Happy Birthday Wesley Snipes

Written on the 25 June 2024

Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, martial artist and author.

His prominent film roles include "Bad" Music Video with Michael Jackson (1987), Major League (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), New Jack City (1991), White Men Can't Jump (1992), Demolition Man (1993), and the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004) and also an appearance in The Expendables 3 (2014).

He formed a production company, Amen-Ra Films, in 1991, and a subsidiary, Black Dot Media, to develop projects for film and television.

He has been training in martial arts since the age of 12, earning a 5th Degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate and 2nd Degree Black Belt in Hapkido.

He also has training experience in Capoeira, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kung Fu and Kickboxing.

See him in action in this highlight: