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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Miami Vice
Character:Det. Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
Release Date:05/08/2027
The Thomas Crown Affair
Character:Thomas Crown
Release Date:04/03/2027
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2025
Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2025
Sinners
Character:Smoke / Stack
Release Date:16/04/2025
Creed: Shinjidai
Character:Adonis Creed (voice)
Release Date:26/05/2023
Creed III
Character:Adonis Creed
Release Date:01/03/2023
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Character:Killmonger
Release Date:09/11/2022
A Journal for Jordan
Character:Charles King
Release Date:22/12/2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy
Character:Michael B. Jordan
Release Date:08/07/2021
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Character:John Kelly
Release Date:29/04/2021
Just Mercy
Character:Bryan Stevenson
Release Date:25/12/2019
Creed II
Character:Adonis Johnson
Release Date:21/11/2018
Kin
Character:Male Cleaner
Release Date:29/08/2018
Fahrenheit 451
Character:Guy Montag
Release Date:12/05/2018
Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2018
Black Panther
Character:Erik Killmonger
Release Date:13/02/2018
Family Feud
Character:2444 Descendant
Release Date:04/01/2018
Creed
Character:Adonis Johnson
Release Date:25/11/2015
From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2015
Trojan War
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/10/2015
Fantastic Four
Character:Johnny Storm
Release Date:05/08/2015
That Awkward Moment
Character:Mikey
Release Date:29/01/2014
Making a Scene | 11 Performances
Character:
Release Date:25/11/2013
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Character:Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
Release Date:30/07/2013
Fruitvale Station
Character:Oscar Grant
Release Date:26/07/2013
Hotel Noir
Character:Leon
Release Date:09/10/2012
Chronicle
Character:Steve Montgomery
Release Date:01/02/2012
Red Tails
Character:Maurice Wilson
Release Date:19/01/2012
County
Character:Travis
Release Date:02/01/2012
Pastor Brown
Character:Tariq Brown
Release Date:26/06/2009
Blackout
Character:C.J.
Release Date:01/10/2007
Hardball
Character:Jamal
Release Date:14/09/2001
Black and White
Character:Teen #2
Release Date:04/09/1999
Television Appearances
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character:Self
Hot Ones Versus
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
America the Beautiful
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
What If...?
Character:Killmonger (voice)
Directors on Directors
Character:Self
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Erik Killmonger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Raising Dion
Character:Mark
Love, Death & Robots
Character:Terence
gen:LOCK
Character:Julian Chase (voice)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
The Frame
Character:Steve Montgomery
Ridiculousness
Character:Self
Parenthood
Character:Alex
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Assistants
Character:Nate Warren
Lie to Me
Character:Key
Burn Notice
Character:Corey Jensen
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Friday Night Lights
Character:Vince Howard
The Boondocks
Character:Pretty Boy Flizzy (voice)
Bones
Character:Perry Wilson
House
Character:Will Westwood
Cold Case
Character:Michael Carter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Without a Trace
Character:Jesse Lewis
The Wire
Character:Wallace
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Danny Ford
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Morris
The Sopranos
Character:Rideland Kid
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Cosby
Character:
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
All My Children
Character:Reggie Porter Montgomery
The Oscars
Character:Self
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