Anthony Mackie

About

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...

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Avengers: DoomsdayMovie • 2026Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001Black MirrorSeries • 2011Avengers: Infinity WarMovie • 2018Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019What If...?Series • 2021Avengers: Age of UltronMovie • 2015Altered CarbonSeries • 2018Captain America: Civil WarMovie • 2016The StudioSeries • 2025Captain America: Brave New WorldMovie • 2025Real SteelMovie • 2011Marvel Studios LegendsSeries • 2021Twisted MetalSeries • 2023The Falcon and the Winter SoldierSeries • 2021The Hurt LockerMovie • 200812 12 12Series • 2026Ant-ManMovie • 20158 MileMovie • 2002Captain America: The Winter SoldierMovie • 2014The Electric StateMovie • 2025Man on a LedgeMovie • 2012The Adjustment BureauMovie • 2011Gangster SquadMovie • 2013