Actor of The Week: Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Leroy Jackson (lahir 21 Desember 1948) adalah aktor dan produser film Amerika. Sebagai penerima pujian kritis dan banyak penghargaan serta penghargaan, Jackson adalah aktor yang filmnya telah menghasilkan total pendapatan kotor tertinggi.

Dia menjadi terkenal di awal 1990-an dengan film-film seperti Goodfellas (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Patriot Games (1992), Amos & Andrew (1993), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993) dan kolaborasinya dengan sutradara Quentin Tarantino termasuk Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), dan The Hateful Eight (2015). Dia adalah aktor yang sangat produktif, telah muncul di lebih dari 150 film, termasuk Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1998), Deep Blue Sea ( 1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) dan sekuelnya, XXX (2002), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kong: Skull Island (2017) dan trilogi prekuel Star Wars (1999-2005).

Dengan izin Jackson, kemiripannya digunakan untuk versi Ultimate dari karakter Marvel Comics Nick Fury. Dia kemudian memainkan film Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 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), dan Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), serta dalam serial televisi Marvel's Agents of SHIELD

Jackson telah memberikan suaranya ke beberapa film animasi, serial televisi dan permainan video, termasuk peran Lucius Best / Frozone dalam film Pixar Animation Studios, The Incredibles (2004) dan Incredibles 2 (2018), Mace Windu dalam Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Whiplash in Turbo (2013), Afro Samurai dalam serial televisi anime Afro Samurai (2007), dan Frank Tenpenny dalam video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).

Jackson menikah dengan LaTanya Richardson, yang memiliki anak perempuan, Zoe.

Jackson mendapat peringkat sebagai bintang box office sepanjang masa tertinggi dengan total $ 7 miliar bruto box office AS, rata-rata $ 89,6 juta per film. Total box office di seluruh dunia dari film-filmnya (tidak termasuk penampilan cameo) adalah lebih dari $ 16,7 miliar. Dia menjadi aktor terlaris di Oktober 2011, melampaui Frank Welker.

Film

Year	Title	Role	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
	The Sunset Limited	Black
	Arena	Logan
	Thor	Nick Fury	Uncredited cameo
	Captain America: The First Avenger		Cameo
2012	The Avengers
	The Samaritan	Foley
	Meeting Evil	Richie
	Zambezia	Tendai (voice)
	Django Unchained	Stephen
2013	Turbo	Whiplash (voice)
	Oldboy	Chaney
2014	Reasonable Doubt	Clinton Davis
	RoboCop	Patrick "Pat" Novak
	Kite	Karl Aker
	Big Game	President William Alan Moore
	Kingsman: The Secret Service	Richmond Valentine
	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Nick Fury
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron
	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
2018	Incredibles 2	Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
	Life Itself	Himself
	Avengers: Infinity War	Nick Fury	Uncredited cameo
2019	Captain Marvel
	Avengers: Endgame		Cameo
	Spider-Man: Far From Home
	Shaft	John Shaft II
	Glass	Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
	The Last Full Measure[30]	Takoda	Post-production
2020	The Organ Donor[31]	Marcus	Filming
TBA	The Banker[32]	Joe Morris	Post-production
	The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard	Darius Kincaid
	Blazing Samurai	Jimbo (voice)
	Spinning Gold	George Clinton	Filming

Television

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
1986–1987	Spenser: For Hire	Leroy Clancy / Ned	2 episodes
1987	Uncle Tom's Cabin	George	Television film
1989	Dead Man Out	Calvin Fredricks
	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	Taggert	Episode: "The Violence of Summer"
1992	Ghostwriter	Reggie Jenkins	3 episodes
1994	Against the Wall	Jamaal	Television film
1995	Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
1997	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	The Mayor (voice)	Episode: "The Pied Piper"
1998	1998 MTV Movie Awards	Himself / Host	Television special
	Saturday Night Live		Episode: "Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five"
2001	The Proud Family	Joseph (voice)	Episode: "Seven Days of Kwanzaa"
2002	Fighting for Freedom: Revolution & Civil War	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
	The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies	Himself / Host	Television special
	Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
2003	Doggy Fizzle Televizzle	Himself	Episode: "Pilot
2005–2010	The Boondocks	Gin Rummy (voice)	8 episodes
2005	Extras	Himself	Episode: "Samuel L. Jackson"
	2005 Spike Video Game Awards	Himself / Host	Television special
2006	Honor Deferred	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
	2006 Spike Video Game Awards	Himself / Host	Television special
2007	Afro Samurai	Afro Samurai and Ninja Ninja (voices)	Double role; 5 episodes; Also executive producer
	Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
	2007 Spike Video Game Awards	Himself / Host	Television special
2009	Afro Samurai: Resurrection	Afro Samurai and Ninja Ninja (voices)	Double role; Television film; Also producer
	Uneven Fairways	Narrator (voice)	Documentary
2011	The Sunset Limited	Black Man	Television film
	Prohibition	Reader (voice)	1 episode
	Curiosity	Himself / Host	Episode: "How Will the World End?"
2012	2012 Spike Video Game Awards	Himself (voice)	Television special
	The Colbert Report	Ad Narrator (voice)	Episode: "Carrie Rebora Barratt"
2013	Generations	Himself	1 episode
2013–2014	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Nick Fury	2 episodes
2014	Black Dynamite	Captain Quinton (voice)	Episodes: "Black Jaws!" or "Finger Lickin' Chicken of the Sea"
2019	Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Himself	Episode: "Samuel L. Jackson & Brie Larson"