Michael B. Jordan
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Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987 in Santa Ana , California ) is an American actor.
Life
Michael B. Jordan was born in Santa Ana , California, and grew up in Newark , New Jersey with a brother and sister. Before acting, he was a child model for companies like Toys “R” Us . Jordan has been active as a film and television actor since 1999. He made his first small appearance in 1999 in an episode of the series The Sopranos . He first gained notoriety with the role of the drug-dealing teen Wallace in the first season of the series The Wire in 2002. Other film and television roles followed. Including several leading roles, such as in the short-lived Canadian sitcom The Assistants and in the television series Friday Night Lights as quarterback Vince Howard .
He was nominated three times in the 2000s for the Image Award in the category Best Actor - Soap Opera . For his role in Next Stop: Fruitvale Station , he received several awards and nominations in 2013, including the National Board of Review Award for Best Young Actor .
In 2015 he was seen in the remake of Die Fantastischen Vier in the role of the Human Torch .
In June 2016, Jordan was invited as one of 683 personalities by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a new member. In the basketball computer game NBA 2K17, he "embodies" the character Justice Young . He had previously voiced the character Jace Stratton in Gears of War 3 in 2011 .
In 2018 he starred in the Marvel film adaptation Black Panther , in which he played the antagonist Erik Killmonger . The film was directed by Ryan Coogler and marked the third collaboration between the two after Next Stop: Fruitvale Station and Creed - Rocky's Legacy (2015).
Filmography
- 1999: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, episode 1x07)
- 1999: Cosby (TV series, episode 3x23)
- 1999: Black and White
- 2001: Hardball
- 2002: The Wire (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2003-2006: All My Children (soap opera)
- 2006: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 6x20)
- 2006 Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series, episode 5x06)
- 2007: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 5x06)
- 2009: The Assistants (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2009: Pastor Brown
- 2009: Burn Notice (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 2009: Bones ( Bones , TV series, episode 5x03)
- 2009–2011: Friday Night Lights (TV series, 26 episodes)
- 2010: Criminal Intent - Crime in the sights ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 9x15)
- 2010–2011: Lie to Me (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2010–2011: Parenthood (TV series, 16 episodes)
- 2012: Dr. House ( House , TV series, episode 8x14)
- 2012: Hotel Noir
- 2012: Red Tails
- 2012: Chronicle - What are you capable of? (Chronicle)
- 2013: Next stop: Fruitvale Station (Fruitvale Station)
- 2014: forever single? (That Awkward Moment)
- 2015: Fantastic Four
- 2015: Creed - Rocky's Legacy (Creed)
- 2016: NBA 2K17 (game)
- 2018: Black Panther
- 2018: Fahrenheit 451
- 2018: Kin
- 2018: Creed II - Rocky's Legacy (Creed II)
- 2019: Just Mercy
- 2019: Raising Dion (TV series, episode 1x01)
Web links
- Michael B. Jordan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on tribute.ca
- Biography on hollywood.com
- Short biography of TV Guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emma Thrower: Tom Hiddleston, Emma Watson, Idris Elba, John Boyega and more join the Academy In: empireonline.com, June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Michael B. Jordan on his new NBA 2K17 role and why he'd still like to play LeBron in a biopic. In: For The Win. September 2, 2016, accessed February 14, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jordan, Michael B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jordan, Michael Bakari |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Ana , California , United States |