Mike Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), Jessica Jones (2015; 2019) and Daredevil: Born Again (2026). 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mike Colter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2016
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
American Dad!
2018
Criminal Minds
2013
American Horror Story
2013
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2007
The View
2022
Blue Bloods
2011
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2026
The Good Wife
2010

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
72
2026
Cupertino
as Michael Price · unreleased
2026
Daredevil: Born Again
as Luke Cage
2026
M.I.A.
as Dominick Pierre
2026
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2025
Alarum
as Orlin
2025
City Confidential
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
The Union
as Nick Faraday
2024
Accused
as John
2024
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2023
Murder City
as Neil
2023
Plane
as Louis Gaspare
2022
I'm Charlie Walker
as Charlie Walker
2022
Carter
as Smith
2022
The View
as Self - Guest
2021
South of Heaven
as Whit Price
2021
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2021
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2020
Fatale
as Rafe Grimes
2020
Social Distance
as Ike
2020
Tiny Creatures
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Monsterland
as Brian Cooke
2019
Breakthrough
as Tommy Shine
2019
Before You Know It
as Charles
2019
Black and Blue
as Darius
2019
Skin
as Daryle Jenkins
2019
Drop the Mic
as Self
2019
Evil
as David Acosta
2019
Rachael Ray
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Seis Manos
as Wallace Brister (voice)
2018
Extinction
as David
2018
Comic Book Men
as Self
2018
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
as Self - Additional Guest
2018
The Good Fight
as Lemond Bishop
2018
American Dad!
as Guerrilla Solider (voice)
2017
Girls Trip
as Stewart Pierce
2017
Marvel's The Defenders
as Luke Cage
2017
Breakthrough
as Narrator (voice)
2017
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Luke Cage
2016
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Comedy Bang! Bang!
as Self
2016
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2016
Geeking Out
as Self
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2015
Marvel's Jessica Jones
as Luke Cage
2015
The Real
2014
Halo: Nightfall
as Jameson Locke
2014
Halo: Nightfall
as Jameson Locke
2013
American Horror Story
as David
2013
The Following
as Agent Nick Donovan
2013
Criminal Minds
as Colin Bramwell
2012
Men in Black 3
as Colonel
2012
Zero Dark Thirty
as Mike - DEVGRU
2011
Ringer
as Malcolm Ward
2011
Blue Bloods
as Cliff Reacher
2010
Salt
as CIA Tactical Leader
2010
The Good Wife
as Lemond Bishop
2010
Royal Pains
as Officer Tanner
2009
Taking Chance
as MGySgt Demetry
2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Samuel Mbazzi
2007
And Then Came Love
as Yuppie Paul
2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Dave Oldren
2005
Silver Bells
as Bill
2005
Brooklyn Lobster
as Jamal
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Billy Tolbert
2004
Million Dollar Baby
as Big Willie Little
2002
ER
as Watts
Casket Girls
as Galpin
The Very Thought of You
CBS Fall First Look
as Self