
Mike Colter
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1976-08-26 (age 49)
- Place of birth
- Columbia, South Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Mike Randal Colter · Michael Colter · Μάικ Κόλτερ · 마이크 콜터 · مايك كولتر · 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (44)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Samuel Mbazzi

Criminal Minds
2005
as Colin Bramwell

American Dad!
2005
as Guerrilla Solider (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

Blue Bloods
2010
as Cliff Reacher

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Dave Oldren

American Horror Story
2011
as David

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

ER
1994
as Watts

The Good Wife
2009
as Lemond Bishop

Daredevil: Born Again
2025
as Luke Cage

The View
1997
as Self - Guest

The Good Fight
2017
as Lemond Bishop

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Evil
2019
as David Acosta

The Following
2013
as Agent Nick Donovan

MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self

Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Luke Cage

Royal Pains
2009
as Officer Tanner

Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Luke Cage

Chelsea
2016
as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self

Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist

Accused
2023
as John

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Billy Tolbert

Comic Book Men
2012
as Self

Marvel's The Defenders
2017
as Luke Cage

Drop the Mic
2017
as Self

Rachael Ray
2006

Ringer
2011
as Malcolm Ward

The Real
2014

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Additional Guest

Geeking Out
2016
as Self

Monsterland
2020
as Brian Cooke

Social Distance
2020
as Ike

Seis Manos
2019
as Wallace Brister (voice)

Breakthrough
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Halo: Nightfall
2014
as Jameson Locke

City Confidential
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Tiny Creatures
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cupertino
Movies (24)

Men in Black 3
2012
as Colonel

Plane
2023
as Louis Gaspare

Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Big Willie Little

Salt
2010
as CIA Tactical Leader

Zero Dark Thirty
2012
as Mike - DEVGRU

Alarum
2025
as Orlin

The Union
2024
as Nick Faraday

Girls Trip
2017
as Stewart Pierce

Carter
2022
as Smith

Extinction
2018
as David

Fatale
2020
as Rafe Grimes

Black and Blue
2019
as Darius

Breakthrough
2019
as Tommy Shine

Skin
2019
as Daryle Jenkins

Taking Chance
2009
as MGySgt Demetry

Halo: Nightfall
2014
as Jameson Locke

South of Heaven
2021
as Whit Price

I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Charlie Walker

Before You Know It
2019
as Charles

Murder City
2023
as Neil

Silver Bells
2005
as Bill
The Casket Girls

And Then Came Love
2007
as Yuppie Paul

Brooklyn Lobster
2005
as Jamal
About Mike Colter
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 C… With 68 credits spanning from 1992 to 2025, Mike Colter has appeared in 24 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mike Colter Movies
- Men in Black 3 (2012) — as Colonel
- Plane (2023) — as Louis Gaspare
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) — as Big Willie Little
- Salt (2010) — as CIA Tactical Leader
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — as Mike - DEVGRU
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