Line #26 Creator/MichaelBJordan


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3	Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer.
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5	He's best known for his roles in ''Film/FruitvaleStation'', the ''Creed'' [[SpinOff spinoffs]] of ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'', and ''Film/{{Black Panther\|2018}}''. In 2020, ''People'' magazine declared him the Sexiest Man Alive.
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7	Unrelated to ''that'' UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan. And yes, he's [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore aware of it]].
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9	!! Selected filmography:
10	* ''Series/TheWire'' (2002) as Wallace
11	* ''Series/AllMyChildren'' (2003 -- 2006) as Reggie Porter Montgomery
12	* ''Series/FridayNightLights'' (2009 -- 2011) as Vince Howard
13	* ''Series/{{Parenthood}}'' (2010 -- 2011) as Alex
14	* ''Film/RedTails'' (2012) as Maurice 'Bumps' Wilson
15	* ''Film/{{Chronicle}}'' (2012) as Steve Montgomery
16	* ''Film/FruitvaleStation'' (2013) as Oscar Grant
17	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'' (2013) as Victor Stone / ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} (voice)
18	* ''Film/ThatAwkwardMoment'' (2014) as Mikey
19	* ''Film/{{Fantastic Four\|2015}}'' (2015) as [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Johnny Storm / Human Torch]]
20	* ''[[Film/{{Rocky}} Creed]]'' series as Adonis "Donnie" Johnson-Creed
21	** ''Film/{{Creed\|2015}}'' (2015)
22	** ''Film/CreedII'' (2018)
23	** ''Film/CreedIII'' (2023) [[note]]Also director[[/note]]
24	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/MCUErikStevens N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens]]
25	** ''Film/{{Black Panther\|2018}}'' (2018)
26	** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021)
27	** ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever'' (2022)
28	* ''Film/{{Fahrenheit 451\|2018}}'' (2018) as Guy Montag
29	* ''WebAnimation/GenLock'' (2018) as Julius Chase, Nemesis and King Demon (voice), also one of the executive producers
30	* ''Series/RaisingDion'' (2019) as Mark Warren, also one of the executive producers
31	* ''Film/JustMercy'' (2019), as attorney Bryan Stevenson
32	* ''Film/WithoutRemorse'' (2021) as John Kelly
33	* ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' (2021) as himself
34	* Untitled Creator/DCComics television series as [[Characters/Earth2 Val-Zod]].
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36	!! Tropes and Trivia Related to his Career:
37	* MemeAcknowledgment:
38	** He seems to be aware of the "[[Film/BlackPanther2018 Erik Killmonger]] likes [[JustForFun/OneOfUs anime]]" meme, and [[AscendedMeme it's revealed as a trait of his character]] Killmonger in ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021''.
39	** His cameo in ''Film/SpaceJamANewLegacy'' [[spoiler:pokes fun at him sharing a name with the previous film's star]].
40	* NeverHeardThatOneBefore: He is well aware that he shares his name with a certain basketball player and has already gotten plenty of grief for it on the playground.
41	* ProductionPosse: He's been cast in all three of Creator/RyanCoogler's films: ''Fruitvale Station'', ''Creed'' and ''Black Panther''.
42	* PromotedFanboy:
43	** A big fan of ComicBook/BlackPanther as a kid, he eventually grew up to play one of the character's arch-enemies in the film adaptation.
44	** Jordan is a huge anime fan. Now, everything's come full circle, as he's been cast as the main character in an anime--Creator/RoosterTeeth's ''gen:Lock''.
45	* RaceLift: He was cast as the Creator/TomClancy character John Clark, previously played by the likes of Creator/WillemDafoe and Creator/LievSchreiber. And in ''Film/{{Fantastic Four\|2015}}'', he plays Johnny Storm, who in the comics and all previous adaptations is a white guy.
46	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
47	** He screen-tested for the role of [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse before the casting of Creator/AnthonyMackie. He would eventually go on to portray Erik Killmonger in ''Film/{{Black Panther\|2018}}''.
48	** He auditioned for the part of Harry Osborn in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' before [[Film/{{Chronicle}} Dane DeHaan]] was cast. Creator/AndrewGarfield actually recommended him appearing in the movie, but as a ''[[Main/GenderFlip male]]'' [[Characters/MarvelComicsMaryJaneWatson Mary Jane Watson]].

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