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Name
Michael Jai White

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1967-11-10 (59 years old)

Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Michael Jai White (born November 10, 1967) is an American actor and professional martial artist, who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is the first African-American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture, having starred as Al Simmons, the protagonist in the 1997 film Spawn. White was born in Brooklyn, New York and moved as a teen to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where he graduated from Central High School in 1988. White started martial arts training at the age of seven and is now an accomplished martial artist, holding seven legitimate black belts in Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Kobudo, Goju Ryu, Tang Soo Do, Wushu and Kyokushin, with a specific focus in Kyokushin (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms). His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. In 1997, he portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 movie Spawn. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return. In 2001, he also starred opposite fellow martial artist Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds. In 2003, he starred in Busta Rhymes' and Mariah Carey's music video "I Know What You Want". Since 2003, in addition to his on screen roles, White has been doing voice work, including Static Shock, Justice League, and the Spawn animated series. White showcases his martial arts skills in the direct-to-DVD film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing. He also appears in Michelle Yeoh's Silver Hawk in 2004. His film, Why Did I Get Married? opened at number one at the box office on October 12, 2007. White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. He also starred in the film Blood and Bone and the Blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009. White wrote the scripts for both Black Dynamite and his upcoming 3 Bullets in which he stars with Bokeem Woodbine. White will make his directorial debut and star in Never Back Down 2, which is slated for a 2011 release. In August 2005 he wed his girlfriend of two years, Courtenay Chatman. The couple have a daughter named Morgan Michelle who was born on December 24, 2008. Michael has two sons from a previous relationship. He is an avid chess player, as seen in his movie Blood and Bone.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2023 You're Not Alone as Keith Mitchell
1997 Spawn as Al Simmons / Spawn
1999 Universal Soldier: The Return as SETH
2009 Blood and Bone as Isaiah Bone
2009 Black Dynamite as Black Dynamite
2023 Outlaw Johnny Black as Outlaw Johnny Black
2010 Why Did I Get Married Too? as Marcus
2004 Silver Hawk as Morris
2006 Undisputed II: Last Man Standing as George Chambers
1998 Ringmaster as Demond
1996 Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal as Carpenter
2007 Why Did I Get Married? as Marcus
1999 Thick as Thieves as Pointy
Soon To Live and Die in the Midwest
2005 Getting Played as Actor
1995 Tyson as Mike Tyson
2011 Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown as Case Walker
2011 Tactical Force as Hunt
2023 The Island as Mark
2022 Dead Zone as Boss
2012 We the Party as Officer Davis
2002 The Making of Exit Wounds as Self
2012 Freaky Deaky as Donnell Lewis
2013 Generation Iron as Self
2012 Somebody's Child as Douglas
2014 Android Cop as Hammond
2021 Bisping as Self
2014 Falcon Rising as John 'Falcon' Chapman
1997 City of Industry as Odell Williams
1999 Mutiny as Ben Cooper
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as Audience Man
2023 MR-9: Do or Die as Duke
2024 One More Shot as Robert Jackson
2025 Trouble Man as Jaxen
2024 Scream Before You Die as Joe Washington
1989 The Toxic Avenger Part II as Apocalypse Inc. Executive
2002 Pandora's Box as Hampton Hines
2012 The Philly Kid as Arthur Letts
2014 Skin Trade as Reed
2023 Come Out Fighting as Sergeant AJ 'Red' McCarron
2023 A Snowy Day in Oakland as Reverend Carter
2015 Chocolate City as Princeton
2008 The Dark Knight as Gambol
2001 Exit Wounds as Lewis Strutt
2000 Freedom Song as Coleman Vaughnes
2022 As Good as Dead as Bryant
2015 Chain of Command as James Webster
2010 One Angry Juror as Derrick
2025 Exit Protocol as Isaac Florentine
2003 Justice as Tre
2016 Never Back Down: No Surrender as Case Walker
2016 The Asian Connection as Greedy Greg
1996 Captive Heart: The James Mink Story as Elroy
2016 Vigilante Diaries as Barrington
2025 Hostile Takeover as Pete
2016 The Crooked Man as Milo
2004 UnConventional as Self
1995 Ballistic as Quint
1989 The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie as Apocalypse, Inc. Executive
2024 Don't Mess with Grandma as JT
1999 Breakfast of Champions as Howell
1993 Full Contact as Low-Ball
2019 Triple Threat as Devereaux
2018 Accident Man as Mick
2017 S.W.A.T.: Under Siege as Scorpion
2019 Dragged Across Concrete as 'Biscuit'
2016 Chocolate City: Vegas Strip as Princeton
2017 Cops and Robbers as Michael
2018 Making a Killing as Orlando Hudson
1997 The Making of 'Spawn' as Self
2009 The Legend of Bruce Lee as Ali
2018 Every Day Is Christmas as Justin
2013 Fedz as Big D
2001 Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Spawn (archive footage)
2019 In Search of the Last Action Heroes as Self
2019 The Hard Way as Payne
2021 Send It! as Coach
2019 Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare as Self
2019 Undercover Brother 2 as Undercover Brother / Narrator
2019 Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks as Self
1996 2 Days in the Valley as Buck
1991 True Identity as Alley Guy #1
1992 Universal Soldier as Soldier
2021 Take Back as Brian
1994 On Deadly Ground as Oil Worker (uncredited)
2021 Batman: Soul of the Dragon as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger (voice)
2020 Welcome to Sudden Death as Jesse Freeman
2022 The Commando as James Baker
2021 Black Friday as Archie
2014 Beyond the Game as Himself
1995 Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike as Silvio
2021 Assault on VA-33 as Chief Malone
2015 The Real Miyagi as Self
2021 Rogue Hostage as Sparks
2026 Drive Through Fire as Tommy Poole
2024 Chuck Zito: An American Story as Self
2022 The Hit as Brooke
Soon Spymasters
Soon Karate Ghost
2026 Why Did I Get Married Again? as Marcus
2026 Special Op: Rent-a-Cop as Brock Belfry
2026 Oscar Shaw as Oscar Shaw
2023 The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief as Himself
2026 The Secret Between Us as Jack Frazier
Soon The Hook as Malcolm Miller
Soon Paper Made

2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy ( 2 episodes ) as Major Jackson 'Jax' Briggs
2000 Static Shock ( 2 episodes ) as Osebo (voice)
2001 Justice League ( 1 episode ) as Doomsday (voice)
2004 Justice League Unlimited ( 1 episode ) as Doomsday (voice)
1989 Saved by the Bell ( 1 episode ) as Military Police Man #2 (uncredited)
2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles ( 1 episode ) as Teague
2012 Metal Hurlant Chronicles ( 1 episode ) as Balt
2012 Arrow ( 7 episodes ) as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger
2011 Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse ( 135 episodes ) as Marcus Williams
2004 Clubhouse ( 1 episode ) as Ellis Hayes
2012 Black Dynamite ( 19 episodes ) as Black Dynamite
2022 Kingdom Business ( 8 episodes ) as Julius “Caesar” Jones
2018 Carl Weber's The Family Business ( 21 episodes ) as Vegas Duncan
2020 The Art of Action ( 1 episode ) as Self
2002 CSI: Miami ( 1 episode ) as Roy Bailey
1995 JAG ( 1 episode ) as Peter Quinn / Martin Payne
2016 Insecure ( 2 episodes ) as Zeke
2008 The Legend of Bruce Lee ( 50 episodes ) as Ali
2014 black-ish ( 1 episode ) as Vincent
2012 Arrow ( 3 episodes ) as Ben Turner
2000 Wonderland ( 8 episodes ) as Derrick Hatcher
2008 Batman: The Brave and the Bold ( 1 episode ) as Tattooed Man (voice)
1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as Luther - Dawn's boyfriend
2000 Boston Public ( 1 episode ) as Darren Schofield
2013 Teen Titans Go! ( 1 episode ) as Don Jackson (voice)
1993 Living Single ( 1 episode ) as Steve
1992 Martin ( 1 episode ) as Valdez
2006 Windfall ( 1 episode ) as Michael
2005 The Boondocks ( 1 episode ) as Bushido Brown/Cop (voice)

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