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Samuel L. Jackson is one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood and stars in some of the biggest box office hits of all time. His portrayal of Jules, the philosophizing hit man, in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction brought him unanimous critical acclaim, as well as Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations.

In 2006, Jackson starred in New Line's thriller Snakes on a Plane and in Freedomland opposite Julianne Moore. In 2005, he played Agent Derrick Vann in the action crime comedy The Man opposite Eugene Levy. Also in that year, Jackson topped the opening weekend box office charts with the success of the Paramount Pictures' Coach Carter, which also screened opening night of the Palm Springs Film Festival, where Jackson received a Career Achievement Award and Best Actor at the NAACP Image Awards.

Jackson also starred in In My Country, directed by John Boorman, as an American reporter who must cope with the aftermath of apartheid as his newspaper assigns him to cover the Truth and Reconciliation Trials. He then did two reprising roles, first as Agent Augustus Gibbons in XXX: State of the Union and then as Mace Windu in Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith.

Jackson's additional credits include the voice of Frozone in Disney's critically acclaimed, animated action-adventure film The Incredibles, as well as starring roles in S.W.A.T., Changing Lanes, Formula 51, XXX, Stars Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Kasi Lemmons' Caveman's Valentine and Eve's Bayou.

In 2000, Jackson starred opposite Bruce Willis in writer/director M. Night Shyamalan's suspense drama, Unbreakable. Also in that year, he starred in the courtroom drama Rules of Engagement and in John Singleton's Shaft. Both films were screened at the 2000 Deauville Film Festival, where Jackson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

For Jackie Brown, his second film with director Quentin Tarantino, Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination and the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor in a Comedy at the Berlin Film Festival. For his performance in Joel Schumacher's 1996 film of the John Grisham novel A Time to Kill, Jackson received a Golden Globe nomination and an NAACP Image Award.

In 1991, Jackson made movie history with his portrayal of a crack addict in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever when he was awarded the first and only Best Supporting Actor 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.

Jackson's other film credits include Deep Blue Sea, The Red Violin, Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace, Die Hard with a Vengeance, opposite Bruce Willis, which was the top-grossing movie internationally in 1995, The Negotiator, Twisted, 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, Father and Sons, Juice, Fresh and True Romance.

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.

Jackson made his film debut in Together for Days, while still a student at Morehouse. He most recently completed work on Irwin Winkler's Home of the Brave and Craig Brewer's Black Snake Moan, both scheduled for release in 2007. Currently, Jackson is in production simultaneously in Doug Liman's sci-fi thriller, Jumper as well as in The Cleaner, a drama/thriller that Jackson is co-producing. He will begin production on Black Water Transit with Bruce Willis this spring.

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