Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. He has starred in many films, including The Avengers, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Django Unchained and Pulp Fiction.

Life
Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 1948 (Tuesday). He grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. During childhood, he had a stuttering problem, which he conquered by developing an affinity for the use of the curse word, motherfucker, in his vocabulary. Jackson attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. After joining a local acting group to earn extra points in a class, Jackson found an interest in acting and switched his major. Before graduating in 1972, he co-founded the "Just Us Theatre". Jackson is a sports fan and supports basketball teams Toronto Raptors and the Harlem Globetrotters and soccer club Liverpool FC. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has a daughter, Zoe.

Jackson is also a big fan of Star Wars and portrayed the character Mace Windu in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. He also reprised his role as Windu, in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (movie) but not for the series. He also portrayed Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), The Avengers (movie) (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), in two episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D television series and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). In 2017, Jackson appeared as Colonel Preston Packard in Kong: Skull Island. In October 2011, Jackson surpassed Frank Welker as the highest-grossing film actor of all-time. 

Filmography
YearTitleRole Notes 1972 Together for Days Stan 1980 The Exterminator Julian Fleck 1981 Ragtime Wesley Ferdinand 1987 Magic Sticks Bum Credited as Sam Jackson Eddie Murphy Raw Jon Kelcourse 1988 Coming to America Hold-Up Man School Daze Leeds 1989 Do the Right Thing Mister Señor Love Daddy Credited as Sam Jackson Sea of Love Black Guy 1990 Def by Temptation Minister Garth A Shock to the System Ulysses Betsy's Wedding Taxi Dispatcher Mo' Better Blues Madlock The Exorcist III Blind Dream Man Goodfellas Parnell Steven "Stacks" Edwards The Return of Superfly Nate Cabot 1991 Strictly Business Monroe Jungle Fever Gator Purify Jumpin' at the Boneyard Mr. Simpson Johnny Suede B-Bop 1992 Juice Trip Patriot Games Robby Jackson White Sands Greg Meeker Fathers & Sons Marshall 1993 Menace II Society Tat Lawson Loaded Weapon 1 Sgt. Wes Luger Amos & Andrew Andrew Sterling Jurassic Park John Raymond Arnold True Romance Big Don 1994 Fresh Sam Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield The New Age Dale Hail Caesar Mailman Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker Richard Theodore Greener The Search for One-eye Jimmy Colonel Ron 1995 Kiss of Death Calvin Hart Die Hard with a Vengeance Zeus Carver Losing Isaiah Kadar Lewis Fluke Rumbo (voice) 1996 The Great White Hype Rev. Fred Sultan A Time to Kill Carl Lee Hailey The Long Kiss Goodnight Mitch Henessey Hard Eight Jimmy Trees Lounge Wendell Teens and Guns: Preventing Violence Himself Used in schools 1997 One Eight Seven Trevor Garfield Eve's Bayou Louis Batiste Also producer Jackie Brown Ordell Robbie 1998 Sphere Harry Adams The Negotiator Lt. Danny Roman The Red Violin Charles Morritz Out of Sight Hejira Henry Uncredited cameo 1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Mace Windu Deep Blue Sea Russell Franklin 2000 Rules of Engagement Col. Terry L. Childers Shaft John Shaft II Unbreakable Elijah Price / Mr. Glass 2001 The Caveman's Valentine Romulus Ledbetter Also executive producer The 51st State Elmo McElroy 2002 Changing Lanes Doyle Gipson Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Mace Windu XXX Agent Augustus Gibbons No Good Deed Jack Friar 2003 Basic Sergeant Nathan West S.W.A.T. Sgt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines William Candy (voice) Deleted scene 2004 Twisted John Mills Kill Bill: Volume 2 Rufus The Incredibles Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) In My Country Langston Whitfield Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (voice) Documentary film The N-Word Himself 2005 Coach Carter Ken Carter XXX: State of the Union Agent Augustus Gibbons Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Mace Windu The Man Derrick Vann 2006 Freedomland Lorenzo Council Snakes on a Plane Agent Neville Flynn Home of the Brave Dr. Will Marsh Black Snake Moan Lazarus Woods 2007 Farce of the Penguins Narrator (voice) 1408 Gerald Olin Resurrecting the Champ Bob Satterfield Cleaner Tom Cutler 2008 Jumper Agent Roland Cox Iron Man Nick Fury Uncredited cameo Star Wars: The Clone Wars Mace Windu (voice) Lakeview Terrace Abel Turner Soul Men Louis Hinds The Spirit The Octopus Gospel Hill Paul Malcolm Uncredited 2009 Astro Boy ZOG (voice) Mother and Child Paul Inglourious Basterds Narrator (voice) Uncredited 2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey Fear (voice) Unthinkable Henry Harold Humphries Iron Man 2 Nick Fury The Other Guys Detective PK Highsmith 2011 African Cats Narrator (voice) Documentary film Thor Nick Fury Uncredited cameo Captain America: The First Avenger Cameo Arena Logan 2012 The Samaritan Foley Meeting Evil Richie The Avengers Nick Fury Zambezia Tendai (voice) Django Unchained Stephen 2013 Turbo Whiplash (voice) Oldboy Chaney 2014 Reasonable Doubt Clinton Davis RoboCop Patrick "Pat" Novak Captain America: The Winter Soldier Nick Fury Kite Karl Aker Big Game President William Alan Moore Kingsman: The Secret Service Richmond Valentine 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Nick Fury Barely Lethal Hardman Chi-Raq Dolmedes The Hateful Eight Major Marquis Warren 2016 Cell Tom McCourt The Legend of Tarzan George Washington Williams I Am Not Your Negro Narrator (voice) Documentary film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Mr. Barron Eating You Alive Himself Documentary film 2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons Kong: Skull Island Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard The Hitman's Bodyguard Darius Kincaid Unicorn Store The Salesman 2018Avengers: Infinity War Nick Fury Uncredited cameo Incredibles 2 Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) Life Itself Himself 2019 Glass Elijah Price / Mr. Glass Captain Marvel Nick Fury Avengers: Endgame Cameo Shaft John Shaft II Spider-Man: Far From Home Nick Fury The Banker Joe Morris Post-production 2020 The Last Full Measure Takoda The Organ Donor Marcus TBA The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard Darius Kincaid Blazing Samurai Jimbo (voice) Spinning Gold George Clinton Filming

 Barclays adverts 
The Barclays campaign is called "Fluent in finance" and designed to be thought provoking, positioning Barclays as money experts. The campaign was created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty.

There are many 40-second executions for TV, directed by Jonathan Glazer, who also directed the Levi's "odyssey" ad for BBH and the feature film 'Sexy Beast'. The TV work is being supported by poster and press activity.

In the Barclays TV adverts, Samuel L. Jackson walks towards the camera, talking about different elements of money, sometimes with one female celebrity in a close-up shot at the end of the TV adverts, such as Chaka Khan, Sinitta, Madonna, Jamelia, Jennifer Lopez, Irene Cara, Rachel Stevens, Kylie Minogue, Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen, Beyoncé, Shakira, Jessie J, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Grant, Zara Larsson, Beverley Knight, Natasha Bedingfield, Kelly Clarkson, Dua Lipa, Myleene Klass, Kimberley Walsh, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Katy Ashworth, Lucy Verasamy, Lisa Scott-Lee, Clare Nasir, Alesha Dixon, Claudia Winkleman, Keeley Donovan, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, June Sarpong, Donna Summer, Ellie Goulding, Saira Khan, Gigi Morley, Rihanna, Helen Willetts, Melanie Sykes, Britney Spears, Victoria Hollins, Andrea McLean, Shappi Khorsandi, Rachel Riley, Maya Jama, Laura Tobin, Jenni Falconer, Angellica Bell, or Kemi Majeks.

References

 Other websites 



 Extensive biography of Samuel L. Jackson

Category:1948 births
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Category:Actors from Washington, D.C.
Category:African-American actors
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Category:BAFTA Award winners