1962-07-31 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.
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Michael Jackson: A Life in Music | Self (archive footage) | 2026-08-29 |
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Where's Usher? | Leslie Snipes | 2024-02-08 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine | Self - Blade | 2024-11-11 |
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Deadpool & Wolverine | Blade | 2024-07-24 |
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Back on the Strip | Luther 'Mr. Big' | 2023-08-17 |
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Coming 2 America | General Izzi | 2021-03-04 |
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Cut Throat City | Lawrence | 2020-07-31 |
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Dolemite Is My Name | D’Urville Martin | 2019-10-04 |
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Armed Response | Isaac | 2017-08-04 |
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The Recall | The Hunter | 2017-06-02 |
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Chi-Raq | Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews | 2015-12-04 |
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Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience | self | 2014-08-20 |
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The Expendables 3 | Doc | 2014-08-07 |
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The Making of The Expendables 3 | Self | 2014-11-25 |
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Gallowwalkers | Aman | 2012-10-27 |
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Game of Death | Agent Marcus | 2011-03-31 |
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Brooklyn's Finest | Casanova 'Caz' Phillips | 2010-03-04 |
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift | (archive footage) | 2010-08-03 |
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The Art of War II: Betrayal | Neil Shaw | 2008-08-12 |
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The Contractor | James Dial | 2007-05-11 |
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The Detonator | Sonni Griffith | 2006-04-25 |
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Hard Luck | Lucky | 2006-10-17 |
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The Marksman | Painter | 2006-10-20 |
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Chaos | Lorenz / Jason York | 2005-01-17 |
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7 Seconds | Jack Tuliver | 2005-06-28 |
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Blade: Trinity | Eric Brooks / Blade | 2004-12-08 |
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Unstoppable | Dean Cage | 2004-10-20 |
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Undisputed | Monroe Hutchen | 2002-07-17 |
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Liberty Stands Still | Joe | 2002-01-18 |
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The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' | Self | 2002-09-03 |
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Zig Zag | Dave Fletcher | 2002-06-14 |
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Blade II | Blade | 2002-03-22 |
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The Art of War | Neil Shaw | 2000-08-25 |
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Disappearing Acts | Franklin Swift | 2000-12-09 |
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Play It to the Bone | Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan) | 1999-12-25 |
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Futuresport | Obike Fixx | 1999-09-30 |
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Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | Self | 1998-08-18 |
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Down in the Delta | Will Sinclair | 1998-12-25 |
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U.S. Marshals | Sheridan | 1998-03-06 |
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Blade | Blade | 1998-08-21 |
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One Night Stand | Max Carlyle | 1997-11-14 |
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Murder at 1600 | Detective Harlan Regis | 1997-04-18 |
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Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar | Self | 1996-08-30 |
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John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk | Narrator | 1996-09-10 |
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America's Dream | George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black") | 1996-02-17 |
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The Fan | Bobby Rayburn | 1996-08-15 |
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Waiting to Exhale | James Wheeler (uncredited) | 1995-12-22 |
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Noxeema Jackson | 1995-09-08 |
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Money Train | John | 1995-11-21 |
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Drop Zone | Pete Nessip | 1994-12-08 |
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Sugar Hill | Romello Skuggs | 1994-02-25 |
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Hardwood Dreams | Narrator | 1993-10-01 |
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Boiling Point | Jimmy Mercer | 1993-04-16 |
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Demolition Man | Simon Phoenix | 1993-10-08 |
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Rising Sun | Lt. Webster Smith | 1993-07-30 |
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The Waterdance | Raymond Hill | 1992-05-13 |
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The Real Malcolm X | 1992-11-18 | |
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Passenger 57 | John Cutter | 1992-11-06 |
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White Men Can't Jump | Sidney Deane | 1992-03-27 |
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Sous les marches du palais | Self | 1991-09-14 |
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Jungle Fever | Flipper Purify | 1991-06-07 |
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New Jack City | Nino Brown | 1991-03-08 |
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Mo' Better Blues | Shadow Henderson (Sax) | 1990-08-03 |
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King of New York | Thomas Flanigan | 1990-07-18 |
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Major League | Willie Mays Hayes | 1989-02-16 |
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Critical Condition | Ambulance Driver | 1987-01-16 |
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Wildcats | Trumaine | 1986-02-14 |
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Streets of Gold | Roland Jenkins | 1986-11-14 |
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