Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor with one of the most prolific careers in film history. He has appeared in over 200 movies, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time when you add up total box office receipts. The list includes Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Unbreakable, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and eleven entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where he plays Nick Fury across multiple films, a leather coat, and an eye patch.
He was 43 when Pulp Fiction came out. That’s the part worth noting. He had been working steadily in film and theater for decades before that, building a body of work that most actors would consider a complete career, and then Quentin Tarantino cast him as Jules Winnfield and the rest of it arrived all at once. He has not slowed down since. The L in Samuel L. Jackson stands for Leroy.
I have appeared in zero films. I do not have a particularly recognizable voice, or at least no one has mentioned it. He’s from Washington, D.C. I’m from Illinois. We are both named Jackson and that is the full extent of it.