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Wesley Snipes
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Wesley Snipes
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1962-07-31,Orlando, Florida, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

White Men Can't Jump

6.646

White Men Can't Jump
1992-03-27

Liberty Stands Still

5.358

Liberty Stands Still
2002-01-18

6.022

Passenger 57
1992-11-06

6.4

Jungle Fever
1991-06-07

6.681

New Jack City
1991-03-08

6.328

Chaos
2005-01-17

5.714

Drop Zone
1994-12-08

Play It to the Bone

5.446

Play It to the Bone
1999-12-25

5.862

Money Train
1995-11-21

5.372

The Marksman
2005-10-12

5.691

The Art of War
2000-08-25

4.913

Boiling Point
1993-04-16

6.544

U.S. Marshals
1998-03-06

5.207

Unstoppable
2004-10-20

4.66

The Detonator
2006-04-25

6.138

Rising Sun
1993-07-30

6.1

Murder at 1600
1997-04-18

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

7.393

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995-09-08

Brooklyn's Finest

6.309

Brooklyn's Finest
2010-03-04

5.471

7 Seconds
2005-06-28

6.754

Demolition Man
1993-10-08

One Night Stand

5.6

One Night Stand
1997-11-14

King of New York

6.758

King of New York
1990-07-18

6

The Fan
1996-08-15

6.892

Major League
1989-02-16

5.519

Hard Luck
2006-10-17

The Art of War II: Betrayal

4.724

The Art of War II: Betrayal
2008-08-12

6.565

Blade II
2002-03-22

6.264

Wildcats
1986-02-14

Mo' Better Blues

6.483

Mo' Better Blues
1990-08-03

6.837

Blade
1998-08-21

5.864

Blade: Trinity
2004-12-08

Streets of Gold

5.375

Streets of Gold
1986-11-14

6.508

Undisputed
2002-07-17

5.508

The Contractor
2007-05-11

6

The Waterdance
1992-05-13

Disappearing Acts

6.159

Disappearing Acts
2000-12-09

4.266

Futuresport
1999-09-30

4.68

Gallowwalkers
2012-10-27

4.951

Game of Death
2011-03-31

5.6

Sugar Hill
1994-02-25

Back on the Strip

5.629

Back on the Strip
2023-08-17

Down in the Delta

6.268

Down in the Delta
1998-12-25

The Expendables 3

6.2

The Expendables 3
2014-08-07

5.771

Zig Zag
2002-06-14

0

Where's Usher?
2024-02-08

Sous les marches du palais

0

Sous les marches du palais
1991-09-14

The Making of The Expendables 3

6.6

The Making of The Expendables 3
2014-11-25

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

9

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998-08-18

5.7

Chi-Raq
2015-12-04

Waiting to Exhale

6.29

Waiting to Exhale
1995-12-22

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

6.1

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010-08-03

America's Dream

6.667

America's Dream
1996-02-17

Deadpool & Wolverine

7.571

Deadpool & Wolverine
2024-07-24

5.159

Armed Response
2017-08-04

Critical Condition

5.53

Critical Condition
1987-01-16

4.657

The Recall
2017-06-02

Hardwood Dreams

7

Hardwood Dreams
1993-10-01

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

7.5

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996-08-30

Cut Throat City

6.373

Cut Throat City
2020-07-31

Dolemite Is My Name

6.976

Dolemite Is My Name
2019-10-04

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

4.5

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
1996-09-10

0

Outbreak Z

Coming 2 America

6.341

Coming 2 America
2021-03-04

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

6.7

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024-11-11

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

5

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002-09-03

The Real Malcolm X

8

The Real Malcolm X
1992-11-18

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

0

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
2014-08-20

Michael Jackson: A Life in Music

0

Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026-08-29

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity

0

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005-04-26

7.5

H.E.L.P.
1990-03-03

The Bernie Mac Show

6.601

The Bernie Mac Show
2001-11-14

7.453

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.375

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Basketball: A Love Story

7.3

Basketball: A Love Story
2018-09-18

7.062

True Story
2021-11-24

6.3

The Player
2015-09-24

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

6.273

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12

What We Do in the Shadows

7.998

What We Do in the Shadows
2019-03-27

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

7.5

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023-02-10

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

7

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987-05-21

Vivement dimanche

3.625

Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20

5.6

HBO First Look
1992-06-12

Forensic Justice

0

Forensic Justice
2016-01-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.396

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25