Michael B. Jordan
Born: 1987-02-09 in Santa Ana, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michael Bakari Jordan II (/bɑːˈkɑːri/ bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer. 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. Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2020 and 2023. Also in 2020, he was named People's Sexiest Man Alive, and The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. Jordan is also a co-owner of English Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael B. Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- The Thomas Crown Affair as Thomas Crown
- Miami Vice as Det. Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
2025
- Sinners as Smoke / Stack
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
- Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners as Self
2024
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
2023
- Creed III as Adonis Creed
- Creed: Shinjidai as Adonis Creed (voice)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Killmonger
- 61st Street ... (Executive Producer)
- America the Beautiful as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
- What If...? as Killmonger (voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends as Erik Killmonger (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy as Michael B. Jordan
- Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as John Kelly
- A Journal for Jordan as Charles King
- Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self
2019
- Love, Death & Robots as Terence
- Raising Dion as Mark
- Just Mercy as Bryan Stevenson
- gen:LOCK as Julian Chase (voice)
2018
- Black Panther as Erik Killmonger
- Kin as Male Cleaner
- Creed II as Adonis Johnson
- Family Feud as 2444 Descendant
- Fahrenheit 451 as Guy Montag
- Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Creed as Adonis Johnson
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Fantastic Four as Johnny Storm
- From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
- Trojan War as Narrator (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- That Awkward Moment as Mikey
2013
- Fruitvale Station as Oscar Grant
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
- The Frame as Steve Montgomery
- Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2012
- Chronicle as Steve Montgomery
- Red Tails as Maurice Wilson
- County as Travis
- Hotel Noir as Leon
2011
- Ridiculousness as Self
2010
- Parenthood as Alex
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Lie to Me as Key
- Pastor Brown as Tariq Brown
- The Assistants as Nate Warren
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- Burn Notice as Corey Jensen
- Blackout as C.J.
2006
- Friday Night Lights as Vince Howard
2005
- Bones as Perry Wilson
- The Boondocks as Pretty Boy Flizzy (voice)
2004
- House as Will Westwood
2003
- Cold Case as Michael Carter
2002
- The Wire as Wallace
- Without a Trace as Jesse Lewis
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Danny Ford
- Hardball as Jamal
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Morris
1999
- The Sopranos as Rideland Kid
- Black and White as Teen #2
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Cosby
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1973
1970
- All My Children as Reggie Porter Montgomery
1953
- The Oscars as Self