Wesley Snipes
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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.
Known for
Credits
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
as Blade
Blade (1998)
as Blade
The Expendables 3 (2014)
as Doc
Blade II (2002)
as Blade
Blade: Trinity (2004)
as Eric Brooks / Blade
Demolition Man (1993)
as Simon Phoenix
New Jack City (1991)
as Nino Brown
U.S. Marshals (1998)
as Sheridan
Coming 2 America (2021)
as General Izzi
Undisputed (2002)
as Monroe Hutchen
Chaos (2005)
as Lorenz / Jason York
The Contractor (2007)
as James Dial
Passenger 57 (1992)
as John Cutter
King of New York (1990)
as Thomas Flanigan
Rising Sun (1993)
as Lt. Webster Smith
Major League (1989)
as Willie Mays Hayes
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as James Wheeler (uncredited)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
as Sidney Deane
The Fan (1996)
as Bobby Rayburn
The Art of War (2000)
as Neil Shaw
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
as Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
as Noxeema Jackson
Drop Zone (1994)
as Pete Nessip
Jungle Fever (1991)
as Flipper Purify
Murder at 1600 (1997)
as Detective Harlan Regis
The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)
as Neil Shaw
Critical Condition (1987)
as Ambulance Driver
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
7 Seconds (2005)
as Jack Tuliver
The Detonator (2006)
as Sonni Griffith
Cut Throat City (2020)
as Lawrence
The Recall (2017)
as The Hunter
Game of Death (2011)
as Agent Marcus
Wildcats (1986)
as Trumaine
Play It to the Bone (1999)
as Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
Money Train (1995)
as John
The Marksman (2005)
as Painter
Liberty Stands Still (2002)
as Joe
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
as D’Urville Martin
Boiling Point (1993)
as Jimmy Mercer
One Night Stand (1997)
as Max Carlyle
Disappearing Acts (2000)
as Franklin Swift
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
The Waterdance (1992)
as Raymond Hill
Armed Response (2017)
as Isaac
Sugar Hill (1994)
as Romello Skuggs
Hard Luck (2006)
as Lucky
Where's Usher? (2024)
as Leslie Snipes
Unstoppable (2004)
as Dean Cage
Futuresport (1999)
as Obike Fixx
The Real Malcolm X (1992)
Actor
Gallowwalkers (2012)
as Aman
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
Hardwood Dreams (1993)
as Narrator
Streets of Gold (1986)
as Roland Jenkins
Zig Zag (2002)
as Dave Fletcher
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
as (archive footage)
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity (2005)
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
as Self - Blade
Back on the Strip (2023)
as Luther 'Mr. Big'
The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014)
as Self
Down in the Delta (1998)
as Will Sinclair
America's Dream (1996)
as George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002)
as Self
Sous les marches du palais (1991)
as Self
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996)
as Self
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience (2014)
as self
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
as Self
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)
as Narrator
Outbreak Z (—)
Actor