Wesley Snipes
64 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 31, 1962 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Orlando, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Wesley Trent Snipes
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).
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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.
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Known for
Wesley Snipes: movies and TV shows
Acting (72)
- Upcoming
- 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine
as Blade
- 2024 Where's Usher?
as Leslie Snipes
- 2023 Back on the Strip
as Luther 'Mr. Big'
- 2023
- 2021
- 2021 Coming 2 America
as General Izzi
- 2020 Cut Throat City
as Lawrence
- 2019 Dolemite Is My Name
as D’Urville Martin
- 2019
- 2017 Armed Response
as Isaac
- 2017 The Recall
as The Hunter
- 2015 Chi-Raq
as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
- 2015
- 2014 The Expendables 3
as Doc
- 2012 Gallowwalkers
as Aman
- 2010 Game of Death
as Agent Marcus
- 2010 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
- 2010 Brooklyn's Finest
as Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
- 2008 The Art of War II: Betrayal
as Neil Shaw
- 2007 The Contractor
as James Dial
- 2006 Hard Luck
as Lucky
- 2006 The Detonator
as Sonni Griffith
- 2005 The Marksman
as Painter
- 2005 7 Seconds
as Jack Tuliver
- 2005 Chaos
as Lorenz / Jason York
- 2004 Blade: Trinity
as Blade
- 2004 Unstoppable
as Dean Cage
- 2002 Undisputed
as Monroe Hutchen
- 2002 Zig Zag
as Dave Fletcher
- 2002 Blade II
as Blade
- 2002 Liberty Stands Still
as Joe
- 2001
- 2000 Disappearing Acts
as Franklin Swift
- 2000 The Art of War
as Neil Shaw
- 1999 Play It to the Bone
as Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
- 1999 Futuresport
as Obike Fixx
- 1998 Down in the Delta
as Will Sinclair
- 1998 Blade
as Blade
- 1998 U.S. Marshals
as Sheridan
- 1997 One Night Stand
as Max Carlyle
- 1997 Murder at 1600
as Detective Harlan Regis
- 1996 John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
as Narrator
- 1996 The Fan
as Bobby Rayburn
- 1996 America's Dream
as George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
- 1995 Waiting to Exhale
as James Wheeler (uncredited)
- 1995 Money Train
as John
- 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Noxeema Jackson
- 1995
- 1994 Drop Zone
as Pete Nessip
- 1994 Sugar Hill
as Romello Skuggs
- 1993 Demolition Man
as Simon Phoenix
- 1993 Hardwood Dreams
as Narrator
- 1993 Rising Sun
as Lt. Webster Smith
- 1993 Boiling Point
as Jimmy Mercer
- 1992
- 1992 Passenger 57
as John Cutter
- 1992
- 1992 The Waterdance
as Raymond Hill
- 1992 White Men Can't Jump
as Sidney Deane
- 1991 Jungle Fever
as Flipper Purify
- 1991 New Jack City
as Nino Brown
- 1990 Mo' Better Blues
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
- 1990 King of New York
as Thomas Flanigan
- 1990
- 1989 Major League
as Willie Mays Hayes
- 1988 Michael Jackson: Bad
as Mini Max
- 1987
- 1987 Critical Condition
as Ambulance Driver
- 1986 Streets of Gold
as Roland Jenkins
- 1986 Wildcats
as Trumaine
- 1984
Behind the camera (14)
- Upcoming Outbreak Z
Executive Producer
- 2023 Back on the Strip
Producer
- 2017 Armed Response
Producer
- 2017 The Recall
Producer
- 2004 Blade: Trinity
Producer
- 2002 Undisputed
Executive Producer
- 2002 Blade II
Producer
- 2000 Disappearing Acts
Executive Producer
- 2000 The Art of War
Executive Producer
- 1999 Futuresport
Producer
- 1998 Down in the Delta
Producer
- 1998 Blade
Producer, Martial Arts Choreographer
- 1998 Jackie Chan: My Story
Thanks
- 1998 The Big Hit
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (18)
- 2024
- 2018 Basketball: A Love Story
1 episode
- 2016 Forensic Justice
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
1 episode
- 2005
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2002
- 1998 Vivement dimanche
1 episode
- 1998
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 episode
- 1991
- 1971 Film '72
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode