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Michael B. Jordan Born Michael Bakari Jordan
February 9, 1987
Santa Ana, California,
United StatesMichael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as teenage drug dealer Wallace on the HBO drama television series The Wire, for his role as Reggie Montgomery in All My Children, as quarterback Vince Howard on the NBC television series Friday Night Lights, and since 2010, as Alex in Parenthood.
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Early life
Jordan was born in Santa Ana, California. He is the middle of 3 children, born to Donna Jordan and Michael A. Jordan, a caterer. Jordan is named after his father and has no connection with basketball legend Michael Jordan.[1] His family moved to Newark, New Jersey when he was a boy and he attended Newark Arts High School.[2] He did not plan on being an actor. He first started off modeling for local companies.[3] Despite the end of Friday Night Lights he still has his apartment in Austin where the TV series was filmed.[4]
He currently resides with his family in New Jersey[citation needed].
Career
In 1999, at only 13, he was a cast in a recurring role in the CBS comedy Cosby. In the same year, he appeared in the HBO series The Sopranos and the following year he played alongside Keanu Reeves in Hardball.
In 2002, he gained more attention by playing the small but pivotal role of Wallace in the first season of HBO's The Wire.
In March 2003, he joined the cast of All My Children playing Reggie Porter (later Reggie Montgomery), a troubled teenager, until June 2006. Jordan was released from his contract from the soap after three years due to lack of airtime, and last aired on June 5, 2006.
Jordan's other credits include guest starring appearances on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace and Cold Case. Thereafter, he had a lead role in the independent film Blackout and also starred on a sitcom called The Assistants on The-N.
In 2008, Jordan appeared in the music video "Did You Wrong" by R&B artist Pleasure P.
In 2009, he guest-starred on the popular TV Spy show Burn Notice in the episode "Hot Spot", playing a high school football player who got into a fight and is now being hunted by a local gangster. In 2010, he guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Inhumane Society" as a boxer involved in a Michael Vick-inspired dog fighting scandal.
He had a major role on the NBC show Friday Night Lights as quarterback Vince Howard. He can also be seen as Alex (Haddie's love interest) on the NBC show Parenthood.
Jordan has recently been cast as Jace in the upcoming Xbox 360 game, Gears of War 3.[5]
Jordan is one of the leads in Chronicle, a film about three teenaged boys who develop superpowers.[6]
Personal life
He admires basketball player Baron Davis.[7] Regarding actors, he looks up to Denzel Washington and refers to Will Smith as a "role model".[3] He likes watching Japanese animation like Naruto and in music, he likes listening to Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, and Kendrick Lamar among others.[1]
In 2010, he was considered one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine's Young Hollywood Issue.[8][9]
Filmography
List of film credits Year Film Role Notes 1999 Black and White Teen #2 2001 Hardball Jamal 2007 Blackout C.J. 2009 Pastor Brown Tariq Brown 2012 Red Tails Maurice 'Bumps' Wilson Post-production 2012 Chronicle Steve Post-production List of television credits Year Title Role Notes 1999 The Sopranos Rideland Kid Episode "Disciple" 1999 Cosby Michael Episode "The Vesey Method" 2002 The Wire Wallace 13 episodes 2003–2006 All My Children Reggie Porter Montgomery 51 episodes 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Morris Episode "Poppin' Tags" 2006 Without a Trace Jesse Lewis Episode "The Calm Before" 2007 Cold Case Michael Carter Episode "Wunderkind" 2009 Burn Notice Corey Jensen Episode "Hot Spot" 2009 The Assistants Nate Warren 13 episodes 2009 Bones Perry Wilson Episode "The Plain in the Prodigy" 2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Danny Ford Episode "Inhumane Society" 2009–2011 Friday Night Lights Vince Howard 26 episodes 2010 Lie to Me Key 2 episodes 2010–2011 Parenthood Alex 16 episodes Accolades
Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2005 Soap Opera Digest Award Favorite Teen All My Children Nominated 2005 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series[10] All My Children Nominated 2006 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series[11] All My Children Nominated 2007 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series[10] All My Children Nominated 2008 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author[12] "Homeroom Heroes" Nominated 2011 EWwy Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama[13] Friday Night Lights Nominated References
- ^ a b Tharp, Sharon (July 15, 2011). "Interview: 'Friday Night Lights' Star Michael B. Jordan Opens Up About Series Finale". Ology. http://www.ology.com/screen/interview-friday-night-lights-star-michael-b-jordan-opens-about-series-finale. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Politi, Steve (July 15, 2011). "Politi: 'Friday Night Lights' is over, but Newark's Michael B. Jordan is just getting started". NJ.com. http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/politi/index.ssf/2011/07/politi_friday_night_lights_is.html. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Morales, Wilson (September 2002). "On His Own : An Interview with Michael B. Jordan". blackfilm.com. http://www.blackfilm.com/20020913/features/michaelbjordan.shtml. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ Koski, Genevieve (July 15, 2011). "Interview Michael B. Jordan". The A.V. Club. http://www.avclub.com/articles/michael-b-jordan,59000/. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ "Michael B Jordan replaces Drake as Jace in Gears of War 3". N4G.com. 2011-04-22. http://n4g.com/news/749443/michael-b-jordan-replaces-drake-as-jace-in-gears-of-war-3. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "'Chronicle' Trailer: Teens Become Superheroes". huffingtonpost.com. October 19, 2011. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/chronicle-trailer-teens-b_n_1020534.html. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ "An Interview With Michael B. Jordan". Slam Online. October 2, 2008. http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2008/10/michael-b-jordan/. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "YOUNG HOLLYWOOD 2010 PREVIEW". Youtube. April 20, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI3CNldIpIE&feature=player_embedded#at=21. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "Nylon Magazine: Young Hollywood Issue". The CR Journal. May 18, 2010. http://www.thecrjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=336:nylon-magazine-young-hollywood-issue-&catid=2:magazine&Itemid=3. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ a b "Friday Night Lights - Cast bios: Michael B. Jordan". nbc.com. http://www.nbc.com/friday-night-lights/bios/michael-jordan/. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "37th Annual NAACP Image Award Winners, 2006". BlackFlix.com. http://www.blackflix.com/articles/2006.image.winners.html. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "Michael B. Jordan: The Ascension of A Star". BleuMagazine. July 13, 2011. http://www.bleumagazine.com/2011/07/13/michael-b-jordan-the-ascension-of-a-star/. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ "EWwy Awards 2011: Best Supporting Actor Winner". Entertainment Weekly. October 11, 2011. http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20300978_20529029_21054804,00.html#21054825. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
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