Mike Colter

Mike Colter is an American actor known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He portrayed Luke Cage in the streaming television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Jessica Jones (2015; 2019). Colter has also appeared as Lemond Bishop in The Good Wife (2010–2015) and The Good Fight (2018–2019), Malcolm Ward in Ringer (2011–2012), Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise (2014–2015), and Agent J's father in Men in Black 3. He currently stars as David Acosta in the CBS/Paramount+ series Evil. Colter graduated from Calhoun County High School and later earned a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of South Carolina. He also holds an MFA degree in acting from the Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.