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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).
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for Darrell Cyrus in The Echoes of the Prairie Wind
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The Echoes of the Prairie Wind is a 2026 American neo-Western crime film written, co-produced, and directed by Jodie Foster. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the installment in the Frontier's Wild trilogy and the first film directed by Foster herself about the modern American Western Frontier. The film stars Cara Delevingne, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Shannon, Brad Pitt, Vincent D'Onofrio, Scott Eastwood, Olivia Wilde, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, and Allison Janney. It follows Clementine Gritstone, a young police ranger who works with her veteran partner, Darrell Cyrus, to solve a series of violent murders across several Native American territories within North Dakota's half of the Drift Prairie. The Echoes of the Prairie Wind had its world premiere in Las Vegas on January 29th, 2026, and opened in theaters on February 10th; it received widespread acclaim and grossed over $715 million worldwide at the box-office, making it the eleventh-highest-grossing film of 2026. Critics praised its direction, visuals, style, themes, story, and Delevingne and Jackson's performances. However, they were slightly conflicted over the violent content and deemed the third act "emotionally draining", and some were divided over its excessive 3-hour runtime. A sequel is in development.
