Michael Jai White

Actor
Writer
Producer

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Don't Mess with Grandma (2024)

Michael Jai White is an American actor and 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 portrayed Jax Briggs in Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011). White also portrayed boxer Mike Tyson in the 1995 HBO television movie Tyson.

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Awards
- 5 nominations total

2025 American Black Film Festival Honors Red Carpet

Anthony Mackie, Keke Palmer, Aaron Pierre, and more walked the red carpet at the American Black Film Festival’s annual awards season gala.

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Known for

Black Dynamite

7.4

Movie

Black Dynamite

2009

Spawn

5.2

Movie

Al Simmons
Spawn

1997

The Dark Knight

9.0

Movie

Gambol

2008

Blood and Bone

6.7

Movie

Isaiah Bone

2009

Credits

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Actor

The Family Business: New Orleans
7.4
TV Series
- Vegas Duncan
- 2025
Scream Before You Die
- Joe Washington
- 2024
Don't Mess with Grandma
6.2
- JT
- 2024
The Family Business
6.9
TV Series
- Vegas Duncan
- 2018–2024
One More Shot
5.4
- Robert Jackson
- 2024
Kingdom Business
7.4
TV Series
- Julius 'Caesar' Jones
- 2022–2023
Outlaw Johnny Black
5.6
- Outlaw Johnny Black
- 2023
MR-9: Do or Die
3.5
- Duke
- 2023
The Island
4.6
- Mark
- 2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland
5.0
- Reverend Carter
- 2023
You're Not Alone
4.7
- Keith Mitchell
- 2023
Come Out Fighting
3.6
- Sergeant AJ 'Red' McCarron
- 2022
As Good as Dead
5.5
- Bryant
- 2022
The Hit
5.2
- Brooke
- 2022
Marvel's Midnight Suns
8.1
Video Game
- Blade (voice)
- 2022

Writer

Official sites
- Instagram
- Jaigantic Studios
Alternative names
- Michael J. White
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- November 10, 1967
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Spouses
Children
- Morgan Michelle White
Other works
Appeared in "I Know What You Want" music video by the Busta Rhymes f/ Mariah Carey & Flipmode
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

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Trivia
Holds black belts in following martial arts: Shotokan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Okinawan Kobudo, Goju Ryu, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, and Kyokushin Karate.

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Again, I wanted to compare myself with another martial arts icon in Steven Segal. I had worked with him three other times in the past. It is true he can be difficult at times but, I had no problem with him. He is a very gifted choreographer and technician. Dion Lam is an incredible, one of the best, fight technicians I have ever worked with. I don't prefer wire-work.