Mike Colter

Mike Colter studied at Rutgers University, University of South Carolina and Calhoun County High School. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is acting. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles. Works named in the authority record are Luke Cage and Plane.

• Name — Mike Colter • Born — 26 August 1976 • Education — Benedict College University of South Carolina, Columbia (BA) Rutgers University, New Brunswick (MFA) • Children — 2 • Relatives — Viola Davis (second cousin) • Years Active — 2002–present

Colter is a graduate of Calhoun County High School. In his senior high school yearbook, his senior superlative as voted by the class was "most ambitious." Colter spent a year at Benedict College before transferring to the University of South Carolina, receiving a bachelor's degree in theater in 1999. He obtained an MFA degree in acting from the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Colter's first role was in the film Million Dollar Baby as boxer Big Willie Little. He also guest starred on Law & Order: Trial By Jury, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, ER, and The Parkers as well as several television films. He starred in the series Ringer. In 2012, Colter appeared in Men in Black 3 as Agent J's father. • Illustration — Colter in 2017 In 2014, Colter began portraying the role of Agent Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise. Colter starred in the series Halo: Nightfall and provided the motion capture for Locke in Halo 5: Guardians, with Ike Amadi voicing the character. Colter co-starred as Luke Cage / Carl Lucas in Jessica Jones on Netflix. The first season was released online on November 20, 2015. This was followed by a solo series, Luke Cage, with the first season being released on September 30, 2016. The second season release followed on June 22, 2018. In between the two seasons, Colter also appeared as Cage in The Defenders. Colter starred in the 2018 alien invasion film Extinction. Colter was announced as the male lead in the CBS drama pilot, Evil as David Acosta, a Catholic seminarian who assesses unexplained phenomena for supernatural or scientific explanations. In 2020, Colter starred in the Netflix anthology series Social Distance. In 2023, Colter and Gerard Butler starred in the film Plane by Lionsgate Play. Colter was expected to headline a sequel titled Ship, but the film was cancelled before production commenced. Colter reprised his role as Luke Cage in the second season finale of the Marvel Studios' Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again and is set to return in the third season.

Colter met his future wife, Iva, at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where they were both graduate students. The couple married in 2002. They have two daughters. Colter is a second cousin of actress Viola Davis. He resides in Los Angeles. In 2019, Colter played for the "home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The roster was made up of celebrities with Carolina roots.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — ER — Watts — Episode: "Hindsight" • The — Lamar — Episode: "Lights, Camera, Action" • 2005 — Law & Order: Trial by Jury — Officer Billy Tolbert — Episode: "Blue Wall" • Silver Bells — Bill — Television film • 2007 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Dave Oldren — Episode: "Albatross" • 2009 — Taking Chance — Master Gunnery Sgt. Demetry — Television film • Solving Charlie — Jack Dash — Television film • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Joseph Serumaga — Episode: "Hell" • 2010 — Royal Pains — Officer Tanner — Episode: "Lovesick" • 2010–2015 — The Good Wife — Lemond Bishop — Recurring cast (season 1-2 & 4-6) Guest (season 3); 21 episodes • 2011 — Blue Bloods — Cliff Reacher — Episode: "The Blue Templar" • 2011–2012 — Ringer — Malcolm Ward — Main cast; 16 episodes • 2013 — Criminal Minds — Colin Bramwell — Episode: "Final Shot" • The Surgeon General — Dr. McCallan — Television film • 2013–2014 — American Horror Story: Coven — David — Recurring cast; 3 episodes • 2013–2015 — The Following — Nick Donovan — Recurring cast (season 1 & 3); 8 episodes • 2014 — Halo: Nightfall — Agent Jameson Locke — Main cast; 5 episodes • 2015 — Agent X — Miles Lathem — Main cast; 10 episodes • 2015–2019 — Jessica Jones — Luke Cage — Main role (season 1); 7 episodes Guest role (season 3); Episode: "A.K.A. Everything" • 2016 — Comedy Bang! Bang! — Himself — Episode: "Mike Colter Wears a Pink Button Up and Black Boots" • 2016–2018 — Luke Cage — Luke Cage / Carl Lucas — Lead role; 26 episodes • 2017 — Hollywood Game Night — Himself/Celebrity Player — Episode: "Playing Hardwick to Get" • Breakthrough — Himself/Narrator (voice) — Episode: "Addiction: A Psychedelic Cure?" • The Defenders — Luke Cage — Main role, miniseries; 8 episodes • 2018 — Comic Book Men — Himself — Episode: "Power Man vs. Counter Man" • American Dad! — Guerrilla Soldier (voice) — Episode: "(You Gotta) Strike for Your Right" • 2018–2019 — The Good Fight — Lemond Bishop — 2 episodes • 2019 — Drop the Mic — Himself — Episode: "Mike Colter vs. Ne-Yo and Christina Milian vs. Ashlee Simpson" • Hollywood Game Night — Himself/Celebrity Player — Episode: "Kiss Me in Lamorne-ing" • Seis Manos — Brister (voice) — Main cast 8 episodes • 2019–2024 — Evil — David Acosta — Main cast 50 episodes • 2020 — Tiny Creatures — Narrator (voice) — Main cast 8 episodes • Monsterland — Brian Cooke — Episode: "Newark, New Jersey" • Social Distance — Ike — Episode: "Delete All Future Events" • 2021 — Match Game — Himself/Celebrity Panelist — Episode #6.2 • City Confidential — Himself/Narrator (voice) — Main narrator (season 12) • 2024 — Accused — John — Episode: "Megan's Story" • 2026–present — Daredevil: Born Again — Luke Cage — Guest role (season 2); Episode: "The Southern Cross" Main role (season 3); Post-production • 2026 — M.I.A. — Dominick Pierre — Recurring cast; 3 episodes • Big City Greens — Mr. Brawn (voice) — Episode: "Fitness Test"

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 2014 — Halo: The Master Chief Collection — Spartan Jameson Locke • 2015 — Halo 5: Guardians — Also likeness Motion-capture only