Michael B. Jordan American Actor Born 1987 in Santa Ana

Michael B. Jordan (9 February 1987, Santa Ana) is an American actor. He is recognised as Erik Killmonger in Black Panther (2018).

Early life

Schooling on record includes Newark Arts High School.

Career

His first listed screen credit dates to 1999, with Black and White. Work from the 2000s includes Hardball (2001) and Friday Night Lights (2006, as Vince Howard). Fantastic Four (2015, as Johnny Storm) and Creed (2015, as Adonis Creed) are among his 2010s credits. In the 2020s, he appeared in Creed III (2023, as Adonis Creed) and Sinners (2025, as Smoke Moore, Stack Moore).

The list below counts 22 films and 2 TV series from 1999 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (5), followed by action (2). Of his two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Black Panther (2018) has the highest, at $1.35 billion. Michael B. Jordan also worked as director on Creed III. Sylvester Stallone appears in two of his listed titles.

The Instagram account had 26.2M followers when last counted in March 2026. His other notable work includes The Wire, Space Jam: A New Legacy and Fruitvale Station.

Recognition

Among his honours is the Academy Award for Best Actor, won in 2026 for Sinners. Other wins include the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (2025) for Sinners and the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance (2026) for Sinners. In all, Michael B. Jordan has won 3 awards and received one nomination.