Mike Colter

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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).

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Known For

Men in Black 3

Colonel

Million Dollar Baby

Big Willie Little

American Horror Story

David

Salt

CIA Tactical Leader

Zero Dark Thirty

Mike - DEVGRU

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Samuel Mbazzi

Criminal Minds

Colin Bramwell

Plane

Louis Gaspare

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Alarum MOVIE	Orlin
2024	The Union MOVIE	Nick Faraday
2023	Murder City MOVIE	Neil
2023	Accused TV	John
2023	Plane MOVIE	Louis Gaspare
2022	Sherri TV	Self - Guest
2022	Carter MOVIE	Smith
2022	I'm Charlie Walker MOVIE	Charlie Walker
2021	South of Heaven MOVIE	Whit Price
2020	Fatale MOVIE	Rafe Grimes
2020	Social Distance TV	Ike
2020	Monsterland TV	Brian Cooke
2020	Tiny Creatures TV	Self - Narrator (voice)
2019	Black and Blue MOVIE	Darius
2019	Seis Manos TV	Wallace Brister (voice)
2019	Evil TV	David Acosta
2019	A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self
2019	Before You Know It MOVIE	Charles
2019	Skin MOVIE	Daryle Jenkins
2019	Breakthrough MOVIE	Tommy Shine
2018	Extinction MOVIE	David
2018	The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale TV	Self - Additional Guest
2017	Drop the Mic TV	Self
2017	Marvel's The Defenders TV	Luke Cage
2017	Girls Trip MOVIE	Stewart Pierce
2017	The Good Fight TV	Lemond Bishop
2016	Marvel's Luke Cage TV	Luke Cage
2016	Geeking Out TV	Self
2016	Match Game TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Chelsea TV	Self
2015	Marvel's Jessica Jones TV	Luke Cage
2015	Breakthrough TV	Narrator (voice)
2014	Halo: Nightfall TV	Jameson Locke
2014	The Real TV	Self
2014	Off Camera with Sam Jones TV	Self
2014	Halo: Nightfall MOVIE	Jameson Locke
2013	The Following TV	Agent Nick Donovan
2012	Zero Dark Thirty MOVIE	Mike - DEVGRU
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang! TV	Self
2012	Men in Black 3 MOVIE	Colonel
2012	Comic Book Men TV	Self
2011	American Horror Story TV	David
2011	Ringer TV	Malcolm Ward
2010	Blue Bloods TV	Cliff Reacher
2010	Salt MOVIE	CIA Tactical Leader
2009	The Good Wife TV	Lemond Bishop
2009	Taking Chance MOVIE	MGySgt Demetry
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	Royal Pains TV	Officer Tanner
2007	And Then Came Love MOVIE	Yuppie Paul
2006	Rachael Ray TV	Self
2005	Silver Bells MOVIE	Bill
2005	Brooklyn Lobster MOVIE	Jamal
2005	Criminal Minds TV	Colin Bramwell
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury TV	Billy Tolbert
2005	American Dad! TV	Guerrilla Solider (voice)
2004	Million Dollar Baby MOVIE	Big Willie Little
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV	Dave Oldren
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Samuel Mbazzi
1998	City Confidential TV	Self - Narrator (voice)
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1994	ER TV	Watts
1992	MTV Movie & TV Awards TV	Self
	The Casket Girls MOVIE	Self
	Cupertino TV	Self

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