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In this house we love and stan one Michael Bakari Jordan. Before you panic when you see this, no Mr. Jordan has not been revealed as problematic or for lack of a better word deserving of anything resembling cancellation. What we need to do collectively as a roleplay community is step outside of our comfort zone when creating black male characters and look at face claims that aren’t Michael B. Jordan. I say we, because even I’m guilty. Currently, Michael B. Jordan is 33 years old. The actors listed below fall between 26 and 37 years old. Resources may vary with some suggested fcs.
Nick Sagar - 32 - English - Guyanese/Jamaican descent - Featured in Shadowhunters and Queen of the South
Y’Lan Noel - 32 - African-American - Panamanian descent - Featured in Insecure, The First Purge, and The Photograph
Aldis Hodge - 33 - African - American - Dominican/Virigin Islander descent - Featured in Leverage, Underground, City on a Hill, and The Invisible Man
Kendrick Sampson - 33 - Mixed Ethnicity (African - American/White) - Featured in TVD, HTGAWN, and Insecure
Yahya Abdul Mateen II - 33 - African American - Featured in The Get Down, Aquaman, Black Mirror and Watchmen
Brian Michael Smith - 37 - African American - Featured in Queen Sugar, The L Word : Generation Q, and 911 Lonestar
Stephan James - 26 - Canadian - Jamaican descent - Featured in If Beale Street Could Talk, 21 Bridges, and Homecoming
John Boyega - 28 - English - Nigerian descent - Featured in Attack the Block, Detroit, Pacific Rim Uprising, and snatching wigs on Twitter
Honorable Mentions: Alfie Enoch, Brandon Michael Hall, Brandon P. Bell, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacob Scipio, Jharrel Jerome, John David Washington, Keith Powers, Kofi Siriboe, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sinqua Walls, Tone Bell, and Winston Duke