Michael Jibrin

Acting

Michael Jibrin is a Nigerian-born American actor, writer, and producer who was born and raised in Nigeria before moving to the United States, where he has been active for over a decade. He shuttles between Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta, and is married with four children. He has worked with director Kathryn Bigelow on Detroit (2017) and has had the privilege of performing alongside Chris Evans, Jeffrey Wright, and Christopher Meloni. He is also a podcaster and filmmaker, and is affiliated with the African Artists' Association in Los Angeles. His notable film credits include Tony (2026) (Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas), Any Day Now (2024) (Erika Alexander, Tracee Ellis Ross), American Fiction (2023) (Jeffrey Wright, Erika Alexander), Don't Look Up (2021) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep), Detroit (2017) (John Boyega, Will Poulter), Bleed for This (2016) (Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller), and The Polka King (2017) (Michael K. Williams, Dax Shepard). On television he has appeared in Lioness (2023) (Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman), Blue Bloods (2022) (Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan), The Blacklist (2022) (James Spader, Megan Boone), Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) (Christopher Meloni, Aisha Dee), Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2022) (Toni Collette, Wendell Pierce), and Defending Jacob (2020) (Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery).