Michael B. Jordan

Michael Bakari Jordan is an American actor, director, and producer born on February 9, 1987, in Santa Ana, California. He is widely recognized for his performances across television and film, earning an Academy Award, three Actor Awards, a Producers Guild Award, and nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Emmy Awards. He was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020 and 2023 and was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2020.

Jordan lived in Santa Ana before his family relocated to Newark, New Jersey, where he was raised. He attended Newark Arts High School, where he played basketball, and worked as a child model for companies such as Toys "R" Us and Modell's Sporting Goods. He launched his professional acting career in 1999 with guest appearances on Cosby and The Sopranos, followed by his first principal film role in Hardball (2001). Jordan gained widespread attention in 2002 for playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO drama series The Wire.

From 2003 to 2006, Jordan portrayed Reggie Montgomery on the ABC soap opera All My Children. He went on to star as quarterback Vince Howard in the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights from 2009 to 2011 and secured a recurring role as Alex on Parenthood. His early television work also included guest roles on series such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cold Case, Without a Trace, Burn Notice, and House, as well as voice work as Jace in the video game Gears of War 3.

Jordan's film breakthrough arrived in 2013 when he starred as Oscar Grant in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station. He subsequently portrayed Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four (2015) and starred as boxer Donnie Creed in Coogler's Creed (2015). He reprised his role as Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), with the third installment marking his directorial debut. In 2018, he also starred in and produced the HBO television film Fahrenheit 451, earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Movie.

In 2018, Jordan gained additional acclaim playing Erik Killmonger in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, a role he later reprised in the animated series What If...? and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. His film filmography also includes Chronicle, That Awkward Moment, Just Mercy, Without Remorse, and A Journal for Jordan. In 2025, Jordan played twin brothers in Coogler's period horror film Sinners, receiving the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Through his production company, Outlier Society Productions, Jordan has produced projects including the animated series Gen:Lock and the legal drama Just Mercy. His company signed a first-look deal with Amazon and has developed television and film projects, including the DC series Val-Zod. Jordan's upcoming slate includes a fifth collaboration with Coogler on Wrong Answer, as well as directing, producing, and starring in a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Outside of entertainment, he is a part-owner of the English soccer club AFC Bournemouth and an investor in the Alpine F1 Team.