Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson Movies and TV Shows

An American film and television actor and film producer. After Jackson became involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas, Def by Temptation, before meeting his mentor, Morgan Freeman, and the director Spike Lee. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in Jungle Fever in 1991, he appeared in films such as Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance and Jurassic Park. In 1994 he was cast as Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction, and his performance received several award nominations and critical acclaim. Jackson has since appeared in over 100 films including Die Hard with a Vengeance, The 51st State, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, The Incredibles, Black Snake Moan, Shaft, Snakes on a Plane, as well as the Star Wars prequel trilogy and small roles in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Inglourious Basterds. He played 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 (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Captain Marvel (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). Jackson's many roles have made him one of the highest grossing actors at the box office. Jackson has won multiple awards throughout his career and has been portrayed in various forms of media including films, television series, and songs. In 1980, Jackson married LaTanya Richardson, with whom he has one daughter, Zoe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samuel L. Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 21/12/1948 (76 years old)
  • Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
  • twitter: SamuelLJackson
  • instagram: samuelljackson
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
The Piano Lesson
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Doaker Charles
2024

Drama

6.4
58%
2024

Crime

Drama

7.3
75%
The Garfield Movie
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 71%
role:
Vic (voice)
2024

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.7
71%
Damaged
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 58%
role:
Dan Lawson
2024

Action

Crime

Thriller

4.6
58%
Argylle
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 61%
role:
Alfie
2024

Action

Comedy

Crime

5.6
61%
The Marvels
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 61%
role:
Nick Fury
2023

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
61%
The Kill Room
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Gordon
2023

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.5
62%
Secret Invasion
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Executive Producer
2023

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
69%
2023

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
63%
2022

Action

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.7
68%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Self (archive footage)
Not available
2022

Documentary

6.4
70%
Not available
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 82%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2022

Drama

7.8
82%
2021

Documentary

Music

8.3
87%
2021

Action

Thriller

6.1
66%
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Darius Kincaid
2021

Action

Comedy

Thriller

6.1
68%
2021

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.2
60%
2021

Documentary

8.0
71%
Death to 2020
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Dash Bracket
2020

Comedy

6.8
66%
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 83%
role:
Self
Not available
2020

Drama

8.5
83%
Not available
The Banker
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 75%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2020

Drama

7.3
75%
2020

Drama

War & Politics

6.8
76%
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
QT8: The First Eight
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Self (uncredited)
2019

Documentary

7.3
73%
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
74%
Shaft
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
John Shaft
2019

Action

Crime

6.4
65%
Avengers: Endgame
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 82%
role:
Nick Fury
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.4
82%
Captain Marvel
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Nick Fury
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
68%
Glass
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
2019

Drama

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
67%
Life Itself
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 72%
role:
Himself
2018

Drama

Romance

6.9
72%
Quincy
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Self
2018

Documentary

7.6
75%
Incredibles 2
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
2018

Action

Adventure

Animation

Family

7.5
75%
Avengers: Infinity War
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 82%
role:
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2018

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.4
82%
Unicorn Store
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 60%
role:
The Salesman
2017

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
60%
The Hitman's Bodyguard
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 69%
role:
Darius Kincaid
2017

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.9
69%
Kong: Skull Island
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
2017

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
65%
I Am Not Your Negro
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 78%
role:
Narration (voice)
2017

Documentary

7.9
78%
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2017

Action

Adventure

Crime

5.2
61%
2016

Documentary

7.9
71%
2016

Adventure

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
68%
Cell
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 46%
role:
Thomas 'Tom' McCourt
2016

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.4
46%
The Legend of Tarzan
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
George Washington Williams
2016

Action

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
59%
The Hateful Eight
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 78%
role:
Major Marquis Warren
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Western

7.8
78%
Chi-Raq
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Dolmedes
2015

Comedy

Crime

Drama

5.9
58%
2015

Documentary

7.8
69%
Barely Lethal
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 58%
role:
Hardman
2015

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

5.4
58%
2015

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
73%
2015

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

7.7
76%
Big Game
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 55%
role:
President William Alan Moore
2014

Action

Adventure

Thriller

5.4
55%
Kite
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 44%
role:
Lieutenant Karl Aker
2014

Action

Drama

4.4
44%
2014

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
77%
2014

Documentary

TV Movie

7.2
71%
RoboCop
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Pat Novak
2014

Action

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
59%
Reasonable Doubt
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 59%
role:
Clinton Davis
2014

Crime

Thriller

5.7
59%
Oldboy
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Chaney
2013

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.8
59%
Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 88%
role:
Himself
Not available
2013
7.3
88%
Not available
Turbo
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Whiplash (voice)
2013

Animation

Family

6.4
62%
2012

Drama

Western

8.5
82%
Zambezia
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 60%
role:
Tendai (voice)
2012

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

5.7
60%
The Avengers
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Nick Fury
2012

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0
77%
The Samaritan
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2012

Thriller

5.6
55%
Meeting Evil
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 53%
role:
Richie
2012

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.3
53%
Arena
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 53%
role:
Logan
2011

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.8
53%
Prohibition
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 82%
role:
Voice (voice)
2011

Documentary

8.2
82%
2011

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
70%
Thor
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2011

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
68%
African Cats
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Narrator (voice)
2011

Adventure

Documentary

7.5
74%
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 80%
role:
Rufus
Not available
2011

Action

Crime

8.7
80%
Not available
2011

Drama

TV Movie

7.3
73%
Return to Jurassic Park
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Not available
2011

Action

Adventure

Documentary

Thriller

7.3
66%
Not available
The Other Guys
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
P.K. Highsmith
2010

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.7
63%
2010

Documentary

7.1
68%
Unthinkable
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
2010

Drama

Thriller

7.0
67%
Iron Man 2
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Nick Fury
2010

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
68%
2009

Drama

Romance

7.2
67%
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 70%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2009

Action

Animation

7.1
70%
Astro Boy
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Zog (voice)
2009

Action

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
63%
Inglourious Basterds
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 82%
role:
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2009

Action

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

8.4
82%
The Spirit
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 47%
role:
Octopuss
2008

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.7
47%
Soul Men
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Louis Hinds
2008

Comedy

Music

6.4
62%
Lakeview Terrace
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Abel Turner
2008

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.2
59%
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Mace Windu (voice)
2008

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
61%
Iron Man
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 76%
role:
Nick Fury (uncredited)
2008

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
76%
The War
IMDB 9.0
TMDB 81%
role:
Narrator
2008

Documentary

War & Politics

9.0
81%
Jumper
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Roland
2008

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
61%
Gospel Hill
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 49%
role:
Paul Malcolm
2008

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.5
49%
Cleaner
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2007

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.1
61%
1408
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Gerald Olin
2007

Horror

6.8
67%
2007

Drama

6.7
63%
Afro Samurai
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 72%
role:
Afro Samurai (voice) / Ninja Ninja (voice)
2007

Action

Adventure

Animation

7.6
72%
2006

Drama

6.9
69%
Home of the Brave
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
William Marsh
2006

Drama

War & Politics

5.6
55%
Snakes on a Plane
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 54%
role:
Neville Flynn
2006

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.5
54%
Freedomland
IMDB 5.2
TMDB 52%
role:
Lorenzo Council
2006

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.2
52%
The Man
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 57%
role:
Derrick Vann
2005

Action

Comedy

Crime

5.5
57%
2005

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
74%
xXx: State of the Union
IMDB 4.5
TMDB 50%
role:
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2005

Action

Adventure

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

4.5
50%
Coach Carter
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 75%
role:
Ken Carter
2005

Drama

History

7.3
75%
The Incredibles
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 77%
role:
Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
2004

Action

Adventure

Animation

Family

8.0
77%
2004

Action

Crime

Thriller

8.0
79%
Twisted
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 55%
role:
John Mills
2004

Action

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.3
55%
S.W.A.T.
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
2003

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.1
61%
Basic
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Sgt. Nathan West & 1 more
2003

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
65%
xXx
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Agent Augustus Gibbons
2002

Action

Adventure

Thriller

5.8
59%
No Good Deed
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 54%
role:
Jack Friar
2002

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.4
54%
2002

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
66%
Changing Lanes
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Doyle Gipson
2002

Crime

Thriller

6.5
63%
The 51st State
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2001

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.3
61%
The Caveman's Valentine
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2001

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.8
58%
Unbreakable
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Elijah Price
2000

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.3
71%
Shaft
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
John Shaft
2000

Action

Adventure

Crime

Thriller

6.0
60%
Rules of Engagement
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Col. Terry L. Childers
2000

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.4
62%
Deep Blue Sea
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 59%
role:
Russell Franklin
1999

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.9
59%
1999

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
66%
The Red Violin
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Charles Morritz (Montréal)
1998

Drama

Music

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

7.6
74%
The Negotiator
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Lt. Danny Roman
1998

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.3
71%
Out of Sight
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Hejirah Henry (uncredited) & 1 more
1998

Comedy

Crime

Romance

7.0
67%
Sphere
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Dr. Harry Adams
1998

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
61%
Eve's Bayou
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Producer & 1 more
1997

Drama

7.2
64%
One Eight Seven
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Trevor Garfield
1997

Drama

Thriller

6.6
66%
Jackie Brown
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Ordell Robbie
1997

Action

Adventure

Drama

7.5
73%
Hard Eight
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Jimmy
1997

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.1
69%
The Long Kiss Goodnight
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Mitch Henessey
1996

Action

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.8
66%
A Time to Kill
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Carl Lee Hailey
1996

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.5
74%
Trees Lounge
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Wendell
1996

Comedy

Drama

7.1
69%
The Great White Hype
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 52%
role:
Rev. Fred Sultan
1996

Comedy

Drama

5.5
52%
Fluke
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 72%
role:
Rumbo (voice) (Uncredited)
1995

Adventure

Drama

Family

6.6
72%
1995

Action

Thriller

7.6
73%
Kiss of Death
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 56%
role:
Calvin Hart
1995

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.9
56%
Losing Isaiah
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Kadar Lewis
1995

Drama

6.4
65%
Pulp Fiction
IMDB 8.9
TMDB 85%
role:
Jules Winnfield
1994

Crime

Thriller

8.9
85%
Fresh
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Sam
1994

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.5
72%
True Romance
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 75%
role:
Big Don
1993

Action

Crime

Romance

Thriller

7.9
75%
Jurassic Park
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 80%
role:
Arnold
1993

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.2
80%
Menace II Society
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Tat Lawson
1993

Crime

Drama

7.5
75%
Amos & Andrew
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 53%
role:
Andrew Sterling
1993

Action

Comedy

5.7
53%
1993

Action

Comedy

Crime

6.2
60%
Patriot Games
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson
1992

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
67%
White Sands
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 58%
role:
Greg Meeker
1992

Thriller

6.0
58%
Juice
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 72%
role:
Trip
1992

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.0
72%
Jungle Fever
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Gator Purify
1991

Drama

Romance

6.6
64%
GoodFellas
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 85%
role:
Stacks Edwards
1990

Crime

Drama

8.7
85%
The Exorcist III
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Dream Blind Man
1990

Horror

Mystery

6.5
62%
1990

Comedy

Drama

Music

Romance

6.7
65%
1990

Comedy

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
64%
Sea of Love
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Black Guy
1989

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Romance

Thriller

6.8
66%
Do the Right Thing
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 78%
role:
Mister Señor Love Daddy
1989

Drama

7.9
78%
Coming to America
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Hold-Up Man
1988

Comedy

Romance

7.1
68%
School Daze
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 60%
role:
Leeds
1988

Comedy

Drama

Music

6.1
60%
Eddie Murphy Raw
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Eddie's Uncle
1987

Comedy

7.6
73%
Ragtime
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 71%
role:
Gang Member No. 2 & 1 more
1981

Drama

7.3
71%
The Exterminator
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 55%
role:
Extra (uncredited)
1980

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.7
55%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Samuel L. Jackson are, for example, The Piano Lesson, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist and The Garfield Movie.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Pulp Fiction (8.7), GoodFellas (8.6) and The War (8.6).