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 Mike was born to Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Lee Colter Sr. He attended Benedict College where he was mentored and groomed his drama professor Scott Blanks. After transferring to the University of South Carolina where he attained a B.A. degree in theater, Mike went on to study at Mason Gross School of the Arts under renowned acting teachers William Esper and Maggie Flanigan. Upon receiving his MFA degree, Mike moved to L.A. where parts did not come easy, but after a few months he was able to grab a co-star on Spin City with Charlie Sheen followed by guest stars on E.R. and The Parkers with Mo'Nique. Mike then moved back to NYC to allow for the possibility of working in the theater as well, but as luck would have it Hollywood came calling again. He landed a role in 2005 Best Picture winner Million Dollar Baby opposite Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman. He got the role without ever meeting Clint in person prior to the first day of shooting. The following year he received exceptional reviews for his turn as CJ Memphis a guitar-playing blues singer in The 2005 revival of the Pulitzer prize winning "A Soldier's Play." The play had been a big off-Broadway success and was made into a movie starring Denzel Washington and many of Hollywood's up-and-coming African-American actors in 1984. Mike kept his nose to the grindstone with a role in Adam Bock's new play "Drunken City" that world premiered at Playwrights Horizon in 2008. Mike splits his time between New York and L.A. working in film and television.
Bio:
Mike was born to Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Lee Colter Sr. He attended Benedict College where he was mentored and groomed his drama professor Scott Blanks. After transferring to the University of South Carolina where he attained a B.A. degree in theater, Mike went on to study at Mason Gross School of the Arts under renowned acting teachers William Esper and Maggie Flanigan. Upon receiving his MFA degree, Mike moved to L.A. where parts did not come easy, but after a few months he was able to grab a co-star on Spin City with Charlie Sheen followed by guest stars on E.R. and The Parkers with Mo'Nique. Mike then moved back to NYC to allow for the possibility of working in the theater as well, but as luck would have it Hollywood came calling again. He landed a role in 2005 Best Picture winner Million Dollar Baby opposite Clint Eastwood, Hillary Swank and Morgan Freeman. He got the role without ever meeting Clint in person prior to the first day of shooting. The following year he received exceptional reviews for his turn as CJ Memphis a guitar-playing blues singer in The 2005 revival of the Pulitzer prize winning "A Soldier's Play." The play had been a big off-Broadway success and was made into a movie starring Denzel Washington and many of Hollywood's up-and-coming African-American actors in 1984. Mike kept his nose to the grindstone with a role in Adam Bock's new play "Drunken City" that world premiered at Playwrights Horizon in 2008. Mike splits his time between New York and L.A. working in film and television.
Tivia:
His brother is a secret service agent.Gained 30lbs by the time Marvel's Luke Cage began filming.Second cousin of Viola Davis. His paternal grandmother and her maternal grandfather were siblings.Received his M.F.A. from Rutgers University in 2001 with classmate Andrea Anders.Briefly studied Chekhov technique with Lenard Petit while at Rutgers.Graduated from Calhoun County High School where he was voted most ambitious in his Senior Class.Trained at Trinity Boxing Gym with Martin Snow.Gained 15 pounds of muscle before filming began for Million Dollar Baby (2004).Counts Game of Thrones (2011) as one of his favorite TV shows.Performed voice-over work on Ken Burns documentary The War (2007) but his work was cut the final edit.Has two daughters.Close friend of actor Assaf Cohen.New York, N.Y. USA. Filming Men in Black 3. Due for release in 2012. (April 2011)Working on a the film Taking Chance. Starring Kevin Bacon, directed by Ross Katz due for release in 2008. (August 2007)Offered a role in Hot Pursuit (2015) but had to pass because of scheduling conflicts.Amman, Jordan: Working on "Zero Dark Thirty". Due for release in Dec. 2012 (April 2012) |
| Name: |
Mike Colter |
Type: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Visual Effects (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Visual Effects |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Visual Effects |
| Model rank: |
386 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:16:39 |
| Height: |
6' 3' (1.91 m) |
| Biography: |
Mike was born to Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Lee Colter Sr. He attended Benedict College where he was mentored and groomed his drama professor Scott Blanks. After transferring to the University of South Carolina where he attained a B.A. degree in thea |
| Trivia: |
His brother is a secret service agent.Gained 30lbs by the time Marvel's Luke Cage began filming.Second cousin of Viola Davis. His paternal grandmother and her maternal grandfather were siblings.Received his M.F.A. from Rutgers University in 2001 with classmate Andrea Anders.Briefly studied Chekhov technique with Lenard Petit while at Rutgers.Graduated from Calhoun County High School where he was voted most ambitious in his Senior Class.Trained at Trinity Boxing Gym with Martin Snow.Gained 15 pounds of muscle before filming began for Million Dollar Baby (2004).Counts Game of Thrones (2011) as one of his favorite TV shows.Performed voice-over work on Ken Burns documentary The War (2007) but his work was cut the final edit.Has two daughters.Close friend of actor Assaf Cohen.New York, N.Y. USA. Filming Men in Black 3. Due for release in 2012. (April 2011)Working on a the film Taking Chance. Starring Kevin Bacon, directed by Ross Katz due for release in 2008. (August 2007)Offered a role in Hot Pursuit (2015) but had to pass because of scheduling conflicts.Amman, Jordan: Working on "Zero Dark Thirty". Due for release in Dec. 2012 (April 2012) |
| Trademarks: |
Deep voice |
| Quotes: |
As an actor, you're trying to capture the nuances of real life, but voice work is almost over-acting.
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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.
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As artists, we are so not in control most of the time of the content or the narrative of our characters, and sometimes writing takes a turn and it's not something we necessarily have control over. It's just a lot of random dumb luck, so when things click, you've just got to enjoy it.
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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.
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I'm always game for creating a new character, and I liked the idea of putting something new into the 'Halo' universe. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Additional Crew,Visual Effects |
| Others works: |
(2005, October - November) Appeared in the Charles Fuller play A Soldier's Story at the Second Stage Theatre, off-Broadway, New York, New York.
Appeared in Adam Bock's play "The Drunken City" off-Broadway in March 2005 at Playwright&# |
| Spouse: |
Iva Colter (2002 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Naiella Colter |
| Parents: |
Eddie Lee Colter Sr.
Freddie Marion Colter (Mitchell) |
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