Mike Colter
Mike Colter
Mike Randal Colteris an American actor best known for his roles as Lemond Bishop in the television series The Good Wife, Malcolm Ward in Ringer, and Luke Cage in Marvel's Jessica Jones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth26 August 1976
CityColumbia, SC
CountryUnited States of America
shows lead-in
So often, when you're playing the lead in your own show, it is all about you.
media people way
I've never really been into doing a lot of social media, but it's a great way for people to talk amongst themselves on a large platform and to have a large conversation with people who also enjoy the same thing.
needs actors excited
As an actor, I need to get excited about something that I can actually relate to.
shoes waiting salt
I'm a very un-excitable person. I always take things with a grain of salt, I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
interesting people challenges
I've always wanted to be on a show that's well respected and had critical acclaim and that people like to watch, and at the same time find something that for me as an actor is interesting and challenging.
long actors want
As an actor you just want to continue to work on things that you like. You can be in this business a long time and consistently working and just be totally artistically unfulfilled.
character perspective stories
What I enjoyed about being in the world of Jessica Jones, as Luke Cage, is that I wasn't front and center because it was Jessica Jones' story, but it allowed me to find the character from a different perspective.
dare values
Never take anything at face value. Dare to question and seek the truth.
people expectations kind
When you're the lead and on most of the call sheets, some people have expectations of you and whether you like it or not, you kind of set the tone.
couple people strange
Some people get divorced, they leave the person for a couple of years, then they remarry. Relationships are very, very strange.
mother dream proud
My mother wanted to be an actress. She wanted to follow her dreams and she never really got a chance to do that. I feel like I'm following her dream in a way. She's proud of me for doing what I wanted to do, but at the same time, I'm kind of taking up where she left off.
college people
I met some people in college and I kept cracking away until someone pointed me in the right direction.
progress realizing
Auditions are great, and you definitely want to continue to make progress as an actor, you want to continue to see some advancement in your career. But when you get out there, you don't realize how many auditions you have to go on before you actually get work.
world enough scene
When you're casting, you get a page or two - just enough to do the scene. Now that you're in the world, you get the whole script.