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Michael Bakari Jordan (/bɑːˈkɑːri/ bah-KAR-ee; born February 9, 1987) is an American actor, producer, and director. His accolades include an Academy Award, three Actor Awards, and a Producers Guild Award, in addition to nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Emmy Awards. Jordan was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2020 and 2023, People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2020, and The New York Times ranked him 15th on its list of the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. Jordan initially broke out in television, playing Wallace in the first season of the HBO crime drama series The Wire (2002). He starred in the ABC soap opera All My Children (2003–2006) and the NBC sports drama series Friday Night Lights (2009–2011). He later starred in and produced the HBO television film Fahrenheit 451 (2018), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Jordan's film breakthrough came as Oscar Grant in Ryan Coogler's biopic Fruitvale Station (2013), for which his performance received critical praise. He earned further acclaim for his performances in Coogler's subsequent films, including Creed (2015), Black Panther (2018), and Sinners (2025); the latter earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. Jordan reprised his role of Donnie Creed in Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2023), the latter of which also marked his directorial debut. His other films include Chronicle (2012), That Awkward Moment (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), and Just Mercy (2019). Aside from filmmaking, Jordan is also a co-owner of Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael B. Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Michael B. Jordan
Django Freeman
for Django Freeman in Ryan Coogler's Django Unchained
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Django Freeman, a freed slave turned bounty hunter, partners with Dr. King Schultz, a charismatic German dentist and bounty tracker, to rescue Django's wife Broomhilda from the brutal plantation of Calvin Candie, a charming but sadistic Mississippi slaveholder. Set in the antebellum South, the film follows Django and Schultz as they infiltrate Candieland under the guise of traders seeking rare fighters. As they navigate the treacherous social dynamics of the plantation, tensions escalate between Django's desire for vengeance and Schultz's moral awakening. The story explodes into violence as Django's true identity is revealed, forcing him to fight for his freedom and his wife's life against overwhelming odds. A stylish, provocative western that subverts the genre's traditional racial dynamics, blending sharp dialogue, shocking brutality, and unexpected humor. The film explores themes of freedom, identity, and the cost of liberation while delivering spectacular action sequences and complex character arcs.
