What role does Wesley Snipes play in the "Blade" trilogy of movies?

Wesley Snipes plays a vampire hunter in the "Blade" trilogy of movies. He portrays Eric Brooks, better known as Blade, a human-vampire hybrid often called a dhampir or Daywalker.

Blade can move around in daylight while retaining enhanced strength, speed, healing, and combat abilities. After his mother was bitten by a vampire during childbirth, Blade devoted his life to hunting vampires. Abraham Whistler, a veteran vampire hunter and weapons expert, helps train and equip him.

The trilogy consists of Blade (1998), Blade II (2002), and Blade: Trinity (2004). The films helped establish Marvel adaptations as major Hollywood successes before the Marvel Cinematic Universe began. A common mix-up is calling Blade simply a vampire: in the films, he is specifically a hybrid who fights vampires and protects humans.