
Age: 77
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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).

Samuel L. Jackson

Nick Fury
for Nick Fury in How the MCU Should've Been Cast
Suggested by darthspidermaul

Casting the MCU in my own image where Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man movies are part of the main canon. Phase 1 - Iron Man (2008) - The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Iron Man 2 (2010) - Thor (2011) - Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - The Avengers (2012) - The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Phase 2 - Iron Man 3 (2013) - Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Ant-Man (2015) Phase 3 - Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Planet Hulk (2016) - Doctor Strange (2016) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (2017) - Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Black Panther (2018) - Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) - Captain Marvel (2019) - Avengers: Endgame (2019) - The Amazing Spider-Man 4 (2019) Phase 4 - Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2020) - What If...? S1 (2020) - Black Widow (2020) - WandaVision S1 (2020) - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2020) - Eternals S1 (2021) - The Indestructible Hulk (2021) - Loki S1 (2021) - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Hawkeye S1 (2021) - The Amazing Spider-Man 5 (2021) - Moon Knight S1 (2022) - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) - Ms. Marvel S1 (2022) - Thor: God of Thunder (2022) - She-Hulk S1 (2022) - Werewolf by Night (2022 Special Presentation) - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022) - The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022 Special Presentation) - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) - Avengers: Secret Invasion (2023) - Loki S2 (2023) - The Marvels (2023) Phase 5 - Captain America: Brave New World (2024) - Echo S1 (2024) - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) - Ironheart S1 (2024) - The Amazing Spider-Man 6 (2024) - Agatha All Along S1 (2024) - Thunderbolts* (2024) - What If...? S4 (2024) - Thor: The Legend of Hercules (2025) - Daredevil: Born Again S1 (2025) - Shang-Chi and the Wreckage of Time (2025) - The Legendary Star-Lord S1 (2025) - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) - Doctor Strange in the Dream Dimension of Darkness (2025) - Blade (2026) - The Amazing Spider-Man 7 (2026) - Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2026) Phase 6 - Captain America: Secret Empire (2027) - Thor: Protector of Midgard (2027) - Armor Wars (2028) - The Amazing Spider-Man 8 (2028) - The Fantastic Four 2 (2028) - Wonder Man S1 (2029) - Avengers: Doomsday (2029) - Avengers: Secret Wars (2030) - The Amazing Spider-Man 3 (2030)