Michael B. Jordan

Michael Bakari Jordan[1] (/bɑːˈkɑːriː/; born February 9, 1987)[2] is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Donnie Creed in Creed (2015), and Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018), all three of which were written and directed by Ryan Coogler.[3][4][5][6] Jordan reprised the role of Creed in Creed II (2018), and Killmonger in What If…? (2021), and is set to star and make his directorial debut in Creed III (2022).[7]

Jordan initially broke out in television roles, including Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002); 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 film performances include Red Tails (2012), Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019), where he portrayed Bryan Stevenson.