Wesley Snipes
Acting
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.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Noxeema Jackson
Age 33 (now 63)
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
as Self (archive footage)
Age 64 (now 63)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
as Self - Blade
Age 62 (now 63)
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
as self
Age 52 (now 63)
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
Age 48 (now 63)
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
as Self
Age 42 (now 63)
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
as Self
Age 40 (now 63)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
as Self
Age 36 (now 63)
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
as Narrator
Age 34 (now 63)
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
as Self
Age 34 (now 63)
America's Dream
as George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Age 33 (now 63)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Noxeema Jackson
Age 33 (now 63)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Morlak (voice)
Age 60 (now 63)
Basketball: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 56 (now 63)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Pied Piper (voice)
Age 32 (now 63)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Hood
Age 24 (now 63)
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Also Known As
Wesley Trent Snipes, وسلی اسنایپس, وسلی اِسنَایپس
IMDB
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