Samuel L. Jackson

Born in Washington, D.C., in 1948, Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor whose career spans about 150 credits. Moviegoers know him best as Nick Fury, the role he played across Marvel titles including Captain America: The First Avenger, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. He also played Stephen in Django Unchained and Valentine in Kingsman: The Secret Service, and voiced Frozone in The Incredibles.

Among his awards are the 1991 Cannes Film Festival prize for Best Supporting Actor, the 1994 BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor, a Film Independent Spirit Award in 1995, the 1998 Silver Bear for Best Actor for Jackie Brown and an Academy Honorary Award in 2022. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Coming up are Frisco King (December 18, 2026), The Great Beyond (October 1, 2027) and Incredibles 3 (June 16, 2028).

New & upcoming work

• Frisco King · 18 Dec 2026 · as Russell Lee Washington Jr.
• The Great Beyond · 29 Sep 2027
• Incredibles 3 · 14 Jun 2028 · as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)

Frequent co-stars

• Samuel L. Jackson · 6 films together: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Samuel L. Jackson · 5 films together: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Samuel L. Jackson · 5 films together: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Chris Evans · 4 films together: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Clark Gregg · 4 films together: The Avengers, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor
• Samuel L. Jackson · 4 films together: Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron

Awards won

• Academy Honorary Award (2022)
• Silver Bear (1998)
• Silver Bear for Best Actor (1997)
• Film Independent Spirit Awards (1995)
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1994)
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor (1991)
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Nominations

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1995)

Career at a glance

First credit: Menace II Society (1993) · Credits: 150

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Tulsa King2022 · Russell Lee Washington Jr.Reviewed
• Avengers: Infinity War2018 · Nick Fury (uncredited)Reviewed

Other work

• The Beast2026 · President of the United States
• Just Play Dead2026 · Jack Wolfe
• Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America2026 · Voiceover (voice)
• Afterburn2025 · Valentine
• The Unholy Trinity2025 · St. Christopher
• Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show2025 · Uncle Sam
• The Piano Lesson2024 · Doaker Charles
• Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist2024 · Frank Moten
• The Garfield Movie2024 · Vic (voice)
• Damaged2024 · Dan Lawson
• Argylle2024 · Alfie
• The Marvels2023 · Nick Fury
• The Kill Room2023 · Gordon
• Secret Invasion2023 · Nick Fury
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur2023 · Nick Fury (voice)
• Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank2022 · Jimbo (voice)
• The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey2022 · Ptolemy Grey
• The Fix2022 · Narrator (voice)

and 70 more

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