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Michael Potts(I)

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Michael Potts
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Michael Potts was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Michael is an actor and assistant director, known for Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues (2021), True Detective (2014) and East New York (2022).
BornSeptember 21
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BornSeptember 21
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues (2021)
    Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues
    6.7
    TV Special
    • Self
    • 2021
    Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
    True Detective
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Detective Maynard Gilbough
    Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
    East New York
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Goody Gaines
    The Wire (2002)
    The Wire
    9.3
    TV Series
    • Brother Mouzone

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    Actor

    • Nemesis
      • James Sealey
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Envie
      • Captain Lacour
      • Pre-production
    • Out of Order!
      • Jerry
      • Post-production
    • Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
      Highest 2 Lowest
      7.5
      • Patrick Bethea
      • 2025
    • The Irrational (2023)
      The Irrational
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Nnamdi Adesina
      • 2025
    • Michael Potts, Lemuel Worrell, Yuka Taga, Trew Mullen, and Lavel Schley in Blue Hour (2024)
      Blue Hour
      Short
      • Father (voice)
      • 2024
    • The Piano Lesson (2024)
      The Piano Lesson
      6.2
      • Wining Boy
      • 2024
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
      Law & Order
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Kenneth Lowell
      • Defense Attorney Malcolm Young
      • Lester Wilkes ...
      • 1997–2024
    • Colman Domingo in Rustin (2023)
      Rustin
      6.5
      • Cleve Robinson
      • 2023
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Lord Stanley
      • 2023
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Goody Gaines
      • 2022–2023
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Agent Bruce Ellis
      • 2023
    • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
      The Good Fight
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Bill Goate
      • 2022
    • Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Viola Davis in The First Lady (2022)
      The First Lady
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Fraser Robinson
      • 2022
    • Rounding (2022)
      Rounding
      5.3
      • Dr. Emil Harrison
      • 2022
    • Kevin Breznahan, David Patrick Kelly, Michael Potts, Michael Belcher, Dom Flemons, Lukas Huffman, Ambika Subra, Ryder McNair, Luke Slattery, and Anthony Santos in Night Music (2022)
      Night Music
      7.4
      • Father Dobie
      • 2022
    • Michael Weatherly and Darrin Hickok in The Necklace (2016)
      Bull
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Judge Nolan
      • 2022
    • Measure of Revenge (2022)
      Measure of Revenge
      3.9
      • Detective Eaton
      • 2022

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • For Real (2015)
      For Real
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 2015

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    • Born
      • September 21
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Co-starred as Rudy in Off-Bdwy musical, 'Once Around the City,' by Robert & Willie Reale, NYC, July 2001.
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      Originated the role of "Mafala Hatimbi" in The Book of Mormon on Broadway, singing the musical's famous anthem "Hasa Diga Eebowai".

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