Acting credits
65
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Mike Colter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
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Movies: 23Series: 42
TMDB ID: 450
IMDb ID: nm1591496
Known for: Acting
Born: August 26, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1992 - 2025
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q1058675
Also known as
Mike Randal Colter • Michael Colter • Μάικ Κόλτερ • 마이크 콜터 • مايك كولتر • 麥克・寇特 • 麥克·寇特
Biography
Mike Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 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), 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).
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Mike Colter.
5.7
Alarum
as Orlin
2025 Movie
6.1
The Union
as Nick Faraday
2024 Movie
5.8
Murder City
as Neil
2023 Movie
6.9
Plane
as Louis Gaspare
2023 Movie
6.0
Carter
as Smith
2022 Movie
4.8
I'm Charlie Walker
as Charlie Walker
2022 Movie
6.4
South of Heaven
as Whit Price
2021 Movie
6.0
Fatale
as Rafe Grimes
2020 Movie
6.8
Black and Blue
as Darius
2019 Movie
4.9
Before You Know It
as Charles
2019 Movie
6.9
Skin
as Daryle Jenkins
2019 Movie
7.6
Breakthrough
as Tommy Shine
2019 Movie
6.0
Extinction
as David
2018 Movie
6.8
Girls Trip
as Stewart Pierce
2017 Movie
6.8
Halo: Nightfall
as Jameson Locke
2014 Movie
7.0
Zero Dark Thirty
as Mike - DEVGRU
2012 Movie
6.5
Men in Black 3
as Colonel
2012 Movie
6.4
Salt
as CIA Tactical Leader
2010 Movie
7.2
Taking Chance
as MGySgt Demetry
2009 Movie
5.9
And Then Came Love
as Yuppie Paul
2007 Movie
5.5
Silver Bells
as Bill
2005 Movie
5.7
Brooklyn Lobster
as Jamal
2005 Movie
8.0
Million Dollar Baby
as Big Willie Little
2004 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Mike Colter.
6.9
Accused
as John • 1 eps
2023 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.2
Social Distance
as Ike • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
Monsterland
as Brian Cooke • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.8
Tiny Creatures
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 8 eps
2020 Series
6.6
Seis Manos
as Wallace Brister (voice) • 8 eps
2019 Series
7.8
Evil
as David Acosta • 50 eps
2019 Series
3.5
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
5.8
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Additional Guest • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Drop the Mic
as Self • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Marvel's The Defenders
as Luke Cage • 8 eps
2017 Series
7.5
The Good Fight
as Lemond Bishop • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Luke Cage • 26 eps
2016 Series
5.3
Geeking Out
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.4
Match Game
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.1
Chelsea
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Luke Cage • 8 eps
2015 Series
5.9
Breakthrough
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.4
Halo: Nightfall
as Jameson Locke • 5 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Real
1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
1 eps
2014 Series
4.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.9
The Following
as Agent Nick Donovan • 8 eps
2013 Series