Samuel Jackson Highlights

  • 2008: Co-starred with Bernie Mac as former backup soul singers in "Soul Men"
  • 2008: Played a racist cop in Neil LaBute's "Lakeview Terrace"
  • 2008: Cast as the villan, the Octopus in Frank Miller's "The Spirit"
  • 2007: Co-starred in the boxing film "Resurrecting the Champ"
  • 2007: Portrayed a blues player who kidnaps and imprisons a young woman addicted to sex in "Black Snake Moan"
  • 2006: Cast in Joe Roth's "Freedomland" with Julianne Moore
  • 2006: Starred as an FBI agent in the summer thriller "Snakes on a Plane"
  • 2005: Reprised his role in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" the final film in the star wars saga
  • 2005: Cast in the title role in "Coach Carter" the true-life story of controversial high-school basketball coach, who in 1999 benched his entire undefeated basketball team for poor academic performance
  • 2004: Voiced Lucius Best/Frozone in Pixar's animated feature "The Incredibles"
  • 2003: Starred in the action-packed feature "S.W.A.T."
  • 2003: Reunited with Tarantino for "Kill Bill"; film released in two Volumes "Kill Bill Vol. 1" (2003) and "Kill Bill Vol.2" (2004)
  • 2002: Continued his work as Mace Windu in "Stars Wars: Episode II- Attack Of The Clones"
  • 2002: Reuntied with John Travolta in "Basic"
  • 2002: Co-starred as Doyle Gipson, an alcoholic saleman in "Changing Lanes"
  • 2000: Had title role in "Shaft" a loose remake of the 1971 classic directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree
  • 2000: Received star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (June 16)
  • 2000: Cast as a Marine Colonel accused of using excessive force in "Rules of Engagement"
  • 1999: Portrayed Jedi Knight Mace Windu in the long-awaited "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
  • 1998: Received $5 million to star opposite Spacey in "The Negotiator"
  • 1998: Played an evaluator of violins in the small independent "The Red Violin" (released in the USA in 1999)
  • 1997: Acted the part of arms dealer Ordell Robbie in Tarantino's "Jackie Brown"
  • 1997: Debut as producer, executive produced "Eve's Bayou"; also delivered a silky performance as a cheating husband
  • 1997: Played a teacher returning to the classroom after nearly being killed by a student in "187"
  • 1996: Portrayed Carl Lee Hailey, the grieving father accused of killing the men who raped his 9-year-old daughter, in Joel Schumacher's "A Time to Kill"
  • 1995: Initial foray into action-adventure genre, "Die Hard with a Vengeance"
  • 1994: Delivered a sensational performance as Jules, the philosophizing hit man and partner of John Travolta, in Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction"; earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination
  • 1994: Played prisoner Jamaal in the acclaimed HBO movie "Against the Wall"
  • 1993: First feature lead in the comedy "Amos and Andrew"
  • 1991: Breakthrough supporting role, the crackhead Gator in Lee's "Jungle Fever"
  • 1990: Co-starred in world premiere of Wilson's "Two Trains Running" at the Yale Repertory Theater; replaced by Laurence Fishburne on Broadway
  • 1988: First appearance in a Spike Lee film, "School Daze"
  • 1987: Originated the part of Boy Willie in the world premiere of Wilson's "The Piano Lesson" at the Yale Repertory Theater; replaced by Charles S Dutton on Broadway
  • 1985: First affiliation with playwright August Wilson, Seattle Repertory Theatre production of "Fences"
  • 1981: First notable appearance in a major feature, as Gang Member No. 2 in Milos Forman's "Ragtime"
  • 1981: First met Spike Lee backstage one night after a performance of "A Soldier's Play"
  • 1978: Appeared in "The Trial of the Moke" for "Great Performances" (PBS)
  • 1976: Moved to NYC from Atlanta; began performing in stage productions, frequently with the Negro Ensemble Company
  • 1974: First appearance on a TV series, "Moving On" (NBC)
  • 1972: Feature debut in "Together For Days" starring Clifton Davis and Lois Chiles (credited as Sam Jackson)
  • Performed plays with New York Shakespeare Festival
  • Debuted in a TV commercial for Southern fast-food chain Krystal Hamburgers in Atlanta
  • Grew up in segregated Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Spent two years as Bill Cosby's TV stand-in for the NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show"

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