Born in Brooklyn, New York Michael Jai White is a black belt in seven different karate styles, and had began teaching Karate by age 14 at the local YMCA. Before acting, his career was as a junior high school teacher, working with troubled children in grades five through seven. Auditioning and earning small roles, he made the hard decision to leave teaching and pursue an acting career. He relocated to Los Angeles and had his first major starring role in the 1995 HBO film Tyson.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Carl Weber's The Family Business: New Orleans (2025)
Guest starring as Vegas Duncan
- Episode 1x01: Surprise, Surprise (Jan 23, 2025)
The Icons That Built America (2024)
Guest starring as Michael Jai White
- Episode 1x04: Hollywood Warriors (Jul 14, 2024)
Kingdom Business (2022)
Starring as Julius 'Caesar' Jones
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Song Of Joy (Dec 14, 2023)
- Episode 2x07: Bed of Lies (Dec 7, 2023)
- Episode 2x06: Fear Is Not My Future (Nov 30, 2023)
- Episode 2x05: Broken People (Nov 23, 2023)
- Episode 2x04: Caught Up (Nov 16, 2023)
- Episode 2x03: Why We Sing (Nov 9, 2023)
- Episode 2x02: Wanna Be Happy (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 2x01: Stay (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Homecoming (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Dear God (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Love Song (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Imagine Me (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: If I Could (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Let It Burn (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: His Eye is on the... Raven (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: One Moment from Glory (May 19, 2022)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Michael Jai White
- Episode 3x259: Brian Custer, Chef Michael Symon, Michael Jai White (Sep 12, 2023)
Carl Weber's The Family Business (2018)
Guest starring as Vegas Duncan
(16 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: All is Fair in Love and War (Aug 29, 2024)
- Episode 5x09: One Step Closer (Aug 22, 2024)
- Episode 5x07: In Plain Sight (Aug 8, 2024)
- Episode 5x04: Reminisce (Jul 18, 2024)
- Episode 5x01: The Aftermath (Jul 4, 2024)
- Episode 4x10: Rise or Fall (Oct 27, 2022)
- Episode 4x09: Seeing Things (Oct 20, 2022)
- Episode 4x08: The Return (Oct 13, 2022)
- Episode 3x12: Flipping The Script (Oct 14, 2021)
- Episode 3x08: Money Has No Friends (Oct 14, 2021)
- Episode 2x10: I Don't Want to Lose My Queen (Dec 31, 2020)
- Episode 2x05: You Can Run But You Can't Hide (Jul 2, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Introducing Brother X (Jul 2, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Answered Questions (Dec 4, 2018)
- Episode 1x02: The Games Have Just Begun (Nov 20, 2018)
- Episode 1x01: We Are at War (Nov 13, 2018)
Insecure (2016)
Guest starring as TBD
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Hella Perspective (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Hella Shook (Aug 20, 2017)
Arrow (2012)
Guest starring as Ben Turner
(10 episodes)
- Episode 7x22: You Have Saved This City (May 13, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x15: Training Day (Mar 11, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x07: The Slabside Redemption (Nov 26, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x06: Due Process (Nov 19, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x03: Crossing Lines (Oct 29, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x02: The Longbow Hunters (Oct 22, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 7x01: Inmate 4587 (Oct 15, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x16: Suicide Squad (Mar 19, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x12: Tremors (Jan 29, 2014) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: Identity (Oct 16, 2013) [Special Guest Star]
Black Dynamite (2012)
Starring as Black Dynamite
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Seed of Kurtis aka Father is Just Another Word for Mother (Sep 23, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: The Race War or Big Black Cannon, Balls Run! (Sep 16, 2012)
- Episode 1x08: Honky Kong or White Apes Can't Hump (Sep 9, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Apocalypse, This! or For the Pity of Fools aka Flashbacks Are Forever (Aug 26, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Elvis Was a Hero to Most or Weekend at Presley's aka The Sh*t That Killed the King (Aug 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Panic on the Player's Ball Express or That's Influenza! (Aug 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: The Dark Side of the Dark Side of the Moon or A Crisis for Christmas (Aug 5, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Taxes and Death or Get Him to the Sunset Strip! (Jul 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Bullhorn Nights or Mandingo's Got a Pink Toe (Jul 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Jackson Five Across Yo' Eyes or Just Beat It (Jul 15, 2012)
- Episode S01 Special: Trouble on Puppet Street (Sep 2, 2012)
Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011)
Guest starring as Jackson "Jax" Briggs
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Jax, Sonya and Kano: Part 2 (Apr 19, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Jax, Sonya and Kano: Part 1 (Apr 12, 2011)
Clubhouse (2004)
Guest starring as Ellis Hays
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x11: Player Rep (Aug 4, 2005)
- Episode 1x10: Old Timers' Day (aka Seems Like Old Timers) (Jul 28, 2005)
- Episode 1x09: Save Situation (Jul 21, 2005)
- Episode 1x08: Stealing Home (Jul 14, 2005)
- Episode 1x07: Between First & Home (Jul 7, 2005)
- Episode 1x06: Road Trip (Jun 30, 2005)
- Episode 1x05: Spectator Interference (Nov 6, 2004)
- Episode 1x04: Trade Talks (Oct 19, 2004)
- Episode 1x03: Chin Music (Oct 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x02: Breaking a Slump (Sep 28, 2004)
Boston Public (2000)
Guest starring as Darren Schofield
- Episode 1x18: Chapter Eighteen (Apr 23, 2001)
JAG (1995)
Guest starring as Petty Officer First Class Peter Quinn
- Episode 1x08: Brig Break (Dec 2, 1995)
NYPD Blue (1993)
Guest starring as Officer Reginald "Reggie" Fancy
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: A.D.A. Sipowicz (May 23, 1995)
- Episode 2x18: Innuendo (Apr 4, 1995)