--- name: "Michael Jai White" canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-jai-white" fi1m_id: "michael-jai-white" imdb_id: "nm0925220" tmdb_id: 64856 wikidata_id: "Q248915" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 November 1967" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 70 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-05T17:01:49.382861+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Michael Jai White ## Identity Michael Jai White - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-jai-white - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** michael-jai-white - **IMDb ID:** nm0925220 - **TMDB ID:** 64856 - **Wikidata ID:** Q248915 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jai_White, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248915, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925220/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64856 Actor. Born 10 November 1967 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 November 1967, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 2008–present - **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2020s 54 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jai_White, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q248915, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925220/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64856 ## Biography Michael Jai White is an American actor and martial artist. Born on 10 November 1967 in Brooklyn, New York City, he moved as a teenager to Bridgeport, Connecticut, and graduated from Central High School. White began training in martial arts at the age of seven and holds black belts in several styles, with a focus on Kyokushin. His breakout role came in the 1995 HBO film *Tyson*, playing boxer Mike Tyson. He starred as Al Simmons / Spawn in the 1997 film *Spawn*, becoming the first African-American actor to portray a major comic book superhero in a mainstream motion picture. He has appeared in numerous action films and television series, including *The Dark Knight* (2008) as Gambol, the *Why Did I Get Married?* films as Marcus, and *Arrow* (2012–2019) as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger. White has also worked as a director and voice actor. *Sources: screenrant.com, en.wikipedia.org, michaeljaiwhite.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *One More Shot* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Robert Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/one-more-shot.md) - *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, as Gambol — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md) ## Complete filmography (121) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Drive Through Fire* (2026), as Tommy Poole - *Why Did I Get Married Again?* (2026), as Marcus - *Special Op: Rent-a-Cop* (2026), as Brock Belfry - *The Secret Between Us* (2026), as Jack Frazier - *Oscar Shaw* (2026), as Oscar Shaw - *Exit Protocol* (2025), as Isaac Florentine - *Hostile Takeover* (2025), as Pete - *Trouble Man* (2025), as Jaxen · Director, Writer - *Scream Before You Die* (2024), as Joe Washington - *Don't Mess with Grandma* (2024), as JT - *One More Shot* (2024), as Robert Jackson — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/one-more-shot.md) - *Outlaw Johnny Black* (2023), as Outlaw Johnny Black · Writer, Producer, Director - *MR-9: Do or Die* (2023), as Duke - *The Island* (2023), as Mark - *Come Out Fighting* (2023), as Sergeant AJ 'Red' McCarron - *You're Not Alone* (2023), as Keith Mitchell - *A Snowy Day in Oakland* (2023), as Reverend Carter - *As Good as Dead* (2022), as Bryant · Producer, Writer - *The Hit* (2022), as Brooke - *Dead Zone* (2022), as Boss - *Kingdom Business* (2022), series, as Julius “Caesar” Jones - *The Commando* (2022), as James Baker · Executive Producer - *Black Friday* (2021), as Archie - *Take Back* (2021), as Brian - *Rogue Hostage* (2021), as Sparks - *Send It!* (2021), as Coach - *Assault on VA-33* (2021), as Chief Malone - *Batman: Soul of the Dragon* (2021), as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger (voice) - *Welcome to Sudden Death* (2020), as Jesse Freeman - *Undercover Brother 2* (2019), as Undercover Brother / Narrator - *Triple Threat* (2019), as Devereaux - *The Hard Way* (2019), as Payne - *Dragged Across Concrete* (2019), as 'Biscuit' - *Every Day Is Christmas* (2018), as Justin - *Carl Weber's The Family Business* (2018), series, as Vegas Duncan - *Making a Killing* (2018), as Orlando Hudson - *Accident Man* (2018), as Mick - *Cops and Robbers* (2017), as Michael - *S.W.A.T.: Under Siege* (2017), as Scorpion - *Insecure* (2016), series, as Zeke — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/insecure.md) - *The Crooked Man* (2016), as Milo - *Vigilante Diaries* (2016), as Barrington - *Chocolate City: Vegas Strip* (2016), as Princeton - *Never Back Down: No Surrender* (2016), as Case Walker · Writer, Director - *The Asian Connection* (2016), as Greedy Greg - *Chain of Command* (2015), as James Webster - *Chocolate City* (2015), as Princeton - *Skin Trade* (2014), as Reed - *black-ish* (2014), series, as Vincent - *Falcon Rising* (2014), as John 'Falcon' Chapman - *Android Cop* (2014), as Hammond - *Teen Titans Go!* (2013), series, as Don Jackson (voice) - *Fedz* (2013), as Big D - *Metal Hurlant Chronicles* (2012), series, as Teague, Balt - *Arrow* (2012), series, as Ben Turner / Bronze Tiger, Ben Turner - *Somebody's Child* (2012), as Douglas - *Black Dynamite* (2012), series, as Black Dynamite · Creator - *The Philly Kid* (2012), as Arthur Letts - *Freaky Deaky* (2012), as Donnell Lewis - *We the Party* (2012), as Officer Davis - *Tactical Force* (2011), as Hunt - *Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse* (2011), series, as Marcus Williams - *Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown* (2011), as Case Walker · Director - *Mortal Kombat: Legacy* (2011), series, as Major Jackson 'Jax' Briggs - *One Angry Juror* (2010), as Derrick - *Mortal Kombat: Rebirth* (2010), as Jackson Briggs - *Why Did I Get Married Too?* (2010), as Marcus - *Black Dynamite* (2009), as Black Dynamite · Screenplay - *The Legend of Bruce Lee* (2009), as Ali - *Blood and Bone* (2009), as Isaiah Bone · Co-Producer - *Batman: The Brave and the Bold* (2008), series, as Tattooed Man (voice) - *PVC-1* (2008), Executive Producer - *The Legend of Bruce Lee* (2008), series, as Ali - *The Dark Knight* (2008), as Gambol — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md) - *Why Did I Get Married?* (2007), as Marcus - *Windfall* (2006), series, as Michael - *Undisputed II: Last Man Standing* (2006), as George Chambers - *Getting Played* (2005), as Actor - *Clubhouse* (2004), series, as Ellis Hayes - *Justice League Unlimited* (2004), series, as Doomsday (voice) - *Silver Hawk* (2004), as Morris - *Justice* (2003), as Tre - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Roy Bailey - *Pandora's Box* (2002), as Hampton Hines - *Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes* (2001), as Spawn (archive footage) - *Justice League* (2001), series, as Doomsday (voice) - *Exit Wounds* (2001), as Lewis Strutt - *Boston Public* (2000), series, as Darren Schofield - *Static Shock* (2000), series, as Osebo (voice) - *Wonderland* (2000), series, as Derrick Hatcher - *Freedom Song* (2000), as Coleman Vaughnes - *Universal Soldier: The Return* (1999), as SETH - *Thick as Thieves* (1999), as Pointy - *Breakfast of Champions* (1999), as Howell - *Mutiny* (1999), as Ben Cooper - *Ringmaster* (1998), as Demond - *Spawn* (1997), as Al Simmons / Spawn - *City of Industry* (1997), as Odell Williams - *2 Days in the Valley* (1996), as Buck - *Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal* (1996), as Carpenter - *Captive Heart: The James Mink Story* (1996), as Elroy - *JAG* (1995), series, as Peter Quinn / Martin Payne - *Tyson* (1995), as Mike Tyson - *Ring of Fire III: Lion Strike* (1995), as Silvio - *Ballistic* (1995), as Quint - *On Deadly Ground* (1994), as Oil Worker (uncredited) · Stunts - *Living Single* (1993), series, as Steve - *Full Contact* (1993), as Low-Ball - *Renegade* (1992), series, as Luther - Dawn's boyfriend - *Martin* (1992), series, as Valdez - *Universal Soldier* (1992), as Soldier - *True Identity* (1991), as Alley Guy #1 - *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* (1991), as Audience Man - *The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie* (1989), as Apocalypse · Inc. Executive - *Saved by the Bell* (1989), series, as Military Police Man #2 (uncredited) - *The Toxic Avenger Part II* (1989), as Apocalypse Inc. Executive - *Spymasters*, Actor - *The Hook*, as Malcolm Miller - *Karate Ghost*, Actor - *Paper Made*, Actor - *To Live and Die in the Midwest*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024](https://film.one/media/person/438954/gallery-2e297c9dc460.jpg) Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Michael_Jai_White_%2853984949552%29.jpg/1280px-Michael_Jai_White_%2853984949552%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024](https://film.one/media/person/438954/gallery-899985c273fb.jpg) Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Michael_Jai_White_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2024.jpg/1280px-Michael_Jai_White_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Raleigh_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2024](https://film.one/media/person/438954/gallery-1bb0290811d9.jpg) Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2024 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Michael_Jai_White_Photo_Op_GalaxyCon_Columbus_2024.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024](https://film.one/media/person/438954/gallery-23f96153d581.jpg) Michael Jai White at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024 — Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Michael_Jai_White_%2853894963652%29.jpg/1280px-Michael_Jai_White_%2853894963652%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Michael Jai White and Gillian White on The Hollywood Social Lounge Visit us http://www.hollywoodsociallounge.com Follow us at https://www.twitter.com/the_hsl ht (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/438954/gallery-0c8697df7497.jpg) Michael Jai White and Gillian White on The Hollywood Social Lounge Visit us http://www.hollywoodsociallounge.com Follow us at https://www.twitter.com/the_hsl ht (2017) — The Morning Show with Aaron Michael Sanchez, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Michael_Jai_White_and_Gillian_White_on_The_Hollywood_Social_Lounge.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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