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Michael Jai White
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn November 10, 1967 (57 years)
An American actor and professional martial artist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved as a teen to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he graduated from Central High School in 1988. White started martial arts training at the age of seven and is now an accomplished martial artist, holding seven legitimate black belts in Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Kobudo, Goju Ryu, Tang Soo Do, Wushu and Kyokushin, with a specific focus in Kyokushin (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms). His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. In 1997, he portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 movie Spawn. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return. In 2001, he also starred opposite fellow martial artist Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds. In 2003, he starred in Busta Rhymes' and Mariah Carey's music video "I Know What You Want". Since 2003, in addition to his on screen roles, White has been doing voice work, including Static Shock, Justice League, and the Spawn animated series. White showcases his martial arts skills in the direct-to-DVD film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing. He also appears in Michelle Yeoh's Silver Hawk in 2004. His film, Why Did I Get Married? opened at number one at the box office on October 12, 2007. White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. He also starred in the film Blood and Bone and the Blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009. White wrote the scripts for both Black Dynamite and his upcoming 3 Bullets in which he stars with Bokeem Woodbine. White will make his directorial debut and star in Never Back Down 2, which is slated for a 2011 release. In August 2005 he wed his girlfriend of two years, Courtenay Chatman. The couple have a daughter named Morgan Michelle who was born on December 24, 2008. Michael has two sons from a previous relationship. He is an avid chess player, as seen in his movie Blood and Bone.
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Filmography
| 2025 | The Family Business: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Vegas Duncan |
| 2024 | Don't Mess with Grandma · as Jt |
| 2024 | One More Shot · as Robert Jackson |
| 2023 | Outlaw Johnny Black · as Outlaw Johnny Black |
| 2023 | MR-9: Do or Die · as Duke |
| 2023 | The Island · as Mark |
| 2023 | A Snowy Day in Oakland · as Reverend Carter |
| 2023 | You're Not Alone · as Keith Mitchell |
| 2022 | Come Out Fighting · as Sergeant Aj 'red' Mccarron |
| 2022 | As Good as Dead · as Bryant |
| 2022 | The Hit · as Brooke |
| 2022 | Dead Zone · as Boss |
| 2022 | Kingdom Business (TV Series) · as Julius “caesar” Jones |
| 2022 | The Commando · as James Baker |
| 2021 | Black Friday · as Archie |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Rogue Hostage · as Sparks |
| 2021 | Send It! · as Coach |
| 2021 | Assault on VA-33 · as Chief Malone |
| 2021 | Batman: Soul of the Dragon · as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger (voice) |
| 2020 | Welcome to Sudden Death · as Jesse Freeman |
| 2020 | Pump (TV Series) · as Eric |
| 2019 | Undercover Brother 2 · as Undercover Brother / Narrator |
| 2019 | Triple Threat · as Devereaux |
| 2019 | The Hard Way · as Payne |
| 2018 | Dragged Across Concrete · as 'biscuit' |
| 2018 | Every Day Is Christmas · as Justin |
| 2018 | Making a Killing · as Orlando Hudson |
| 2018 | Carl Weber's The Family Business (TV Series) · as Vegas Duncan |
| 2018 | Accident Man · as Mick |
| 2017 | Cops and Robbers · as Michael |
| 2017 | Chocolate City: Vegas · as Princeton |
| 2017 | S.W.A.T.: Under Siege · as Scorpion |
| 2016 | Insecure (TV Series) · as Zeke |
| 2016 | The Crooked Man · as Milo |
| 2016 | Vigilante Diaries · as Barrington |
| 2016 | Never Back Down: No Surrender · as Case Walker |
| 2016 | The Asian Connection · as Greedy Greg |
| 2015 | Chain of Command · as James Webster |
| 2015 | Chocolate City · as Princeton |
| 2014 | Skin Trade · as Reed |
| 2014 | black-ish (TV Series) · as Vincent |
| 2014 | Falcon Rising · as John 'falcon' Chapman |
| 2014 | Android Cop · as Hammond |
| 2013 | Fedz · as Big D |
| 2012 | Metal Hurlant Chronicles (TV Series) · as Balt |
| 2012 | Arrow (TV Series) · as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger |
| 2012 | Somebody's Child · as Douglas |
| 2012 | The Philly Kid · as Arthur Letts |
| 2012 | Freaky Deaky · as Donnell Lewis |
| 2012 | We the Party · as Officer Davis |
| 2011 | For Better or Worse (TV Series) · as Marcus Williams |
| 2011 | Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown · as Case Walker |
| 2011 | Tactical Force · as Hunt |
| 2011 | Black Dynamite (TV Series) · as Black Dynamite |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy (TV Series) · as Major Jackson 'jax' Briggs |
| 2010 | One Angry Juror · as Derrick |
| 2010 | Mortal Kombat: Rebirth · as Jackson Briggs |
| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? · as Marcus |
| 2009 | Black Dynamite · as Black Dynamite |
| 2009 | Blood and Bone · as Isaiah Bone |
| 2009 | The Legend of Bruce Lee · as Ali |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Tattooed Man (voice) |
| 2008 | The Legend of Bruce Lee (TV Series) · as Ali |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight · as Gambol |
| 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? · as Marcus |
| 2006 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Bryan |
| 2006 | Windfall (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 2006 | Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing · as George Chambers |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Boondocks (TV Series) · as Bushido Brown |
| 2004 | Clubhouse (TV Series) · as Ellis Hayes |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as Doomsday (voice) |
| 2004 | Silver Hawk · as Morris |
| 2003 | Justice · as Tre |
| 2002 | Trois 2: Pandora's Box · as Hampton Hines |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Roy Bailey |
| 2001 | De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros · as Spawn (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Justice League (TV Series) · as Doomsday (voice) |
| 2001 | Exit Wounds · as Lewis Strutt |
| 2000 | Boston Public (TV Series) · as Darren Schofield |
| 2000 | Static Shock (TV Series) · as Osebo (voice) |
| 2000 | Soul Food (TV Series) · as Russell Banks |
| 2000 | Wonderland (TV Series) · as Derrick Hatcher |
| 2000 | Freedom Song · as Coleman Vaughnes |
| 1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return · as Seth |
| 1999 | Thick as Thieves · as Pointy |
| 1999 | Mutiny · as Ben Cooper |
| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions · as Howell |
| 1998 | Ringmaster · as Demond |
| 1997 | Spawn · as Al Simmons / Spawn |
| 1997 | City of Industry · as Odell Williams |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley · as Buck |
| 1996 | Shaughnessy · as Carpenter |
| 1996 | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story · as Elroy |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Peter Quinn / Martin Payne |
| 1995 | Tyson · as Mike Tyson |
| 1995 | Ballistic · as Quint |
| 1994 | Lion Strike · as Silvio |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground · as Oil Worker (uncredited) |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Off. Reginald 'reggie' Fancy |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Steve |
| 1993 | Full Contact · as Low-Ball |
| 1992 | Prototype · as Prototype |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Valdez |
| 1992 | Universal Soldier · as Soldier |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze · as Audience Man |
| 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie · as Apocalypse, Inc. Executive |
| 1989 | Saved by the Bell (TV Series) · as Military Police Man #2 (uncredited) |
| 1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part II · as Apocalypse Inc. Executive |