Michael B. Jordan
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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- 2025 · Sinners as
- 2023 · Creed: Shinjidai as Adonis Creed (voice)
- 2023 · Creed III as Adonis Creed
- 2022 · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Killmonger
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · America the Beautiful as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · A Journal for Jordan as Charles King
- 2021 · What If...? as Killmonger (voice)
- 2021 · Space Jam: A New Legacy as Michael B. Jordan
- 2021 · Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as John Kelly
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Erik Killmonger (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2019 · Just Mercy as Bryan Stevenson
- 2019 · Raising Dion as Mark
- 2019 · Love, Death & Robots as Terence
- 2019 · gen:LOCK as Julian Chase (voice)
- 2018 · Creed II as Adonis Johnson
- 2018 · Kin as Male Cleaner
- 2018 · Fahrenheit 451 as Guy Montag
- 2018 · Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 as Self
- 2018 · Black Panther as Erik Killmonger
- 2015 · Creed as Adonis Johnson
- 2015 · From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
- 2015 · Trojan War as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Fantastic Four as Johnny Storm / The Human Torch
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · 73 Questions as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2014 · That Awkward Moment as Mikey
- 2013 · The Making of 'Making a Scene' as Self
- 2013 · Making a Scene as Man
- 2013 · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
- 2013 · Fruitvale Station as Oscar Grant
- 2013 · The Frame as Steve Montgomery
- 2012 · Hotel Noir as Leon
- 2012 · Chronicle as Steve Montgomery
- 2012 · Red Tails as Maurice Wilson
- 2012 · County as Travis
- 2011 · Ridiculousness as Self
- 2010 · Parenthood as Alex
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · The Assistants as Nate Warren
- 2009 · Pastor Brown as Tariq Brown
- 2009 · Lie to Me as Key
- 2007 · Blackout as C.J.
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Corey Jensen
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Friday Night Lights as Vince Howard
- 2005 · The Boondocks as Pretty Boy Flizzy (voice)
- 2005 · Bones as Perry Wilson
- 2004 · House as Will Westwood
- 2003 · Cold Case as Michael Carter
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Jesse Lewis
- 2002 · The Wire as Wallace
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Danny Ford
- 2001 · Hardball as Jamal
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Morris
- 1999 · Black and White as Teen #2
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Rideland Kid
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Cosby as
- 1996 · Cosby as Michael
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Presenter
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1970 · All My Children as Reggie Porter Montgomery
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · I Am Legend 2 as
- Future · Creed IV as Adonis Creed
- Future · Thomas Crown Affair as
- Future · The Silver Bear as
- Future · Rainbow Six as John Clark
- Future · Failsafe as John Ravane
- Future · I Helped Destroy People as