Michael Jai White
Actor
Los Angeles, CA
Biography:
Michael Jai White is an American actor, director, and martial artist. Though he has appeared in a variety of genres, White is best known for his action and martial arts films. His first major starring role and breakout performance was in the 1995 HBO film Tyson as heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson. He went on to portray Al Simmons in the 1997 movie Spawn, making him the first African American to portray a major comic book superhero in a major motion picture. His work in Spawn earned him a nomination for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Male Newcomer. White went on to star opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) and in 2001, he starred opposite Steven Seagal in Exit Wounds.
He has appeared in the well-received films The Dark Knight (2008), Black Dynamite (2009), Accident Man (2018), Dragged Across Concrete (2019), and As Good As Dead (2022), among others. He appeared as Marcus Williams in the Tyler Perry films Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010), and starred as the character on the TBS/OWN comedy-drama television series Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse. He directed and starred in Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011), Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016), and Outlaw Johnny Black (2023). His voice acting work includes Justice League Heroes (2006), Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021), and Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022).
White has been training in martial arts since the age of 7, and specialises in the styles of Kyokushin, Taekwondo, Kobudo, Shotokan, and The Superfoot System. His martial arts films include Undisputed II: Last Man Standing (2006) and Blood and Bone (2009).
Convention Guest Appearances
- Iron City Comic Con 2025 - May 31 - June 1, 2025 in Birmingham, AL
Central Carolina Comic Con 2025 - January 11-12, 2025 in Columbia, SCCancelled Appearance