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Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Michael B. Jordan is an American actor, producer, and director who began his career as a child model before moving into television with early appearances in Cosby and The Sopranos. Born in Santa Ana, California, and raised in Newark, New Jersey, he first drew attention as Wallace in the HBO series The Wire (2002), then starred in All My Children from 2003 to 2006 and Friday Night Lights from 2009 to 2011. His breakout came as Oscar Grant in the Ryan Coogler film Fruitvale Station (2013), which critics praised. He went on to star in Creed (2015), Black Panther (2018), Just Mercy (2019), and Sinners (2025), winning the Academy Award for Best Actor for the latter. He reprised Donnie Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), the latter also his directorial debut. Other credits include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), Fahrenheit 451 (2018), and A Journal for Jordan (2021).

39years old

Turns 40 on February 9in 91 days

  • Born Santa Ana
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
27 years1999 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Getting ready for a role

    To play a boxer in Creed, Jordan did one year of rigorous physical training and followed a stringent, low-fat diet. He had no body double during filming.

  2. First role

    Jordan began his professional acting career in 1999, when he made brief appearances in one episode each of the television shows Cosby and The Sopranos.

Michael B. Jordan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Sinners2025 Action, Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Smoke…

    IMDb rating 7.5525K votes

  2. Black Panther2018 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Erik Killmonger

    IMDb rating 7.3927K votes

  3. Creed2015as Adonis Johnson

    IMDb rating 7.6340K votes

  4. Creed II2018as Adonis Johnson

    IMDb rating 7.1174K votes

  5. Chronicle2012as Steve Montgomery

    IMDb rating 7.0280K votes

  6. Fantastic Four2015as Johnny Storm

    IMDb rating 4.3196K votes

  7. Fruitvale Station2013as Oscar Grant

    IMDb rating 7.593K votes

  8. Just Mercy2019as Bryan Stevenson

    IMDb rating 7.686K votes

Most often with

Ryan Coogler directed five of these films, Josh Trank two. Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tessa Thompson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Tessa ThompsonWood Harris, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Wood HarrisPhylicia Rashad, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Phylicia RashadJacob 'Stitch' Duran, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jacob 'Stitch' DuranSylvester Stallone, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sylvester StalloneTim Blake Nelson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tim Blake NelsonRyan CooglerDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by Ryan CooglerJosh TrankDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Josh Trank

Films together

  • Tessa Thompson3 films together, 2015 to 2023
    Tessa Thompson's page
    • Creed III2023IMDb rating 6.7Jordan as Adonis CreedThompson as Bianca Creed
    • Creed II2018IMDb rating 7.1Jordan as Adonis JohnsonThompson as Bianca
    • Creed2015IMDb rating 7.6Jordan as Adonis JohnsonThompson as Bianca
  • Wood Harris3 films together, 2015 to 2023
    Wood Harris's page
    • Creed III2023IMDb rating 6.7Jordan as Adonis CreedHarris as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
    • Creed II2018IMDb rating 7.1Jordan as Adonis JohnsonHarris as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
    • Creed2015IMDb rating 7.6Jordan as Adonis JohnsonHarris as Tony 'Little Duke' Burton
  • Phylicia Rashad3 films together, 2015 to 2023
    Phylicia Rashad's page
    • Creed III2023IMDb rating 6.7Jordan as Adonis CreedRashad as Mary-Anne Creed
    • Creed II2018IMDb rating 7.1Jordan as Adonis JohnsonRashad as Mary Anne Creed
    • Creed2015IMDb rating 7.6Jordan as Adonis JohnsonRashad as Mary Anne Creed
  • Jacob 'Stitch' Duran3 films together, 2015 to 2023
    Jacob 'Stitch' Duran's page
    • Creed III2023IMDb rating 6.7Jordan as Adonis CreedDuran as Stitch
    • Creed II2018IMDb rating 7.1Jordan as Adonis JohnsonDuran as Stitch
    • Creed2015IMDb rating 7.6Jordan as Adonis JohnsonDuran as Stitch
  • Sylvester Stallone2 films together, 2015 to 2018
    Sylvester Stallone's page
    • Creed II2018IMDb rating 7.1Jordan as Adonis JohnsonStallone as Rocky Balboa
    • Creed2015IMDb rating 7.6Jordan as Adonis JohnsonStallone as Rocky Balboa
  • Tim Blake Nelson2 films together, 2015 to 2019
    Tim Blake Nelson's page
    • Just Mercy2019IMDb rating 7.6Jordan as Bryan StevensonNelson as Ralph Myers
    • Fantastic Four2015IMDb rating 4.3Jordan as Johnny StormNelson as Dr. Allen
  • Ryan CooglerDirector, 5 films, 2013 to 2025
    All films by Ryan Coogler
  • Josh TrankDirector, 2 films, 2012 to 2015
    All films by Josh Trank
  • Also two films together16 more actors
    • Angela BassettBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Martin FreemanBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Jamie BellTom Clancy's Without Remorse (2021) and Fantastic Four (2015)
    • Isaach De BankoléBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Miles TellerFantastic Four (2015) and That Awkward Moment (2014)
    • Lupita Nyong'oBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Connie ChiumeBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Danny SapaniBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Letitia WrightBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Danai GuriraBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Winston DukeBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Dorothy SteelBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Florence KasumbaBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and Black Panther (2018)
    • Florian MunteanuCreed III (2023) and Creed II (2018)
    • Andre WardCreed II (2018) and Creed (2015)
    • Tony BellewCreed III (2023) and Creed (2015)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Michael B. Jordan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.8 billion

15 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 15 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 1 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 1Figure not found

Top grosser

Black Panther2018as Erik Killmonger$1.3 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Black Panther2018as Erik Killmonger
    $1.3B35.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022as Killmonger
    $859M22.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Sinners2025as Smoke…
    $371M9.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Creed III2023as Adonis Creed
    $275M7.3% of the total
  5. 5
    Creed II2018as Adonis Johnson
    $214M5.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Creed2015as Adonis Johnson
    $174M4.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Fantastic Four2015as Johnny Storm
    $168M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Chronicle2012as Steve Montgomery
    $145M3.8% of the total
Just Mercy (2019), $50.4 millionRed Tails (2012), $50.4 millionThat Awkward Moment (2014), $45.6 millionHardball (2001), $40.2 millionFruitvale Station (2013), $17.6 millionA Journal for Jordan (2021), $6.7 millionBlack and White (1999), $5.2 million

$216 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

Awards

Three awards and honors from 2025 to 2026, two of them major.

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Michael B. Jordan's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
2026Best ActorSinnersWon
SAG Awards
2025Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleSinnersWon
Other honors
2026Black Reel Award for Outstanding Lead PerformanceSinnersWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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