Michael B. Jordan

Michael Bakari Jordan ( ; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer. 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 ''Creed III'' (2023); the latter also marked his directorial debut.

Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series ''The Wire'' (2002). He went on to play 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 has also starred in and produced the HBO film ''Fahrenheit 451'' (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.

Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' magazine in 2020 and 2023. Also in 2020, he was named ''People''s Sexiest Man Alive, and ''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. Provided by Wikipedia