Michael Bentt
Known for Acting · 19 credits
- Born
- 1965-09-04 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- London, England, USA
Biography
Michael A. Bentt (born September 4, 1965 in London, England) is a film and television actor and retired heavyweight boxer. Of Jamaican lineage, he was born in East Dulwich, London, but raised in the Cambria Heights section of Queens in New York City. Bentt is a one-time heavyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Organization championship from October 1993 until March 1994. As an actor he's best known for co-starring as Sonny Liston in Michael Mann's Ali and as Biggis/El Plaga in Damon Dash's indie urban hip hop classic "State Property 2".
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Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (12)
Collateral
2004
as Fever Bouncer
Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Boxer (uncredited)
Blackhat
2015
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Public Enemies
2009
as Herbert Youngblood
Ali
2001
as Sonny Liston
The Neighbor
2007
as L.A. Sheriff
Dark Blue
2002
as Officer Clay
State Property: Blood on the Streets
2005
as Biggis (El Plaga)
Blue: The American Dream
2016
as Mr. Parker
Tommy
2017
as Self
I Am Joe Frazier
2025
as Self
Shadow Boxers
1999
as Himself
About Michael Bentt
Michael A. Bentt (born September 4, 1965 in London, England) is a film and television actor and retired heavyweight boxer. Of Jamaican lineage, he was born in East Dulwich, London, but raised in the Cambria Heights section of Queens in New York City. Bentt is a one-time heavyweight champion, having held the World Boxing Organization championship from October 1993 until March 1994. As an actor he's best known for co-starring as Sonny Liston in Michael Mann's Ali and as Biggis/El Plaga in Damon Dash's indie urban hip hop classic "State Property… With 19 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Michael Bentt has appeared in 12 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Bentt Movies
- Collateral (2004) — as Fever Bouncer
- Million Dollar Baby (2004) — as Boxer (uncredited)
- Blackhat (2015) — as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Public Enemies (2009) — as Herbert Youngblood
- Ali (2001) — as Sonny Liston
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