Michael Bakari Jordan, an American actor, director, and producer, was born on February 9, 1987. In the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), he played the shooting victim Oscar Grant. In Creed (2015), he played boxer Donnie Creed. And in Black Panther (2018) and its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), he played Erik Killmonger. All four of these films were written and directed by Ryan Coogler.
In addition to reprising his Creed and Killmonger roles in Creed II (2018) and What If…? (2021), Jordan is slated to feature in Creed III (2023) and make his directing debut.
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) were some of Jordan’s early television appearances. Red Tails (2012), Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019), in which he played Bryan Stevenson, are some of his previous cinematic roles.
Where did Michael B. Jordan go to high school?
Michael attended Newark Arts High School.
