Biography
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.
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Filmography
all 87
Movies 70
TV Shows 17
self 14
Producer 11
Voice 2
Narrator 2
Where’s Usher? (2024)
Back on the Strip (2023)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)
True Story (2021)
Coming 2 America (2021)
Cut Throat City (2020)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
Armed Response (2017)
The Recall (2017)
Chi-Raq (2015)
The Player (2015)
Game of Death (2011)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
The Contractor (2007)
The Detonator (2006)
The Marksman (2005)
7 Seconds (2005)
Chaos (2005)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Unstoppable (2004)
Undisputed (2002)
Zig Zag (2002)
Blade II (2002)
Disappearing Acts (2000)
The Art of War (2000)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
Futuresport (1999)
Down in the Delta (1998)
Blade (1998)
Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
The Big Hit (1998)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
One Night Stand (1997)
The View (1997)
Murder at 1600 (1997)
The Fan (1996)
America's Dream (1996)
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
Drop Zone (1994)
Sugar Hill (1994)
Demolition Man (1993)
Hardwood Dreams (1993)
Rising Sun (1993)
Boiling Point (1993)
Passenger 57 (1992)
The Waterdance (1992)
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Jungle Fever (1991)
New Jack City (1991)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
King of New York (1990)
H.E.L.P. (1990)
Major League (1989)
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
Bad (1987)
Critical Condition (1987)
Wildcats (1986)
Streets of Gold (1986)
Outbreak Z
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1962-07-31 (62 years old)
Birth NameWesley Trent Snipes
Birth PlaceOrlando, United States
ReligionChristianity
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWesley Trent Snipes
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Volpi Cup for Best Actor
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