Samuel L. Jackson
Birthday: December 21, 1948
Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height: 6' 2"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Samuel L. Jackson. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Movie Credits

Jumper	(2007)
[ Hayden Christensen ][ Jamie Bell ][ Tom Sturridge ]
Poker Nights	(2007)
[ Hayden Christensen ]
1408	(2007)
[ John Cusack ][ Stephen King ]
Resurrecting the Champ	(2007)
[ Josh Hartnett ][ Alan Alda ][ Peter Coyote ][ David Paymer ][ Harry J. Lennix ]
Black Snake Moan	(2007)
[ Justin Timberlake ]
2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey	(2006)
[ John Travolta ][ Christian Slater ][ James Earl Jones ][ Michael York ][ Robert Picardo ]
Home of the Brave	(2006)
[ Chad Michael Murray ][ Sam Jones III ][ Jon Bernthal ]
Farce of the Penguins	(2006)
[ John Stamos ][ John Amos ][ Jason Biggs ][ James Belushi ][ Jamie Kennedy ]
Snakes on a Plane	(2006)
[ Kenan Thompson ][ Bobby Cannavale ][ David Koechner ][ Todd Louiso ][ Flex Alexander ]
Freedomland	(2006)
[ Ron Eldard ][ Michael Rady ][ Anthony Mackie ][ Domenick Lombardozzi ]
Honor Deferred	(2006)
Mr. Incredible and Pals	(2005)
[ Craig T Nelson ][ Craig T. Nelson ]
Coach Carter	(2005)
[ Channing Tatum ][ Rob Brown ][ Pharrell Williams ][ Kanye West ][ Rick Gonzalez ]
A Date with the Health Inspector	(2005)
[ Charles Q. Murphy ]
The Man	(2005)
[ Eugene Levy ][ Miguel Ferrer ][ Luke Goss ][ Anthony Mackie ]
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	(2005)
[ Ewan McGregor ][ Hayden Christensen ][ Christopher Lee ][ George Lucas ][ James Earl Jones ]
xXx: State of the Union	(2005)
[ Willem Dafoe ][ Ice Cube ][ Scott Speedman ][ Tupac Shakur ][ Peter Strauss ]
The Incredibles	(2004)
[ Jason Lee ][ Wallace Shawn ][ Craig T Nelson ][ Craig T. Nelson ][ John Ratzenberger ]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	(2004)
[ James Woods ][ William Fichtner ][ Christopher Plummer ][ Wil Wheaton ][ Chris Penn ]
Kill Bill: Vol. 2	(2004)
[ Michael Madsen ][ David Carradine ][ Johnny Cash ][ Sid Haig ][ Robert Ri'chard ]
Twisted	(2004)
[ Andy Garcia ][ David Strathairn ][ Russell Wong ][ Leland Orser ][ Richard T Jones ]
Country of My Skull	(2004)
[ Brendan Gleeson ][ Charley Boorman ]
S.W.A.T.	(2003)
[ Colin Farrell ][ LL Cool J ][ Olivier Martinez ][ Josh Charles ][ Mick Jagger ]
Basic	(2003)
[ John Travolta ][ Giovanni Ribisi ][ Taye Diggs ][ Timothy Daly ][ Harry Connick Jr. ]
xXx	(2002)
[ Vin Diesel ][ Danny Trejo ][ Marton Csokas ][ Tony Hawk ][ Pharrell Williams ]
The House on Turk Street	(2002)
[ Stellan Skarsgård ][ Doug Hutchison ][ Joss Ackland ]
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	(2002)
[ Ewan McGregor ][ Hayden Christensen ][ Christopher Lee ][ George Lucas ][ Frank Oz ]
Changing Lanes	(2002)
[ Ben Affleck ][ William Hurt ][ Dylan Baker ][ Bob Marley ][ John Benjamin Hickey ]
The Comeback	(2002)
The 51st State	(2001)
[ Robert Carlyle ][ Rhys Ifans ][ Ronny Yu ][ Sean Pertwee ]
The Caveman's Valentine	(2001)
[ Anthony Michael Hall ][ Michael C. Hall ][ Andrew Stevens ]
Unbreakable	(2000)
[ Bruce Willis ][ M. Night Shyamalan ][ Spencer Treat Clark ][ John Patrick Amedori ][ Eamonn Walker ]
Shaft	(2000)
[ Christian Bale ][ Mekhi Phifer ][ Jeffrey Wright ][ Dan Hedaya ][ John Singleton ]
Rules of Engagement	(2000)
[ Tommy Lee Jones ][ Tommy Lee ][ Guy Pearce ][ Ben Kingsley ][ Nicky Katt ]
Any Given Wednesday	(2000)
[ Chris Kattan ]
Deep Blue Sea	(1999)
[ Thomas Jane ][ Stellan Skarsgård ][ LL Cool J ][ Michael Rapaport ][ Frank Welker ]
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	(1999)
[ Ewan McGregor ][ Liam Neeson ][ George Lucas ][ Warwick Davis ][ Frank Oz ]
Our Friend, Martin	(1999)
[ John Travolta ][ James Earl Jones ][ Lucas Black ][ Danny Glover ][ Jaleel White ]
Violon rouge, Le	(1998)
[ Jason Flemyng ]
The Negotiator	(1998)
[ Kevin Spacey ][ Paul Giamatti ][ David Morse ][ J.T. Walsh ][ John Spencer ]
Out of Sight	(1998)
[ George Clooney ][ Michael Keaton ][ Don Cheadle ][ Ving Rhames ][ Steve Zahn ]
Sphere	(1998)
[ Dustin Hoffman ][ Liev Schreiber ][ Peter Coyote ][ Barry Levinson ][ Michael Crichton ]
Jackie Brown	(1997)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Quentin Tarantino ][ Michael Keaton ][ Chris Tucker ][ Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ]
Eve's Bayou	(1997)
One Eight Seven	(1997)
[ Clifton Collins Jr. ][ John Heard ][ Method Man ][ Richard Riehle ]
Trees Lounge	(1996)
[ Steve Buscemi ][ Anthony Lapaglia ][ Michael Imperioli ][ Daniel Baldwin ][ Kevin Corrigan ]
The Great White Hype	(1996)
[ Jamie Foxx ][ John Rhys-Davies ][ Jeff Goldblum ][ Damon Wayans ][ Cheech Marin ]
Sydney	(1996)
[ Philip Seymour Hoffman ][ John C. Reilly ][ Philip Baker Hall ]
The Long Kiss Goodnight	(1996)
[ Brian Cox ][ Elvis Presley ][ David Morse ][ Craig Bierko ][ Renny Harlin ]
A Time to Kill	(1996)
[ Kevin Spacey ][ Matthew McConaughey ][ Kiefer Sutherland ][ Donald Sutherland ][ Chris Cooper ]
Fluke	(1995)
[ Ron Perlman ][ Eric Stoltz ][ Matthew Modine ][ Jon Polito ][ Bill Cobbs ]
Die Hard: With a Vengeance	(1995)
[ Bruce Willis ][ Jeremy Irons ][ Graham Greene ][ John McTiernan ]
Kiss of Death	(1995)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ Ving Rhames ][ Michael Rapaport ][ Stanley Tucci ][ David Caruso ]
Losing Isaiah	(1995)
[ Cuba Gooding Jr. ][ David Strathairn ][ Stephen Gyllenhaal ]
The Search for One-eye Jimmy	(1994)
[ Steve Buscemi ][ Sam Rockwell ][ John Turturro ][ Nicholas Turturro ]
The New Age	(1994)
[ Oliver Stone ][ Patricia Heaton ][ Peter Weller ][ Adam West ][ Corbin Bernsen ]
Pulp Fiction	(1994)
[ Bruce Willis ][ Quentin Tarantino ][ John Travolta ][ Christopher Walken ][ Steve Buscemi ]
Against the Wall	(1994)
[ Kyle MacLachlan ][ Danny Trejo ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Frederic Forrest ][ Steve Harris ]
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker	(1994)
[ Anthony Rapp ][ Sam Waterston ][ John Glover ][ Greg Germann ]
Fresh	(1994)
[ F. Murray Abraham ][ Giancarlo Esposito ]
Hail Caesar	(1994)
[ Robert Downey Jr. ][ Anthony Michael Hall ][ Michael C. Hall ][ Judd Nelson ][ Grant Cramer ]
Menace II Society	(1993)
[ Clifton Collins Jr. ][ Larenz Tate ][ Charles S. Dutton ][ Bill Duke ][ Glenn Plummer ]
Amos & Andrew	(1993)
[ Nicolas Cage ][ Brad Dourif ][ Bob Balaban ][ Dabney Coleman ][ Giancarlo Esposito ]
Loaded Weapon 1	(1993)
[ Bruce Willis ][ Charlie Sheen ][ Emilio Estevez ][ Corey Feldman ][ Tim Curry ]
Simple Justice	(1993)
[ James Avery ][ Giancarlo Esposito ][ Andre Braugher ][ Pat Hingle ]
True Romance	(1993)
[ Brad Pitt ][ Gary Oldman ][ Jack Black ][ Val Kilmer ][ Christopher Walken ]
Jurassic Park	(1993)
[ Jeff Goldblum ][ Sam Neill ][ Richard Attenborough ][ Wayne Knight ][ John Williams ]
Ghost Story: Part 1	(1992)
Patriot Games	(1992)
[ Harrison Ford ][ Sean Bean ][ Richard Harris ][ James Earl Jones ][ Ted Raimi ]
White Sands	(1992)
[ Willem Dafoe ][ Mickey Rourke ][ M. Emmet Walsh ][ Fred Dalton Thompson ][ Miguel Sandoval ]
Juice	(1992)
[ Omar Epps ][ Donald Faison ][ Flex Alexander ]
Jumpin' at the Boneyard	(1992)
[ Tim Roth ][ Alexis Arquette ][ Jeffrey Wright ][ Kevin Corrigan ]
Fathers & Sons	(1992)
[ Jeff Goldblum ][ John C. McGinley ][ Rory Cochrane ][ Michael Imperioli ]
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace	(1991)
[ Ted Levine ][ Tony Danza ][ Frank Vincent ][ Nicholas Turturro ][ Kevin Corrigan ]
Strictly Business	(1991)
[ Sam Rockwell ][ Denis Leary ][ Isaiah Washington ][ Tommy Davidson ]
Johnny Suede	(1991)
[ Brad Pitt ]
Jungle Fever	(1991)
[ Tim Robbins ][ Wesley Snipes ][ Spike Lee ][ John Turturro ][ Brad Dourif ]
The Exorcist III	(1990)
[ Brad Dourif ][ George C Scott ][ George C. Scott ][ Kevin Corrigan ][ Harry Carey Jr. ]
Mo' Better Blues	(1990)
[ Denzel Washington ][ Wesley Snipes ][ Spike Lee ][ John Turturro ][ Giancarlo Esposito ]
Betsy's Wedding	(1990)
[ Joe Pesci ][ Alan Alda ][ Anthony Lapaglia ][ Burt Young ][ Dylan Walsh ]
Def by Temptation	(1990)
[ Kadeem Hardison ][ Bill Nunn ][ John Canada Terrell ]
A Shock to the System	(1990)
[ Michael Caine ][ Will Patton ][ Peter Riegert ][ Mike Starr ][ Zach Grenier ]
The Return of Superfly	(1990)
[ David Groh ][ John Canada Terrell ]
Goodfellas	(1990)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Martin Scorsese ][ Ray Liotta ][ Joe Pesci ][ Vincent Gallo ]
Sea of Love	(1989)
[ Al Pacino ][ John Goodman ][ Tom Waits ][ John Spencer ][ Michael Rooker ]
Do the Right Thing	(1989)
[ Spike Lee ][ Martin Lawrence ][ John Turturro ][ John Savage ][ Danny Aiello ]
Dead Man Out	(1989)
[ Danny Glover ]
Coming to America	(1988)
[ Eddie Murphy ][ Cuba Gooding Jr. ][ James Earl Jones ][ John Landis ][ Eriq La Salle ]
School Daze	(1988)
[ Laurence Fishburne ][ Spike Lee ][ Ossie Davis ][ Giancarlo Esposito ][ Kadeem Hardison ]
Eddie Murphy Raw	(1987)
[ Deon Richmond ][ Damien Wayans ][ Bob Marley ]
Magic Sticks	(1987)
[ Reginald VelJohnson ][ Mike Starr ][ Jack McGee ][ John Canada Terrell ]
Uncle Tom's Cabin	(1987)
[ Bruce Dern ][ Avery Brooks ][ Edward Woodward ]
White Knight	(1986)
Ragtime	(1981)
[ Brad Dourif ][ Jeff Daniels ][ Mandy Patinkin ][ Michael Jeter ][ John Ratzenberger ]
The Trial of the Moke	(1978)
The Displaced Person	(1977)
[ Lane Smith ]
Together for Days	(1972)

Trivia

• Daughter - Zoe (b. 1982)
• Grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• One of Jackson's jobs as a struggling actor in New York was as a doorman at the popular Manhattan Plaza subsidized apts, home to hundreds of actors and artisits, including Giancarlo Esposito, who co-starred with Jackson in Amos & Andrew (1993).
• Ranked #44 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
• Was an admitted drug user until he completed drug rehab two weeks before playing a drug addict in Jungle Fever (1991).
• Accomplished at playing brass instruments (french horn, trumpet) in school symphony orchestras from grade 3 to grade 12
• Graduated from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1972.
• Was offered his role in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) after mentioning in an interview on UK TV show "TFI Friday" (1996) that he'd really like to work with George Lucas.
• Daughter Zoe attends Vassar College. [January 2002]
• Briefly suspended in 1969 from Morehouse College after taking hostage several members of the board of trustees, including the father of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, during a protest of the failure of the university to have black trustees or a black studies program.
• Worked as a camera stand-in for Bill Cosby during the filming of "The Cosby Show" (1984).
• His character from Pulp Fiction (1994), Jules Winnfield, ranked second in the 'coolest movie characters of all time', in a poll by the UK's Empire Magazine (the winner was Tyler Durden of Fight Club (1999)).
• In 2003, he dissed rappers turned actors, saying that as a classically trained thespian it was not his job to lend credibility to rappers by appearing in movies with them. But in reality, he has worked with more rappers than any other actor in Hollywood, seven times as of this writing: Juice (1992) (Tupac Shakur), Shaft (2000) (Busta Rhymes), One Eight Seven (1997) (Method Man), Deep Blue Sea (1999) and S.W.A.T. (2003) (LL Cool J), xXx (2002) (Eve), and xXx: State of the Union (2005) (Ice Cube) and (Xzibit).
• His characters often feature the color purple: Mr. Glass wore purple clothing in Unbreakable (2000); Jackson chose to have Doyle Gipson wear a purple hat in Changing Lanes (2002); and Mace Windu, upon request by Jackson to George Lucas, wielded a purple light saber in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).
• The commencement speaker at his daughter's graduation from Vassar College (May 2004).
• Avid golfer
• Was the first choice for "Fallon" in Judgment Night (1993).
• He suffered from a stutter while growing up. A speech therapist suggested he audition for a play and it might help his speech. It did and he changed his major.
• One of the late bloomers of Hollywood, he was already 46 years old when Pulp Fiction (1994) premiered and has acted in an average of 3-4 films a year since.
• Says that people who recognize him often mistake him for Laurence Fishburne and vice versa.
• Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1998
• Was an usher at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral
• His performance as Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) is ranked #41 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
• Made Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2002 and 2003 with earnings of million and million respectively.
• His performance as Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) is ranked #44 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
• Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006
• Vegetarian.
• To date (2006), his films have grossed more money at the box office than the work of any other actor in cinematic history.

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