Samuel L. Jackson’s Film Career Has Included Iconic Performances From ‘Pulp Fiction’ To The Upcoming ‘The Kill Room’ — Photo Gallery:

Prolific is a massive understatement when it comes to describing producer Samuel L. Jackson, who next stars in The Kill Room, which opens Sept. 29.

Since his debut in indie film Together For Days in 1972, the 74-year-old Jackson has been in more than 100 films that have collectively grossed more than $27 billion, making him the highest-grossing live-action actor of all time as of 2021, according to The Numbers.

In his career, he’s been in some of the most iconic films ever, as well, including Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing (1989), Mo’ Better Blues (1990) and Jungle Fever (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), A Time to Kill (1996), Black Snake Moan (2006), Goodfellas (1990), Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) and the unforgettable Snakes On A Plane (2006).

Jackson got his big break after he appeared in True Romance (1993), which was written by Quentin Tarantino. After that experience, Tarantino came to Jackson with the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction (1994), which the director says he wrote specifically for Jackson. Jackson would go on to appear in five more Tarantino films: Jackie Brown (1997), The Hateful Eight (2015), Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004), Django Unchained (2021) and Inglorious Basterds (2009) as the narrator. He’s played NYPD detective John Shaft twice, in 2000 and 2019, and he’s appeared in 11 Marvel movies as Nick Fury.

In addition to his film work, Jackson has appeared on stage, including The Mountaintop (2011-2012) and The Piano Lesson (2022) on Broadway.

In the 2000s alone, Jackson made 38 movies. He topped that in the 2010s by appearing in 43 films.

With no disrespect to the late-great James Brown, Jackson has clearly taken over the title of “the hardest working man in show business.”

“Painters get up and paint,” Jackson once said. “Writers get up and write. I like to get up and act. It’s not a big deal. It makes me happy.”

It makes a lot of us happy to see his work, too. Take a pass with us to see many of his career highlights in pictures at Deadline.