Biography
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 come...
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Complete Filmography

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Self - Blade
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy sit down and spill the proverbial beans about how "Deadpool & Wolverine" was conceived, carried t...

Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Blade
A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces...

Where’s Usher?
2024
as Leslie Snipes
The road to Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance continues. This time, Apple Music drops a new official film, Where’s Usher?, to promote the perfor...

Back on the Strip
2023
as Luther 'Mr. Big'
Aspiring magician Merlin moves to Las Vegas but gets waylaid by his natural gifts and a place with the black male strippers The Chocolate Chips.

Back on the Strip
2023
Producer
Aspiring magician Merlin moves to Las Vegas but gets waylaid by his natural gifts and a place with the black male strippers The Chocolate Chips.

Coming 2 America
2021
as General Izzi
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native name...

Cut Throat City
2020
as Lawrence
Four boyhood friends return to New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina, to find their home decimated and prospects for work swept away. ...

Dolemite Is My Name
2019
as D’Urville Martin
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

Armed Response
2017
as Isaac
The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.

Armed Response
2017
Producer
The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.

The Recall
2017
as The Hunter
When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion ...

The Recall
2017
Producer
When five friends vacation at a remote lake house, they expect nothing less then a good time, unaware that Earth is under attack by an alien invasion ...

Chi-Raq
2015
as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

The Making of The Expendables 3
2014
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the third installment of the Expendables franchise.

The Expendables 3
2014
as Doc
Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks...

Gallowwalkers
2012
as Aman
When a nun broke her covenant with God to save the life of her unborn son, Aman, he was cursed for life. As an adult, Aman has killed those who have ...

Game of Death
2011
as Agent Marcus
CIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has oth...

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
as (archive footage)
The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so cult...

Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Casanova 'Caz' Phillips
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty...

The Art of War II: Betrayal
2008
as Neil Shaw
Agent Neil Shaw is called out of retirement and finds himself in the midst of a plot to assassinate several leading Senators with himself set-up to ta...

The Contractor
2007
as James Dial
Former CIA Operative James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he...

Hard Luck
2006
as Lucky
Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but come...

The Detonator
2006
as Sonni Griffith
Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.

The Marksman
2005
as Painter
When Chechen rebels take over a Russian nuclear reactor, it’s up to a special ops marksman to rescue the hostages and prevent nuclear catastrophe.

Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'
2005
as Self
Documentary on the making of 'Blade: Trinity'.

7 Seconds
2005
as Jack Tuliver
When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the crimin...

Chaos
2005
as Lorenz / Jason York
In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street...

Blade: Trinity
2004
as Eric Brooks / Blade
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out in...

Blade: Trinity
2004
Producer
For years, Blade has fought against the vampires in the cover of the night. But now, after falling into the crosshairs of the FBI, he is forced out in...

Unstoppable
2004
as Dean Cage
The deranged military and former CIA agent Dean Cage is in a rehab program, trying to forget the traumatic loss of his best friend Scott in Bosnia. Wh...

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002
as Self
Documentary about the making of the film 'Blade II'.

Undisputed
2002
as Monroe Hutchen
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. I...

Undisputed
2002
Executive Producer
Monroe Hutchens is the heavyweight champion of Sweetwater, a maximum security prison. He was convicted to a life sentence due to a passionate crime. I...

Zig Zag
2002
as Dave Fletcher
An autistic 15-year-old boy steals money from his boss to provide rent for his abusive father, who uses the money to repay a loan shark.

Blade II
2002
as Blade
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Blade II
2002
Producer
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.

Liberty Stands Still
2002
as Joe
As the heir and current marketing director for one of the nation's biggest gun manufacturers, Liberty Wallace is indifferent to the atrocities made po...

Disappearing Acts
2000
as Franklin Swift
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

Disappearing Acts
2000
Executive Producer
A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

The Art of War
2000
as Neil Shaw
Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As...

The Art of War
2000
Executive Producer
Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist. As...

Play It to the Bone
1999
as Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unava...

Futuresport
1999
as Obike Fixx
In the not too distant future, a new deadly sport is the only way to stop a war that will kill millions. Fix is the creator of the sport, but the spot...

Futuresport
1999
Producer
In the not too distant future, a new deadly sport is the only way to stop a war that will kill millions. Fix is the creator of the sport, but the spot...

Down in the Delta
1998
as Will Sinclair
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live ...

Down in the Delta
1998
Producer
A single mother plagued by alcohol and drug addictions is sent with her children from Chicago to her ancestral home in the Mississippi Delta, to live ...

Blade
1998
as Blade
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Blade
1998
Producer, Martial Arts Choreographer
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes
1998
as Self
Special honoring the grand masters of the martial arts with guest stars from film and television, music performances, live demonstrations, competition...

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to per...

Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
Thanks
Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to per...

The Big Hit
1998
Producer
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassin...

U.S. Marshals
1998
as Sheridan
U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York. The plane crashes spectacularly, and Mark Sheridan escapes....

One Night Stand
1997
as Max Carlyle
In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle tr...

Murder at 1600
1997
as Detective Harlan Regis
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Desp...

John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
1996
as Narrator
John Henrik Clarke talks about Black history.

Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar
1996
as Self
Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar is a documentary on Jackie Chan.

The Fan
1996
as Bobby Rayburn
When the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supporti...

America's Dream
1996
as George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each o...

Waiting to Exhale
1995
as James Wheeler (uncredited)
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar l...

Money Train
1995
as John
When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brother—a fellow cop—tries to protect him.

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Noxeema Jackson
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When th...

Drop Zone
1994
as Pete Nessip
A daring prison break from an airliner at 30,000 feet leaves U.S. Marshal Pete Nessip mourning a brother and gunning for revenge. After being ordered ...

Sugar Hill
1994
as Romello Skuggs
In the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the Mafia steps in when a drug dealer quits his partner and brother to lead a straight life with his girl...

Demolition Man
1993
as Simon Phoenix
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a res...

Hardwood Dreams
1993
as Narrator
A 1990 California high school basketball team aspires to repeat their state championship while dealing with their many issues on and off the court.

Rising Sun
1993
as Lt. Webster Smith
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called ...

Boiling Point
1993
as Jimmy Mercer
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Th...

Passenger 57
1992
as John Cutter
Airline security specialist John Cutter, finally returning to the job after his wife's death, finds himself stuck on a flight being hijacked by notori...

The Waterdance
1992
as Raymond Hill
Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and Bloss, a racist bik...

White Men Can't Jump
1992
as Sidney Deane
Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

Sous les marches du palais
1991
as Self

Jungle Fever
1991
as Flipper Purify
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference wo...

New Jack City
1991
as Nino Brown
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infi...

Mo' Better Blues
1990
as Shadow Henderson (Sax)
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he ...

King of New York
1990
as Thomas Flanigan
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and ...

Major League
1989
as Willie Mays Hayes
When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing s...

Critical Condition
1987
as Ambulance Driver
Eddie is a con artist. When he's framed and comes before a judge, he hopes to get off the hook by climbing insanity—but instead ends up in a hospital ...

Wildcats
1986
as Trumaine
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant,...

Streets of Gold
1986
as Roland Jenkins
Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Je...
Outbreak Z
N/A
Callie and Ethan lead their team through an overrun college in search of a man who has possession of a possible vaccine to the "Zombie" virus.
Outbreak Z
N/A
Executive Producer
Callie and Ethan lead their team through an overrun college in search of a man who has possession of a possible vaccine to the "Zombie" virus.