Michael B. Jordan | |
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Born | Michael Bakari Jordan February 9, 1987 Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Michael Bakari Jordan[1] (/bɑːˈkɑːri/ bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987)[2] is an American actor, producer and director. 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.[3][4][5][6] 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); 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 also starred in and produced the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018) and received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie nomination.
In 2020, Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine,[7] as well as People's Sexiest Man Alive.[8] In the same year, The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.[9] Jordan is also a co-owner of English Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth.[10]
Bakari. It's Swahili, means 'noble promise.'
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