Wesley Snipes

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Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He has starred in numerous action-adventures, thrillers, and dramatic feature films and is well-known for his role as Blade in the Blade trilogy. Snipes formed a production company titled Amen-Ra Films in 1991 and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. Snipes has been training in martial arts since age twelve, earning a high ranking 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd dan black belt in Hapkido. He has also trained as a student of Capoeira under Mestre Jelon Vieira and in a number of other disciplines including various styles of kung fu. At age 23, Snipes was discovered by an agent while performing in a competition. He made his film debut in the 1986 Goldie Hawn vehicle Wildcats. Later that year, he appeared on the trendy 1980's TV show Miami Vice as a drug-dealing pimp in the episode 'Streetwise' (first aired December 5, 1986). In 1987, he appeared as Michael Jackson's nemesis in the Martin Scorsese-directed music video "Bad" (he is seen in only the long version of the video) and the feature film Streets of Gold. That same year, Snipes was also considered for the role of Geordi La Forge in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Snipes' performance in the music video "Bad" caught the eye of director Spike Lee. Snipes turned down a small role in Lee's Do the Right Thing for the larger part of Willie Mays Hayes in Major League, beginning a succession of box-office hits for Snipes. Lee would later cast Snipes as the jazz saxophonist Shadow Henderson in Mo' Better Blues and as the lead in the interracial romantic drama Jungle Fever. Another important role for Snipes was the powerful drug lord Nino Brown in New Jack City, which was written specifically for him by Barry Michael Cooper. Another film in which his character was involved in drugs was the somber movie Sugar Hill. Although Snipes is more known for his roles in action films like Passenger 57, Demolition Man (with Sylvester Stallone), Money Train, U.S. Marshals (a sequel of The Fugitive) and Rising Sun (with Sean Connery), he has also had success in comedies like White Men Can't Jump, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar where he played a drag queen together with Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo. Snipes has also been critically acclaimed for his roles in dramas like The Waterdance and Disappearing Acts. Snipes has been married twice; first, to April Snipes from 1985-1990 with whom he has a son, Jelani Asar Snipes, born in 1988. Jelani had a cameo role in Snipes' 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. In 2003, Snipes wed painter Nakyung 'Nikki' Park, who is the mother of his four youngest children: son Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes; daughter Iset Jua-T Snipes (born July 31, 2001); son Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes (born May 26, 2004); and son Alimayu Moa-T Snipes (born March 26, 2007). Snipes spends a lot of time in Park's home country of South Korea, which he calls his "second home."  

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 7/31/1962 (62 years old)
  • Place of birth: Orlando, Florida, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.75 m
  • Net worth: $10,000,000
  • twitter: wesleysnipes
  • instagram: realwesleysnipes
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
2024

Action

Comedy

7.7
77%
2023

Comedy

4.2
72%
True Story
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Carlton
2021

Crime

Drama

7.4
72%
Coming 2 America
IMDB 5.3
TMDB 66%
role:
General Izzi
2021

Comedy

5.3
66%
Cut Throat City
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 66%
role:
Lawrence
2020

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

4.9
66%
Dolemite Is My Name
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
D’Urville Martin
2019

Comedy

Drama

History

7.2
70%
Armed Response
IMDB 3.7
TMDB 53%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2017

Action

Horror

Thriller

3.7
53%
The Recall
IMDB 4.1
TMDB 46%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2017

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.1
46%
Chi-Raq
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 58%
role:
Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
2015

Comedy

Crime

Drama

5.9
58%
The Player
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Mr. Johnson
2015

Action

Adventure

Crime

6.9
61%
2014

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.1
62%
2012

Action

Horror

Western

3.6
48%
Game of Death
IMDB 4.7
TMDB 52%
role:
Agent Marcus
2011

Action

Adventure

Thriller

4.7
52%
Brooklyn's Finest
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
2010

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.7
63%
2008

Action

Thriller

4.3
51%
The Contractor
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 55%
role:
James Dial
2007

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

5.5
55%
The Detonator
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 48%
role:
Sonni Griffith
2006

Action

Thriller

4.8
48%
7 Seconds
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 56%
role:
Jack Tuliver
2005

Action

Crime

Thriller

4.8
56%
Chaos
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Lorenz / Jason York
2005

Action

Crime

Drama

6.4
63%
The Marksman
IMDB 4.1
TMDB 54%
role:
Painter
2005

Action

Adventure

Thriller

4.1
54%
Blade: Trinity
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Producer & 2 more
2004

Action

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
59%
Unstoppable
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 52%
role:
Dean Cage
2004

Action

4.9
52%
Undisputed
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 65%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2002

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

6.1
65%
Blade II
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Producer & 2 more
2002

Action

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
65%
2002

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.7
54%
The Art of War
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 57%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2000

Action

Adventure

Crime

5.7
57%
Play It to the Bone
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Himself (Ringside Fan)
1999

Comedy

5.5
56%
Blade
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Martial Arts Choreographer & 3 more
1998

Action

Horror

7.1
68%
The Big Hit
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 59%
role:
Producer
1998

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Thriller

6.1
59%
U.S. Marshals
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Mark Sheridan
1998

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.6
65%
One Night Stand
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 57%
role:
Max Carlyle
1997

Drama

5.9
57%
Murder at 1600
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 61%
role:
Detective Harlan Regis
1997

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.1
61%
The Fan
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 59%
role:
Bobby Rayburn
1996

Action

Thriller

5.9
59%
Waiting to Exhale
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 63%
role:
James Wheeler
1995

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.0
63%
1995

Action

Comedy

Crime

5.7
58%
Drop Zone
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 56%
role:
Pete Nessip
1994

Action

Thriller

5.6
56%
Sugar Hill
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Romello Skuggs
1994

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.8
59%
Demolition Man
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 67%
role:
Simon Phoenix
1993

Action

Crime

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
67%
Rising Sun
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Lt. Webster Smith
1993

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.3
62%
Boiling Point
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 50%
role:
Jimmy Mercer
1993

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.0
50%
Passenger 57
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 59%
role:
John Cutter
1992

Action

Adventure

Thriller

5.9
59%
White Men Can't Jump
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Sidney Deane
1992

Comedy

Drama

6.8
66%
Jungle Fever
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 64%
role:
Flipper Purify
1991

Drama

Romance

6.6
64%
New Jack City
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 66%
role:
Nino Brown
1991

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
66%
Mo' Better Blues
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
1990

Comedy

Drama

Music

Romance

6.7
65%
King of New York
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Thomas Flanigan
1990

Crime

Thriller

6.9
67%
Major League
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Willie Mays Hayes
1989

Comedy

7.2
69%
Bad
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Mini Max
Not available
1987

Music

7.9
74%
Not available
Wildcats
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 64%
role:
Trumaine
1986

Comedy

6.1
64%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Wesley Snipes are, for example, Deadpool & Wolverine, Back on the Strip and True Story.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Google Play.
The best StreamFat ratings are Deadpool & Wolverine (7.7), True Story (7.3) and Dolemite Is My Name (7.1).