FrameThrower · Actors · Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
32 films · 2,646 frames · top-billed in 15 · 1990–2024
Born 21 December 1948 · Washington, D.C., USA
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".
Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 32 films · 2,646 frames · top-billed in 15 · 1990–2024
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role1994
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor1991
- Silver Bear1998
- Silver Bear for Best Actor1997
- Film Independent Spirit Awards1995
- Academy Honorary Award2022
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 2,646 frames from the 32 films we hold. This is the look of the work Samuel takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 32 films we hold, 44% of their frames are night, 42% low key — the look of the work Samuel takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
The Garfield Movie
2024 · Vic (voice)
Captain Marvel
2019 · Nick Fury
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019 · Nick Fury
Glass
2019 · Elijah Price / Mr. Glass
Kong: Skull Island
2017 · Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
2016 · Barron
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Major Marquis Warren
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 · Nick Fury
The Spirit
2008 · Octopus
Black Snake Moan
2006 · Lazarus
Unbreakable
2000 · Elijah Price
Die Hard with a Vengeance
1995 · Zeus Carver
Against the Wall
1994 · Jamaal
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Jules Winnfield
Jackie Brown
· Ordell Robbie
The Marvels
2023 · Nick Fury
Incredibles 2
2018 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Nick Fury
Chi-raq
2015 · Dolmedes
RoboCop
2014 · Pat Novak
Django Unchained
2012 · Stephen
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011 · Nick Fury
Iron Man 2
2010 · Nick Fury
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Mace Windu
The Incredibles
2004 · Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
xXx
2002 · Agent Augustus Gibbons
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
2002 · Mace Windu
Trees Lounge
1996 · Wendell
Hard Eight
1996 · Jimmy
Jurassic Park
1993 · Arnold
True Romance
1993 · Big Don
Def By Temptation
1990 · Minister Garth
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Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 2,646 frames from Samuel L. Jackson's 32 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.