Acting
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.
Filmography
Where's Usher?
Film · 2024
Deadpool & Wolverine
Film · 2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Film · 2024
Back on the Strip
Film · 2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Series · 2023
Coming 2 America
Film · 2021
True Story
Series · 2021
Cut Throat City
Film · 2020
Dolemite Is My Name
Film · 2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Series · 2019
Basketball: A Love Story
Series · 2018
Armed Response
Film · 2017
The Recall
Film · 2017
Forensic Justice
Series · 2016
Chi-Raq
Film · 2015
The Player
Series · 2015
The Expendables 3
Film · 2014
The Making of The Expendables 3
Film · 2014
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Gallowwalkers
Film · 2012
Brooklyn's Finest
Film · 2010
Game of Death
Film · 2010
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Film · 2010
Conan
Series · 2010
The Art of War II: Betrayal
Film · 2008
The Contractor
Film · 2007
The Detonator
Film · 2006
Hard Luck
Film · 2006
Chaos
Film · 2005
The Marksman
Film · 2005
7 Seconds
Film · 2005
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Film · 2005
Unstoppable
Film · 2004
Blade: Trinity
Film · 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Liberty Stands Still
Film · 2002
Blade II
Film · 2002
Undisputed
Film · 2002
Zig Zag
Film · 2002
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
Film · 2002
The Bernie Mac Show
Series · 2001
The Art of War
Film · 2000
Disappearing Acts
Film · 2000
Play It to the Bone
Film · 1999
Futuresport
Film · 1999
U.S. Marshals
Film · 1998
Blade
Film · 1998
Down in the Delta
Film · 1998
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Film · 1998
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
Murder at 1600
Film · 1997
One Night Stand
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The Fan
Film · 1996
America's Dream
Film · 1996
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Film · 1996
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
Film · 1996
Money Train
Film · 1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Film · 1995
Waiting to Exhale
Film · 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Drop Zone
Film · 1994
Sugar Hill
Film · 1994
Boiling Point
Film · 1993
Rising Sun
Film · 1993
Demolition Man
Film · 1993
Hardwood Dreams
Film · 1993
White Men Can't Jump
Film · 1992
Passenger 57
Film · 1992
The Waterdance
Film · 1992
The Real Malcolm X
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
HBO First Look
Series · 1992
Jungle Fever
Film · 1991
New Jack City
Film · 1991
Sous les marches du palais
Film · 1991
King of New York
Film · 1990
Mo' Better Blues
Film · 1990
H.E.L.P.
Series · 1990
Major League
Film · 1989
Critical Condition
Film · 1987
Michael Jackson: Bad
Film · 1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Series · 1987
Wildcats
Film · 1986
Streets of Gold
Film · 1986
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Film '72
Series · 1971
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Outbreak Z
Film