Michael Bakari Jordan (
/bɑːˈkɑːri/ bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his film roles as shooting victim
Oscar Grant in the drama
Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer
Adonis Creed in
Creed (2015), and
Erik Killmonger in
Black Panther (2018), all of which were written and directed by
Ryan Coogler. Jordan reprised his role of Creed in
Creed II (2018) and again in
Creed III (2023), which also marks his directorial debut.
Jordan initially broke out in television, playing
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). His other films include
Chronicle (2012),
That Awkward Moment (2014),
Fantastic Four (2015), and
Just Mercy (2019), in which he portrayed
Bryan Stevenson. He also starred in and produced the
HBO film
Fahrenheit 451 (2018) and received
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie nomination.
Jordan is the recipient of several accolades, including six
NAACP Image Awards, a
Screen Actors Guild Award and a
Producers Guild of America Award. In 2020, he was named one of the
100 most influential people in the world by
Time magazine, as well as
People's
Sexiest Man Alive. In the same year,
The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. Jordan is also a co-owner of English Premier League football club
AFC Bournemouth.
