Age: 63
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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
Leroy Jackson/Spring-Healed-Jack
for Leroy Jackson/Spring-Healed-Jack in The Monster Squad : Demonic Incursion
Suggested by nikobatman
This story takes place shortly after the events of "Monster's Rising : Enter a New World." Wilhelmina Harker, although infected by Dracula at the end of the 19th century, continues to fight for the light from within the darkness. One evening, while investigating a Satanic cult, she frees their prisoner, Lawrence Talbot, the most powerful werewolf in the world, unable to return to human form but capable of controlling himself. They're then joined by two creatures who have recently gained worldwide notoriety : Princess Ahmanet, aka the Mummy, and Gill-Man. These two have recently reunited after sensing ominous signs for the future. Together, they free a former monster hunter, now half-mad but still highly skilled, who is being held in an asylum but knows a great deal about demons: Leroy Jackson, aka Spring-Heeled Jack. Upon freeing him, they encounter a deformed human, cursed for centuries, but fighting for good : Quasimodo, aka the Hunchback of Notre Dame. But above all, there's the one who contacted them all telepathically to fight against evil : a very powerful, shape-shifting half-demon who calls himself the Observer. Despite their doubts, they must all work together, because they're the only ones who can stop the demons from bringing total Apocalypse to Earth !
