Anthony Mackie
Acting
Born: September 23, 1978 (age 47) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) is an American actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Sam Wilson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and later starring as the titular character in Captain America: Brave New World (2025). By 2026, he had also gained widespread internet recognition through the viral "Son" meme. Mackie made his film debut in 8 Mile (2002) and earned critical recognition for his roles in Brother to Brother (2004), which garnered him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor, and The Hurt Locker (2008), which earned him nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the AAFCA Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards. He also played Tupac Shakur in Notorious (2009) and Martin Luther King Jr. in the HBO film All the Way (2016). On television, Mackie starred as Takeshi Kovacs in the second season of Netflix's Altered Carbon (2020), a delivery driver in the Peacock series Twisted Metal (2023–present), and a fictionalised version of himself in the Apple TV+ series The Studio (2025), which earned him his first Primetime Emmy nomination. In theatre, he has performed in Broadway and Off-Broadway adaptations, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, A Soldier's Play and Carl Hancock Rux's Talk, for which he won an Obie Award in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Mackie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Ant-Man
2015
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
Million Dollar Baby
2004
Real Steel
2011
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
2021
8 Mile
2002
Black Mirror
2011
The Hurt Locker
2008
Photos (11)
Movies (67)
Avengers: Infinity War
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Avengers: Endgame
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Captain America: Brave New World
Sam Wilson / Captain America
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Sam Wilson / The Falcon
Captain America: Civil War
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Real Steel
Finn
Ant-Man
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Desert Warrior
Hanzala
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Eagle Eye
William Bowman
The Electric State
Herman (voice)
The Hurt Locker
Sergeant JT Sanborn
Ghosted
Grandson of Sam
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Will Johnson
Elevation
Will
The Adjustment Bureau
Harry Mitchell
8 Mile
Papa Doc
Million Dollar Baby
Shawrelle Berry
Pain & Gain
Adrian Doorbal
The Banker
Bernard Garrett
The Woman in the Window
Ed Fox
Triple 9
Marcus Belmont
Man on a Ledge
Mike Ackerman
Gangster Squad
Coleman Harris
The Manchurian Candidate
PFC Robert Baker III
Outside the Wire
Leo
Hollywood Homicide
Killer 'Joker'
The Fifth Estate
Sam Coulson
The Hate U Give
King
Desert Flower
Harold Jackson
Runner Runner
Shavers
Detroit
Greene
Playing It Cool
Bryan
Miss Bala
Jimmy
We Have a Ghost
Frank Presley
Synchronic
Steve Denube
What's Your Number?
Tom Piper
The Man
Booty
Our Brand Is Crisis
Ben
Freedomland
Billy Williams
Love the Coopers
Officer Percy Williams
IO
Micah
The Night Before
Chris
Haven
Hammer
She Hate Me
Jack Armstrong
Half Nelson
Frank
Sneaks
Ty (voice)
We Are Marshall
Nate Ruffin
All the Way
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Notorious
Tupac "2Pac" Shakur
Point Blank
Paul
Black or White
Jeremiah Jeffers
Seberg
Hakim Jamal
10 Years
Andre
Night Catches Us
Marcus Washington
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Kris
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America (archive footage)
American Violet
Eddie Porter (uncredited)
If You Were the Last
Adam Gherrity
Shelter
Tahir
Heavens Fall
William Lee
Repentance
Tommy
Brother to Brother
Perry
Goose
Narrator
Sucker Free City
K-Luv
Louis
Buddy Bolden
Crossover
Tech
TV Shows (10)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carl Hines · 1 eps
Black Mirror
Danny · 1 eps
What If...?
Sam Wilson (voice) · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Sam Wilson / Falcon (archive footage) (uncredited) · 6 eps
Altered Carbon
Takeshi Kovacs · 8 eps
The Studio
Anthony Mackie · 1 eps
Twisted Metal
John Doe · 22 eps
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Sam Wilson / Falcon · 6 eps
Solos
Tom · 1 eps
Animals.
Receipt (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (40)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 6 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Desus & Mero
Self · 1 eps
El hormiguero
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
Self · 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self - Sam Wilson / The Falcon · 1 eps
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
Self
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
CMT Music Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Rennervations
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
The Eisen Hour
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Self
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy
Self
Born to Fight
Self
Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
Self - Host
The Grammys
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (4)
Producing (7)
Captain America: Brave New World
Executive Producer
Altered Carbon
Consulting Producer
Twisted Metal
Executive Producer
Elevation
Producer
The Banker
Producer
Outside the Wire
Producer
IO
Executive Producer