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Michael B. Jordan
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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.
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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
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
The Graham Norton Show
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Bones
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Without a Trace
Cold Case
The Late Late Show with James Corden
House
The Sopranos
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Love, Death & Robots
What If...?
Lie to Me
Marvel Studios Legends
Ridiculousness
The Boondocks
The Wire
Raising Dion
Burn Notice
Cosby
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Parenthood
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Kin
Red Tails
Friday Night Lights
Hardball
Chronicle
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Black Panther
Fantastic Four
I Helped Destroy People
I Am Legend 2
Sinners
Creed II
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
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America the Beautiful
Fruitvale Station
Just Mercy
Creed
Rainbow Six
Creed IV
Creed III
Production Credits
The Dwelling
I Helped Destroy People
Fourth Wing
Creed III
Just Mercy
The Greatest
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Creed II
Creed IV
61st Street
I Am Legend 2
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Kin
Iron Curtain
Rainbow Six
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