Samuel L. JACKSON
* 21.12.1948, Washington D.C., USA

Schauspieler * Studium (Schauspiel) am Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia (BA in drama, 1972) - dort sammelt erste Theatererfahrungen und gehört zu den Gründern der all black-Schauspieltruppe Just Us Theater * 1972 erste Kinorolle in Together for Days * 1976 zieht nach New York (City) um und spielt dort in den nächsten zehn Jahren fast ausschließlich Theater * tritt oft mit Negro Ensemble Company auf (A Soldier's Play, 1981-83; The District Line, 1984/85) * erst mit 40 Jahren konzentriert sich auf Filmarbeit und muß sich zuerst mit kleinen Parts begnügen (GoodFellas, 1989) * 1991 feiert seinen ersten Erfolg in Spike Lees Drama Jungle Fever * 1992 steigt als Partner von Nicolas Cage (Amos & Andrew) und Emilio Estevez (Loaded Weapon 1) zum leading man auf * 1994 endgültiger Durchbruch an der Seite von John Travolta als philosophierender Profikiller in Quentin Tarantinos Pulp Fiction * etabliert sich vor allem in Thrillern und Actionfilmen und zählt seitdem zu den meistbeschäftigten Schauspielern Hollywoods * dreht mehrere Filme pro Jahr ("Der Durchschnittsbürger arbeitet jeden Tag, bis auf eine kleine Urlaubszeit, aber wenn ich es so mache, werde ich Workaholic geschimpft.") * 1997-2003 verkörpert Jedi-Ritter Mace Windu in drei Star Wars-Episoden * übernimmt die Rolle des S.H.I.E.L.D.-Anführers Nick Fury in mehreren Comicverfilmungen
FILMS

# Together for Days / Black Cream (1972-USA * Michael Schultz ... Stan)
# Ragtime (Ragtime, 1981-USA * Milos Forman ... bit als Gangmitglied)
# Magic Sticks (1986/87-D * Peter Keglevic ... bit als bum) (8706) > als Sam Jackson
# School Daze (1987-USA * Spike Lee ... bit als Leeds) (03-05; 8802)
# Coming to America (Der Prinz aus Zamunda, 1988-USA * John Landis ... Räuber) (01-?; 8806)
# Do the Right Thing (Do the Right Thing, 1988-USA * Spike Lee ... Love Daddy) (07-09; 8906) > als Sam Jackson
# Sea of Love (Sea of Love - Melodie des Todes, 1988-USA; R: Harold Becker, B: Richard Price, K: Ronnie Taylor, M: Trevor Jones, D: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman / SLJ-bit) 112m-Erotikthriller
# Def by Temptation (Def by Temptation, 1989-USA * James Bond III ... Garth) (9003)
# GoodFellas (Good Fellas - Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia, 1989-USA; R: Martin Scorsese, B: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, K: Michael Ballhaus, D: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco / SLJ-bit als Stacks Edwards) 146/8m-Gangsterepos (Buch von Nicholas Pileggi)
# The Exorcist III (Der Exorzist III, 1989-USA * William Peter Blatty ... bit) (06-08)
# Mo' Better Blues (Mo' Better Blues, 1989-USA * Spike Lee ... Madlock) (09-12; 9008)
# A Shock to the System (Mord mit System, 1990-USA * Jan Egleson ... bit als Ulysses)
# Betsy's Wedding (Familienehre, 1990-USA * Alan Alda .... bit als Mickey) (9006)
# The Return of Superfly (The Return of the Superfly, 1990-USA * Sig Shore ... Nate Cabot) (9011) > als Sam Jackson
# Jungle Fever (Jungle Fever, 1990-USA * Spike Lee ... Gator Purify) (08-12; 9106)
# Strictly Business (1991-USA * Kevin Hooks ... Monroe) (9111) > als Sam Jackson
# Johnny Suede (Johnny Suede, 1991-USA * Tom DiCillo ... B-Bop)* (9208)
# Jumpin' at the Boneyard (Manny und Dan - Leben und Sterben in der Bronx, 1991-USA * Jeff Stanzler ... Mr. Simpson) (9209)
# Juice (Juice - City-War, 1991-USA * Ernest Dickerson ... Trip) (9201)
# White Sands (White Sands - Der große Deal, 1991-USA * Roger Donaldson ... Greg Meeker) (08-10; 9204)
# Patriot Games (Die Stunde der Patrioten, 1991/92-USA * Phillip Noyce ... Lieutenant Commander Robby Jackson) (11-02; 9206)
# Fathers and Sons (Getrennte Wege, 1992-USA * Paul Mones ... Marshall)** (9211)
# Amos & Andrew (Amos & Andrew - Zwei fast perfekte Chaoten, 1992-USA * E. Max Frye ... Andrew Sterling) (04-?)
# The Meteor Man (Meteor Man, 1992-USA * Robert Townsend ... Dre)* (04-07; 9308) > als Sam Jackson
# [National Lampoon's] Loaded Weapon 1 (Loaded Weapon 1, 1992-USA * Gene Quintano ... Wes Luger) (06-08)
# True Romance (True Romance, 1992-USA * Tony Scott ... Big Don) (06?07-09!09-)
# Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, 1992-USA; R: Steven Spielberg, B: Michael Crichton, David Koepp, K: Dean Cundey, M: John Williams, D: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough / SLJ-Ray Arnold)* 127m-Actionabenteuer (Roman von Michael Crichton)
# Menace II Society (Menace II Society, 1992/93-USA * Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes ... Tat Lawson)
# The New Age (New Age, 1993-USA * Michael Tolkin ... Dale Deveaux) (02-?; 9409)
# Hail Caesar (Julius Cäsar Superstar, 1993-USA * Anthony Michael Hall ... mailman)
# Fresh (Fresh, 1993-USA/F * Boaz Yakin ... Sam)* (9408)
# The Search for One-Eye Jimmy (Auf der Suche nach Jimmy Hoyt, 1993-USA * Sam Henry Kass ... Colonel Ron)° (9606)
# Pulp Fiction (Pulp Fiction, 1993-USA; R+B: Quentin Tarantino, K: Andrzej Sekula, MÜ: Karyn Rachtman, D: John Travolta, SLJ-Jules Winnfield, Uma Thurman) 154m-Gangstersatire
# Kiss of Death (Kiss of Death, 1994-USA * Barbet Schroeder ... Calvin)
# Losing Isaiah (Die andere Mutter, 1994-USA * Stephen Gyllenhaal ... Kadar Lewis)* (9503)
# Die Hard with a Vengeance (1994-USA * John McTiernan ... Zeus) (07-12; 9505)
# Hard Eight (Last Exit Reno, 1995-USA * Paul Thomas Anderson ... Jimmy) (02-03; 9702)
# Trees Lounge (Trees Lounge, 1995-USA * Steve Buscemi ... Wendell) (9610)
# A Time to Kill (Die Jury, 1995-USA * Joel Schumacher ... Carl Lee Hailey) (Roman von John Grisham) (09-12; 9607)
# The Great White Hype (The Great White Hype - Eine K.O.Mödie, 1996-USA * Reginald Hudlin ... Reverend Fred Sultan)*
# The Long Kiss Goodnight (Tödliche Weihnachten, 1996-USA * Renny Harlin ... Mitch Henessey) (01-05; 9610)
# One Eight Seven / 187 (187 - Eine tödliche Zahl, 1996-USA * Kevin Reynolds ... Trevor Garfield) (9708)
# Eve's Bayou (Eve's Bayou, 1997-USA * Kasi Lemmons ... Louis Batiste) (9711)
# Sphere (Sphere - Die Macht aus dem All, 1997-USA; R: Barry Levinson, B: Stephen Hauser, Paul Attanasio; Kurt Wimmer, K: Adam Greenberg, M: Elliot Goldenthal, D: Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, SLJ-Dr. Harry Adams) 133m-Sci-Fi-Thriller (Roman von Michael Crichton)
# Jackie Brown (Jackie Brown - Rum Punch, 1997-USA * Quentin Tarantino ... Ordell Robbie) (Roman von Elmore Leonard) (05-08; 9712)
# Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - Die dunkle Bedrohung, 1997-USA * George Lucas ... cameo als Mace Windu) (06-09; 9905)
# The Negotiator (Verhandlungssache, 1997-USA; R: F. Gary Gray, B: James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox, K: Russell Carpenter, M: Graeme Revell, D: SLJ-Danny Roman, Kevin Spacey) 138m-Thrillerdrama (09-12; 9807)
# Out of Sight (Out of Sight, 1997/98-USA * Steven Soderbergh ... Hejira Henry) > uncredited appearance (9806)
# Le violon rouge / The Red Violin / Il violino rosso (Die rote Violine, 1997/98-CDN/I * François Girard ... Charles Morritz)
# Deep Blue Sea (Deep Blue Sea, 1998-USA * Renny Harlin ... Russell Franklin) (08-11; 9907)
# Rules of Engagement (1999-USA * William Friedkin ... Colonel Terry L. Childers) (03-06; 0004)
# Shaft (1999/00-USA * John Singleton ... John Shaft) (Roman von Ernest Tidyman) (09-01; 0006)
# The Caveman's Valentine (The Caveman's Valentine, 2000-USA * Kasi Lemmons ... Romulus Ledbetter) (02-05; 0103)
# Unbreakable (Unbreakable - Unzerbrechlich, 2000-USA * M. Night Shyamalan ... Elijah Price) (04-07; 0011)
# Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (Star Wars: Episode II - Angriff der Klonkrieger, 2000-USA * George Lucas ... Mace Windu) (06-09; 0205)
# The 51st State (The 51st State, 2000-GB/CDN * Ronny Yu ... Elmo McElroy) (09-?)
# Changing Lanes (Spurwechsel, 2000/01-USA * Roger Michell ... Doyle Gipson) (11-01; 0204)
# xXx (xXx - Triple X, 2001/02-USA * Rob Cohen ... Agent Augustus Gibbons) (11-03)
# Basic (Basic, 2001/02-USA/D * John McTiernan ... Sergeant Nathan West) (11-?04)
# The House on Turk Street / No Good Deed (2002-USA/D * Bob Rafelson ... Jack Friar)**
# Twisted (Twisted - Der erste Verdacht, 2002-USA * Philip Kaufman ... John Mills) (08-10; 0402)
# Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Kill Bill - Volume 2, 2002-USA * Quentin Tarantino ... Rufus) (06-12?03; 0404)
# S.W.A.T. (S.W.A.T. - Die Spezialeinheit, 2002/03-USA * Clark Johnson ... Sergeant Dan "Hondo" Harrelson) (10-02; 0308)
# Country of My Skull (In My Country, 2003-GB/IRL * John Boorman ... Langston Whitfield) (03-05?06)
# Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars: Episode III - Die Rache der Sith, 2003-USA * George Lucas ... Mace Windu) (06-09; 0505)
# Coach Carter (Coach Carter, 2004-USA * Thomas Carter ... Ken Carter) (01-?; 0501)
# The Man (Cool & Fool - Mein Partner mit der großen Schnauze, 2004-USA * Les Mayfield ... Derrick Vann) (04-?; 0509)
# xXx: State of the Union (xXx 2 - The Next Level, 2004-USA * Lee Tamahori ... Agent Augustus Gibbons) (07-?; 0504)
# Freedomland (Das Gesicht der Wahrheit, 2005-USA * Joe Roth ... Lorenzo Council) (03-?; 0602)
# Snakes on a Plane (Snakes on a Plane, 2005-USA * David R. Ellis ... Neville Flynn) (06-08/ND: 03-?.06; 0608)
# Black Snake Moan (Black Snake Moan, 2005-USA * Craig Brewer ... Lazarus) (09-?; 0703)
# Home of the Brave (Home of the Brave, 2006-USA * Irwin Winkler ... Will Marsh) (03-?; 0612)
# Resurrecting the Champ (2006-USA * Rod Lurie ... Champ)* (06-?; 0708)
# 1408 (Zimmer 1408, 2006-USA * Mikael Håfström ... Gerald Olin) (Kurzgeschichte von Stephen King) (07-09; 0706)
# Jumper (Jumper, 2006/07-USA * Doug Liman ... Roland) (08-12; 0802)
# Cleaner (2007-USA * Renny Harlin ... Tom Cutler) (01-03)
# Iron Man (Iron Man, 2007-USA * Jon Favreau ... Nick Fury) > uncredited appearance (03-06)
# Gospel Hill (2007-USA * Giancarlo Esposito / cameo als Paul Malcolm) (06-19 Tage; 0908) > ursprünglich Videovertrieb (0902)
# Lakeview Terrace (Lakeview Terrace, 2007-USA * Neil LaBute ... Abel Turner) (06-?)
# The Spirit (The Spirit, 2007-USA * Frank Miller ... Octopus) (10-12; 0812)
# Soul Men (2008-USA * Malcolm D. Lee ... Louis Hinds) (01-04; 0811)
# Unthinkable (2008-USA * Gregor Jordan ... Henry Harold Humphries [H]) (10-12; 1005-B)
# Mother and Child (2009-USA * Rodrigo García ... Paul) (02-04; 1005)
# Iron Man 2 (2009-USA * Jon Favreau ... Nick Fury) (04-07; 1005)
# The Other Guys (Die etwas anderen Cops, 2009-USA * Adam McKay ... P.K. Highsmith) (09-?; 1008)
# Captain America: The First Avenger (Captain America, 2010-USA * Joe Johnston ... Nick Fury) (1107)
# Meeting Evil (2011-USA * Chris Fisher ... Richie) (01; 1205 > limited release)
# The Samaritan (Der Samariter - Tödliches Finale, 2011-CDN * David Weaver ... Foley) (03-5 Wochen; 1205)
# [Marvel's] The Avengers (Marvel's The Avengers, 2011-USA * Joss Whedon ... Nick Fury) (04-09; 1204)
# Django Unchained (Django Unchained, 2012-USA * Quentin Tarantino ... Stephen) (02-07; 1212)
# Oldboy (Oldboy, 2012-USA * Spike Lee ... Chaney) (10-11; 1311)
# RoboCop (RoboCop, 2012-USA * José Padilha ... Patrick "Pat" Novak) (09-12; 1402)
# Reasonable Doubt (Reasonable Doubt, 2012-CDN/D * Peter P. Croudins [= Peter Howitt] ... Clinton Davis) (11-12; 1401-USA | 1403-I)
# Kite (Kite - Engel der Rache, 2013-USA * Ralph Ziman ... Karl Aker) (02; 1410)
# Captain America: The Winter Soldier (The Return of the First Avenger, 2013-USA * Anthony Russo, Joe Russo ... Nick Fury) (04-06?08; 1403)
# Big Game / Big Game - Die Jagd beginnt (2013-FIN/GB/D * Jalmari Helander ... Präsident Moore) (09-11; 1503)
# Kingsman: The Secret Service (Kingsman - The Secret Service, 2013-GB * Matthew Vaughn ... Valentine) 129m (10-?; 1501)
# Barely Lethal (Secret Agency - Barely Lethal, 2013-USA * Kyle Newman ... Hardman) (11-12; 1505)
# Cell (2014-USA * Tod Williams ... Tom McCourt) (01-02; 1607)
# Avengers: Age of Ultron (Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2014-USA * Joss Whedon ... Nick Fury) 141m (02-08; 1504)
# The Legend of Tarzan (Legend of Tarzan, 2014-USA/GB * David Yates ... George Washington Williams) (06-10; 1607)
# The Hateful Eight (The Hateful 8, 2014/15-USA * Quentin Tarantino ... Major Marquis Warren) (12-03; 1512)
# Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Die Insel der besonderen Kinder, 2015-USA * Tim Burton ... Barron) (Roman von Ransom Riggs, 2011) (02-07; 1609)
# Chi-Raq (2015-USA * Spike Lee ... Dolmedes) (06-07; 1512)
# Kong: Skull Island (Kong: Skull Island, 2015/16-USA * Jordan Vogt-Roberts ... Preston Packard) (10-03; 1703)
# xXx: Return of Xander Cage (xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, 2016-USA * D.J. Caruso ... Agent Augustus Gibbons) (02-?; 1701)
# The Hitman's Bodyguard / Бодигард на убиеца [Bodigard na ubijeca] (Killer's Bodyguard, 2016-USA/BG * Patrick Hughes ... Darius Kincaid) (04-?; 1708)
# Life Itself / Como la vida misma (So ist das Leben, 2017-USA/E * Dan Fogelman ... cameo als er selbst) (03-05; 1809)
# The Last Full Measure (The Last Full Measure, 2017-USA; R+B: Todd Robinson, K: Byron Werner, M: Philip Klein, D: Sebastian Stan: Scott Huffman * Christopher Plummer: Frank Pitsenbarger * William Hurt: Tulley & Ed Harris: Ray Mott & Samuel L. Jackson: Takoda, Peter Fonda: Jimmy Burr, LisaGay Hamilton: Celia, Jeremy Irvine: William Pitsenbarger, Diane Ladd: Alice Pitsenbarger, Amy Madigan: Donna Burr, Linus Roache: Whit Peters, John Savage: Kepper, Alison Sudol: Tara Huffman, Bradley Whitford: Carlton Stanton) 110/6m-Drama (04-06; 2001)
# Glass (Glass, 2017-USA; R+B: M. Night Shyamalan, K: Michael Gioulakis, M: West Dylan Thordson, D: James McAvoy: Kevin Wendell Crumb ° Bruce Willis: David Dunn, Anya Taylor-Joy: Casey Cooke & Sarah Paulson: Dr. Ellie Staple & Samuel L. Jackson: Elijah Price) 129m-Mysterythriller (10-12/+01; 1901)
# Avengers: Endgame (Avengers: Endgame, 2017/18-USA * Anthony Russo, Joe Russo ... cameo als Nick Fury) 181m (08-01/+06+09-10/+01.19; 1904)
# Shaft (Shaft, 2017/18-USA; R: Tim Story, B: Kenya Barris, Alex Barnow, K: Larry Blanford, M: Christopher Lennertz, D: Samuel L. Jackson: John Shaft ° Jessie T. Usher: JJ Shaft ° Regina Hall: Maya Babanikos, Alexandra Shipp: Sasha Arias & Richard Roundtree: John Shaft, Sr.) 111m-Actionkomödie (12-?; 1906)
# Captain Marvel (Captain Marvel, 2018-USA; R: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, B: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, K: Ben Davis, M: Pinar Toprak, D: Brie Larson: Carol Danvers/Vers/Captain Marvel, Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn: Talos/Keller, Djimon Hounsou: Korath, Lee Pace: Ronan, Lashana Lynch: Maria Rambeau, Gemma Chan: Minn-Erva & Annette Bening: Supreme Intelligence/Dr. Wendy Lawson & Clark Gregg: Phil Coulson & Jude Law: Yon-Rogg) 124m-Abenteuer (03-07; 1903)
# Spider-Man: Far from Home (Spider-Man: Far from Home, 2018-USA; R: Jon Watts, B: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, K: Matthew J. Lloyd, M: Michael Giacchino, D: Tom Holland: Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury, Zendaya: MJ, Cobie Smulders: Maria Hill, Jon Favreau: Harold "Happy" Hogan, J.B. Smoove: Julius Dell, Jacob Batalon: Ned Leeds, Martin Starr: Roger Harrington & Marisa Tomei: May Parker & Jake Gyllenhaal: Quentin Beck/Mysterio) 129m-Actionabenteuer (Comicbuch von Stan Lee & Steve Ditko) (07-10; 1907)
# The Banker (2018-USA; R: George Nolfi, B: Niceole Levy, George Nolfi, David Lewis Smith, Stan Younger, K: Charlotte Bruus Christensen, M: H. Scott Salinas, D: Anthony Mackie: Bernard Garrett ° Nicholas Hoult: Matt Steiner ° Nia Long: Eunice Garrett, Jessie T. Usher: Tony Jackson & Samuel L. Jackson: Joe Morris) 120m-Drama (09-11; 2003)
# Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (Killer's Bodyguard 2, 2019-USA/BG; R: Patrick Hughes, B: Tom O'Connor, Phillip Murphy, Brandon Murphy, K: Terry Stacey, M: Atli Örvarsson, D: Ryan Reynolds: Michael Bryce * Samuel L. Jackson: Darius Kincaid * Salma Hayek: Sonia Kincaid & Antonio Banderas: Aristotle Papadopoulos & Morgan Freeman: Michael Bryce, Sr., Frank Grillo: Bobby O'Neill, Caroline Goodall: Crowley, Rebecca Front: Therapeutin, Gabriella Wright: Veronika, Alice McMillan: Ailso, Kristofer Kamiyasu: Zento, Tom Hopper: Magnusson, Blake Ritson: Gunther & Richard E. Grant: Seifert) 100/17m-Actionkomödie (03-05; 2106)
# Spiral (Saw: Spiral, 2019-USA; R: Darren Lynn Bousman, B: Josh Stolberg, Peter Goldfinger, K: Jordan Oram, M: Charlie Clouser, D: Chris Rock: Detective Zeke Banks, Max Minghella: Detective William Schenk, Marisol Nichols: Captain Angie Garza & Samuel L. Jackson: Marcus Banks) 93m-Horrorthriller (07-08; 2105) AT: Spiral: From the Book of Saw
# The Protégé (The Protégé - Made for Revenge, 2020-USA; R: Martin Campbell, B: Richard Wenk, K: David Tattersall, M: Rupert Parkes, D: Michael Keaton: Rembrandt * Maggie Q: Anna & Samuel L. Jackson: Moody) 109m-Actionthriller (01-? > 12 Wochen; 2108)
# Argylle (Argylle, 2021/22-GB/USA; R: Matthew Vaughn, B: Jason Fuchs, K: George Richmond, M: Lorne Balfe, D: Henry Cavill: Argylle * Bryce Dallas Howard: Elly Conway * Sam Rockwell: Aidan * Bryan Cranston: Ritter * Catherine O'Hara: Ruth Conway * Dua Lipa: LaGrange * Ariana DeBose: Keira & John Cena: Wyatt & Samuel L. Jackson: Alfred Solomon) 139m-Agentenkomödie (08-01; 2402)
# The Marvels (The Marvels, 2021/22-USA; R: Nia DaCosta, B: Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, Elissa Karasik, K: Sean Bobbitt, M: Laura Karpman, D: Brie Larson: Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris: Monica Rambeau, Iman Vellani: Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, Zawe Ashton: Dar-Benn, Seo-joon Park: Prinz Yan & Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury) 105m-Superheldenfilm (07-05; 2311)
# The Kill Room (The Kill Room, 2022-USA; R: Nicol Paone, B: Jonathan Jacobson, K: Bartosz Nalazek, M: Jessica Rose Weiss & Jason Soudah, D: Uma Thurman: Patrice ° Joe Manganiello: Reggie, Maya Hawke: Grace, Debi Mazar: The Kimono, Dree Hemingway: Anika & Samuel L. Jackson: Gordon) 98m-Thrillerkomödie (04-06; 2309)

AWARDS
> New York Film Critics Circle Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Jungle Fever (1991)
> Preis (bester Nebendarsteller) für Jungle Fever [Filmfestspiele Cannes 1991]
> BAFTA Award (bester Nebendarsteller) für Pulp Fiction (1995)
> Silberner Bär (bester Darsteller) für Jackie Brown [Berlinale 1998]
BOOKS
> Tracey E. Dils. Samuel L. Jackson. New York: Chelsea House, 2000
> Jeff Hudson: Samuel L. Jackson: The Unauthorised Biography. London: Virgin Publishing, 2004
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