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Born · July 31, 1962 (62 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida, USA
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.
Self - Blade
6.5
2024
Blade
7.7
2024
Leslie Snipes
0.0
2024
Luther 'Mr. Big'
5.7
2023
Maris Morlak (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.6
2023
Carlton · (7 episodes)
7.0
2021
General Izzi
6.4
2021
Lawrence
6.5
2020
D’Urville Martin
7.0
2019
Wesley · (1 episode)
8.0
2019
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.0
2018
Isaac
5.1
2017
The Hunter
4.6
2017
Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
5.8
2015
Mr. Johnson · (9 episodes)
6.2
2015
Self
6.5
2014
Doc
6.2
2014
Aman
4.7
2012
Agent Marcus
4.9
2011
(archive footage)
6.6
2010
Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
6.3
2010
Neil Shaw
4.8
2008
Lucky
5.6
2007
James Dial
5.6
2007
Sonni Griffith
4.6
2006
Painter
5.4
2005
Self
5.7
2005
Jack Tuliver
5.5
2005
Lorenz / Jason York
6.3
2005
Eric Brooks / Blade
5.9
2004
Dean Cage
5.2
2004
Self
0.0
2002
Monroe Hutchen
6.5
2002
Dave Fletcher
5.9
2002
Blade
6.6
2002
Joe
5.4
2002
Duke · (1 episode)
6.3
2001
Franklin Swift
6.5
2000
Neil Shaw
5.7
2000
Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
5.6
1999
Obike Fixx
4.3
1999
Will Sinclair
6.4
1998
Self · (1 episode)
3.2
1998
Blade
6.8
1998
Self
8.5
1998
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.2
1998
Sheridan
6.5
1998
Max Carlyle
5.6
1997
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
Detective Harlan Regis
6.1
1997
Narrator
1.0
1996
Self
7.0
1996
Bobby Rayburn
6.0
1996
George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
7.0
1996
James Wheeler (uncredited)
6.2
1995
John
5.8
1995
Noxeema Jackson
7.3
1995
The Pied Piper (voice) · (1 episode)
6.0
1995
Pete Nessip
5.7
1994
Romello Skuggs
5.6
1994
Simon Phoenix
6.7
1993
Narrator
0.0
1993
Lt. Webster Smith
6.2
1993
Jimmy Mercer
5.0
1993
John Cutter
6.0
1992
(1 episode)
4.9
1992
Self
0.0
1991
Ambulance Driver
5.5
1987
0.0
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
Raymond Hill
6.1
1992
Sidney Deane
6.6
1992
Flipper Purify
6.4
1991
Nino Brown
6.6
1991
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
6.5
1990
Thomas Flanigan
6.7
1990
Off. Lou Barton · (6 episodes)
6.0
1990
Willie Mays Hayes
6.9
1989
Hood · (1 episode)
5.0
1987
Trumaine
6.3
1986
Roland Jenkins
5.5
1986
Silk · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953