Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes is an American actor known for action films and martial arts roles, particularly the *Blade* trilogy where he played a vampire hunter.

His name sometimes appears in references to his highly publicized 2008 conviction for tax evasion, for which he served prison time: He went full Wesley Snipes on his taxes.

collaborators

Spike Lee

Sandra Bullock · Sean Connery · Robert De Niro · Patrick Swayze · John Leguizamo · Halle Berry · Michael Jackson

filmography

New Jack City

1991 crime film

Blade

vampire

Blood-drinking undead creature

undead · stake · garlic · sunlight · silver · gothic · Marvel · trilogy · leather coat · katana

martial-arts

black belt

Martial arts mastery level

  • karateJapanese unarmed combat discipline
  • hapkidoKorean self-defense discipline
  • capoeiraBrazilian martial dance form

kickboxing · fight choreography · training · discipline · sparring · kicks · physical prowess · flexibility · conditioning

action

stunts

Dangerous performed feats

combat · mercenary · assassin · firefight · hero · villain · adrenaline · rescue · fugitive · heist

legal

tax evasion

Illegally avoiding government dues

IRS · sentencing · probation · comeback · controversy · fraud

Categories
Opposites
action star persona

Wesley SnipesTom Hanks

Michael Cera · Woody Allen · Rick Moranis · Danny DeVito · Jesse Eisenberg

tax compliance/legal standing

Wesley SnipesWarren Buffett

black action hero archetype

Wesley SnipesSidney Poitier

Morgan Freeman · Don Cheadle · Forest Whitaker · Danny Glover · Denzel Washington

Family

Wesley, snipe, snipes, sniped, sniping, sniper, snipers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG