Michael B.jordan Biography

MARITAL STATUS
Professions Actor , Producer , Executive Producer more
Birth name Michael Bakari Jordan
Nationality American
Birth February 9, 1987 (Santa Ana – California – United States)

BIOGRAPHY
Michael B. Jordan began his acting career at the age of 12 by appearing in an episode of the television series Cosby and The Sopranos in 1999. But it was not until 2002 that he landed the role that changed his career, that of Wallace, a young dealer murdered by his friends in the first season of the multi-awarded and critically acclaimed series: Sur Ecoute (The Wire).

Between 2003 and 2006, the actor found himself in the soap opera La Force du Destin while the series was getting closer to its cancellation after around forty years of good and loyal service. Between 2006 and 2009, he appeared in several detective series for one episode. These include The Experts , FBI – Missing , Cold Case – Closed Cases and Bones .

In 2009, the actor joined the cast of a new series, The Assistants , for 9 episodes, but it was his arrival on the event show Friday Night Lights from season 4 that brought the actor back to the forefront. scene. He retained his role as Vince Howard until the end of season 5, when the series concluded. In 2011, he joined Parenthood for a recurring role during its second season.

After seeing him on television, the general public found him in 2012 alongside the also very fashionable Dane Dehaan in Josh Trank ‘s Chronicle phenomenon . He plays one of the main characters in this found footage film which shows three teenagers who find themselves with superhero powers after being exposed to a strange rock.

Michael then moved on to projects on the big screen: while rumors seeing him in numerous announced blockbusters were all the rage on the internet, he headlined in 2013 the much-awarded Fruitvale Station directed by Ryan Coogler , the true story of a young man shot in the back by a police officer in a San Francisco subway station and whose images have gone around the web.

Following this film, the actor becomes Johnny Storm aka The Torch in the new part of Josh Trank ‘s Fantastic 4 alongside Miles Teller and Kate Mara . In addition to this muscular role, Michael B. Jordan shows a certain diversity in the choice of his films. He thus forms a united trio with Zac Efron and Miles Teller in the comedy That Awkard Moment . Then, the Santa Ana native slips into the skin of the skinned boxer in Creed by Ryan Coogler, which allows him to play opposite Sylvester Stallone who reprises his legendary role of Rocky Balboa for the occasion. A commercial success, the film benefited from two sequels. At the same time, Michael plays the charismatic villain of Black Panther opposite the late Chadwick Boseman . If physical roles are definitely made for him (witness his performance in the action film Without Remorse for Amazon Prime), the actor does not forget the drama. Thus, in The Path of Justice , on which he also serves as producer, the actor plays a young lawyer seeking to defend a man unjustly sentenced to death ( Jamie Foxx ). At the same time, Michael B. Jordan is active on the series side ( Love, Death & Robots , How to Raise a Superhero , etc.). In 2023, Creed III is released , which has the particularity of not including Stallone in the cast and of being the first production by the native of Santa Ana. The latter has a new adversary: ​​Damian Anderson, his childhood friend who spent many years in prison.