Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever , Patriot Games , Amos & Andrew , True Romance , Jurassic Park and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino in the films Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown . He is a highly prolific actor, appearing in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance , Unbreakable , Shaft , The 51st State , Black Snake Moan , Snakes on a Plane and the Star Wars prequel trilogy .