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Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Samuel Leroy Jackson was born in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth (Montgomery) and Roy Henry Jackson. He was raised by his mother, a factory worker, and his grandparents. At Morehouse College, Jackson was active in the black student movement. In the seventies, he joined the Negro Ensemble Company (together with Morgan Freeman). In the eighties, he became well-known after three movies made by Spike Lee: Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Jungle Fever (1991). He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Patriot Games (1992), Amos & Andrew (1993), True Romance (1993), Jurassic Park (1993), and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino, including Pulp Fiction (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), and later Django Unchained (2012). Going from supporting player to leading man, his performance in Pulp Fiction (1994) gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield, and he received a Silver Berlin Bear for his part as Ordell Robbi in Jackie Brown (1997). Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, co-starring with Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).

With Jackson's permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character, Nick Fury. He later did a cameo as the character in a post-credits scene from Iron Man (2008), and went on to sign a nine-film commitment to reprise this role in future films, including major roles in Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) and minor roles in Thor (2011) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He has also portrayed the character in the second and final episodes of the first season of the TV show, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013). He has provided his voice to several animated films, television series and video games, including the roles of Lucius Best / Frozone in Pixar's film The Incredibles (2004), Mace Windu in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Afro Samurai in the anime television series Afro Samurai (2007), and Frank Tenpenny in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004).

Samuel Ernest Wright was an African-American actor and singer from Camden, South Carolina. He notably voiced Sebastian the Crab from Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise and Kron the Iguanodon from Dinosaur. He also played Mufasa in the original Broadway run of The Lion King. He passed away in May 2021 at California due to prostate cancer.

Famed for his relentless ambition, bad temper and genius for publicity, Samuel Goldwyn became Hollywood's leading "independent" producer -- largely because none of his partners could tolerate him for long. Born Shmuel (or Schmuel) Gelbfisz, probably in 1879, in the Jewish section of Warsaw, he was the eldest of six children of a struggling used-furniture dealer. In 1895 he made his way to England, where relatives Anglicized his name to Samuel Goldfish. There he begged (or stole) enough money for a ticket in steerage across the Atlantic. He reached the US, probably via Canada, in 1898. He gravitated to Gloversville, New York, in the Adirondack foothills, which was then the capital of the US leather glove industry; he became one of the country's most successful glove salesmen. After moving his base of operations to Manhattan and marrying the sister of Jesse L. Lasky, who was then a theatrical producer, Goldfish convinced Lasky and Cecil B. DeMille to go into film production. The new company's first film, The Squaw Man (1914), was one of the first features made in Hollywood; the company later became the nucleus of what would later become Paramount Pictures. As his marriage fell apart, Goldfish dissolved his partnership with Lasky. His next enterprise was the Goldwyn Co., founded in 1916 and named for himself and his partners, brothers Edgar Selwyn and Archibald Selwyn--Goldfish liked the name so much he took it for his own. The Goldwyn Co.'s stars included Mabel Normand, Madge Kennedy and Will Rogers, but its most famous legacy was its "Leo the Lion" trademark, which was adopted by its successor company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Goldwyn himself was ousted from his own company before the merger, which was why his name became part of MGM even though he himself had nothing to do with the company. After his firing Goldwyn would have nothing to do with partners and went into independent production on his own, and for 35 years was the boss and sole proprietor of his own production company, a mini-studio specializing in expensive "quality" films, distributed initially by United Artists and later by RKO. His contract actors at various times included Vilma Bánky, Ronald Colman, Eddie Cantor, Gary Cooper, David Niven and Danny Kaye. In some cases, Goldwyn collected substantial fees for "lending" his stars to other producers. Touted by publicists for his "Goldwyn touch" and loathed by many of his hirelings for his habit of ordering films recast, rewritten and recut, Goldwyn is best remembered for his films that teamed director William Wyler and cinematographer Gregg Toland.

He originated the role of Posner in the award winning National Theatre production of The History Boys and repeated the role in the regional and international tours of the play and on Broadway where he received a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play, He trained at LAMDA and has appeared at the National in His Dark Materials and in The Accrington Pals at the Chichester Festival Theatre. His television work includes The Royal, Doctors and Inpectot Linley

Samuel West was born on 19 June 1966 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Van Helsing (2004), Howards End (1992) and Notting Hill (1999).

Samuel Larsen was born on 28 August 1991 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009), After (2019) and Shoulder Dance (2023).

Samuel Caleb Hunt was born on October 10th, 1986 in Chicago, IL, USA. He moved to Los Angeles at 19 to pursue acting. He is the youngest of 4, loves the outdoors and credits his love of acting to his mother taking him to see summer Shakespeare productions at the local community park. After a wide range of independent films, Hunt was cast in his most notable role to date playing the Ex-Army Ranger computer specialist called 'Mouse' on NBC's 'Chicago PD' (2015).

Having photographed and directed hundreds of music videos, films and commercials over the last 30 years, Samuel Bayer has firmly established himself as one of the industry's most prolific and sought-after talents.

A 1987 graduate of New York City's School of Visual Arts, Bayer was a painter who saw film and video as the perfect medium to deliver his art to a greater audience. He launched his career with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," a landmark video that MTV has consistently rated as one of the most influential music videos ever made. His decision to photograph the Nirvana video himself infused it with a distinct style and attitude that started him on a path, he's blazed ever since. His hands-on approach to filmmaking so clearly imprinted on his work, Bayer chooses to light, photograph and operate the camera on all his work. On the heels of his work with Nirvana, he went on to create countless videos for artists as diverse as The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, John Lee Hooker, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, The Smashing Pumpkins, 'David Bowie (I)', Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz and Blink-182.

In 1995 he hit the commercial scene with the same results--one of his first spots, the revolutionary spot for Nike's "If You Let Me Play", won the AICP award for Best Direction. In 1997 his Packard-Bell "Home" spot won the AICP for Cinematography, Direction, and Production Design. His work on Mountain Dew's "Showstopper" collected the 2001 Clio Awards for Best Direction and Best Cinematography. His other commercial work includes campaigns for Nike, Coke, Pepsi, Nissan, Lexus, and Mountain Dew, and has cemented his reputation as a visual revolutionary. Bayer's commercials are showcased in the permanent film/video collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

His video for Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" swept the MTV music awards, garnering seven Moon Men including Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Rock Video as well as the coveted Viewer's Choice Award. In 2005 Bayer was the recipient of the Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award for his work and cinematography in music videos and was honored in 2006 by the Music Video Producers Association with his second Lifetime Achievement Award.

Samuel Davis is known for Better Call Saul (2015), This Is Us (2016) and Modern Family (2009).

SAMUEL EDWARD-COOK is a British actor known for his breakout role as Danny Whizz-Bang in Peaky Blinders. His versatility is evident in roles ranging from crime boss Ceri Davies in the BBC thriller Better to iron-smelter Isaac Hartley in Shane Meadows' The Gallows Pole. In 2024, he starred in Janicza Bravo's limited series The Listeners and in Nick Hamm's feature William Tell.

On stage, Cook has taken on challenging roles such as Edmund in King Lear, Hotspur in Henry IV opposite Ian McKellen's Falstaff and Haemon in Ivo van Hove's production of Antigone with Juliette Binoche. In 2025 Samuel starred in Manhunt (written and directed by Robert Icke) at the Royal Court theatre in London.

At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced (e.g. The Baron of Arizona (1950)). His masterpiece was Pickup on South Street (1953) for 20th Century Fox, but at the end of the 1950s, he regained his independence from the production company and filmed many other movies of note, including the controversial White Dog (1982).

Samuel Anderson was born on 27 April 1982 in England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The History Boys (2006), The Lady in the Van (2015) and Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).

Samuel Joslin was born on 18 January 2002 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Impossible (2012), Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017).

Samuel Irons was born on 16 September 1978. He is an actor, known for Danny the Champion of the World (1989), Danny and the Dirty Dog: The Making of 'Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World' (1989) and Giffoni Film Festival (1990).

Samuel Isaiah Hunter is known for Oracle (2023) and Don't Blink (2023).

Samuel Ireland is known for Itch (2020), Runner (2020) and The Light (2019).

Samuel Leakey is known for Gretel & Hansel (2020), Twist (2021) and Treason (2022).

At age 17, Samuel Fuller was the youngest reporter ever to be in charge of the events section of the New York Journal. After having participated in the European battle theater in World War II, he directed some minor action productions for which he mostly wrote the scripts himself and which he also produced (e.g. The Baron of Arizona (1950)). His masterpiece was Pickup on South Street (1953) for 20th Century Fox, but at the end of the 1950s, he regained his independence from the production company and filmed many other movies of note, including the controversial White Dog (1982).

Emerging from the streets of L.A., Samuel "Caffamilliano" Monroe, Jr., of Los Angeles, California, has embarked upon success. Starting out as a young actor Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano", Landed his first roll as an actor in Patti LaBelle's Hit TV series "Out All Night" (Episode: Taking Care of Business as Dion). Which Started Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano" remarkable acting Career, Samuel Monroe Jr, went on to displaying his acting talents when he played on "The Lyon's Den" (With Rob Lowe in two episodes as Man); "The Steve Harvey Show" (Episode: White Men Can Funk); "Smart Guy" (Episode: Lab Rats as Warren); "NYPD Blue" (Episodes: Closing Time as Brother #3 and Girl Talk as Punk #2); "Murder One" (Trey); "Chapter Seven" (Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano"). From television on to the big screen Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano" then graced the big screen, with big roles, in box office hits such as Menace II Society (Ilena's Cousin); Set It Off (Lorenz); The Players Club (Junior); Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (Sam); Tales from the Hood (Bulldog); Choices 2 (AC with the 3-6 Mafia); The Lick (Kilo); Behind The Pole (Jame); David E. Talbert Play called "What goes around Comes around (Stan)"; and hit TV series Southland (Tank); Moving from the big screen to the big chair, as a Director, Writer and Producer, Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano" has produced his own hit television series entitled "The Halls". It is a true depiction of the lifestyles of youths who enter the Juvenile Hall system at early ages. This television show is also very compelling and chronicles the lives of not only the children, but of their parents as well. He believes that capturing the lives of the parents (behind the scenes) is essential because he believes that childhood corruption starts at home. The multi-talented Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano" is no stranger to other media outlets. Being formerly signed to Jive Records and working with Andre Harrell encourage him to follow his dream to produce and record his own music. With a rap style of his own and with the hottest tracks co-produced by some of the worlds' greatest and most prolific legendary producers (Battlecat, Duane Nettlesbey, Jelly Roll, Meech Wells, Mohamed Aniff "Double F" and Clint "pay- back" sands), look forward to hearing new music from Samuel Monroe Jr,"Caffamilliano" in the near future!

Samuel is from Frog Lake First Nation's, the Land of Princes, a Plains Cree & Nakota Stoney descent born in Edmonton Alberta, Samuel is the youngest child, with two older brothers, and one sister. At age 12 Samuel made his entrance in the film industry as an extra on Blackstone's TV series. It didn't take Samuel to long to land a supporting role, Ishani, opposite Scott Eastwood, on Diablo in 2014. Samuel recently filmed with Netflix TV series Godless, this would be Samuel's first diverse principle role as Truckee. Samuel's priority? Is his education, and film.

Samuel Nascimento was born on 19 October 1990 in Garulhos, São Paulo, Brazil. He is an actor, known for Violetta (2012), High School Musical: O Desafio (2010) and Go! Live Your Way (2019).

Samuel Nam is an Australian film producer, writer, and director. Born in Sydney, he made his passion for pictures into a hobby as early as the age of 16. With some later encouragement and mentorship from a film producer, Sam was determined to turn that hobby into his life-long career.

Sam began his film work right away, shooting corporate videos and TV commercials, which became the basis of his own video production company at the age of 17. Soon after, Sam found himself working with iconic digital agencies around Australia, directing online videos and TVCs for the next ten years.

In 2012, Sam wrote and directed his first short film "Wanted", a thriller with a budget of only $80. For "Wanted", Sam partnered with Producer Paul Choi, and the pair would go on to produce more films together, including Suicide Toilet, and Give.

Sam's short film "Love, Dad" (Produced by Kevin Kim) won the Silver Award for Best Film at the International Cause Film Festival in Sydney, Australia in 2017.

Sam is best known for his roles C.B. Strike (2017) Doctor Who (2005) Witless (2016) and New Tricks (2003)

He is currently based in South East London, having completed the BA (Hons) Acting programme at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in 2004.

Sam has a passion for Shakespeare and in addition to his acting career, is a Globe Education Practitioner at Shakespeare's Globe, on London's Southbank. Sam is also a poker and boxing fanatic. He can often be found at the poker tables or at a boxing event.

Samuel Roukin was born on 15 August 1980 in England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for TURN: Washington's Spies (2014), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013) and Happy-Go-Lucky (2008).

Samuel Robertson was born on 11 October 1985 in Dundee, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Beaver Falls (2011) and Perfect Sisters (2014).