Mike Colter
Mike Colter
Mike Colter | |
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Born | (1976-08-26)August 26, 1976 Columbia, South Carolina |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Education | Benedict College University of South Carolina, Columbia(BA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick(MFA) |
Spouse(s) | Iva Colter (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Mike Randal Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in Marvel's Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Jessica Jones (2015-2019), all set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has also appeared as Lemond Bishop in the television series The Good Wife (2010–2015), Malcolm Ward in Ringer (2011–2012), and Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise (2014–2015).
Mike Colter | |
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Born | (1976-08-26)August 26, 1976 Columbia, South Carolina |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Education | Benedict College University of South Carolina, Columbia(BA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick(MFA) |
Spouse(s) | Iva Colter (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
Early life
Colter was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and grew up in St. Matthews, South Carolina. Colter is the youngest of five children born to Eddie Lee, Sr. and Freddie Marion (née Mitchell) Colter. He is a graduate of Calhoun County High School. His senior year, his senior superlative as voted by the class was "most ambitious."[1] Colter spent a year at Benedict College, before transferring to the University of South Carolina, from which he received a bachelor's degree in theater in 1999. He obtained an MFA degree in acting from the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.[2]
Career
Colter's first role was in the film Million Dollar Baby, as boxer Big Willie Little. He has also guest starred on Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, ER, and The Parkers, as well as several TV movies. He also starred in the series Ringer.[3]
In 2014, Colter began portraying the role of Agent Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise.[4] Colter starred in the series Halo: Nightfall and provided the motion capture for Agent Locke in Halo 5: Guardians while the voice acting is performed by Ike Amadi. He also co-starred as Luke Cage in Jessica Jones, on Netflix. The entire first season was released online on November 20, 2015.[5] This was followed by the character's individual series, Luke Cage, with the first season being released on September 30, 2016, and the second season being released on June 22, 2018.[6] In between the two seasons, Colter also played Luke in The Defenders.
Colter was announced as the male lead in the CBS drama pilot, Evil, as David DaCosta, a Catholic priest that assesses unexplained phenomena for supernatural or scientific explanations.[7]
Personal life
In 2019, Colter played for the "Home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The roster was made up of celebrities with Carolina roots.[10]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Big Willie Little | |
2005 | Brooklyn Lobster | Jamal | |
2007 | And Then Came Love | Yuppie Paul | |
2010 | Salt | CIA Tactical Leader | |
2012 | Men In Black 3 | Colonel James Darrell Edwards Jr. | |
Zero Dark Thirty | DEVGRU Operative Mike | ||
2015 | America Is Still the Place | Charlie Walker | |
2017 | Girls Trip | Stewart Pierce | |
2018 | Extinction | David | |
Skin | Daryle Lamont Jenkins | ||
2019 | Before You Know It | Charles | |
Breakthrough | Tommy Shine | ||
Black and Blue | Darius | ||
2020 | Fatale | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | ER | Watts | Episode: "Hindsight" |
2002 | Lamar | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Action" | |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Officer Billy Tolbert | Episode: "Blue Wall" |
2005 | Silver Bells | Bill | Television film |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dave Oldren | Episode: "Albatross" |
2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Joseph Serumaga | Episode: "Hell" |
2009 | Solving Charlie | Jack Dash | Television film |
2009 | Taking Chance | Master Gunnery Sergeant Demetry | Television film |
2010 | Royal Pains | Officer Tanner | Episode: "Lovesick" |
2010–2015 | The Good Wife | Lemond Bishop | 21 episodes |
2011 | Blue Bloods | Cliff Reacher | Episode: "The Blue Templar" |
2011–2012 | Ringer | Malcolm Ward | 17 episodes |
2013 | The Following | Nick Donovan | 8 episodes |
2013 | Criminal Minds | Colin Bramwell | Episode: "Final Shot" |
2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | David | 3 episodes |
2014 | Halo: Nightfall | Agent Jameson Locke | 5 episodes |
2015 | Agent X | Miles Lathem | 7 episodes |
2015; 2019 | Jessica Jones | Luke Cage | 8 episodes |
2016–2018 | Luke Cage | Nominated – Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series(2017) Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Hero(2017) Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series(2017) Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television(2017) | |
2017 | The Defenders | 8 episodes; Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series(2018) | |
2018 | Cloak & Dagger | Photograph | |
2018 | American Dad! | Guerrilla Soldier (voice) | Episode: "(You Gotta) Strike for Your Right" |
2018–2019 | The Good Fight | Lemond Bishop | Episodes: "Day 471" and "The One with the Celebrity Divorce" |
2019 | Evil | David Acosta | Main cast |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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2014 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | Spartan Jameson Locke | |
2015 | Halo 5: Guardians | N/A | Role: Spartan Jameson Locke Motion-capture only |