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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
Dorah Storm
for Dorah Storm in Star Wars: Batlle of the Galaxy
Suggested by darksith
The story takes place two hundred years after the end of episode nine, and the galaxy has changed greatly in that time. Two opposing camps were formed on the ruins of the Republic and the First Order. On the one hand, the New Republic, which honors the values of the rebels and jedi, and on the other, the New Empire, claiming the legacy of the Sith and the old Empire. The forces of both powers are balanced, and tensions between them are rising. The Jedi Council, have been renewed, and the New Empire has a Supreme Leader, who leads the so-called Imperial Council. Both sides are waging uncompromising espionage against each other, And threatens that some provocation will provoke a new war. Everything will change when the New Empire carries out an unexpected attack on the New Republic, thereby violating all non-aggression agreements. Everything is headed for a decisive clash that will determine the future of the entire galaxy. Liliana Redfire and Adriel Redfire are siblings who have left their parents as children after being found by the Jedi council, whose members have been searching for force sensitive children for decades. As a result, they spent most of their lives training in the restored Jedi Temple in an effort to fully develop their abilities. While Adriel left home at a time when he was a twelve years, the Jedi Council expressed interest in Liliana because of hers talents at a much younger age. Their parents still live, but far from the center of the New Republic.
