MJ
Michael B. Jordan
Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn February 9, 1987 (38 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 2027 | The Thomas Crown Affair · as Thomas Crown |
| 2025 | Sinners · as Smoke / Stack |
| 2023 | Creed III · as Adonis Creed |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Killmonger |
| 2021 | A Journal for Jordan · as Charles King |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Killmonger (voice) |
| 2021 | Without Remorse · as John Kelly |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Erik Killmonger (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Just Mercy · as Bryan Stevenson |
| 2019 | Raising Dion (TV Series) · as Mark |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots (TV Series) · as Terence |
| 2018 | gen:LOCK (TV Series) · as Julian Chase (voice) |
| 2018 | Creed II · as Adonis Johnson |
| 2018 | Kin · as Male Cleaner |
| 2018 | Fahrenheit 451 · as Guy Montag |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as Erik Killmonger |
| 2015 | Creed · as Adonis Johnson |
| 2015 | Trojan War · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four · as Johnny Storm |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Erik Killmonger |
| 2014 | That Awkward Moment · as Mikey |
| 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 (TV Series) · as Steve Montgomery |
| 2012 | Hotel Noir · as Leon |
| 2012 | Chronicle · as Steve Montgomery |
| 2012 | Red Tails · as Maurice Wilson |
| 2010 | Parenthood (2010) (TV Series) · as Alex |
| 2009 | The Assistants (TV Series) · as Nate Warren |
| 2009 | Pastor Brown · as Tariq Brown |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Key |
| 2007 | Blackout · as C.j. |
| 2007 | Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Corey Jensen |
| 2006 | Friday Night Lights (TV Series) · as Vince Howard |
| 2005 | The Boondocks (TV Series) · as Pretty Boy Flizzy (voice) |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Perry Wilson |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Will Westwood |
| 2004 | Daytime's Greatest Weddings · as Reggie Porter Montgomery |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Michael Carter |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Jesse Lewis |
| 2002 | The Wire (TV Series) · as Wallace |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Danny Ford |
| 2001 | Hardball · as Jamal |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Morris |
| 1999 | Black & White · as Teen #2 |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Rideland Kid |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Reggie Porter Montgomery |