Mike Colter
publication date: Friday, April 6, 2018 (part of Spring 2018)
category: Television
clue: Although he played a boxer determined to find success and a victim of a racist system stacked against him, it was his role as a hard-skinned Marvel fighter that brought him to the attention of mass audiences. But he's probably not who you're thinking.
explanation: Colter played a boxer in Million Dollar Baby, a victim of racism in America is Still the Place, and a Marvel character in Luke Cage. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, and Matthew Preston
trivia: The clue was written to sound like Michael B. Jordan, who also played a boxer in Creed, a victim of racism in Fruitvale Station, and a Marvel character in Black Panther.