Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. He has starred in action-adventures, thrillers and dramatic feature films, but is best known for his role as Blade in the three-film series. In 1991, the actor formed a production company called Amen Ra Films, and a subsidiary Black Dot Media to develop projects for film and television. Snipes has been training in martial arts since age twelve, earning the rank of fourth dan black belt in Shotokan Karate. He has also t.