Mike Colter

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Biography

Mike Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), Jessica Jones (2015; 2019) and Daredevil: Born Again (2026). 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Colter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Mike Colter has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1994. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 2 titles. Signature works include Evil, Marvel's Luke Cage, Marvel's The Defenders. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
50
Birth Date
1976-08-26 00:00:00
Birth Place
Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

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Credits

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q1058675), public domain (CC0).