Michael Jai White

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-11-10 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Jai White

Biography

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 focu...

Acting

2023

You're Not Alone

as Keith Mitchell

1997

Spawn

as Al Simmons / Spawn

2009

Blood and Bone

as Isaiah Bone

2009

Black Dynamite

as Black Dynamite

2023

Outlaw Johnny Black

as Outlaw Johnny Black

2004

Silver Hawk

as Morris

2006

1998

Ringmaster

as Demond

1999

2005

1995

Tyson

as Mike Tyson

2011

2023

The Island

as Mark

2022

Dead Zone

as Boss

2012

We the Party

as Officer Davis

2012

Freaky Deaky

as Donnell Lewis

2013

2012

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

2023

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

2001

Exit Wounds

as Lewis Strutt

2000

Freedom Song

as Coleman Vaughnes

2022

2015

Chain of Command

as James Webster

2010

One Angry Juror

as Derrick

2003

Justice

as Tre

2016

The Asian Connection

as Greedy Greg

2016

Vigilante Diaries

as Barrington

2016

2004

1995

Ballistic

as Quint

1993

Full Contact

as Low-Ball

2019

Triple Threat

as Devereaux

2018

2017

2019

2017

2018

Making a Killing

as Orlando Hudson

2013

Fedz

as Big D

2001

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Spawn (archive footage)

2019

The Hard Way

as Payne

2021

Send It!

as Coach

2019

Undercover Brother 2

as Undercover Brother / Narrator

1992

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

2021

Assault on VA-33

as Chief Malone

2015

2021

Rogue Hostage

as Sparks

2022

The Hit

as Brooke

1997

Spawn The Director's Cut

as Al Simons / Spawn

Production

2009

Blood and Bone

as Co-Producer

2009

Black Dynamite

as Screenplay

2023

2023

2023

2025

Trouble Man!

as Director

2025

Trouble Man!

as Writer

1994

2022

As Good as Dead

as Producer

2022

2022

The Commando

as Executive Producer

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