Acting
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.
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Also known as | Michael Jordan |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | February 9, 1987 (38 years old) |
Year | Movie & Role |
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2025 | Sinners as Smoke / Stack |
2021 | Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as John Kelly |
2021 | Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as Production |
2019 | Just Mercy as Bryan Stevenson |
2019 | Just Mercy as Production |
2018 | Black Panther as Erik Killmonger |
2018 | Fahrenheit 451 as Guy Montag |
2018 | Kin as Male Cleaner |
2018 | Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 as Self |
2018 | Family Feud as 2444 Descendant |
2018 | Fahrenheit 451 as Production |
2015 | Fantastic Four as Johnny Storm / The Human Torch |
2015 | Creed as Adonis Johnson |
2013 | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice) |
2013 | Making a Scene as Man |
2013 | The Making of 'Making a Scene' as Self |
2012 | Red Tails as Maurice Wilson |
2009 | Pastor Brown as Tariq Brown |
2007 | Blackout as C.J. |
1999 | Black and White as Teen #2 |