Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, martial artist and movie producer. He is best known for his role as the vampire hunter Blade in the Blade trilogy movies.
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| Born | Wesley Trent Snipes July 31, 1962 |
| Years active | 1985-present |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Nikki Park (2003-present) April Duboise (1985-1990) |
Snipes was born in Orlando, Florida and spent most of his childhood in The Bronx, New York City. He moved back to Orlando when he was a teenager.
Film
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1986 | Wildcats | Trumaine | ||
| 1986 | Streets of Gold | Roland Jenkins | ||
| 1987 | Critical Condition | Ambulance Driver | Cameo | [2] |
| 1989 | Major League | Willie Mays Hayes | ||
| 1990 | King of New York | Detective Thomas Flanigan | ||
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Shadow Henderson | ||
| 1991 | New Jack City | Nino Brown | ||
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Flipper Purify | ||
| 1992 | The Waterdance | Raymond Hill | ||
| 1992 | White Men Can't Jump | Sidney "Syd" Deane | ||
| 1992 | Passenger 57 | Chief John Cutter | ||
| 1993 | Boiling Point | Agent Jimmy Mercer | ||
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Lieutenant Webster "Web" Smith | ||
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Simon Phoenix | ||
| 1993 | Sugar Hill | Romello "Rome" Skuggs | ||
| 1994 | Drop Zone | U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip | ||
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Noxeema Jackson | ||
| 1995 | Money Train | Officer John Robinson | ||
| 1995 | Waiting to Exhale | James Wheeler | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1996 | The Fan | Bobby Rayburn | ||
| 1996 | John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk | None | Documentary film; executive producer only | |
| 1997 | Murder at 1600 | Detective Harlan Regis | ||
| 1997 | One Night Stand | Maximilian "Max" Carlyle | Limited release | |
| 1998 | U.S. Marshals | Mark J. Sheridan / Mark Roberts / Mark Warren | ||
| 1998 | The Big Hit | None | Producer only | |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta | Will Sinclair | Limited release; also producer | |
| 1998 | Blade | Eric Brooks / Blade | Also producer and martial arts choreographer | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Ringside Fan | Limited release; cameo | |
| 2000 | The Art of War | Agent Neil Shaw | Also executive producer | |
| 2002 | Liberty Stands Still | Agent Alex / Joe | Limited release | |
| 2002 | Zig Zag | David "Dave" Fletcher | Limited release | |
| 2002 | Blade II | Eric Brooks / Blade | Also producer and fight coordinator | |
| 2002 | Undisputed | Monroe "Undisputed" Hutchens | Also executive producer | |
| 2004 | Unstoppable | Agent Dean Cage | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity | Eric Brooks / Blade | Also producer | |
| 2005 | 7 Seconds | Jack Tulliver | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | The Marksman | Enter "The Marksman" Painter | Direct-to-video | |
| 2005 | Chaos | Lorenz / Jason York | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | The Detonator | Agent Sonni Griffith | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Hard Luck | Lucky | Direct-to-video | |
| 2007 | The Contractor | Agent James Jackson Dial | Direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | The Art of War II: Betrayal | Agent Neil Shaw | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Casanova "Caz" Phillips | ||
| 2011 | Game of Death | Agent Marcus Jones | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Revelations of the Mayans: 2012 and Beyond | None | Documentary film; executive producer only | |
| 2012 | Gallowwalkers | Aman | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Doctor "Doc" Death | ||
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Sean "Cyclops" Andrews | Limited release | |
| 2017 | The Recall | "The Hunter" | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2017 | Armed Response | Isaac | Direct-to-video; also producer | |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | D'Urville Martin | Limited release | |
| 2020 | Cut Throat City | Lawrence | Limited release | |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | General Izzi | Streaming release | |
| 2023 | Back on the Strip | Luther "Mr. Big" | Limited release; also producer | |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine | Eric Brooks / Blade |
Television
change| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1984 | All My Children | Marty | Episode: "Episode #1.3877" | |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Silk | Episode: "Streetwise" | |
| 1987 | Vietnam War Story | Bookman | Episode: "An Old Ghost Walks the Earth" | |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk | Nicholas Murdock | 2 episodes | |
| 1989 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Hood | Episode: "Here's Why You Should Always Make Your Bed in the Morning" | |
| 1990 | H.E.L.P. | Officer Lou Barton | 6 episodes | |
| 1996 | America's Dream | George Du Vail | Television film | |
| 1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Pied Piper | Episode: "The Pied Piper"; voice role | |
| 1998 | Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes | None | Television documentary film; executive producer only | |
| 1998 | Futuresport | Obike Fixx | Television film; also producer | |
| 2000 | Disappearing Acts | Franklin Swift | Television film; also executive producer | |
| 2001 | Dr. Ben | None | Television documentary film; executive producer only | |
| 2003 | The Bernie Mac Show | Duke | Episode: "Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope" | |
| 2015 | The Player | Mr. Johnson | 9 episodes | |
| 2018 | Represent | Unknown | Episode: "Wesley Snipes Talks Blade and Black Panther" | |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows | Wesley | Episode: "The Trial" | |
| 2021 | True Story | Carlton | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Maris Morlak | 2 episodes; voice role | |
| 2025 | Paper Empire | Damon Moore | 2 episodes |
Theatre
change| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1986 | Execution of Justice | Sister Boom Boom | Broadway | [3] |
Music videos
change| Year | Title | Role | Performer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1987 | "Bad" | Mini Max | Michael Jackson |
Soundtrack appearances
change| Year | Title | Song | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1986 | Wildcats | "Football Rap (End Credits)" | Uncredited | |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | "Pop Top 40" | ||
| 2015 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | "Fame" | Episode: "Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting/Wesley Snipes/Chris Cornell"; uncredited |
Video games
change| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1994 | Demolition Man | Simon Phoenix | Live action full-motion video | |
| 2011 | Julius Styles: The International | Julius Styles |
References
change- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=08GbEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT144&dq=Gender+and+Action+Films:+Road+Warriors,+Bombshells+and+Atomic+Blondes+-+Wesley+Snipes+-+5+ft+9+in&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiSqJL848CIAxUFW0EAHURQFIIQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ "19 Things You Might Not Have Realised About Wesley Snipes". May 15, 2019.
- ↑ Beaufort, John (March 24, 1986). "'Execution of Justice' echoes 1979 case. Pair of San Francisco crimes analyzed in courtroom drama". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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