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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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