Michael Jai White

He has appeared in the well-received films The Dark Knight (2008), Black Dynamite (2009), Accident Man (2018), Dragged Across Concrete (2019), and As Good As Dead (2022), among others.

His voice acting work includes Justice League Heroes (2006), Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021), and Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022).

White has been training in martial arts since the age of 7, and specializes in the styles of Kyokushin, Taekwondo, Kobudō, Shotokan, and The Superfoot System.

[3] White is a martial artist trained in nine different styles: Shōtōkan, Goju-Ryu (for which he studied under Master Eddie Morales where he learned to sharpen his Goju karate technique), Taekwondo, Kobudō, Tang Soo Do, Wushu, Jujutsu, Kyokushin, and Boxing,[7][8] with a specific focus in Kyokushin Karate (although his style incorporates aspects of many different martial arts forms).

He cites his history in education as the reason why, despite his personal love for the music genre on "a lot of levels", he cannot "in good [conscience]" have a positive opinion on hip-hop or "excuse some of [its] pervasive and destructive elements", mainly due to his experience with youngsters who had difficulty seeing the difference between it and real life.

Since 2003, in addition to his on screen roles, White has been doing voice work, including in Static Shock and Justice League.

White showcases his martial arts skills in the direct-to-DVD film Undisputed II: Last Man Standing.

White made his directorial debut and starred in Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown, which was released on home video on September 13, 2011.

[20] The Universal Pictures Home Entertainment release is a remake of the 1995 film Sudden Death starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

[24] In April 2015, White penned an open letter via Facebook entitled "Apologies to My Ex's", where he credited Waters for helping him become "the very best version of myself.

[26] They appeared together in the martial arts thriller movie Take Back (2021),[27] with Gillian White starring as the female lead.

[28] In 2014, White was honored with the Fists of Legends Decade Award at the Urban Action Showcase & Expo at HBO.

Michael Jai and Gillian White in 2017