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Michael Jai White (Actor)

Brooklyn-born Michael Jai White survived his rough urban upbringing and entered the entertainment industry... (Learn more)

Top Projects: CSI: Miami, Tyler Perry's House..., Spawn (View All)

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Michael Jai White’s Milestones

	Hired by fellow martial-arts maestro Steven Seagal to work on a soup commercial for Japanese television
	Taught emotionally disturbed children for three years
1991	Feature debut as Alley Guy 1 in "True Identity", billed as Michael White; also appeared in that year's straight-to-video martial arts pic "Ring of Fire"
1992	Appeared as a Soldier in Roland Emmerich's "Universal Soldier", starring fellow martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme
1993	Acted in straight-to-video martial arts feature "Full Contact"
1994	Appeared in straight-to-video sequel, "Lion Strike/Ring of Fire 3: Lion Strike"
1994	Made TV debut with guest appearances on episodes of Fox series "Living Single" and "Martin", both airing on the same date (February 20)
1995	Portrayed Lieutenant Fancy's hot-headed brother Reggie in two episodes of ABC's "NYPD Blue"
1995	Starred as Mike Tyson in HBO's "Tyson", directed by Uli Edel
1996	Appeared in John Herzfeld's feature "2 Days in the Valley"
1996	Played Elroi in Bruce Pittman's "Captive Heart: The James Mink Story", a CBS movie
1997	First feature starring role, "Spawn"
1998	Played Demond, a man with a "stick-it-anywhere" policy, in "Ringmaster", starring Jerry Springer
1999	Offered a standout turn as Pointy, a local gangster who considers himself a Renaissance man, in "Thick as Thieves", a noirish crime movie boasting idiosyncratic humor and deftly drawn characterizations, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival
1999	Reteamed with Van Damme for "Universal Soldier: The Return", this time in the significant role of SETH
1999	Starred as Ben Cooper in "Mutiny", an NBC movie based on the landmark case that forced the military to fully integrate blacks into its ranks; Morgan Freeman served as an executive producer
2000	Was series regular on the ABC drama "Wonderland"