MJ
Michael B. Jordan
Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn February 9, 1987 (39 years)
Michael Bakari Jordan (/bɑːˈkɑːri/ bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor, producer, and director. His accolades include an Academy Award, three Actor Awards, and a Producers Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy Awards. Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2020 and 2023, People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2020, and The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.
Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He starred in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). He later starred in and produced the HBO television film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Jordan's film breakthrough came as Oscar Grant in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), for which his performance received critical praise. He earned further acclaim for his performances in Coogler's subsequent films, including Creed (2015), Black Panther (2018), and Sinners (2025); the latter earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jordan reprised his role of Donnie Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), the latter of which also marked his directorial debut. His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019).
Aside from filmmaking, Jordan is also a co-owner of Premier League 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 starred in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). He later starred in and produced the HBO television film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Jordan's film breakthrough came as Oscar Grant in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), for which his performance received critical praise. He earned further acclaim for his performances in Coogler's subsequent films, including Creed (2015), Black Panther (2018), and Sinners (2025); the latter earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jordan reprised his role of Donnie Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), the latter of which also marked his directorial debut. His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019).
Aside from filmmaking, Jordan is also a co-owner of Premier League club AFC Bournemouth.
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Filmography
| 2027 | Miami Vice · as Ricardo Tubbs |
| 2027 | The Thomas Crown Affair · as Thomas Crown |
| 2026 | Swapped · as Ollie (voice) |
| 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 |
| 2017 | Jay Z: Family Feud ft. Beyoncé · as Michael |
| 2016 | Big Bad BBQ Brawl (TV Series) · as Food Blogger |
| 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 | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox · as Cyborg / Victor Stone (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 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) |
| 1970 | All My Children (TV Series) · as Reggie Porter Montgomery |