


The following year, he starred opposite Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance. In 1994, he was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in Against the Wall. For the latter film, Jackson won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe Award. He appeared in Jurassic Park in 1993 and, a year later, starred in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Pulp Fiction. His breakthrough role was the crack-addict Gator in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever (1991), for which Jackson won a special jury prize for best supporting actor at the Cannes Film Festival. His other early film appearances were minor roles in films such as Coming to America (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Goodfellas (1990), and The Exorcist III (1990). Jackson debuted on film with a small part in the Miloš Forman-directed Ragtime (1981). A prolific actor, Jackson's films have collectively grossed over $27 billion, making him the highest-grossing live-action actor of all time as of 2021. Jackson is an American actor and film producer.
