Michael Jai White
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 focus in Kyokushin (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms). His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson, as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. In 1997, he portrayed the eponymous character in the 1997 movie Spawn. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White starred opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return. In 2001, he also starred opposite fellow martial artist Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds. In 2003, he starred in Busta Rhymes' and Mariah Carey's music video "I Know What You Want". Since 2003, in addition to his on screen roles, White has been doing voice work, including Static Shock, Justice League, and the Spawn animated series. White showcases his martial arts skills in the direct-to-DVD film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing. He also appears in Michelle Yeoh's Silver Hawk in 2004. His film, Why Did I Get Married? opened at number one at the box office on October 12, 2007. White played the role of the mob boss Gambol in the 2008 film The Dark Knight. He also starred in the film Blood and Bone and the Blaxploitation homage Black Dynamite, both released in 2009. White wrote the scripts for both Black Dynamite and his upcoming 3 Bullets in which he stars with Bokeem Woodbine. White will make his directorial debut and star in Never Back Down 2, which is slated for a 2011 release. In August 2005 he wed his girlfriend of two years, Courtenay Chatman. The couple have a daughter named Morgan Michelle who was born on December 24, 2008. Michael has two sons from a previous relationship. He is an avid chess player, as seen in his movie Blood and Bone.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 56.721 |
Birthday | 1967-11-10 |
Place of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | 麥可・傑・懷特, |
1997
Spawn
5.414/1288
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved...
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1999
Universal Soldier: The Return
5.917/1234
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior...
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Universal Soldier: The Return
2009
Blood and Bone
7.337/736
In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.
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2009
Black Dynamite
7.118/595
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Black Dynamite
2010
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
6.5/121
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2010
Why Did I Get Married Too?
6.517/147
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Why Did I Get Married Too?
2004
Silver Hawk
5.423/52
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2006
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
7.347/767
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1998
Ringmaster
4.2/45
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1996
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
0/0
Irish immigrant Tommy Shaughnessy leaves 19th-century New York City for Kansas and becomes a small-town sheriff.
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2007
Why Did I Get Married?
6.493/139
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Why Did I Get Married?
2005
Getting Played
6.4/23
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Getting Played
1999
Thick as Thieves
5.9/44
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2011
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
6.4/619
Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the trait...
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2011
Tactical Force
5.507/134
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Tactical Force
2012
Freaky Deaky
5.1/60
Set in 1974, a pair of '60s radicals rely on their bomb-making skills on their way to becoming capitalists.
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2013
Generation Iron
6.691/118
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2012
Somebody's Child
6.2/5
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2014
Android Cop
4.121/66
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Android Cop
1997
City of Industry
5.514/73
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2014
Falcon Rising
6.285/326
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Falcon Rising
1999
Mutiny
4.8/4
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1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
6.114/1072
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Pandora's Box
6.033/15
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The Toxic Avenger Part II
5.413/156
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The Philly Kid
5.467/46
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2014
Skin Trade
6.098/256
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1995
Tyson
6/42
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Tyson
2015
Chocolate City
5.4/34
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2000
Freedom Song
5.8/5
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2015
Chain of Command
4.4/45
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2010
One Angry Juror
5/4
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2008
The Dark Knight
8.515/32029
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2003
Justice
1/1
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2016
Never Back Down: No Surrender
7.046/446
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2016
The Asian Connection
4/67
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1996
Captive Heart: The James Mink Story
3.2/2
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2016
Vigilante Diaries
4.167/45
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2001
Exit Wounds
5.724/456
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2016
The Crooked Man
4.6/37
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2004
UnConventional
3.5/2
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UnConventional
1995
Ballistic
3.3/5
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1989
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
4.913/115
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1999
Breakfast of Champions
5.194/93
An unhappy car dealer believes that a dime-store philosopher has the answers to life's important questions.
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1993
Full Contact
5.125/8
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Full Contact
2019
Triple Threat
6.401/543
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2018
Accident Man
6.151/475
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Accident Man
2017
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege
5.877/349
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S.W.A.T.: Under Siege
2018
Dragged Across Concrete
6.55/937
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Dragged Across Concrete
2016
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
6.4/14
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Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
2017
Cops and Robbers
5/20
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Cops and Robbers
2018
Making a Killing
6/6
Three morticians get caught in a web of greed and deceit, involving buried treasure and a tangled love affair, in this modern day crime mystery that i...
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2009
The Legend of Bruce Lee
5.4/21
The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again. Movie edit made from the 50 episode Chi...
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1997
The Making of 'Spawn'
7.7/3
Documentary on the making of the 1997 film 'Spawn.'
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The Making of 'Spawn'
2018
Every Day Is Christmas
5.2/16
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2013
Fedz
0/1
In London, just a few years from now, the government have enforced a curfew - no civilians on the streets after dark. A terrorist group have threatene...
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Fedz
2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
7.039/38
The historical saga of American superheroes. Born in the period between the Great Depression and the World War II to combat the hobgoblins of the mode...
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Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2019
The Hard Way
5.5/137
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The Hard Way
2019
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
6.797/32
The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made.
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2021
Send It!
5.7/12
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Send It!
2019
Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
6.3/3
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Hidden Colors 5: The Art of Black Warfare
2019
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
6.739/46
The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...
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Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019
Undercover Brother 2
4.348/24
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Undercover Brother 2
1996
2 Days in the Valley
6.171/249
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2 Days in the Valley
1991
True Identity
5.571/28
In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.
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True Identity
1992
Universal Soldier
6.291/1629
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldi...
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Universal Soldier
2021
Take Back
6/58
Zara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race...
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Take Back
1994
On Deadly Ground
5.142/454
Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care w...
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On Deadly Ground
2021
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
6.7/323
Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner a...
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Batman: Soul of the Dragon
2020
Welcome to Sudden Death
6.3/247
Jesse Freeman is a former special forces officer and explosives expert now working a regular job as a security guard in a state-of-the-art basketball...
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Welcome to Sudden Death
2022
The Commando
5.8/156
An elite DEA agent returns home after a failed mission when his family makes an unexpected discovery in their house – a stash of money worth $3 millio...
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The Commando
2021
Black Friday
4.954/230
A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.
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Black Friday
2014
Beyond the Game
6/2
In a reality show that’s too real, the contestants are dying. Now only one will survive… Beyond The Game! Kill or be Killed! Beyond the Game has conte...
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Beyond the Game
1995
Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
5.2/10
Dr. Johnny Woo becomes involved in a global Mafia arms cartel when they kidnap his son Bobby. The cartel, made-up of underworld leaders from around th...
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Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike
2021
Assault on VA-33
5.8/46
Decorated army veteran Jason Hill is on a routine visit to the local VA hospital when organized terrorists infiltrate the building and take hostages,...
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Assault on VA-33
2015
The Real Miyagi
6.5/19
The life of Fumio Demura, the greatest karate master of a generation.
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The Real Miyagi
2021
Rogue Hostage
5.7/180
A former Marine races against time to save a group of hostages -- including his young daughter and a congressman — when armed militants take over his...
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Rogue Hostage
2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
5.733/15
Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a p...
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Outlaw Johnny Black
2022
Dead Zone
5.541/49
To stop the collapse of humanity, an elite team of soldiers must descend on a radiation-poisoned town and perform the ultimate stealth mission using h...
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Dead Zone
2012
We the Party
4.8/12
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We the Party
2021
Bisping
5.8/8
After a tumultuous decade-long career filled with injuries and missed opportunities, 38-year-old UFC middleweight Michael Bisping finally got his due,...
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Bisping
2023
MR-9: Do or Die
6.9/4
Masud Rana is a Secret Agent with code name MR-9 of the Bangladesh Counter Intelligence Agency
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MR-9: Do or Die
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
8.167/6
A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime...
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A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
Come Out Fighting
4.892/37
In WWII, a squad of U.S. African-American soldiers are sent on a rescue mission behind enemy lines to locate their lost commanding officer and a downe...
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Come Out Fighting
2022
As Good as Dead
6.6/45
An ex-cop in self-imposed witness protection in Mexico becomes a target when a fight video of his apprentice goes viral.
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As Good as Dead
2023
You're Not Alone
2/3
When his flight is delayed coming home from a business trip, Keith Mitchell has to leave his daughter Alexis, who’s stuck at home under house arrest,...
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To Live and Die in the Midwest
0/0
When an indie movie comes to a small western Colorado town, the seemingly impossible task of creating an art community in an oil town becomes feasible...
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To Live and Die in the Midwest
2023
The Island
5.897/29
When his brother is killed, LAPD officer Mark leaves the city to return to the island he grew up on. Seeking answers and ultimately vengeance, he soon...
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The Island
2002
The Making of Exit Wounds
0/0
Behind the scenes of Andrzej Bartkowiak's 'Exit Wounds'
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The Making of Exit Wounds
2024
One More Shot
6.551/196
Following the attack on the black site in Poland, Navy SEAL Jake Harris is ordered to escort terrorist suspect Amin Mansur to Washington D.C. for inte...
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Trouble Man!
0/0
Jaxen, a former cop turned Atlanta PI, is hired to find missing R&B star Jahari. His investigation uncovers her disappearance is connected to a larger...
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Trouble Man!
2024
Scream Before You Die
0/0
A woman is kidnapped, tortured and left for dead. The killers think they got away with it. They have no idea who or what is coming for them.
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Fight Or Flight
0/0
Sam Hayden is an assassin of assassins, completing every assignment, no matter how dangerous, with ruthless precision. Sam’s next assignment is to tak...
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