Mike Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Jessica Jones (2015; 2019). 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).
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Ship
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Alarum
Orlin
2025
The Union
Nick Faraday
2024
Murder City
Neil
2023
Plane
Louis Gaspare
2023
Carter
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2022
I'm Charlie Walker
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2022
South of Heaven
Whit Price
2021
Fatale
Rafe Grimes
2020
Black and Blue
Darius
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
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2019
Before You Know It
Charles
2019
Skin
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2019
Breakthrough
Tommy Shine
2019
Extinction
David
2018
Girls Trip
Stewart Pierce
2017
Halo: Nightfall
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2014
Halo: Nightfall
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2014
Zero Dark Thirty
Mike - DEVGRU
2012
Men in Black 3
Colonel
2012
Comic Book Men
Self · (1 episode)
2012
American Horror Story
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2011
Ringer
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2011
Blue Bloods
Cliff Reacher · (1 episode)
2010
Salt
CIA Tactical Leader
2010
The Good Wife
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2009
Taking Chance
MGySgt Demetry
2009
And Then Came Love
Yuppie Paul
2007
Silver Bells
Bill
2005
Brooklyn Lobster
Jamal
2005
The Casket Girls
Accused
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2023
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Social Distance
Ike · (1 episode)
2020
Monsterland
Brian Cooke · (1 episode)
2020
Tiny Creatures
Self - Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
2020
Seis Manos
Wallace Brister (voice) · (8 episodes)
2019
Evil
David Acosta · (50 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
2019
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Additional Guest · (1 episode)
2018
Drop the Mic
Self · (2 episodes)
2017
Marvel's The Defenders
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2017
The Good Fight
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2017
Marvel's Luke Cage
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2016
Geeking Out
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2016
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Marvel's Jessica Jones
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2015
Breakthrough
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2015
The Real
(1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(1 episode)
2014
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Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Following
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2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
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2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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2009
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2009
Rachael Ray
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2006
Criminal Minds
Colin Bramwell · (1 episode)
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Billy Tolbert · (1 episode)
2005
American Dad!
Guerrilla Solider (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Dave Oldren · (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Samuel Mbazzi · (1 episode)
1999
City Confidential
Narrator · (27 episodes)
1998
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
ER
Watts · (1 episode)
1994