Samuel L. Jackson

Actor. Born 21 December 1948 in Washington, D.C., USA.

Titles on Fi1m42 acting · 5 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 42 titles

BAFTA1 won

Born

21 December 1948, Washington, D.C., USA

Active

1988–present

Frequently works with

Kevin Feige, Quentin Tarantino, Brie Larson, Bruce Willis, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Bird, Christopher Markus

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

70Fi1m

65Critics

We rate Samuel’s work 4 points above the press, across 40 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above13

60 to 7918

Under 6011

Of 42 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 11 of 34 billed first or second
Reviewed: 40 films, 2 series
Screen time: 85 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $19.6bn across 37 films with figures
BAFTA Film Awards: 1 BAFTA1 won
Active: 1988–present

Genres

Action23
Adventure20
Science Fiction14
Crime12
Drama12
Thriller10

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestGoodFellas1990

31WorstJust Play Dead2026

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31970s

121980s

591990s

602000s

542010s

342020s

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson in numbers