15 Actors who almost always play similar roles

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7) Samuel L. Jackson – Confident loud and commanding authority figures

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Samuel L. Jackson has built a career playing characters who are loud, confident, and in control. His most famous role in Pulp Fiction as Jules Winnfield showed his ability to mix intensity with humor. Jackson is good at delivering strong speeches and dominating scenes with his voice and presence. In Snakes on a Plane, he played an over-the-top hero, while his role as Nick Fury in the Marvel films turned him into the ultimate authority figure. He has also played softer roles, like in Coach Carter, where he was a strict but caring mentor. Jackson’s ability to command attention makes him one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces.