Mike Colter

Actor

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

Men in Black 3 Not in library

Men in Black 3

2012

Million Dollar Baby Not in library

Million Dollar Baby

2004

American Horror Story Not in library

American Horror Story

2011

Salt Not in library

Salt

2010

Zero Dark Thirty Not in library

Zero Dark Thirty

2012

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Not in library

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Criminal Minds Not in library

Criminal Minds

2005

Plane Not in library

Plane

2023

Marvel's Jessica Jones Not in library

Marvel's Jessica Jones

2015

American Dad! Not in library

American Dad!

2005

Acting

2025 Alarum as Orlin
2024 The Union as Nick Faraday
2023 Murder City as Neil
2023 Plane as Louis Gaspare
2023 Accused as John (1 episode)
2022 I'm Charlie Walker as Charlie Walker
2022 Carter as Smith In Library
2022 Sherri as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2021 South of Heaven as Whit Price
2020 Fatale as Rafe Grimes
2020 Social Distance as Ike (1 episode)
2020 Tiny Creatures as Self - Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
2020 Monsterland as Brian Cooke (1 episode)
2019 Breakthrough as Tommy Shine
2019 Before You Know It as Charles
2019 Black and Blue as Darius
2019 Skin as Daryle Jenkins
2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self (1 episode)
2019 Evil as David Acosta (50 episodes)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (2 episodes)
2019 Seis Manos as Wallace Brister (voice) (8 episodes)
2018 Extinction as David In Library
2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Additional Guest (1 episode)
2017 Girls Trip as Stewart Pierce
2017 Marvel's The Defenders as Luke Cage (8 episodes)
2017 Drop the Mic as Self (2 episodes)
2017 The Good Fight as Lemond Bishop (2 episodes)
2016 Marvel's Luke Cage as Luke Cage (26 episodes)
2016 Chelsea as Self (1 episode)
2016 Match Game as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2016 Geeking Out as Self (1 episode)
2015 Marvel's Jessica Jones as Luke Cage (8 episodes)
2015 Breakthrough as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
2014 Halo: Nightfall as Jameson Locke
2014 Halo: Nightfall as Jameson Locke (5 episodes)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 The Real
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
2013 The Following as Agent Nick Donovan (8 episodes)
2012 Men in Black 3 as Colonel
2012 Zero Dark Thirty as Mike - DEVGRU
2012 Comic Book Men as Self (1 episode)
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self (1 episode)
2011 Ringer as Malcolm Ward (22 episodes)
2011 American Horror Story as David (3 episodes)
2010 Salt as CIA Tactical Leader
2010 Blue Bloods as Cliff Reacher (1 episode)
2009 Taking Chance as MGySgt Demetry
2009 The Good Wife as Lemond Bishop (21 episodes)
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2009 Royal Pains as Officer Tanner (1 episode)
2007 And Then Came Love as Yuppie Paul
2006 Rachael Ray
2005 Silver Bells as Bill
2005 Brooklyn Lobster as Jamal
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Billy Tolbert (1 episode)
2005 Criminal Minds as Colin Bramwell (1 episode)
2005 American Dad! as Guerrilla Solider (voice) (1 episode)
2004 Million Dollar Baby as Big Willie Little
2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Dave Oldren (1 episode)
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Samuel Mbazzi (1 episode)
1998 City Confidential as Self - Narrator (voice) (8 episodes)
1997 The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1994 ER as Watts (1 episode)
1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self (1 episode)
— The Casket Girls
— Cupertino