Wesley Snipes
Acting
Born: Jul 31, 1962
From: Orlando, Florida, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn's Finest | Casanova 'Caz' Phillips | 2010 | 6.319 |
| The Art of War II: Betrayal | Neil Shaw | 2008 | 4.7 |
| The Marksman | Painter | 2006 | 5.533 |
| The Detonator | Sonni Griffith | 2006 | 4.667 |
| Hard Luck | Lucky | 2006 | 5.557 |
| Chaos | Lorenz / Jason York | 2005 | 6.326 |
| 7 Seconds | Jack Tuliver | 2005 | 5.474 |
| Unstoppable | Dean Cage | 2004 | 5.209 |
| Liberty Stands Still | Joe | 2002 | 5.377 |
| Blade II | Blade | 2002 | 6.6 |
| The Art of War | Neil Shaw | 2000 | 5.691 |
| Play It to the Bone | Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan) | 1999 | 5.446 |
| U.S. Marshals | Sheridan | 1998 | 6.536 |
| Murder at 1600 | Detective Harlan Regis | 1997 | 6.064 |
| One Night Stand | Max Carlyle | 1997 | 5.649 |
| The Fan | Bobby Rayburn | 1996 | 6.016 |
| Money Train | John | 1995 | 5.86 |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Noxeema Jackson | 1995 | 7.373 |
| Drop Zone | Pete Nessip | 1994 | 5.711 |
| Boiling Point | Jimmy Mercer | 1993 | 4.942 |
| Rising Sun | Lt. Webster Smith | 1993 | 6.143 |
| Demolition Man | Simon Phoenix | 1993 | 6.752 |
| White Men Can't Jump | Sidney Deane | 1992 | 6.646 |
| Passenger 57 | John Cutter | 1992 | 6.009 |
| Jungle Fever | Flipper Purify | 1991 | 6.407 |
| New Jack City | Nino Brown | 1991 | 6.679 |
| King of New York | Thomas Flanigan | 1990 | 6.752 |
| Mo' Better Blues | Shadow Henderson (Sax) | 1990 | 6.483 |
| Major League | Willie Mays Hayes | 1989 | 6.883 |
| Wildcats | Trumaine | 1986 | 6.258 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1962 |
| From | Orlando, Florida, USA |