Wesley Snipes
Acting
Born: July 31, 1962 (age 64) · Orlando, Florida, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
Blade
1998
The Expendables 3
2014
Blade II
2002
Blade: Trinity
2004
Demolition Man
1993
Coming 2 America
2021
U.S. Marshals
1998
White Men Can't Jump
1992
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
Chaos
2005
Passenger 57
1992
Photos (4)
Movies (60)
Deadpool & Wolverine
Blade
The Expendables 3
Doc
Blade
Blade
Chaos
Lorenz / Jason York
Demolition Man
Simon Phoenix
Blade: Trinity
Blade
Murder at 1600
Detective Harlan Regis
Coming 2 America
General Izzi
Passenger 57
John Cutter
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Noxeema Jackson
Blade II
Blade
White Men Can't Jump
Sidney Deane
Money Train
John
New Jack City
Nino Brown
U.S. Marshals
Sheridan
Major League
Willie Mays Hayes
Brooklyn's Finest
Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
Undisputed
Monroe Hutchen
Waiting to Exhale
James Wheeler (uncredited)
King of New York
Thomas Flanigan
The Fan
Bobby Rayburn
Mo' Better Blues
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
The Art of War
Neil Shaw
The Detonator
Sonni Griffith
Dolemite Is My Name
D’Urville Martin
Drop Zone
Pete Nessip
7 Seconds
Jack Tuliver
The Marksman
Painter
The Contractor
James Dial
Armed Response
Isaac
One Night Stand
Max Carlyle
Wildcats
Trumaine
Jungle Fever
Flipper Purify
Cut Throat City
Lawrence
Play It to the Bone
Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
Unstoppable
Dean Cage
Back on the Strip
Luther 'Mr. Big'
Rising Sun
Lt. Webster Smith
Game of Death
Agent Marcus
Gallowwalkers
Aman
The Waterdance
Raymond Hill
Boiling Point
Jimmy Mercer
Liberty Stands Still
Joe
The Recall
The Hunter
The Art of War II: Betrayal
Neil Shaw
Sugar Hill
Romello Skuggs
Critical Condition
Ambulance Driver
Chi-Raq
Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
Zig Zag
Dave Fletcher
Futuresport
Obike Fixx
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
Disappearing Acts
Franklin Swift
Hard Luck
Lucky
Down in the Delta
Will Sinclair
Streets of Gold
Roland Jenkins
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Where's Usher?
Leslie Snipes
America's Dream
George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Hardwood Dreams
Narrator
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
Narrator
TV Shows (10)
Miami Vice
Silk · 1 eps
What We Do in the Shadows
Wesley · 1 eps
The Bernie Mac Show
Duke · 1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Morlak (voice) · 2 eps
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Pied Piper (voice) · 1 eps
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Hood · 1 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
True Story
Carlton · 7 eps
The Player
Mr. Johnson · 9 eps
H.E.L.P.
Lou Barton · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (17)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
Self - Blade
Forensic Justice
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Self
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
Self
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Self
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
Self
Sous les marches du palais
Self
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
self
Producing (12)
Blade
Producer
Blade: Trinity
Producer
Blade II
Producer
Undisputed
Executive Producer
The Art of War
Executive Producer
Armed Response
Producer
Back on the Strip
Producer
The Big Hit
Producer
The Recall
Producer
Futuresport
Producer
Disappearing Acts
Executive Producer
Down in the Delta
Producer
