Mike Colter

Mike Colter

Acting

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…

Filmography

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M.I.A. ★ 8.4 M.I.A. 2026 Daredevil: Born Again ★ 8.2 Daredevil: Born Again 2025 Alarum ★ 5.6 Alarum 2025 The Union ★ 6.1 The Union 2024 Murder City ★ 5.9 Murder City 2023 Accused ★ 6.9 Accused 2023 Plane ★ 6.9 Plane 2023 Sherri ★ 2.6 Sherri 2022 Carter ★ 6.0 Carter 2022 I'm Charlie Walker ★ 5.0 I'm Charlie Walker 2022 South of Heaven ★ 6.4 South of Heaven 2021 Fatale ★ 6.0 Fatale 2020 Social Distance ★ 6.2 Social Distance 2020 Monsterland ★ 6.5 Monsterland 2020 Tiny Creatures ★ 6.8 Tiny Creatures 2020 Black and Blue ★ 6.8 Black and Blue 2019 Seis Manos ★ 6.6 Seis Manos 2019 Evil ★ 7.8 Evil 2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh ★ 3.4 A Little Late with Lilly Singh 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ★ 6.4 The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019 Before You Know It ★ 4.9 Before You Know It 2019 Skin ★ 6.9 Skin 2019 Breakthrough ★ 7.6 Breakthrough 2019 Extinction ★ 6.0 Extinction 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale ★ 5.8 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale 2018 Drop the Mic ★ 6.5 Drop the Mic 2017 Marvel's The Defenders ★ 7.0 Marvel's The Defenders 2017 Girls Trip ★ 6.8 Girls Trip 2017 The Good Fight ★ 7.5 The Good Fight 2017 Marvel's Luke Cage ★ 6.9 Marvel's Luke Cage 2016 Geeking Out ★ 5.3 Geeking Out 2016 Match Game ★ 6.4 Match Game 2016 Chelsea ★ 5.1 Chelsea 2016 Marvel's Jessica Jones ★ 7.5 Marvel's Jessica Jones 2015 Breakthrough ★ 5.9 Breakthrough 2015 Halo: Nightfall ★ 5.4 Halo: Nightfall 2014 The Real ★ 6.4 The Real 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ★ 5.2 Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ★ 5.0 Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014 Halo: Nightfall ★ 6.7 Halo: Nightfall 2014 The Following ★ 6.9 The Following 2013 Zero Dark Thirty ★ 7.0 Zero Dark Thirty 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! ★ 6.3 Comedy Bang! Bang! 2012 Men in Black 3 ★ 6.5 Men in Black 3 2012 Comic Book Men ★ 6.8 Comic Book Men 2012 American Horror Story ★ 8.1 American Horror Story 2011 Ringer ★ 6.0 Ringer 2011 Blue Bloods ★ 7.8 Blue Bloods 2010 Salt ★ 6.4 Salt 2010 The Good Wife ★ 7.6 The Good Wife 2009 Taking Chance ★ 7.2 Taking Chance 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ★ 5.0 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009 Royal Pains ★ 6.7 Royal Pains 2009 And Then Came Love ★ 5.9 And Then Came Love 2007 Rachael Ray ★ 5.1 Rachael Ray 2006 Silver Bells ★ 5.5 Silver Bells 2005 Brooklyn Lobster ★ 6.3 Brooklyn Lobster 2005 Criminal Minds ★ 8.3 Criminal Minds 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury ★ 8.1 Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005 American Dad! ★ 7.0 American Dad! 2005 Million Dollar Baby ★ 8.0 Million Dollar Baby 2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 City Confidential ★ 7.8 City Confidential 1998 The View ★ 4.4 The View 1997 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 MTV Movie & TV Awards ★ 8.1 MTV Movie & TV Awards 1992 The Casket Girls The Casket Girls The Very Thought of You The Very Thought of You Cupertino Cupertino