our takeThe final rescue works because the Parr children do not wait for a perfect grown-up to fix everything. Violet and Dash use what they know about their family, Jack-Jack’s unpredictable powers and a very unusual car to give their parents a chance to choose for themselves again.
The Avengers2012as Nick FuryOur takeThis ensemble succeeds because its heroes remain noticeably different. The movie does not ask every performer to speak, move, or project authority in the same way. Collaboration becomes interesting precisely because agreement cannot be taken for granted.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier2014as Nick FuryOur takeSteve's defining victory is his ability to distinguish loyalty from obedience. He destroys the machinery that claims to protect people, then refuses to destroy the person that machinery has used. The shield falling from his hand is where those choices finally meet.
Avengers: Endgame2019as Nick FuryOur takeThe five-year gap prevents the original film from becoming a frictionless undo button. The characters have accumulated relationships, habits and injuries. Wanting their loved ones back is easy to understand; deciding what must survive alongside that return is harder. This is why Tony's concern about his family…Profile and filmography data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.