SAMUEL L. JACKSON (Dan "Hondo" Harrelson) received Academy Award® and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a Best Supporting Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for his portrayal of ‘Jules,’ the philosophizing hit man, in Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.
He recently starred in Basic with John Travolta and will be seen in Philip Kaufman’s suspense thriller Blackout opposite Ashley Judd, Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, John Boorman’s Country of My Skull and the final installment of the Star Wars saga.
Last year, Jackson appeared in the second installment of George Lucas’ Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, in which he reprised his role as ‘Mace Windu’ the leader of the Jedi Council, Changing Lanes opposite Ben Affleck, Rob Cohen’s XXX co-starring Vin Diesel and the action thriller Formula 51, which he also produced.
In 2001 Jackson starred opposite Bruce Willis in writer/director M. Night Shyamalan’s suspense drama Unbreakable. He was also the star and executive producer on Caveman’s Valentine, his second project with director Kasi Lemmons. The first was Eve’s Bayou, which he also produced.
Jackson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2000 Deauville Film Festival. The festival screened both John Singleton’s Shaft, in which Jackson appears in the title role opposite Christian Bale and Vanessa Williams, and William Friedkin’s courtroom drama Rules of Engagement, in which he stars opposite Tommy Lee Jones.
Among Jackson’s other feature film credits are Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea, Francois Girard’s The Red Violin, a cameo appearance in George Lucas’ Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Negotiator and Jackie Brown, his second film with director Quentin Tarantino for which Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination and the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the Berlin Film Festival.
Jackson also starred opposite Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey in Joel Schumacher’s 1996 film version of John Grisham’s A Time To Kill. For his performance, Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination and an NAACP Image Award. He also starred opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard With a Vengeance, the top-grossing movie worldwide in 1995. Other film credits include 187, Sphere, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Hard Eight, Kiss of Death, Losing Isaiah, Amos and Andrew, Ragtime, Sea of Love, Coming to America, Ray, Do the Right Thing, School Daze, Mo' Better Blues, Goodfellas, Strictly Business, White Sands, Patriot Games, Jumpin’ at the Boneyard, Fathers and Sons, Juice, True Romance and Fresh. His performance as a crack addict in Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever earned him the first and only Best Supporting Performance Award ever given by the judges at the Cannes Film Festival. He also won the New York Film Critics’ Award for Best Supporting Actor for that performance.
On television, Jackson starred in John Frankenheimer’s Emmy Award®-winning "Against the Wall" for HBO. His performance earned him a Cable Ace nomination as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries, as well as a Golden Globe nomination.
Jackson’s career began upon his graduation from Morehouse College in Atlanta with a degree in dramatic arts. He went on to perform in numerous stage plays, including "Home, A Soldier's Play," "Sally/Prince" and "The District Line." He also originated roles in two of August Wilson’s plays at Yale Repertory Theatre. For the New York Shakespeare Festival, Jackson appeared in "Mother Courage and Her Children," "Spell #7" and "The Mighty Gents." While still a student at Morehouse, Jackson made his film debut in Together for Days.
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