Samuel L. Jackson

Jackson was born in Washington, D.C. He grew up as an only child in Chattanooga, Tennessee with his mother, Elizabeth Jackson (née Montgomery), who was a factory worker and later a supplies buyer for a mental institution, and his maternal grandparents and extended family. His father lived away from the family, in Kansas City, Missouri, and later died from alcoholism; Jackson had only met his father twice during his life. Jackson attended several segregated schools and graduated from Riverside High School in Chattanooga. Between the third and twelfth grades, he played the French horn and trumpet in the school orchestra. Initially intent on pursuing a degree in marine biology, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.[8] After joining a local acting group to earn extra points in a class, Jackson found an interest in acting and switched his major. Before graduating in 1972, he co-founded the Just Us Theatre.

Film Credits
1972 Together for Day
1977 The Displaced Person[
1981 Ragtime
1987 Eddie Murphy Raw
1988 Coming to America
1988 School Daze
1989 Do the Right Thing
1989 The Exorcist III
1989 Sea of Love
1990 Goodfellas
1990 Mo' Better Blues
1990 Def by Temptation
1990 Betsy's Wedding
1990 A Shock to the System
1990 The Return of Superfly
1991 Strictly Business
1991 Jungle Fever
1992 Juice
1992 Patriot Games
1992 White Sands
1992 Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1992 Johnny Suede
1992 Fathers & Sons
1993 True Romance
1993 Menace II Society
1993 Loaded Weapon 1
1993 Amos & Andrew
1993 Jurassic Park
1993 The Meteor Man
1994 Fresh
1994 Pulp Fiction
1994 Against the Wall
1994 The New Age
1994 Hail Caesar
1994 Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1995 Kiss of Death
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance
1995 Losing Isaiah
1995 Fluke
1996 The Great White Hype
1996 A Time to Kill
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 Hard Eight
1996 Trees Lounge
1996 Teens and Guns: Preventing Violence
1996 The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1997 One Eight Seven
1997 Eve's Bayou
1997 Jackie Brown
1998 Sphere
1998 The Negotiator
1998 The Red Violin
1998 Out of Sight
1999 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
1999 Deep Blue Sea
2000 Rules of Engagement
2000 Shaft
2000 Unbreakable
2001 The Caveman's Valentine
2002 Changing Lanes
2002 Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
2002 xXx
2002 The 51st State (Formula 51)
2003 Basic
2003 S.W.A.T.
2003 No Good Deed
2004 Twisted
2004 Kill Bill Vol.2
2004 The Incredibles
2004 In My Country
2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 The N-Word
2005 Coach Carter[
2005 xXx: State of the Union
2005 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
2005 The Man
2006 Freedomland
2006 Snakes on a Plane
2006 Home of the Brave
2007 Farce of the Penguins
2007 Black Snake Moan
2007 1408
2007 Resurrecting the Champ
2007 Cleaner
2008 Jumper
2008 Iron Man
2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 Lakeview Terrace
2008 Soul Men
2008 The Spirit
2008 Gospel Hill
2009 Astro Boy
2009 Inglourious Basterds
2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey
2010 Mother and Child
2010 Unthinkable
2010 Iron Man 2
2010 The Other Guys
2010 Vengeance: A Love Story
2011 African Cats
2011 Thor
2011 Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 Arena
2012 Zambezia
2012 The Avengers
2012 The Samaritan
2012 Django Unchained

Television Credits
1978 Milo Muse the Rabbit
1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin
1989 Dead Man Out
1990 Law & Order
1992 Ghostwriter
1995 Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1997 The Directors: John Frankenheimer
1999 Forever Hollywood
2001 The Proud Family
2002 Fighting for Freedom: Revolution & Civil War
2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2005–2010 The Boondocks
2005 Extras
2006 Honor Deferred
2007 Afro Samurai
2007 Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
2007 Stax 50th Anniversary Concert
2009 Afro Samurai: Resurrection
2009 Un-broke: What You Need to Know About Money
2011 The Sunset Limited
2011 Prohibition
2011 Curiosity
2011 The Mountaintop