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Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1962-07-31

Birth Place

Orlando, Florida, USA

Movies and TV shows :

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

2010

6.6

Movie
7 Seconds

7 Seconds

2005

5.5

Movie
America's Dream

America's Dream

1996

7.0

Movie
Armed Response

Armed Response

2017

5.1

Movie
Back on the Strip

Back on the Strip

2023

5.7

Movie
poster

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

7.0

TV
Blade

Blade

1998

6.8

Movie
Blade II

Blade II

2002

6.6

Movie
Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

2004

5.9

Movie
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1993

5.0

Movie
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

6.3

Movie
Chaos

Chaos

2005

6.3

Movie
Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

5.8

Movie
Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021

6.4

Movie
Critical Condition

Critical Condition

1987

5.5

Movie
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City

2020

6.5

Movie
Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

7.7

Movie
Demolition Man

Demolition Man

1993

6.7

Movie
Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts

2000

6.5

Movie
Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

7.0

Movie
Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta

1998

6.4

Movie
Drop Zone

Drop Zone

1994

5.7

Movie
Futuresport

Futuresport

1999

4.3

Movie
Gallowwalkers

Gallowwalkers

2012

4.7

Movie
Game of Death

Game of Death

2011

4.9

Movie
poster

H.E.L.P.

1990

6.0

TV
poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

6.0

TV
Hard Luck

Hard Luck

2007

5.6

Movie
Hardwood Dreams

Hardwood Dreams

1993

0.0

Movie
poster

HBO First Look

1992

4.9

TV
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

1996

7.0

Movie
Jackie Chan: My Story

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

6.2

Movie
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

1996

1.0

Movie
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

6.4

Movie
King of New York

King of New York

1990

6.7

Movie
Liberty Stands Still

Liberty Stands Still

2002

5.4

Movie
Major League

Major League

1989

6.9

Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

6.5

Movie
poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

7.6

TV
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

1998

8.5

Movie
poster

Miami Vice

1984

7.5

TV
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues

1990

6.5

Movie
Money Train

Money Train

1995

5.8

Movie
Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600

1997

6.1

Movie
New Jack City

New Jack City

1991

6.6

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

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

2005

5.7

Movie
One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1997

5.6

Movie
Outbreak Z

Outbreak Z

0.0

Movie
Passenger 57

Passenger 57

1992

6.0

Movie
Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

1999

5.6

Movie
Rising Sun

Rising Sun

1993

6.2

Movie
Sous les marches du palais

Sous les marches du palais

1991

0.0

Movie
Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold

1986

5.5

Movie
Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill

1994

5.6

Movie
The Art of War

The Art of War

2000

5.7

Movie
The Art of War II: Betrayal

The Art of War II: Betrayal

2008

4.8

Movie
poster

The Bernie Mac Show

2001

6.3

TV
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

2002

0.0

Movie
The Contractor

The Contractor

2007

5.6

Movie
poster

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987

5.0

TV
The Detonator

The Detonator

2006

4.6

Movie
The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3

2014

6.2

Movie
The Fan

The Fan

1996

6.0

Movie
The Making of The Expendables 3

The Making of The Expendables 3

2014

6.5

Movie
The Marksman

The Marksman

2005

5.4

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
poster

The Player

2015

6.2

TV
The Recall

The Recall

2017

4.6

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
The Waterdance

The Waterdance

1992

6.1

Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

7.3

Movie
poster

True Story

2021

7.0

TV
U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals

1998

6.5

Movie
Undisputed

Undisputed

2002

6.5

Movie
Unstoppable

Unstoppable

2004

5.2

Movie
poster

Vivement dimanche

1998

3.2

TV
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995

6.2

Movie
poster

What We Do in the Shadows

2019

8.0

TV
Where’s Usher?

Where’s Usher?

2024

0.0

Movie
White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

1992

6.6

Movie
Wildcats

Wildcats

1986

6.3

Movie
Zig Zag

Zig Zag

2002

5.9

Movie