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 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 Brooklyn's 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.
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| 1 | Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Most waited movies 2023 and after | Blade | 7.9 | |
| 2 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) | Self - Blade | - | - |
| 3 | Coming 2 America (2021) | General Izzi | 5.9 | |
| 4 | Cut Throat City (2020) | Lawrence | 6 | |
| 5 | Dolemite Is My Name (2019) | D’Urville Martin | 7.5 | |
| 6 | Armed Response (2017) | Isaac | 6 | |
| 7 | The Recall (2017) | The Hunter | 6 | |
| 8 | Chi-Raq (2015) | Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews | 6.3 | |
| 9 | The Expendables 3 (2014) | Doc | 6.2 | |
| 10 | Gallowwalkers (2012) | Aman | 3.5 | |
| 11 | Game of Death (2011) | Agent Marcus | 5.3 | |
| 12 | Brooklyn's Finest (2010) | Casanova 'Caz' Phillips | 6.5 | |
| 13 | The Art of War II: Betrayal (2008) | Neil Shaw | 7 | |
| 14 | The Contractor (2007) | James Dial | 5.5 | |
| 15 | The Detonator (2006) | Sonni Griffith | 4 | |
| 16 | Hard Luck (2006) | Lucky | 4 | |
| 17 | The Marksman (2005) | Painter | 7.5 | |
| 18 | Chaos (2005) | Lorenz / Jason York | 6.8 | |
| 19 | 7 Seconds (2005) | Jack Tuliver | 6 | |
| 20 | Unstoppable (2004) | Dean Cage | 5 | |
| 21 | Blade: Trinity (2004) | Eric Brooks / Blade | 6.2 | |
| 22 | Undisputed (2002) | Monroe Hutchen | 6.6 | |
| 23 | Liberty Stands Still (2002) | Joe | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Blade II (2002) | Blade | 6.8 | |
| 25 | Disappearing Acts (2000) | Franklin Swift | - | - |
| 26 | The Art of War (2000) | Neil Shaw | 5.8 | |
| 27 | Play It to the Bone (1999) | Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan) | 5 | |
| 28 | Down in the Delta (1998) | Will Sinclair | - | - |
| 29 | U.S. Marshals (1998) | Sheridan | 6.6 | |
| 30 | Blade (1998) | Blade | 7.4 | |
| 31 | One Night Stand (1997) | Max Carlyle | - | - |
| 32 | Murder at 1600 (1997) | Detective Harlan Regis | 5.8 | |
| 33 | The Fan (1996) | Bobby Rayburn | 6.5 | |
| 34 | Waiting to Exhale (1995) | James Wheeler (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 35 | Money Train (1995) | John | 6.1 | |
| 36 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) | Noxeema Jackson | 8.1 | |
| 37 | Drop Zone (1994) | Pete Nessip | 5.3 | |
| 38 | Sugar Hill (1994) | Romello Skuggs | 8 | |
| 39 | Boiling Point (1993) | Jimmy Mercer | 4.7 | |
| 40 | Demolition Man (1993) | Simon Phoenix | 6.8 | |
| 41 | Rising Sun (1993) | Lt. Webster Smith | 5.9 | |
| 42 | White Men Can't Jump (1992) | Sidney Deane | 7.3 | |
| 43 | Passenger 57 (1992) | John Cutter | 5.5 | |
| 44 | Jungle Fever (1991) | Flipper Purify | 7 | |
| 45 | New Jack City (1991) | Nino Brown | 7 | |
| 46 | King of New York (1990) | Thomas Flanigan | 6.8 | |
| 47 | Mo' Better Blues (1990) | Shadow Henderson (Sax) | 6.5 | |
| 48 | Major League (1989) | Willie Mays Hayes | 7.1 | |
| 49 | Critical Condition (1987) | Ambulance Driver | - | - |
| 50 | Wildcats (1986) | Trumaine | 8 | |
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