Table of Biography
Micheal B. Jordan is a well-known American actor, film director, and producer. Micheal B. Jordan is best known as drug dealer Wallace in the HBO’s crime drama television series “The Wire” (2002) and as Reggie Porter Montgomery in “My Children (2003-2006).
Early Life
On the 9th of February 1987, Michael B. Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California, the United States of America. It makes him 36 years old and holds American nationality.
In addition, he has a birth sign of Aquarius and has his belief in Christianity. Meanwhile, he belongs to the African-American ethnicity and his birth name is Michael Bakari Jordan.
Following his parents, he is the son of Michael A. Jordan (father) and Donna Jordan (mother). Professionally, his father is a businessman and his mother works at a high school.
Moreover, he has two siblings; a sister named Jamila Jordan and a brother named Khalid, a football player.
Caption: Michael with his parents (Source: People.com)
Micheal B. Jordan – Education
Talking about his educational qualification, he went to Newark Arts High School, where his mother was also employed.
According to him, he grew up in Newark and proved to be enormously struggling as he recalled having buddies who were into carjacking and drug peddling. His parents always supported and encouraged him.
Professional Career
At the age of ten, Michael B. Jordan appeared in commercials for the print media and thereafter he received several offers to feature in advertisements of renowned companies, meant for the electronic/digital media. Moreover, he was also featured in commercials for Toys “R” Us and Modell’s Sporting Goods.
He made his acting debut in a minor role in the 1999 crime drama movie, “Black and White.” Meanwhile, he made his small screen debut in that same year appearing fleetingly in one episode each of “Sopranos” and “Cosby.”
Later, he auditioned and played the role of Jamal in the 2001 comedy-drama sports film, “Hardball” sharing screen space with Keanu Reeves and Diane Lane. In the 2002 HBO series “The Wire” he portrayed the role of Wallace.
For the series, he starred in only 13 episodes of “The Wire” in its debut season, but his riveting performance ensured that he kept receiving work offers consistently. Later, he was cast as Reggie Porter Montgomery in 59 episodes of NBC’s ‘All My Children’ from 2003-2006.
Rose to Fame
Michael B. Jordan appeared in TV series such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case,” “Burn Notice,” and “Bones” from the year 2006 through 2009. After this, he landed the lead role of C.J. in the 2007 indie movie “Blackout.”
During the same time, he played the role of Nate Warren in the sitcom “The Assistants” for a total of 13 episodes. He was featured in the 2008 music video “Did You Wrong.” The next year, he played the role of Vince Howard in the Emmy Award-winning NBC series, “Friday Night Lights.”
He played the role of Vince for two seasons appearing in 26 episodes. In the year 2010, this actor was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood.
George Lucas of Star Wars fame cast Jordan in the 2012 movie “Red Tails.” That same year, he was also part of the lead cast in the sci-fi thriller, “Chronicle” where he was one of three teenagers (Steve Montgomery) who acquired phenomenal powers.
Later, he played the lead role of Oscar Grant in the 2012 biopic “Fruitvale Station.” His role was praised by Critics and he also earned 11 nominations and five awards for his role. That same year, he guest-starred as Will Westwood in an episode of “House” final season, playing a blind patient.
Other movies and television works
In the year 2015, he starred as Johnny Storm, the Human Torch in the superhero movie, “Fantastic Four”, adapted from an eponymous Marvel Comics book. Meanwhile, the movie was a huge box-office hit. In the year 2015, he starred as boxer Adonis Creed in the movie “Creed” and was a huge hit.
Later, he reprised the same role in its sequel “Creed II” (2018). Again in 2023, he will reprise the same role in its third sequel “Creed III” in which he made his directorial debut, produced, and is currently in post-production.
Caption: The poster of the movie Creed (Source: JPC)
In 2018, Michael B. Jordan returned for the Marvel superhero feature “Black Panther”, playing arch-villain Erik Killmonger to Chadwick Boseman’s titular superhero. Later, he made a cameo in the movie sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” in 2022.
Recent works and video games
He was cast in the 2018 fictional dystopian telefilm, “Fahrenheit 451” based on a Ray Bradbury novel of the same name where he played the lead character, Guy Montag. He later played the role of Bryan Stevenson in the 2019 biographical movie “Just Mercy.”
This actor lent his voice to the character Julian Chase in the animated science fiction series “Gen: Lock” from 2019 to 2021. He voices the character Terence in the adult animated anthology series “Love, Death & Robots” and “Erik “Killmonger” Stevens” in the animated anthology series “What If…?” in the year 2021. He worked as a narrator in the 2022 documentary series “America the Beautiful.”
In addition, he has lent his voice to video games such as “Gears of War 3” (2011), “NBA 2K17” (2016), “Wilson’s Heart” (2017), and “Creed: Rise to Glory” (2018).
Awards
Caption: Michael B. Jordan poses in the press room at the 47th NAACP Image Awards (Source: Us Weekly)
In his acting career, he has won 17 awards. “Hollywood Film Awards”, “Gotham Awards”, “Satellite Awards”, “NAACP Image Awards”, “Black Reel Awards”, “MTV Movie & TV Awards”, “Teen Choice Awards”, and “Screen Actors Guild Awards” are some of the awards she has earned during her acting career.
Net Worth 2023
Being one of the most famous actors in the Hollywood industry, Michael B. Jordan has made a good sum of money through movies, television, direction, and production. As of 2022, his net worth is around $25 million and his exact salary has not been revealed yet.
Relationship Status
Currently, Michael B. Jordan’s marital status is unmarried and single. Moreover, the actor has not been engaged or dating anyone recently. But, he was linked with model Lori Harvey in November 2020.
The couple dated for two years and in June 2022, the couple got separated. Before dating Harvey, he also dated Ashlyn Castro in 2017 and linked to model Cindy Bruna. Meanwhile, this American actor has not been a part of controversy or rumors. And, this actor has a clean image in public till now.
Body Measurements
Caption: Michael B. Jordan showing his muscles (Source: BlackDoctor.org)
Michael B. Jordan stands 5 feet 11 inches tall (1.82 m) and weighs around 70 kg (154 lbs). In addition, he has black hair with dark brown eyes, and he has a slim body type. While he wears a shoe size of 9 US.
Micheal B. Jordan – Social Media
On his Instagram page ‘@michaelbjordan’ there are over 20.5 million followers. Likewise, there are over 1.4 million followers on his Twitter page ‘@michaelb4jordan.’ And over 8.3 million followers on his Facebook page.