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  • BIRTH 26/08/1976
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 30
  • MOVIES 17

Mike Colter

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Mike Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage/Carl Lucas in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the streaming television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Jessica Jones (2015; 2019). He has also appeared as Lemond Bishop in the television series The Good Wife (2010–2015) and The Good Fight (2018–2019), Malcolm Ward in Ringer (2011–2012), Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise (2014–2015), Agent J's father in Men in Black 3, and David Acosta, a former journalist studying to be a Catholic priest in the CBS/Paramount+ series Evil (2019–2024).

Colter is a graduate of Calhoun County High School. In his senior high school yearbook, his senior superlative as voted by the class was "most ambitious." Colter spent a year at Benedict College before transferring to the University of South Carolina, receiving a bachelor's degree in theatre in 1999. He obtained an MFA degree in acting from the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Colter's first role was in the film Million Dollar Baby as boxer Big Willie Little. He also guest-starred on Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, ER, and The Parkers, as well as several TV movies. He starred in the series Ringer.

In 2012, he was featured in the final act of the film Men in Black 3, playing agent J's father in the year 1969.

In 2014, Colter began portraying the role of Agent Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise.[6] Colter starred in the series Halo: Nightfall and provided the motion capture for Agent Locke in Halo 5: Guardians, and the voice acting is performed by Ike Amadi. He also co-starred as Luke Cage/Carl Lucas in Jessica Jones on Netflix. The first season was released online on November 20, 2015. This was followed by the character's own series, Luke Cage, and the first season was released on September 30, 2016. The second season release followed on June 22, 2018. In between the two seasons, Colter also played Luke in The Defenders. He also starred in the 2018 alien invasion movie Extinction.

Colter was announced as the male lead in the CBS drama pilot, Evil, as David Acosta, a Catholic seminarian who assesses unexplained phenomena for supernatural or scientific explanations.

In 2020, Colter starred in the Netflix anthology series Social Distance.

In 2023, Colter and Gerard Butler starred in the movie Plane by Lionsgate Play.

Colter met his future wife, Iva, at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where they were both graduate students. The couple married in 2002. They have two daughters. Colter is a second cousin of actress Viola Davis. He resides in Los Angeles.

In 2019, Colter played for the "home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The roster was made up of celebrities with Carolina roots.

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Mike Colter

Shows (30)

American Horror Story
American Horror Story
David
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Colin Bramwell
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage
Luke Cage
Evil
Evil
David Acosta
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Samuel Mbazzi
Marvel's The Defenders
Marvel's The Defenders
Luke Cage
Accused (US)
Accused (US)
John
ER
ER
Watts
American Dad!
American Dad!
Guerrilla Solider (voice)
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
Lemond Bishop
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Cliff Reacher
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
Lemond Bishop
The Following
The Following
Agent Nick Donovan
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dave Oldren
Ringer
Ringer
Malcolm Ward
Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall
Jameson Locke
The View
The View
Self - Guest
Monsterland
Monsterland
Brian Cooke
Seis Manos
Seis Manos
Wallace Brister (voice)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Billy Tolbert
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Himself
Chelsea
Chelsea
Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Additional Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tiny Creatures
Tiny Creatures
Self - Narrator
Comic Book Men
Comic Book Men
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Geeking Out
Geeking Out
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self

Movies (17)

The Union
The Union
Nick Faraday
Plane
Plane
Louis Gaspare
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
Big Willie Little
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
Colonel
Alarum
Alarum
Orlin
Black and Blue
Black and Blue
Darius
Extinction
Extinction
David
Skin
Skin
Daryle Jenkins
Taking Chance
Taking Chance
MGySgt Demetry
Fatale
Fatale
Rafe Grimes
Girls Trip
Girls Trip
Stewart Pierce
카터
카터
Smith
South of Heaven
South of Heaven
Whit Price
Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall
Jameson Locke
Silver Bells
Silver Bells
Bill
Breakthrough
Breakthrough
Tommy Shine
Before You Know It
Before You Know It
Charles