Michael Rainey Jr.

He also starred as Michael Burset in Orange Is the New Black and Jalen in Barbershop: The Next Cut.

• Name — Michael Rainey Jr. • Other Names — Ma-Ah • Birth Name — Michael Andile Rainey Jr. • Birthplace — Louisville, KY, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2010present • Known for — Portraying Tariq St. Patrick in Power & Book II: Ghost

Rainey Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Michael Rainey Sr. and Shauna Small. Through his mother, he is of Jamaican descent. His father lives in New York City, with Rainey Jr. being raised in Staten Island, New York from the age of one. His mother homeschooled him in his youth. Rainey Jr. supports ‘Find and Feed’, an Indiana based organization that cares for the homeless.

Rainey Jr. began his career at the age of nine when featured in Un Altro Mundo, and followed it with appearances in a variety of movies and shows such as Orange Is the New Black, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Amateur, 211 and Power. Rainey Jr. reprised his role as Tariq St. Patrick in Power Book II: Ghost, where he played the show's leading character. In March 2022, Rainey Jr., along with Power co-star Gianni Paolo, launched Twenty Two Entertainment. The first project is the self-hosted podcast, The Crew Has It. Twenty Two Entertainment is fully funded by Artists For Artists, launched in December 2021 by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.

In 2022, he was in a relationship with Haile Rose.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 20132015 — Orange Is the New Black — Michael Burset — 7 episodes; recurring role • 20142020 — Power — Tariq St. Patrick — Recurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–6) • 20202024 — Power Book II: Ghost — Lead role • 2026 — Power Book IV: Force — Special guest star (season 3 episode 10) • TBA — Power: Legacy — Lead role