Michael Potts: movies and TV shows
Michael Potts has 50 credits in the archive: 17 films and 33 TV series, from 1990 to 2026. Highest rated: The Wire (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1990 – 2026 · busiest year: 1990 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nemesis | James Sealey | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2026 | Best Medicine | Gilbert Carlisle | TV | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2025 | Highest 2 Lowest | Patrick Bethea | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2025 | Out of Order | Jerry | Film | 10.0 | 62 |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Wining Boy | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2023 | The Irrational | Nnamdi Adesina | TV | 6.6 | 60 |
| 2023 | Rustin | Cleve Robinson | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2023 | Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III | Lord Stanley | Film | — | 60 |
| 2022 | East New York | Goody Gaines | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 2022 | The First Lady | Fraser Robinson | TV | 5.7 | 59 |
| 2022 | Measure of Revenge | Detective Eaton | Film | 4.7 | 59 |
| 2022 | Rounding | Dr. Emil Harrison | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 2021 | Cicada | Francis | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 2020 | Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | Dr. Arthur Wasden | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 2020 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Slow Drag | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 2020 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen | Self | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Dr. Brandon Marsh | TV | 8.1 | 56 |
| 2018 | FBI | Agent Bruce Ellis | TV | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | King Omari | TV | 7.7 | 55 |
| 2018 | Here and Now | Ray | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Bill Goate | TV | 7.6 | 54 |
| 2017 | Taken | Hanson | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2016 | Bull | Judge Nolan | TV | 7.1 | 53 |
| 2016 | BrainDead | Dr. Daudier | TV | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2016 | Let Me Make You a Martyr | Charon | Film | 5.1 | 53 |
| 2016 | 37 | Archibald Smith | Film | 4.8 | 53 |
| 2015 | Allegiance | TV | 6.7 | 52 | |
| 2014 | True Detective | Maynard Gilbough | TV | 8.3 | 51 |
| 2014 | Gotham | Sid Bunderslaw | TV | 7.6 | 51 |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Senator Fred Reynolds | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Iniko | TV | 7.6 | 50 |
| 2012 | Elementary | Doctor Peter Hanson | TV | 7.6 | 49 |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Travers | TV | 8.1 | 48 |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Thorton Mead | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 2009 | White Collar | David | TV | 8.2 | 46 |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie | Mediator | TV | 7.1 | 46 |
| 2007 | Damages | Horatio Emanuel | TV | 7.4 | 44 |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords | Nigel Saladu | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 2002 | The Wire | Brother Mouzone | TV | 8.6 | 39 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cole Draper | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Justice Guard | Film | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1997 | The Peacemaker | DOE Haz-mat Tech #1 | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | TV | 7.5 | 34 | |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson | Isaac | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1995 | Hackers | Tow Truck Driver | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Reggie Dobbs | TV | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Lester Wilkes | TV | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Malcolm Young | TV | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Kenneth Lowell | TV | 7.3 | 27 |