Mike Colter

Mike Colter

Known for
Acting
Born
August 26, 1976 (age 50)
Birthplace
Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Biography

Mike Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), Jessica Jones (2015; 2019) and Daredevil: Born Again (2026). 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), Agent J's father in Men in Black 3 (2012), Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise (2014–2015), and David Acosta, a former journalist studying to be a Catholic priest in the CBS/Paramount+ series Evil (2019–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Colter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Casket Girls

Casket Girls

Movie · as Galpin

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The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You

Movie

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CBS Fall First Look poster

CBS Fall First Look

Movie · as Self

2026
Cupertino poster

Cupertino

TV · as Michael Price · 11 eps

2026
M.I.A. poster

M.I.A.

TV · as Dominick Pierre · 3 eps

2025
Alarum poster

Alarum

Movie · as Orlin

2025
Daredevil: Born Again poster

Daredevil: Born Again

TV · as Luke Cage · 1 ep

2024
The Union poster

The Union

Movie · as Nick Faraday

2023
Murder City poster

Murder City

Movie · as Neil

2023
Plane poster

Plane

Movie · as Louis Gaspare

2023
Accused poster

Accused

TV · as John · 1 ep

2022
I'm Charlie Walker poster

I'm Charlie Walker

Movie · as Charlie Walker

2022
Carter poster

Carter

Movie · as Smith

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
South of Heaven poster

South of Heaven

Movie · as Whit Price

2020
Fatale poster

Fatale

Movie · as Rafe Grimes

2020
Social Distance poster

Social Distance

TV · as Ike · 1 ep

2020
Tiny Creatures poster

Tiny Creatures

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps

2020
Monsterland poster

Monsterland

TV · as Brian Cooke · 1 ep

2019
Breakthrough poster

Breakthrough

Movie · as Tommy Shine

2019
Before You Know It poster

Before You Know It

Movie · as Charles

2019
Black and Blue poster

Black and Blue

Movie · as Darius

2019
Skin poster

Skin

Movie · as Daryle Jenkins

2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
Evil poster

Evil

TV · as David Acosta · 50 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
Seis Manos poster

Seis Manos

TV · as Wallace Brister (voice) · 8 eps

2018
Extinction poster

Extinction

Movie · as David

2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

TV · as Self - Additional Guest · 1 ep

2017
Girls Trip poster

Girls Trip

Movie · as Stewart Pierce

2017
Marvel's The Defenders poster

Marvel's The Defenders

TV · as Luke Cage · 8 eps

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight

TV · as Lemond Bishop · 2 eps

2016
Marvel's Luke Cage poster

Marvel's Luke Cage

TV · as Luke Cage · 26 eps

2016
Chelsea poster

Chelsea

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2016
Geeking Out poster

Geeking Out

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones poster

Marvel's Jessica Jones

TV · as Luke Cage · 8 eps

2015
Breakthrough poster

Breakthrough

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

2014
Halo: Nightfall poster

Halo: Nightfall

Movie · as Jameson Locke

2014
Halo: Nightfall poster

Halo: Nightfall

TV · as Jameson Locke · 5 eps

2014
The Real Daytime poster

The Real Daytime

TV · 1 ep

2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
The Following poster

The Following

TV · as Agent Nick Donovan · 8 eps

2012
Men in Black 3 poster

Men in Black 3

Movie · as Colonel

2012
Zero Dark Thirty poster

Zero Dark Thirty

Movie · as Mike - DEVGRU

2012
Comic Book Men poster

Comic Book Men

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Ringer poster

Ringer

TV · as Malcolm Ward · 22 eps

2011
American Horror Story poster

American Horror Story

TV · as David · 3 eps

2010
Salt poster

Salt

Movie · as CIA Tactical Leader

2010
Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods

TV · as Cliff Reacher · 1 ep

2009
Taking Chance poster

Taking Chance

Movie · as MGySgt Demetry

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Lemond Bishop · 21 eps

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2009
Royal Pains poster

Royal Pains

TV · as Officer Tanner · 1 ep

2007
And Then Came Love poster

And Then Came Love

Movie · as Yuppie Paul

2006
Rachael Ray poster

Rachael Ray

TV · 1 ep

2005
Silver Bells poster

Silver Bells

Movie · as Bill

2005
Brooklyn Lobster poster

Brooklyn Lobster

Movie · as Jamal

2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury poster

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

TV · as Billy Tolbert · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Colin Bramwell · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Guerrilla Solider (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Million Dollar Baby poster

Million Dollar Baby

Movie · as Big Willie Little

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Dave Oldren · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Samuel Mbazzi · 1 ep

1998
City Confidential poster

City Confidential

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Watts · 1 ep

1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards poster

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep