Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1962-07-31 (61 years old)

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Biography

Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He has starred in numerous action-adventures, thrillers, and dramatic feature films and is well-known for his role as Blade in the Blade trilogy. Snipes formed a production company titled 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 age twelve, earning a high ranking 5th dan black belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd dan black belt in Hapkido. He has also trained as a student of Capoeira under Mestre Jelon Vieira and in a number of other disciplines including various styles of kung fu. At age 23, Snipes was discovered by an agent while performing in a competition. He made his film debut in the 1986 Goldie Hawn vehicle Wildcats. Later that year, he appeared on the trendy 1980's TV show Miami Vice as a drug-dealing pimp in the episode 'Streetwise' (first aired December 5, 1986). In 1987, he appeared as Michael Jackson's nemesis in the Martin Scorsese-directed music video "Bad" (he is seen in only the long version of the video) and the feature film Streets of Gold. That same year, Snipes was also considered for the role of Geordi La Forge in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Snipes' performance in the music video "Bad" caught the eye of director Spike Lee. Snipes turned down a small role in Lee's Do the Right Thing for the larger part of Willie Mays Hayes in Major League, beginning a succession of box-office hits for Snipes. Lee would later cast Snipes as the jazz saxophonist Shadow Henderson in Mo' Better Blues and as the lead in the interracial romantic drama Jungle Fever. Another important role for Snipes was the powerful drug lord Nino Brown in New Jack City, which was written specifically for him by Barry Michael Cooper. Another film in which his character was involved in drugs was the somber movie Sugar Hill. Although Snipes is more known for his roles in action films like Passenger 57, Demolition Man (with Sylvester Stallone), Money Train, U.S. Marshals (a sequel of The Fugitive) and Rising Sun (with Sean Connery), he has also had success in comedies like White Men Can't Jump, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar where he played a drag queen together with Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo. Snipes has also been critically acclaimed for his roles in dramas like The Waterdance and Disappearing Acts. Snipes has been married twice; first, to April Snipes from 1985-1990 with whom he has a son, Jelani Asar Snipes, born in 1988. Jelani had a cameo role in Snipes' 1990 film Mo' Better Blues. In 2003, Snipes wed painter Nakyung 'Nikki' Park, who is the mother of his four youngest children: son Akhenaten Kihwa-T Snipes; daughter Iset Jua-T Snipes (born July 31, 2001); son Alaafia Jehu-T Snipes (born May 26, 2004); and son Alimayu Moa-T Snipes (born March 26, 2007). Snipes spends a lot of time in Park's home country of South Korea, which he calls his "second home."  

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Filmography

all 86

Movies 70

TV Shows 16

self 14

Producer 7

Voice 2

Narrator 2

Leslie Snipes
Where’s Usher?

Where’s Usher? (2024)

Movie
Luther
Back on the Strip

Back on the Strip (2023)

Movie
Maris Morlak (voice)
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)

TV
Carlton
True Story

True Story (2021)

TV
General Izzi
Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America (2021)

Movie
5.43
Lawrence
Cut Throat City

Cut Throat City (2020)

Movie
5
D’Urville Martin
Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Movie
5.69
Wesley
What We Do in the Shadows

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

TV
6.67
Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story (2018)

TV
Isaac
Armed Response

Armed Response (2017)

Movie
The Hunter
The Recall

The Recall (2017)

Movie
6
Cyclops
Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq (2015)

Movie
Mr. Johnson
The Player

The Player (2015)

TV
5.94
Self
The Making of The Expendables 3

The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014)

Movie
Doc
The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Movie
6.03
Aman
Gallowwalkers

Gallowwalkers (2012)

Movie
Marcus
Game of Death

Game of Death (2011)

Movie
Caz
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

Movie
3
Shaw
The Art of War II: Betrayal

The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008)

Movie
5.18
James Dial
The Contractor

The Contractor (2007)

Movie
6
Lucky
Hard Luck

Hard Luck (2006)

Movie
6
Sonni Griffith
The Detonator

The Detonator (2006)

Movie
Painter
The Marksman

The Marksman (2005)

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

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade Trinity' (2005)

Movie
Jack Tuliver
7 Seconds

7 Seconds (2005)

Movie
Lorenz / Jason York
Chaos

Chaos (2005)

Movie
5
Eric Brooks / Blade / Producer
Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity (2004)

Movie
5.82
Dean Cage
Unstoppable

Unstoppable (2004)

Movie
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)

Movie
Monroe Hutchen
Undisputed

Undisputed (2002)

Movie
5.4
Dave Fletcher
Zig Zag

Zig Zag (2002)

Movie
Self - Interviewee
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)

Movie
Blade Trio (Blade) (archive footage)
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002)

Movie
Eric Brooks / Blade / Producer
Blade II

Blade II (2002)

Movie
6.13
Joe
Liberty Stands Still

Liberty Stands Still (2002)

Movie
7
The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show (2001)

TV
7
Franklin Swift
Disappearing Acts

Disappearing Acts (2000)

Movie
Shaw
The Art of War

The Art of War (2000)

Movie
5.33
Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone (1999)

Movie
Obike Fixx
Futuresport

Futuresport (1999)

Movie
Will Sinclair / Producer
Down in the Delta

Down in the Delta (1998)

Movie
Self
Vivement dimanche

Vivement dimanche (1998)

TV
Eric Brooks / Blade / Producer / Martial Arts Choreographer
Blade

Blade (1998)

Movie
5.92
Self
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)

Movie
Himself
Jackie Chan: My Story

Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)

Movie
Producer
The Big Hit

The Big Hit (1998)

Movie
2.5
Mark Sheridan
U.S. Marshals

U.S. Marshals (1998)

Movie
6.76
Max Carlyle
One Night Stand

One Night Stand (1997)

Movie
8
Self - Guest
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Detective Regis
Murder at 1600

Murder at 1600 (1997)

Movie
3.67
Self
Clive Anderson All Talk

Clive Anderson All Talk (1996)

TV
Narrator
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)

Movie
Himself
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar (1996)

Movie
Bobby Rayburn
The Fan

The Fan (1996)

Movie
7
George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
America's Dream

America's Dream (1996)

Movie
James Wheeler (uncredited)
Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

Movie
6
John
Money Train

Money Train (1995)

Movie
3.67
Noxeema Jackson
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

Movie
9
The Pied Piper (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

TV
Pete Nessip
Drop Zone

Drop Zone (1994)

Movie
3.5
Roemello Skuggs
Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill (1994)

Movie
Simon Phoenix
Demolition Man

Demolition Man (1993)

Movie
6.89
Narrator
Hardwood Dreams

Hardwood Dreams (1993)

Movie
Lt. Webster Smith
Rising Sun

Rising Sun (1993)

Movie
6.33
Jimmy Mercer
Boiling Point

Boiling Point (1993)

Movie
John Cutter
Passenger 57

Passenger 57 (1992)

Movie
6.05
HBO First Look

HBO First Look (1992)

TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

TV
5.75
Raymond Hill
The Waterdance

The Waterdance (1992)

Movie
6
Sidney Deane
White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump (1992)

Movie
5.5
Himself
Sous les marches du palais

Sous les marches du palais (1991)

Movie
Flipper Purify
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever (1991)

Movie
4
Nino Brown
New Jack City

New Jack City (1991)

Movie
7
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

Movie
6
Thomas Flanigan
King of New York

King of New York (1990)

Movie
4.2
Off. Lou Barton
H.E.L.P.

H.E.L.P. (1990)

TV
Willie Mays Hayes
Major League

Major League (1989)

Movie
5.36
Nicholas Murdock
A Man Called Hawk

A Man Called Hawk (1989)

TV
Mini Max
Bad

Bad (1987)

Movie
Ambulance Driver
Critical Condition

Critical Condition (1987)

Movie
Trumaine
Wildcats

Wildcats (1986)

Movie
6
Roland Jenkins
Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold (1986)

Movie
Silk
Miami Vice

Miami Vice (1984)

TV
7
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Executive Producer
Payline

Payline

Movie
Executive Producer
Outbreak Z

Outbreak Z

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.76
Based on 2.55 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1993
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1962-07-31 (61 years old)

Birth Name
Wesley Trent Snipes

Birth Place
Orlando, United States of America

Religion
Christianity

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Уэсли Снайпс, Wesley Trent Snipes, Γουέσλεϊ Σνάιπς

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Volpi Cup for Best Actor


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