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
filming good iceland moved production quickly soon
Ridley Scott was part of the production team on 'The Good Wife.' I auditioned on my iPhone, and it moved very quickly after that, as they thought I was right for the role, and pretty soon I was filming in Iceland for two months.
social-media kind bubbles
I don't have social media so I'm kind of in a bubble, but I hear there's a lot going on.
supportive my-family
My family, they're not really that involved in what I do. Career-wise, they're very supportive. They're involved after the fact. I don't tell them anything usually until I'm finished filming it or mid-way through filming it.
catering definitely dollar essential films money possibly shirt suit sure tailor
The big budget films have money to do things that are not necessarily essential but sure are comforting. The catering is usually much better. And you have way more of anything you could possibly need. You definitely get a trailer. My shirt and suit for 'Million Dollar Baby' were tailor made.
abroad aware certain country people race
I'm one of those people who is colour blind to a certain degree. And that doesn't mean I'm not acutely aware of race in our country and abroad and in the world. I know what's going on, and I'm very aware of it.
sometimes
Sometimes when you do things right, there's no results.
work-out
If things are not working out, they just stop going forward.
bringing centre connects fantastic human job marvel stories telling
Marvel does a fantastic job about bringing human stories - because you're telling big stories with a heart at the centre of it - and that's what connects all of the characters to our audience members.
definitely games gotten picking worked
Having worked on 'Halo: Nightfall' and gotten a taste for what 'Halo' has to offer, it definitely has me interested in picking up the games and getting familiarized more with the 'Halo' universe.
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.
apply caught daunting front life panic task trying
When you're acting, it's all about you and the person in front of you, and I think in life we forget to apply the same technique, and we get caught up in the panic of what we're trying to do - how overwhelmingly daunting the task of trying to become an actor is.
writing cliche admire
I guess it's a bit cliché, but as an actor, I really admire good writing. There are a lot of great ideas out there, but it's the execution that really makes it work.
dare values
Never take anything at face value. Dare to question and seek the truth.
never-say-never humbling
Never say "never" about anything, because if you do, life has a way of humbling you.