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Wesley Snipes grew up on the streets of the South Bronx in New York City, where he very early decided that the theater was to be his career. He attended the High School for the Performing Arts (popularized in Fame). But dreams of the musical theater (and maybe a few commercials) faded when his mother moved to Orlando... See full bio »

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Wesley Trent Snipes
in Orlando, Florida, USA
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???? The Expendables 3 (pre-production)
 
2012 Gallowwalkers
Aman
 
2011 Julius Styles: The International (Video Game)
Julius Styles (voice)
 
2010 Game of Death
Marcus
 
2009 Brooklyn's Finest
Caz
 
2008 The Art of War II: Betrayal (video)
Shaw
 
2007 The Contractor (video)
James Dial
 
2006 Hard Luck (video)
Lucky
 
2006 The Detonator (video)
Sonni Griffith
 
2005/II Chaos
Lorenz / Jason York
 
2005 The Marksman (video)
Painter
 
2005 7 Seconds (video)
Jack Tuliver
 
2004 Blade: Trinity
Blade
 
2004 Unstoppable
Dean Cage
 
2003 The Bernie Mac Show (TV series)
Duke
– Bernie Mac Rope-a-Dope (2003) … Duke
 
2002 Undisputed
Monroe Hutchen
 
2002 Blade II
Blade
 
2002 Zig Zag
Dave Fletcher
 
2002 Liberty Stands Still
Joe
 
2000 Disappearing Acts (TV movie)
Franklin Swift
 
2000 The Art of War
Neil Shaw
 
1999 Play It to the Bone
Ringside Fan
 
1998 Futuresport (TV movie)
Obike Fixx
 
1998 Blade
Blade
 
1998 Down in the Delta
Will Sinclair
 
1998 U.S. Marshals
Mark J. Sheridan / Warren / Roberts
 
1997 One Night Stand
Max Carlyle
 
1997 Murder at 1600
Detective Regis
 
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
The Pied Piper
– The Pied Piper (1997) … The Pied Piper (voice)
 
1996 The Fan
Bobby Rayburn
 
1996 America's Dream (TV movie)
George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")
 
1995 Waiting to Exhale
James Wheeler (uncredited)
 
1995 Money Train
John
 
1995 To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
Noxeema
 
1994 Drop Zone
Pete Nessip
 
1993 Sugar Hill
Roemello Skuggs
 
1993 Demolition Man
Simon Phoenix
 
1993 Rising Sun
Lt. Webster Smith
 
1993/I Boiling Point
Jimmy Mercer
 
1992 Passenger 57
John Cutter
 
1992 White Men Can't Jump
Sidney Deane
 
1992 The Waterdance
Raymond Hill
 
1991 Jungle Fever
Flipper Purify
 
1991 New Jack City
Nino Brown
 
1990 Mo' Better Blues
Shadow Henderson (Sax)
 
1990 King of New York
Thomas Flanigan
 
1990 H.E.L.P. (TV series)
Off. Lou Barton
– Undue Force (1990) … Off. Lou Barton
– To Everything, There Is a Season (1990) … Off. Lou Barton
– Steam Heat (1990) … Off. Lou Barton
– The Children's Hour (1990) … Off. Lou Barton
– Are You There, Alpha Centauri? (1990) … Off. Lou Barton
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1989 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV series)
Hood
– Here's Why You Should Always Make Your Bed in the Morning (1989) … Hood
 
1989 Major League
Willie Mays Hayes
 
1989 A Man Called Hawk (TV series)
Nicholas Murdock
– Choice of Chance (1989) … Nicholas Murdock
– A Time and a Place (1989) … Nicholas Murdock
 
1988 Vietnam War Story II (video)
 
1987 Bad (video short)
Mini Max
 
1987 Critical Condition
Ambulance Driver
 
1987 Vietnam War Story (TV series)
– An Old Ghost Walks the Earth (1987)
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Silk
– Streetwise (1986) … Silk
 
1986 Streets of Gold
Roland Jenkins
 
1986 Wildcats
Trumaine
 
Show ShowProducer (15 titles)
???? Chronicles of the Mayan Tunnel (producer) (announced)
 
2014 Banana Republic (executive producer) (pre-production)
 
2012 Revelations of the Mayans: 2012 and Beyond (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Blade: Trinity (producer)
 
2002 Undisputed (executive producer)
 
2002 Blade II (producer)
 
2001 Dr. Ben (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2000 Disappearing Acts (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 The Art of War (executive producer)
 
1998 Futuresport (TV movie) (producer)
 
1998 Blade (producer)
 
1998 Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Down in the Delta (producer)
 
1998 The Big Hit (producer)
 
1996 John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (documentary) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
2002 Blade II (fight coordinator)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1998 Blade (martial arts choreographer)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2013 To Wong with Kung Fu: Thanks for Everything, a 6 Year Old and an 8 Year Old (short) (dedicatee)
 
2007 Wages of Sin (special thanks)
 
1996 Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda (TV documentary) (thanks - as Welsey Snipes)
 
1995 Fast Track (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (51 titles)
1993-2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– Wesley Snipes! (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 August 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
2010 Conflict and Chaos: Brooklyn's Finest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.199 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.17 (2010) … Himself
 
2008 Balls of Steel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.4 (2008) … Himself (uncredited)
– Episode #3.2 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 The World Awaits: De La Hoya vs. Mayweather (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
2005 Road to 'New Jack City' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade Trinity' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Hardwood Dreams: Ten Years Later (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jennifer Lopez (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.133 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Rank (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 25 Toughest Stars (2002) … Himself
 
1998-2002 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 September 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2001 Dr. Ben (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997-2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 2000 (2000) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 August 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 November 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2000 Stars and Bras (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Spike Lee (2000) … Himself
 
1999 1999 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Vivement dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 November 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 August 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Jackie Chan: My Story (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997-1998 Clive Anderson All Talk (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.6 (1998) … Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jackie Chan: From Stuntman to Superstar (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 August 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Money Train (1995) … Himself
 
1995 MTV Video Music Awards 1995 (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (video documentary)
Mini Max (segment "Bad")
 
1995 Moviewatch (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– From Birmingham (1995) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1991-1994 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 May 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode dated 31 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1993 Hardwood Dreams (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1993 Big City (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 25th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1993 1993 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1991-1992 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 November 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1992 The 13th Annual American Black Achievement Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 1992 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1992 The Real Malcolm X (TV documentary)
Himself - Actor
 
1991 The Annual Artists Rights Foundation Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2009 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2006 VH1 News Presents: Hollywood Secrets Revealed - Scenes They Don't Want You to See (TV short)
Himself
 
2002 Ultimate Fights from the Movies (video documentary)
Blade Trio (Blade)
 
1993 Dangerous: The Short Films (video)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

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Appeared in the Michael Jackson music video for "Bad" (1987) See more »

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Alternate Names:

Welsey Snipes

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

I have a great deal of fun playing Blade. The lifestyle of it, the controlled rebelliousness, is wonderful to me. And it's therapeutic, too. A role like this lets you vent. See more »

Trivia:

Father retired from United States Air Force Reserve's 315AW Charleston Air Force Base April 1998 with the rank of MSGT. See more »

Trademark:

Characters in his films, usually his own characters, frequently quote the literary classic "The Art of War," written by Sun Tzu around 500 B.C.E., which is widely regarded as the single best resource for training military special forces groups worldwide. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo