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Michael Jai White
Brooklyn-born Michael Jai White survived his rough urban upbringing and entered the entertainment industry on the strength of his martial arts credentials, backing fellow black belt Steven Seagal in a soup commercial for Japanese television, making his feature debut as Alley Guy 1 in "True Identity" (1991, billed as Michael White) and playing a bit part in Roland Emmerich's "Universal Soldier" (1992), starring another martial arts maestro, Jean-Claude Van Damme. He appeared in straight-to-video fare like "Ring of Fire" (also 1992), "Full Contact" (1993) and "Lion Strike" (1994), as well as on episodes of "Living Single," "Martin" (both Fox) and ABC's "NYPD Blue," before coming to prominence as the eponymous star of the critically-lauded HBO special, "Tyson" (1995), cutting an imposing figure as boxing's former Heavyweight Champ. White, who had Tyson's mannerism's down cold, used his karate background to sell the boxing scenes while delving deep into Iron Mike's tortured psyche to deliver a top-quality acting performance that complemented his impressive athleticism.
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Michael Jai White
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Mess with Grandma | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
| 57% |
|
One More Shot | Robert Jackson (Character) | - | 2024 |
| 66% |
|
Outlaw Johnny Black |
Outlaw Johnny Black (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$319.8K | 2023 |
| No Score Yet |
|
MR-9: Do or Die | Duke (Character) | - | 2023 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Island | Mark (Character) | - | 2023 |
| No Score Yet |
|
A Snowy Day in Oakland | Reverend Carter (Character) | - | 2023 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You're Not Alone | Keith Mitchell (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 83% |
|
As Good as Dead |
Bryant (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2022 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Hit | Brooke (Character) | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Commando | James Baker (Character) | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Best of Blaxploitation | Self | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dead Zone | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 29% |
|
Come Out Fighting | Sergeant AJ "Red" McCarron (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Bisping: The Michael Bisping Story | Self | - | 2021 |
| 65% |
|
Black Friday | Archie (Character) | - | 2021 |
| 20% |
|
Take Back | Brian (Character) | - | 2021 |
| 0% |
|
Rogue Hostage | Sparks (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Assault on VA-33 | Chief Malone (Character) | - | 2021 |
| 93% |
|
Batman: Soul of the Dragon |
Ben Turner / |
- | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Send It | Coach (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 33% |
|
Welcome to Sudden Death | Jesse Freeman (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 93% |
|
Song Without a Name | Producer | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet |
|
In Search of the Last Action Heroes | Self | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Undercover Brother 2 | Undercover Brother (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 67% |
|
Triple Threat | Devereaux (Character) | $73.4K | 2019 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Hard Way | Payne (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 76% |
|
Dragged Across Concrete | Biscuit (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Making a Killing | Orlando Hudson (Character) | - | 2018 |
| 71% |
|
Accident Man | Mick (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Cops and Robbers | Michael (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet |
|
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege | Scorpion (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chocolate City Vegas Strip | Princeton (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beyond the Game | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Crooked Man | Milo (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 17% |
|
Vigilante Diaries | Barrington (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Never Back Down: No Surrender |
Case Walker (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
- | 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Asian Connection | Greedy Greg (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Chain of Command | James Webster (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Chocolate City | Princeton (Character) | $212.2K | 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Android Cop | Hammond (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 31% |
|
Skin Trade | Reed (Character) | $1.2K | 2014 |
| 43% |
|
Falcon Rising | John "Falcon" Chapman (Character) | $8.7K | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fedz | Big D (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Somebody's Child | Douglas (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Freaky Deaky | Donnell Lewis (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
|
The Philly Kid | Arthur Letts (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 28% |
|
We the Party | Officer Davis (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown |
Case (Character), Director |
- | 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Tactical Force | Hunt (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Angry Juror | Derrick (Character) | - | 2010 |
| 27% |
|
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? | Marcus (Character) | $60.1M | 2010 |
| 83% |
|
Black Dynamite |
Black Dynamite (Character), Screenwriter |
$228.5K | 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Blood and Bone | Isaiah Bone (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 49% |
|
Why Did I Get Married? | Marcus (Character) | $55.2M | 2007 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | George Chambers (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Getting Played | Actor (Character) | - | 2005 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Silver Hawk | Morris (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Justice | Tre (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Pandora's Box | Hampton Hines (Character) | $882.0K | 2002 |
| 34% |
|
Exit Wounds | Strutt (Character) | $51.8M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Freedom Song | Coleman Vaughnes (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Thick as Thieves | Pointy (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 5% |
|
Universal Soldier: The Return | S.E.T.H. (Character) | $10.4M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Mutiny | Ben Cooper (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 21% |
|
Ringmaster | Demond (Character) | $9.2M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shaughnesy | Carpenter (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 17% |
|
Spawn |
Al Simmons/ |
$55.0M | 1997 |
| 46% |
|
City of Industry | Odell Williams (Character) | $1.5M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Captive Heart: The James Mink Story | Elroy (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 60% |
|
2 Days in the Valley | Buck (Character) | $11.1M | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Abominable Snowman | Director | - | 1996 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Tyson | Mike Tyson (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Full Contact | Low-Ball (Character) | - | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hanging Heart | Producer | - | 1989 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 81% | Carl Weber's The Family Business | Vegas Duncan (Character) | 2018-2022 2024 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Kingdom Business | Julius "Caesar" Jones (Character) | 2022-2023 |
| 99% | 78% | We Need to Talk About Cosby | Self | 2022 |
| 92% | 57% | black-ish | Vincent (Guest Star) | 2020 |
| 86% | 63% | Arrow |
Ben Turner / |
2013-2014 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse | Marcus Williams (Character) | 2011-2017 |
| 100% | 92% | Black Dynamite | Black Dynamite (Voice) | 2011-2012 2014-2015 |
| 40% | 43% | Metal Hurlant Chronicles | Teague (Character) | 2012 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tyler Perry's House of Payne | Bryan (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clubhouse | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Static Shock | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul Food | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boston Public | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| 93% | No Score Yet | Wonderland | Unknown (Character) | 2000 |
| 83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Off. Reginald 'Reggie' Fancy (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | Saved by the Bell | Military Police Man 2 (Guest Star) | 1992 |