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 Cant 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 Brooklyns 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.

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The Marksman

Painter

Film 2005

U.S. Marshals

Sheridan

Film 1998

The Art of War II: Betrayal

Neil Shaw

Film 2008

Back on the Strip

Luther 'Mr. Big'

Film 2023

Down in the Delta

Will Sinclair

Film 1998

Zig Zag

Dave Fletcher

Film 2002

Where’s Usher?

Leslie Snipes

Film 2024

Sous les marches du palais

Self

Film 1991

The Making of The Expendables 3

Self

Film 2014

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

Self

Film 1998

Waiting to Exhale

James Wheeler (uncredited)

Film 1995

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

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Film 2010

The Recall

The Hunter

Film 2017

Hardwood Dreams

Narrator

Film 1993

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

Self

Film 1996

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

Narrator

Film 1996

Outbreak Z

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Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

Self

Film 2005

Jackie Chan: My Story

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film 1998

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine

Self - Blade

Film 2024

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

Self

Film 2002

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The Bernie Mac Show

Duke

Tv 2001

The View

Self - Guest

Tv 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Tv 1992

Basketball: A Love Story

Self (archive footage)

Tv 2018

The Oscars

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Tv 1953

Vivement dimanche

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Tv 1998

HBO First Look

Tv 1992