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Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor and martial artist. Snipes has made films in a variety of genres, such as numerous thrillers, dramatic feature films, and comedies, though he is best known for his action films. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work in The Waterdance (1992) and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film One Night Stand (1997). Born in Florida, Snipes had notable parts in the comedy film Major League (1989), the drama Mo' Better Blues (1990), and the crime drama King of New York (1990) before gaining prominence by playing a drug lord in the crime drama New Jack City (1991). He subsequently received more attention for the drama film Jungle Fever (1991), the sports comedy White Men Can't Jump (1992), and the action film Passenger 57 (1992). He has since starred in various genres, such as the comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), the thriller The Fan (1996), and the drama film Down in the Delta (1998), but mostly established himself as an action star, portraying both heroes and villains in films such as Demolition Man (1993), Rising Sun (1993), Money Train (1995), and U.S. Marshals (1998). Also in 1998, he was cast as Eric Brooks/BBlade in the superhero film Blade, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, a role he went on to reprise in Blade II (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Snipes had smaller roles during the 2000s and moved to direct-to-video action films before returning to the theatrical release with films such as Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and The Expendables 3 (2014). His television work includes multiple episodes in the drama series H.E.L.P. (1990), the action thriller crime drama series The Player (2015), and the drama limited series True Story (2021), as well as the romantic drama film Disappearing Acts (2000). He formed a production company, 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 the age of 12, earning a 5thdan black belt in Shotokan karate and a 2nddan black belt in Hapkido. He is credited with helping popularise martial arts in Hollywood and bringing martial arts to mainstream audiences, as well as contributing to the representation of Black actors in action roles, breaking stereotypes. In 2017, Snipes made his debut as a novelist with the urban fantasy supernatural adventure Talon of God. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Snipes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wesley Snipes
Eric Brooks
for Eric Brooks in Midnight Suns III: Fate of the Covenant
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Doctor Doom leads a nine-member Cabal — Mephisto, Magneto, Emma Frost, Namor, Maximus, Blackheart, Attuma, and Grim Reaper — to corrupt the unborn child of Scarlet Witch. To complete the ritual, Doom and Magneto time-travel to retrieve Doom’s former lover, Morgan Le Fay. The moment she is pulled forward, reality screams — Wanda senses it, and the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, foresees his blood being used. Wanda recruits Thor, who seeks justice for Loki, to rush her to K'un-Lun to purify the child at birth. Strange forms the Midnight Suns — Blade, Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing — plus a mysterious Asgardian warrior. Battle erupts in Kun Lun as the Cabal attacks. Morgan and Doom overpower Strange while Emma duels Blade and Magneto clashes with Ghost Rider and Moon Knight. Iron Fist joins the defense, but the Cabal gains ground. Thor falls. Seeing both Thor and Wanda threatened, the Asgardian reveals himself as Billy Kaplan — Wanda’s surviving son from a destroyed reality. He defeats Morgan and blocks Doom. Mephisto arrives to claim victory — but Billy declares the prophecy was about him. He annihilates Mephisto in a storm of blue light, freeing everyone. The Cabal retreats. Wanda reaches for Billy; he gently refuses, saying destiny is fulfilled, and fades. Thor forces Doom to release Loki’s stolen essence. As it escapes, Doom warns: he already has a new plan. For now, the child, now known to be twins, are safe.
