Jaden Michael

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Jaden Michael
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Michael on the red carpet of Cannes 2017 with the Wonderstruck crew
Born (2003-10-05) October 5, 2003 (age 22)
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 . He also played Agent Otto in the pilot episode of the PBS/TVO Kids series Odd Squad , though the part was given to Filip Geljo for the remainder of the season.

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Early life and education

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]

Filmography

As an actor

List of films and characters
TitleCharacterTypeOriginal LanguageOriginal Year of releaseRef.
Wonderstruck JamieFilmEnglish2017 [5]
Vampires vs. the Bronx Miguel MartinezFilmEnglish2020 [6]
Colin in Black & White Colin KaepernickWeb seriesEnglish2021 [7]
Harlan Coben's Shelter Mickey BolitarTelevision seriesEnglish2023 [8]

As a dubbing artist

List of films and characters dubbed
TitleCharacterDub LanguageOriginal LanguageOriginal Year of releaseRef.
The Bug Diaries LucasEnglishEnglish2019-2020 [9]

References

  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. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (19 October 2017). "Review: 'Wonderstruck,' Todd Haynes's Imitations of Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Netflix Casts Its Young Colin Kaepernick for TV Series From Ava DuVernay". The Hollywood Reporter . 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "'Colin in Black & White' finds its young Kaepernick". CNN . 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Otterson, Joe (23 September 2021). "Harlan Coben Amazon Studios YA Pilot 'Shelter' Casts Jaden Michael in Lead Role". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Netflix Casts Its Young Colin Kaepernick for TV Series From Ava DuVernay". The Hollywood Reporter . 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.


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