Michael B Jordan
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Success with Creed and Black Panther
Continuing his collaboration with director Ryan Coogler, Jordan starred as Adonis Creed in the 2015 film Creed, a spin-off and continuation of the Rocky film franchise. To realistically portray a professional boxer, he underwent a full year of rigorous physical training and performed his own boxing scenes without using body doubles. Jordan has noted the physical toll of these scenes, including suffering real bruises during filming.
Quick Facts
- Birth Date
- 9 Feb, 1987
- Age
- 33 yrs
- Citizenship
- United States of America
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- Birth Place
- Santa Ana
- residence
- Los Angeles
- Gender
- Male
- Description
- American actor
- Net Worth 2021
- 25 million
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Jordan reprised his role as Adonis in Creed II in 2018. The film was a commercial success, earning over $35 million during its opening weekend—setting a record for the highest-grossing debut of a live-action film over Thanksgiving weekend at that time.
In addition to the Creed films, Jordan gained international fame for his role as Erik Killmonger in Marvel’s Black Panther (2018), another collaboration with Coogler. His portrayal of the complex villain received praise for adding emotional depth to the role and further solidified Jordan's status in Hollywood.
Future Projects
Jordan was cast in the lead role of the action thriller Without Remorse, based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name. Although initially set for production under Paramount Pictures, the film's release was later acquired by Amazon Studios and premiered in 2021, with Jordan playing the character John Clark.
