
Mike Colter
Known for Acting · 69 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 (45)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Samuel Mbazzi

Criminal Minds
2005
as Colin Bramwell

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

American Dad!
2005
as Guerrilla Solider (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

Blue Bloods
2010
as Cliff Reacher

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

American Horror Story
2011
as David

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Dave Oldren

The Good Wife
2009
as Lemond Bishop

ER
1994
as Watts

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

The View
1997
as Self - Guest

Daredevil: Born Again
2025
as Luke Cage

The Good Fight
2017
as Lemond Bishop

Evil
2019
as David Acosta

The Following
2013
as Agent Nick Donovan

M.I.A.
2026
as Dominick Pierre

Marvel's Jessica Jones
2015
as Luke Cage

Royal Pains
2009
as Officer Tanner

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self

Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self

MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self

Chelsea
2016
as Self

Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Luke Cage

Accused
2023
as John

The Real
2014

Rachael Ray
2006

Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Billy Tolbert

Comic Book Men
2012
as Self

Drop the Mic
2017
as Self

Marvel's The Defenders
2017
as Luke Cage

Ringer
2011
as Malcolm Ward

Monsterland
2020
as Brian Cooke

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

Geeking Out
2016
as Self

Breakthrough
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Social Distance
2020
as Ike

Seis Manos
2019
as Wallace Brister (voice)

Halo: Nightfall
2014
as Jameson Locke

City Confidential
1998
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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

Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Big Willie Little

Alarum
2025
as Orlin

Men in Black 3
2012
as Colonel

Salt
2010
as CIA Tactical Leader

Plane
2023
as Louis Gaspare

Zero Dark Thirty
2012
as Mike - DEVGRU

The Union
2024
as Nick Faraday

Fatale
2020
as Rafe Grimes

Carter
2022
as Smith

Breakthrough
2019
as Tommy Shine

Extinction
2018
as David

Girls Trip
2017
as Stewart Pierce

Skin
2019
as Daryle Jenkins

Black and Blue
2019
as Darius

Taking Chance
2009
as MGySgt Demetry

Halo: Nightfall
2014
as Jameson Locke

South of Heaven
2021
as Whit Price

Murder City
2023
as Neil

Brooklyn Lobster
2005
as Jamal

I'm Charlie Walker
2022
as Charlie Walker

Before You Know It
2019
as Charles
The Casket Girls

And Then Came Love
2007
as Yuppie Paul

Silver Bells
2005
as Bill
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 69 credits spanning from 1992 to 2026, Mike Colter has appeared in 24 films and 45 TV shows.
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- Million Dollar Baby (2004) — as Big Willie Little
- Alarum (2025) — as Orlin
- Men in Black 3 (2012) — as Colonel
- Salt (2010) — as CIA Tactical Leader
- Plane (2023) — as Louis Gaspare
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