# List of Samuel L. Jackson performances

Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor and film producer. A highly-prolific actor who starred in over 150 film roles to date, Jackson's films have collectively grossed over $27 billion, making him the highest-grossing live-action actor of all time as of 2021.
Jackson debuted on film with a leading role in the Michael Schultz-directed Together for Days (1972). His other early film appearances were minor roles in films, such as Ragtime (1981), Coming to America (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Goodfellas (1990) and The Exorcist III (1990). His breakthrough role was the crack-addict Gator in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991), for which Jackson won a Special Jury Prize for Best Supporting Actor at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. He appeared in Jurassic Park in 1993 and, a year later, starred in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Pulp Fiction. For the latter film, Jackson won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe Award. In 1994, he was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in Against the Wall. The following year, he starred opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance. Jackson's performance in A Time to Kill (1996) garnered him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He then collaborated with Tarantino on Jackie Brown (1997), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Two years later, he starred in the science fiction horror film Deep Blue Sea.
Beginning with The Phantom Menace in 1999, Jackson played Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and he has reprised the role in later entries. In 2000, he had a leading role in the remake of Shaft. Also that year, he starred opposite Bruce Willis in the M. Night Shyamalan-directed Unbreakable. He returned to this role in Glass (2019). In 2004, he voiced Frozone in Pixar's The Incredibles and Officer Frank Tenpenny in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Jackson appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nick Fury, starting in Iron Man (2008) and has reprised the role in ten films and three television series. In 2011, he starred opposite Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited, an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's play of the same name. The following year, he collaborated with Tarantino again on Django Unchained. He starred opposite Kurt Russell in The Hateful Eight (2015), also directed by Tarantino. In the latter half of the 2010s, Jackson starred in blockbuster films such as Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).
Jackson has appeared in three stage productions. In the early 1980s, he performed in Off-Broadway productions of Mother Courage and Her Children and A Soldier's Play. From 2011 to 2012, he portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in The Mountaintop on Broadway. Jackson has also lent his voice to six video games and two audiobooks. He received an Academy Honorary Award in 2022.

## Film

Table featuring feature films with Samuel L. Jackson :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Together for Days | Stan | |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Gang member No. 2 | |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Jon Kelcourse | |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Hold-Up Man | |
| 1988 | School Daze | Leeds | |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Mister Señor Love Daddy | Credited as Sam Jackson |
| 1989 | Sea of Love | Black Guy | |
| 1990 | Def by Temptation | Minister Garth | |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Ulysses | |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Taxi Dispatcher | |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Madlock | |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Blind Dream Man | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Stacks Edwards | |
| 1990 | The Return of Superfly | Nate Cabot | Credited as Sam Jackson |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Monroe | Credited as Sam Jackson |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Gator Purify | |
| 1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Mr. Simpson | |
| 1991 | Johnny Suede | B-Bop | |
| 1992 | Juice | Trip | |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Robby Jackson | |
| 1992 | White Sands | Greg Meeker | Credited as Sam Jackson |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Marshall | |
| 1993 | Menace II Society | Tat Lawson | |
| 1993 | Loaded Weapon 1 | Sgt. Wes Luger | |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Andrew Sterling | |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | John "Ray" Arnold | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Big Don | |
| 1994 | Fresh | Sam | |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Jules Winnfield | |
| 1994 | The New Age | Dale | |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Mailman | |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Richard Theodore Greener | |
| 1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Colonel Ron | |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Calvin Hart | |
| 1995 | Die Hard with a Vengeance | Zeus Carver | |
| 1995 | Losing Isaiah | Kadar Lewis | |
| 1995 | Fluke | Rumbo | Voice |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Rev. Fred Sultan | |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Carl Lee Hailey | |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Mitch Henessey | |
| 1996 | Hard Eight | Jimmy | |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Wendell | |
| 1997 | One Eight Seven | Trevor Garfield | |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Louis Batiste | Also producer |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Ordell | |
| 1998 | Sphere | Harry Adams | |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Lt. Danny Roman | |
| 1998 | The Red Violin | Charles Morritz | |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Hejira Henry | Uncredited |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Mace Windu | |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea | Russell Franklin | |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Col. Terry L. Childers | |
| 2000 | Shaft | John Shaft | |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Elijah Price / Mr. Glass | |
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Romulus Ledbetter | Also executive producer |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Elmo McElroy | |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Doyle Gipson | |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | Mace Windu | |
| 2002 | XXX | Agent Augustus Gibbons | |
| 2002 | No Good Deed | Jack Friar | |
| 2003 | Basic | Sergeant Nathan West | |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Hondo Harrelson | |
| 2004 | Twisted | John Mills | |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Volume 2 | Organ player | |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Lucius Best / Frozone | Voice |
| 2004 | In My Country | Langston Whitfield | |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness | Jack Johnson | Voice, documentary |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Ken Carter | |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | Agent Augustus Gibbons | |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Mace Windu | |
| 2005 | The Man | Derrick Vann | |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Lorenzo Council | |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Agent Neville Flynn | |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | Dr. Will Marsh | |
| 2006 | Black Snake Moan | Lazarus Woods | |
| 2007 | Farce of the Penguins | Narrator | |
| 2007 | 1408 | Gerald Olin | |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Bob Satterfield | |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Tom Cutler | Also producer |
| 2008 | Jumper | Agent Roland Cox | |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Nick Fury | Uncredited cameo; post-credits scene |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu | Voice |
| 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | Abel Turner | |
| 2008 | Soul Men | Louis | |
| 2008 | The Spirit | The Octopus | |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Paul Malcolm | Uncredited |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Zog | Voice |
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Paul | |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Narrator | |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Admiral Fear | Voice |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Henry Harold Humphries | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Nick Fury | |
| 2010 | The Other Guys | Detective PK Highsmith | |
| 2011 | African Cats | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2011 | Thor | Nick Fury | Uncredited cameo; post-credits scene |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Nick Fury | |
| 2011 | Arena | Logan | |
| 2012 | The Samaritan | Foley | |
| 2012 | Meeting Evil | Richie | |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Nick Fury | |
| 2012 | Zambezia | Tendai | Voice |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Stephen Warren | |
| 2013 | Turbo | Whiplash | Voice |
| 2013 | Oldboy | Chaney | |
| 2014 | Reasonable Doubt | Clinton Davis | |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Patrick "Pat" Novak | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Nick Fury | |
| 2014 | Kite | Karl Aker | |
| 2014 | Big Game | Pres. William Alan Moore | |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Richmond Valentine | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Nick Fury | |
| 2015 | Barely Lethal | Hardman | |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Dolmedes | |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | Major Marquis Warren | |
| 2016 | Cell | Tom McCourt | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | George Washington Williams | |
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro | Narrator | Voice, documentary |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Mr. Barron | |
| 2016 | Eating You Alive | Himself | Documentary |
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | Agent Augustus Gibbons | |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Lt. Col. Preston Packard | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | |
| 2017 | Unicorn Store | The Salesman | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Nick Fury | Uncredited cameo; post-credits scene |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Lucius Best / Frozone | Voice |
| 2018 | Life Itself | Himself | |
| 2019 | Glass | Elijah Price / Mr. Glass | |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Nick Fury | |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Nick Fury | Cameo |
| 2019 | Shaft | John Shaft II | |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Nick Fury | |
| 2019 | The Last Full Measure | Billy Takoda | |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Himself | Documentary |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Mace Windu | Cameo; voice |
| 2020 | The Banker | Joe Morris | Also executive producer |
| 2021 | Spiral: From the Book of Saw | Marcus Banks | |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | |
| 2021 | The Protégé | Moody Dutton | |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Jimbo | Voice |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Himself | Documentary |
| 2023 | The Kill Room | Gordon | |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Nick Fury | |
| 2024 | Argylle | Alfred Solomon | |
| 2024 | Damaged | Dan Lawson | |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Victor "Vic" | Voice |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Doaker Charles | |
| 2024 | The Unholy Trinity | St. Christopher | |
| 2025 | Afterburn † | Valentine | Post-production |
| 2025 | The Beast † | President of the United States | Filming |
Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

## Television

Table featuring television programs with Samuel L. Jackson :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1976 | Movin' On | Patrolman | Episode: "Woman of Steel" |
| 1977 | The Displaced Person | Sulk | Television film |
| 1978 | Milo Muse the Rabbit | Johnson Whitaker | Television film |
| 1986–1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Leroy Clancy / Ned | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | George Harris | Television film; credited as Samuel Jackson |
| 1989 | Dead Man Out | Calvin Fredricks | HBO television movie; credited as Sam Jackson |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Cutter | Episode: "Intensive Care" |
| 1989 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Brother Elvis | Episode: "Here's Why You Should Always Make Your Bed in the Morning" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Louis Taggert | Episode: "The Violence of Summer" |
| 1991 | Roc | Larry | Episode: "Hearts and Diamonds" |
| 1992 | Ghostwriter | Reggie Jenkins | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | I'll Fly Away | Walter Harper | Episode: "Since Walter" |
| 1994 | Against the Wall | Jamaal | Television film |
| 1995 | Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life | Narrator | Documentary |
| 1996 | 11th Independent Spirit Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 1997 | 12th Independent Spirit Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Mayor of Hamelin | Voice, episode: "The Pied Piper" |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five" |
| 1999 | 1999 ESPY Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Joseph | Voice, episode: "Seven Days of Kwanzaa" |
| 2001 | 2001 ESPY Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2002 | 2002 ESPY Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2002 | Fighting for Freedom: Revolution & Civil War | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2002 | Unchained Memories | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2005 | 20th Independent Spirit Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2005 | Extras | Himself | Series 1, episode 5: "Samuel L. Jackson" |
| 2005–2010 | The Boondocks | Gin Rummy | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2005 | 2005 Spike Video Game Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2006 | 2006 Spike Video Game Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2006 | Honor Deferred | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai | Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja | Also producer, voice |
| 2007 | Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2007 | 2007 Spike Video Game Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja | Television film, voice |
| 2009 | 2009 ESPY Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2009 | Uneven Fairways | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | Black | Television film |
| 2011 | Prohibition | Reader | One episode |
| 2011 | Curiosity | Himself (host) | Episode: "How Will the World End?" |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2012 | 2012 Spike Video Game Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2013–2014 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Nick Fury | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Black Dynamite | Captain Quinton | Voice, episode: "Black Jaws or Finger Lickin' Chicken of the Sea" |
| 2020 | Staged | Himself | Episode: "Who The F**k is Michael Sheen?" |
| 2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Himself | Celebrity guest |
| 2020 | Enslaved | Himself | Documentary series |
| 2020 | Death to 2020 | Dash Bracket | Television special |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2021–2024 | What If...? | Nick Fury / Sir Nicholas Fury | Voice, 8 episodes |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Ptolemy Grey | Miniseries; also executive producer |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Nick Fury | Miniseries; also executive producer |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios: Assembled | Himself | Episode: "The Making of Secret Invasion" |
| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist | Frank Moten | Miniseries |
| 2025 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Nick Fury | Voice; 1 episode |
| 2025 | Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show | Uncle Sam | |
Key :
| † | Denotes series that have not yet been released |

## Theater

Table featuring video games with Samuel L. Jackson :
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1980 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Performer | The Public Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 1981–1983 | A Soldier's Play | Pvt. Louis Henson | Theatre Four, Off-Broadway |
| 1987 | The Piano Lesson | Boy Willie | Yale Repertory Theatre |
| 2011–2012 | The Mountaintop | Martin Luther King Jr. | Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, Broadway |
| 2022 | The Piano Lesson | Doaker Charles | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway |

## Music videos

Table featuring music videos with Samuel L. Jackson :
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role |
| 1990 | "911 is a Joke" | Public Enemy | Father |
| 1999 | "It's Alright (Send Me)" | Winans Phase 2 | Himself |
| 2006 | "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)" | Cobra Starship featuring William Beckett, Travie McCoy and Maja Ivarsson | Himself |
| 2009 | "Blame It" | Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain | Clubber |
| 2024 | "Electric Energy" | Ariana DeBose, Boy George and Nile Rodgers | Himself |

## Video games

Table featuring video games with Samuel L. Jackson :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Officer Frank Tenpenny | |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Lucius Best / Frozone | Based on the movie |
| 2004 | The Incredibles: When Danger Calls | Lucius Best / Frozone | |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai | Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja | |
| 2010 | Heroes of Newerth | Samuel Jackson announcer | Unique read lines in purchasable pack |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Nick Fury | |
| 2011 | Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu | |
| 2014 | Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | Nick Fury | |
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Nick Fury | |
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition | Officer Frank Tenpenny | Archival recordings Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas only |

## Audiobooks

Table featuring audiobooks with Samuel L. Jackson :
| Year | Title | Ref. |
| 2011 | Go the Fuck to Sleep | |
| 2012 | A Rage in Harlem | |