Wesley Snipes

Also Known As: Wesley Trent Snipes, وسلی اسنایپس, وسلی اِسنَایپس

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Snipes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Orlando, Florida, USA

Birthday: July 31, 1962

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

14.36%

Known For:

White Men Can't Jump
Liberty Stands Still
Passenger 57
Jungle Fever
New Jack City
Chaos
Drop Zone
Play It to the Bone
Money Train
The Marksman
The Art of War
Boiling Point
U.S. Marshals
Unstoppable
The Detonator
Rising Sun
Murder at 1600
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Brooklyn's Finest
7 Seconds
Demolition Man
One Night Stand
King of New York
The Fan
Major League
Hard Luck
The Art of War II: Betrayal
Blade II
Wildcats
Mo' Better Blues
Blade
Blade: Trinity
Streets of Gold
Undisputed
The Contractor
The Waterdance
Disappearing Acts
Futuresport
Gallowwalkers
Game of Death
Sugar Hill
Back on the Strip
Down in the Delta
The Expendables 3
Zig Zag
Where’s Usher?
Sous les marches du palais
The Making of The Expendables 3
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
Chi-Raq
Waiting to Exhale
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
America's Dream
Deadpool & Wolverine
Armed Response
Critical Condition
The Recall
Hardwood Dreams
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
Cut Throat City
Dolemite Is My Name
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
Outbreak Z
Coming 2 America
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
Jackie Chan: My Story
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'