Michael Jai White

ActorCinematographerDirectorWriterProducer Nov 10 (age 58) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1989–2026 (37 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

The Dark Knight

Gambol

Film

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

George Chambers

Film

Blood and Bone

Isaiah Bone

Film

Universal Soldier

Soldier

Film

Black Dynamite

Film

Dragged Across Concrete

'Biscuit'

Film

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Audience Man

Film

Never Back Down: No Surrender

Case Walker

Filmography

Acting (131)

Movies (105)

Oscar Shaw

2026

as Oscar Shaw

6.6

The Secret Between Us

2026 Upcoming

as Jack Frazier

Apr 3

Hostile Takeover

as Pete

Trouble Man

as Jaxen

Exit Protocol

as Isaac Florentine

Scream Before You Die

as Joe Washington

One More Shot

as Robert Jackson

Don't Mess with Grandma

2024

as JT

5.6

Chuck Zito: An American Story

as Self

The Island

as Mark

MR-9: Do or Die

as Duke

Come Out Fighting

as Sergeant AJ 'Red' McCarron

4.4

Outlaw Johnny Black

2023

as Outlaw Johnny Black

5.2

A Snowy Day in Oakland

as Reverend Carter

You're Not Alone

as Keith Mitchell

The Hanged Man: The Story of Ron Van Clief

as Himself

As Good as Dead

as Bryant

The Commando

as James Baker

Dead Zone

as Boss

The Hit

as Brooke

Black Friday

as Archie

Bisping

as Self

Batman: Soul of the Dragon

2021

as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger (voice)

Rogue Hostage

as Sparks

Send It!

as Coach

Take Back

as Brian

Assault on VA-33

as Chief Malone

Welcome to Sudden Death

as Jesse Freeman

Triple Threat

as Devereaux

Dragged Across Concrete

as 'Biscuit'

The Hard Way

as Payne

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

2019

as Self

6.7

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

2019

as Himself

6.9

Undercover Brother 2

2019

as Undercover Brother / Narrator

4.4

Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare

as Self

Accident Man

as Mick

Making a Killing

as Orlando Hudson

Every Day Is Christmas

2018

as Justin

4.9

S.W.A.T.: Under Siege

as Scorpion

Cops and Robbers

as Michael

Never Back Down: No Surrender

as Case Walker

The Crooked Man

as Milo

The Asian Connection

as Greedy Greg

Vigilante Diaries

as Barrington

Chocolate City: Vegas Strip

as Princeton

Chocolate City

as Princeton

Chain of Command

as James Webster

The Real Miyagi

as Self

Falcon Rising

as John 'Falcon' Chapman

Skin Trade

as Reed

Beyond the Game

as Himself

Android Cop

as Hammond

Fedz

as Big D

Generation Iron

as Self

Freaky Deaky

as Donnell Lewis

Somebody's Child

as Douglas

We the Party

as Officer Davis

The Philly Kid

as Arthur Letts

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

as Case Walker

Tactical Force

as Hunt

Why Did I Get Married Too?

2010

as Marcus

6.5

Mortal Kombat: Rebirth

as Jackson Briggs

One Angry Juror

as Derrick

Blood and Bone

as Isaiah Bone

Black Dynamite

as Black Dynamite

The Legend of Bruce Lee

as Ali

The Dark Knight

as Gambol

Why Did I Get Married?

2007

as Marcus

6.5

Undisputed II: Last Man Standing

as George Chambers

Getting Played

as Actor

UnConventional

as Self

Silver Hawk

as Morris

Justice

as Tre

Pandora's Box

as Hampton Hines

The Making of Exit Wounds

2002

as Self

Exit Wounds

2001

as Lewis Strutt

5.8

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

2001

as Spawn (archive footage)

6.9

Freedom Song

2000

as Coleman Vaughnes

5.5

Universal Soldier: The Return

as SETH

Mutiny

as Ben Cooper

Thick as Thieves

as Pointy

Breakfast of Champions

as Howell

Ringmaster

as Demond

City of Industry

as Odell Williams

Spawn

as Al Simmons / Spawn

5.4

The Making of 'Spawn'

1997

as Self

7.7

Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

as Elroy

2 Days in the Valley

as Buck

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

as Carpenter

Tyson

as Mike Tyson

Ballistic

as Quint

Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike

1995

as Silvio

4.8

On Deadly Ground

1994

as Oil Worker (uncredited)

Full Contact

as Low-Ball

Universal Soldier

as Soldier

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

as Audience Man

True Identity

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie

1989

as Apocalypse, Inc. Executive

4.9

The Toxic Avenger Part II

1989

as Apocalypse Inc. Executive

5.4

Drive Through Fire

Spymasters

Karate Ghost

Why Did I Get Married Again?

as Marcus

Special Op: Rent-a-Cop

as Brock Belfry

To Live and Die in the Midwest

Television (26)

Kingdom Business

2022

as Julius “Caesar” Jones

7.2

The Art of Action

2020

as Self

8.4

Carl Weber's The Family Business

as Vegas Duncan

Insecure

as Zeke

black-ish

as Vincent

Teen Titans Go!

as Don Jackson (voice)

6.5

Arrow

2012

as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger

6.8

Black Dynamite

2012

as Black Dynamite

7.6

Metal Hurlant Chronicles

2012

as Teague

6.0

Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse

2011

as Marcus Williams

7.3

Mortal Kombat: Legacy

2011

as Major Jackson 'Jax' Briggs

6.9

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

2008

as Tattooed Man (voice)

7.6

The Legend of Bruce Lee

as Ali

Windfall

as Michael

Justice League Unlimited

as Doomsday (voice)

Clubhouse

as Ellis Hayes

CSI: Miami

as Roy Bailey

Justice League

as Doomsday (voice)

Boston Public

as Darren Schofield

Static Shock

as Osebo (voice)

Wonderland

as Derrick Hatcher

JAG

as Peter Quinn / Martin Payne

Living Single

as Steve

Renegade

as Luther - Dawn's boyfriend

Martin

as Valdez

Saved by the Bell

as Military Police Man #2 (uncredited)

7.8

Crew (17)

Movies (15)

Trouble Man

Director

Trouble Man

Writer

Outlaw Johnny Black

Director

Outlaw Johnny Black

Producer

Outlaw Johnny Black

Writer

As Good as Dead

Producer

As Good as Dead

Writer

The Commando

Executive Producer

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016

Director

7.1

Never Back Down: No Surrender

2016

Writer

7.1

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

Director

Blood and Bone

Co-Producer

Black Dynamite

Screenplay

PVC-1

Executive Producer

On Deadly Ground

Stunts

Television (2)

Four Floors Up

2026 Upcoming

Director of Photography

Jul 1

Black Dynamite

2012

Creator

7.6