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Mike Colter
4 FOLLOWERS • 42 CREDITS • AUG 26, 1976 • 47
Biography
Mike Colter is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his role as Big Willie Little in the movie "Million Dollar Baby" and for his portrayal of Luke Cage in the Marvel series' "Jessica Jones", "Luke Cage", and "The Defenders". He holds an BA in Theater from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University, New Jersey.
Known For
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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ER
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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Criminal Minds
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lasNCd45fpPLirlA7QxkuopWro.jpg)
The Good Wife
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q1WlrxnCvNhBjJ4N7V0JQXjnIBN.jpg)
Blue Bloods
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LLG9bjq0i7V5N4UfRhnab8zHK4.jpg)
American Horror Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qoOHOfbUbrCcHZnDVxGcwOWinV.jpg)
The Good Fight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r8TB8X1UV9moANdBwybuRcjVOYJ.jpg)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tiSvhb2cyPAULTql5atgxceNvpF.jpg)
The Following
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Comic Book Men
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Chelsea
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Geeking Out
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The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
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Monsterland
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Social Distance
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Salt
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Zero Dark Thirty
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Silver Bells
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7ryH8Noh6VKE4L42yhpR5jqIGsF.jpg)
Skin
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Taking Chance
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Men in Black 3
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgsiNvtG8BdLvCqhbBR172T3YQB.jpg)
Ringer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fM1h8CwtdileV3zlemXx7UWJjOP.jpg)
Girls Trip
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ti3l1OeB8G94yyqfAI7nmMZUbA.jpg)
Million Dollar Baby
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1cSHEKYYP8Dpi4o1iBVd4U75FYt.jpg)
Black and Blue
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Extinction
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t58dx7JIgchr9If5uxn3NmHaHoS.jpg)
Breakthrough
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Marvel's The Defenders
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Evil
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lwPFyjxAZY6NqHxywgY00Y4MFBx.jpg)
Marvel's Jessica Jones
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gLIC5AigbrUYP2vHoBhmm687nnF.jpg)
Seis Manos
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Plane
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Halo: Nightfall
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Tiny Creatures
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Ship
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Marvel's Luke Cage
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/liLQ8EFzHN06eFZ9KQMDK6cmGaK.jpg)
Halo: Nightfall
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