
Michael Bakari Jordan II (/bɑːˈkɑːri/ bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer. 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. 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). He went on to play 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 has also starred in and produced the HBO film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2020 and 2023. Also in 2020, he was named People's Sexiest Man Alive, and The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. Jordan is also a co-owner of English Premier League football club AFC Bournemouth.
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2027 Miami Vice as Det. Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs
2027 The Thomas Crown Affair as Thomas Crown Producer, Director
2025 Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners as Self
2025 Sinners as Smoke / Stack
2023 Creed: Shinjidai as Adonis Creed (voice)
2023 Creed III as Adonis Creed Director, Producer
2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Killmonger
2021 A Journal for Jordan as Charles King Producer
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy as Michael B. Jordan
2021 Tom Clancy's Without Remorse as John Kelly Producer
2019 Just Mercy as Bryan Stevenson Executive Producer, Producer
2018 Creed II as Adonis Johnson Executive Producer
2018 Kin as Male Cleaner Executive Producer
2018 Fahrenheit 451 as Guy Montag Executive Producer
2018 Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 as Self
2018 Black Panther as Erik Killmonger
2018 Family Feud as 2444 Descendant
2015 Creed as Adonis Johnson
2015 From Rocky to Creed: The Legacy Continues as Self
2015 Trojan War as Narrator (voice)
2015 Fantastic Four as Johnny Storm
2014 That Awkward Moment as Mikey
2013 Making a Scene | 11 Performances
2013 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Victor Stone / Cyborg (voice)
2013 Fruitvale Station as Oscar Grant
2012 Hotel Noir as Leon
2012 Chronicle as Steve Montgomery
2012 Red Tails as Maurice Wilson
2012 County as Travis
2009 Pastor Brown as Tariq Brown
2007 Blackout as C.J.
2001 Hardball as Jamal
1999 Black and White as Teen #2