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Michael B. Jordan

Born: 1987

Biography

Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Adonis Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Jordan reprised his role of Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023); the latter also marked his directorial debut. Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He went on to play Reggie Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and Vince Howard in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019), in which he portrayed Bryan Stevenson. He has also starred in and produced the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Santa Ana, California, USA

Resources

Movies

TV Shows

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Morris in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Wire

Wallace in The Wire

Cold Case

Michael Carter in Cold Case

The View

Self in The View

Without a Trace

Jesse Lewis in Without a Trace

Burn Notice

Corey Jensen in Burn Notice

Friday Night Lights

Vince Howard in Friday Night Lights

Cosby

in Cosby

The Daily Show

Self in The Daily Show

Love, Death & Robots

Terence in Love, Death & Robots

The Assistants

Nate Warren in The Assistants

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host in Saturday Night Live

What If...?

Killmonger (voice) in What If...?

Marvel Studios Legends

Erik Killmonger (archive footage) (uncredited) in Marvel Studios Legends

Bones

Perry Wilson in Bones

Cosby

Michael in Cosby

Parenthood

Alex in Parenthood

The Boondocks

Pretty Boy Flizzy (voice) in The Boondocks

House

Will Westwood in House

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Danny Ford in Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Lie to Me

Key in Lie to Me

All My Children

Reggie Porter Montgomery in All My Children

The Sopranos

Rideland Kid in The Sopranos

The View

Self - Guest in The View

73 Questions

Self in 73 Questions

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self in Late Night with Seth Meyers

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest in LIVE with Kelly and Mark

America the Beautiful

Self - Narrator (voice) in America the Beautiful

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Self / Presenter in MTV Movie & TV Awards

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest in The Late Late Show with James Corden

Ridiculousness

Self in Ridiculousness

Hot Ones

Self in Hot Ones

Sherri

Self - Guest in Sherri

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self in Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self in Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Self in Running Wild with Bear Grylls

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

gen:LOCK

Julian Chase (voice) in gen:LOCK

The Frame

Steve Montgomery in The Frame

The Graham Norton Show

Self - Guest in The Graham Norton Show

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest in Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Raising Dion

Mark in Raising Dion

The Graham Norton Show

Self in The Graham Norton Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self in Off Camera with Sam Jones

The Oscars

Self in The Oscars