Wesley Snipes
Born 1962 · American actor
Wesley Trent Snipes is an American actor, martial artist, author, and film producer. In a film career spanning more than forty years, Snipes has appeared 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). Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.6 billion worldwide.
Wesley Snipes, in order
- 1986 Streets of Gold: acted · directed by Joe Roth
- 1986 Wildcats: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
- 1987 Critical Condition: acted · directed by Michael Apted
- 1989 Major League: acted · directed by David S. Ward
- 1990 H.E.L.P. (TV series): acted
- 1990 King of New York: acted · directed by Abel Ferrara
- 1990 Mo' Better Blues: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 73%, audiences 75%
- 1991 Jungle Fever: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 80%, audiences 67%
- 1991 New Jack City: acted · directed by Mario Van Peebles
- 1992 Passenger 57: acted · directed by Kevin Hooks
- 1992 The Waterdance: acted · directed by Neal Jimenez
- 1992 White Men Can't Jump: acted · directed by Ron Shelton
- 1993 Boiling Point: acted · directed by James B. Harris
- 1993 Demolition Man: acted · directed by Marco Brambilla · critics 64%, audiences 67%
- 1993 Rising Sun: acted · directed by Philip Kaufman
- 1993 Sugar Hill: acted · directed by León Ichaso
- 1994 Drop Zone: acted · directed by John Badham
- 1995 Money Train: acted · directed by Joseph Ruben
- 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: acted · directed by Beeban Kidron
- 1996 America's Dream: acted · directed by Bill Duke and Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- 1996 The Fan: acted · directed by Tony Scott · critics 43%, audiences 35%
- 1997 Murder at 1600: acted · directed by Dwight H. Little
- 1997 One Night Stand: acted · directed by Mike Figgis
- 1998 Blade: produced, acted · directed by Stephen Norrington
- 1998 Down in the Delta: produced, acted · directed by Maya Angelou
- 1998 Futuresport (TV movie): acted · directed by Ernest Dickerson
- 1998 Jackie Chan : My Story: acted · directed by Jackie Chan
- 1998 The Big Hit: produced · directed by Kirk Wong
- 1998 U.S. Marshals: acted · directed by Stuart Baird
- 1999 Play It to the Bone: acted · directed by Ron Shelton
- 2000 Disappearing Acts (TV movie): acted · directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 2000 The Art of War: acted · directed by Christian Duguay
- 2002 Blade II: produced, acted · directed by Guillermo del Toro
- 2002 Liberty Stands Still: acted · directed by Kari Skogland
- 2002 Undisputed: produced, acted · directed by Walter Hill
- 2002 Zig Zag: acted · directed by David S. Goyer
- 2004 Blade: Trinity: produced, acted · directed by David S. Goyer
- 2004 Unstoppable: acted · directed by David Carson
- 2005 7 Seconds: acted · directed by Simon Fellows
- 2005 Chaos: acted · directed by Tony Giglio
- 2005 The Marksman (TV movie): acted · directed by Marcus Adams
- 2006 Hard Luck (TV movie): acted · directed by Mario Van Peebles
- 2006 The Detonator: acted · directed by Po-Chih Leong
- 2007 The Contractor: acted · directed by Josef Rusnak
- 2008 The Art of War II: Betrayal: acted · directed by Josef Rusnak
- 2009 Brooklyn's Finest: acted · directed by Antoine Fuqua · critics 45%, audiences 46% · streaming on Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 2010 Game of Death: acted · directed by Giorgio Serafini
- 2012 Gallowwalkers: acted · directed by Andrew Goth
- 2014 The Expendables 3: acted · directed by Patrick Hughes · critics 32%, audiences 48% · streaming on fuboTV
- 2015 Chiraq: acted · directed by Spike Lee · critics 82%, audiences 53% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
- 2015 The Player (TV series): acted
- 2017 Armed Response: acted · directed by John Stockwell
- 2017 The Recall: produced, acted · directed by Mauro Borrelli
- 2019 Dolemite Is My Name: acted · directed by Craig Brewer · critics 97%, audiences 91% · streaming on Netflix
- 2021 Coming 2 America: acted · directed by Craig Brewer · critics 49%, audiences 37% · streaming on Prime Video, Prime Video (free), MX Player
- 2021 True Story (TV series): acted · directed by Hanelle Culpepper and Stephen Williams
- 2023 Back on the Strip: produced, acted · directed by Chris Spencer
- 2024 Deadpool & Wolverine: acted · directed by Shawn Levy · critics 77%, audiences 94% · streaming on Disney+