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Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Actor and producer · Born July 31, 1962 (64) · Orlando, Florida, USA

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 comedy film Major League (1989), the drama Mo' Better Blues (1990), and the crime drama King of New York (1990) before gaining prominence by playing a drug lord in the crime drama New Jack City (1991). He subsequently received more attention for the drama film Jungle Fever (1991), the sports comedy White Men Can't Jump (1992), and the action film Passenger 57 (1992). He has since starred in various genres, such as the comedy film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), the thriller The Fan (1996), and the drama film Down in the Delta (1998), but mostly established himself as an action star, portraying both heroes and villains in films such as Demolition Man (1993), Rising Sun (1993), Money Train (1995), and U.S. Marshals (1998). Also in 1998, he was cast as Eric Brooks/BBlade in the superhero film Blade, based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name, a role he went on to reprise in Blade II (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Snipes had smaller roles during the 2000s and moved to direct-to-video action films before returning to the theatrical release with films such as Brooklyn's Finest (2009) and The Expendables 3 (2014). His television work includes multiple episodes in the drama series H.E.L.P. (1990), the action thriller crime drama series The Player (2015), and the drama limited series True Story (2021), as well as the romantic drama film Disappearing Acts (2000). He formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television. Snipes has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, earning a 5thdan black belt in Shotokan karate and a 2nddan black belt in Hapkido. He is credited with helping popularise martial arts in Hollywood and bringing martial arts to mainstream audiences, as well as contributing to the representation of Black actors in action roles, breaking stereotypes. In 2017, Snipes made his debut as a novelist with the urban fantasy supernatural adventure Talon of God. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wesley Snipes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1962 (64)
From
Orlando, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 17% in 30 days

What are Wesley Snipes' films like?

Across their 53 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action32 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Bonds
17%
Self
16%
Survival
14%
Power
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Survival15 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice15 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 51 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 16 · Dark 22

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 14 · Intense 32

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 33 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 16

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 26 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 41 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

42 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 27 of 42 analyzed roles.

Hero
27 of 42
Shadow
9 of 42
Mentor
3 of 42
Shapeshifter
2 of 42
Trickster
1 of 42
Show the 42 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Thrilling
28
Melancholic
16
Dread
12
Joyful
7
Other
44

How their films linger

Fun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wesley Snipes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wesley Snipes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

74 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Deadpool & Wolverine(2024)

    as Blade

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Where's Usher? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Leslie Snipes

  • Back on the Strip(2023)

    Producer · as Luther 'Mr. Big'

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Morlak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • True Story(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Carlton

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Coming 2 America(2021)

    as General Izzi

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Cut Throat City(2020)

    as Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Dolemite Is My Name(2019)

    as D’Urville Martin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Wesley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Armed Response(2017)

    Producer · as Isaac

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Recall(2017)

    Producer · as The Hunter

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Chi-Raq(2015)

    as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Player(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mr. Johnson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Expendables 3(2014)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gallowwalkers(2012)

    as Aman

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Game of Death(2011)

    as Agent Marcus

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift(2010)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn's Finest(2009)

    as Casanova 'Caz' Phillips

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Art of War II: Betrayal(2008)

    as Neil Shaw

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Contractor(2007)

    as James Dial

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hard Luck(2006)

    as Lucky

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Detonator(2006)

    as Sonni Griffith

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Marksman(2005)

    as Painter

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • 7 Seconds(2005)

    as Jack Tuliver

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Chaos(2005)

    as Lorenz / Jason York

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Blade: Trinity(2004)

    Producer · as Eric Brooks / Blade

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Unstoppable(2004)

    as Dean Cage

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Undisputed(2002)

    Executive Producer · as Monroe Hutchen

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Zig Zag(2002)

    as Dave Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Blade II(2002)

    Producer · as Blade

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Liberty Stands Still(2002)

    as Joe

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Bernie Mac Show(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Disappearing Acts(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Franklin Swift

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Art of War(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Neil Shaw

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Play It to the Bone(1999)

    as Wesley Snipes (Ringside Fan)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Futuresport(1998)

    Producer · as Obike Fixx

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Down in the Delta(1998)

    Producer · as Will Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Blade(1998)

    Martial Arts Choreographer · Producer · as Blade

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes(1998)

    Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jackie Chan: My Story(1998)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Big Hit(1998)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • U.S. Marshals(1998)

    as Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • One Night Stand(1997)

    as Max Carlyle

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Murder at 1600(1997)

    as Detective Harlan Regis

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Narrator

  • The Fan(1996)

    as Bobby Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • America's Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as George Du Vaul (segment "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black")

  • Waiting to Exhale(1995)

    as James Wheeler (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Money Train(1995)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar(1995)

    as Noxeema Jackson

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as The Pied Piper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Drop Zone(1994)

    as Pete Nessip

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Sugar Hill(1994)

    as Romello Skuggs

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Demolition Man(1993)

    as Simon Phoenix

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Hardwood Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Narrator

  • Rising Sun(1993)

    as Lt. Webster Smith

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Boiling Point(1993)

    as Jimmy Mercer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Real Malcolm X(1992)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Passenger 57(1992)

    as John Cutter

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Waterdance(1992)

    as Raymond Hill

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • White Men Can't Jump(1992)

    as Sidney Deane

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Fever(1991)

    as Flipper Purify

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • New Jack City(1991)

    as Nino Brown

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mo' Better Blues(1990)

    as Shadow Henderson (Sax)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • King of New York(1990)

    as Thomas Flanigan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • H.E.L.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lou Barton

  • Major League(1989)

    as Willie Mays Hayes

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Hood

  • Critical Condition(1987)

    as Ambulance Driver

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Streets of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Roland Jenkins

  • Wildcats(1986)

    as Trumaine

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Miami Vice(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Silk

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Outbreak Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 72 of them dated from 1984 to 2024; peak year 1992.

Biggest box office

The Expendables 3 (2014)

$215M worldwide

Highest rated

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Blade (1998)

Film career

19842024

Peak 1992 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 44 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 73: 59 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdProducing13 of 73: 1 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score35thOther crew2 of 73: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

73 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s32 · 30 acting · 5 crew2000s16 · 16 acting · 5 crew2010s11 · 11 acting · 2 crew2020s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 52 roles
869196010611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Wesley Snipes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 58; across their 51 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 65 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned5
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed14
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor, producer

Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)

94th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Wesley Snipes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore25 titles33–94 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles16–70 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles60–94 · median 83 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs20 titles28–83 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles11–80 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Wesley Snipes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wesley Snipes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David S. Goyer shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles