Jaden Michael

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Jaden Michael
Jaden Michael wearing a black tuxedo on the red carpet of Cannes 2017 with the Wonderstruck crew
Michael on the red carpet of Cannes 2017 with the Wonderstruck crew
Born (2003-10-05) October 5, 2003 (age 20)
New York City, United States
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active2010–present

Jaden Michael is an American actor and model. He is known for portraying young Colin Kaepernick in the coming-of-age web series Colin in Black & White (2021),[1] which follows Kaepernick's early years. He played the lead role of Mickey Bolitar in the Prime Video series Harlan Coben's Shelter.

Early life and education[edit]

Michael was born in 2003 to a single mother. The majority of his childhood was spent in New Jersey and Harlem.[2] He was enrolled with Dwight Global Online School for his high school diploma.[3] Michael has said, "I'm Dominican, I'm black, Caribbean descent, and I'm kind of Jewish, my mom's mom's mom is Jewish... so I'm technically Jewish."[4][5]

Filmography[edit]

As an actor[edit]

List of films and characters
Title Character Type Original Language Original Year of release Ref.
Wonderstruck Jamie Film English 2017 [6]
Vampires vs. the Bronx Miguel Martinez Film English 2020 [7]
Colin in Black & White Colin Kaepernick Web series English 2021 [8]
Harlan Coben's Shelter Mickey Bolitar Television series English 2023 [9]

As a dubbing artist[edit]

List of films and characters dubbed
Title Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year of release Ref.
The Bug Diaries Lucas English English 2019-2020 [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Burnett, Kadin (October 29, 2021). "'Colin In Black & White' Is For Colin Kaepernick's Critics, Says Star Jaden Michael". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  2. ^ Weaver, Emily (2021-11-04). "No Matter What, Home Will Always Be Harlem, New York". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ "Student Profile - Jaden - Dwight School New York". www.dwight.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV87GL5PUN8, at 2:50
  5. ^ https://medium.com/authority-magazine/jaden-michael-adrian-greensmith-and-abby-corrigan-of-harlan-cobens-shelter-on-the-lessons-we-1e70021f3e5c
  6. ^ Dargis, Manohla (19 October 2017). "Review: 'Wonderstruck,' Todd Haynes's Imitations of Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Netflix Casts Its Young Colin Kaepernick for TV Series From Ava DuVernay". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ "'Colin in Black & White' finds its young Kaepernick". CNN. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (23 September 2021). "Harlan Coben Amazon Studios YA Pilot 'Shelter' Casts Jaden Michael in Lead Role". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Netflix Casts Its Young Colin Kaepernick for TV Series From Ava DuVernay". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.