Mike Colter Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Family, Facts, Biographyb

Mike Colter is an American actor who is best known for portraying roles such as Luke Cage in Luke Cage, Lemond Bishop in The Good Wife, Malcolm Ward in Ringer, Agent Js father in Men in Black 3, Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise, and David Acosta in Evil. He has also appeared in a

Mike Colter Quick Info
Height6 ft 3 in
Weight93 kg
Date of BirthAugust 26, 1976
Zodiac SignVirgo
Eye ColorDark Brown

Mike Colter is an American actor who is best known for portraying roles such as Luke Cage in Luke Cage, Lemond Bishop in The Good Wife, Malcolm Ward in Ringer, Agent J’s father in Men in Black 3, Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise, and David Acosta in Evil. He has also appeared in a variety of other TV shows and films such as Brooklyn Lobster, And Then Came Love, Zero Dark Thirty, Extinction, Before You Know It, Black and Blue, South of Heaven, The Parkers, Royal Pains, The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds, American Horror Story: Coven, Jessica Jones, Agent X, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Defenders, Tiny Creatures, Seis Manos, and many more. For his acting skills, Mike has been nominated for numerous awards such as the MTV Movie & TV Award, NAACP Image Award, and Saturn Award.

Born Name

Mike Randal Colter

Nick Name

Mike

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Colter attended Calhoun County High School.

Post this, he opted for Benedict College where he stayed only for one year and later shifted to the University of South Carolina wherein he pursued a bachelor’s in theater in 1999.

For higher studies, Colter went to Rutgers University‘s Mason Gross School of the Arts for an MFA degree in acting.

Occupation

Actor

Family

  • Father – Eddie Lee Colter Sr.
  • Mother – Freddie Marion Colter
  • Siblings – Mike has 4 siblings.

One of his brothers is a secret service agent.

Manager

Silver Lining Entertainment

Build

Bodybuilder

Height

6 ft 3 in or 190.5 cm

Weight

93 kg or 205 pounds

Girlfriend / Spouse

  • Iva Colter (2001-Present) – Iva who has worked as an Executive Director at Netflix in the Talent Acquisition department has known the actor since the early 2000s. They both met each other while pursuing studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick. The power duo exchanged vows in the year 2016, which also became the talk of the town as it was an interracial alliance. Together, they have 2 daughters too.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    Black

    Hair Color

    Bald

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Towering height
    • Bulky body
    • Heavy voice

    Measurements

    His body specifications may be –

    • Chest – 45 in or  114 cm
    • Arms / Biceps – 16 in or 41 cm
    • Waist – 37 in or 94 cm

    Brand Endorsements

    Mike has been seen in an Audible.com ad.

    Best Known For

    Playing the role as Lemond Bishop in “The Good Wife” from 2010 to 2015, as Malcolm Ward in the “Ringer” from 2011 to 2012, and as Luke Cage in “The Defenders” and “Jessica Jones”.

    First Film

    Mike was seen in the 2004 sports drama film Million Dollar Baby as Big Willie Little.

    First TV Show

    In 2002, Mike was seen in the medical drama series ER for his role as Watts in just a single episode.

    Personal Trainer

    To play Luke Cage, Mike had to gain a lot of muscle weight, around 30 lbs. He started hitting the gym, sometimes even late night and ate the right food to gain muscle mass.

    In general, Colter is not a gym freak. Rather, he believes in eating clean and maintaining a lean frame. He mostly avoids sugar and starchy products. Colter replaces them with high in protein edibles.

    He has also spent time learning boxing tricks at Trinity Boxing Gym under the guidance of Martin Snow.

    Mike Colter Favorite Things

    • Food – Protein Products
    • TV Show – Game of Thrones
    • Sport – Basketball
    • Activities – Swimming

    Source – Super Hero Jacked, IMDb

    Mike Colter Facts

  • Mike is said to be the second cousin of Viola Davis.
  • Mike was set to appear in Hot Pursuit (2015). Ultimately, he had to step down from the role due to scheduling conflicts.
  • He is good friends with Assaf Cohen.
  • He thought of becoming an actor after watching Denzel Washington in A Soldier’s Story (1984).
  • He has a taste for 90s hip-hop music.
  • He has a tattoo on his arm. Mike got that at the age of 18 when he was in Florida. He is not interested to get any more tattoos.
  • Mike has done voiceover work in video games for characters such as Spartan Jameson Locke in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo 5: Guardians.
  • He is not on social media.

    • Featured Image by Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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