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