Michael Rainey Jr.

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Michael Rainey Jr.
Born
Michael Rainey Jr.

(2000-09-22) September 22, 2000 (age 23)
Other namesWhereis22
Occupations
  • Actor
  • record producer
Years active2010–present
Known forportraying Tariq St. Patrick on Power & Book II: Ghost

Michael Rainey Jr. (born September 22, 2000) is an American actor and record producer best known for the role of Tariq St. Patrick on Power and Power Book II: Ghost . He also starred as Michael Burset in Orange Is the New Black and Jalen in Barbershop: The Next Cut . [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Rainey Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Michael Rainey Sr. and Shauna Small. Through his mother, he is of Jamaican descent. His father lives in New York, with Rainey Jr. being raised in Staten Island, New York from the age of one. His mother homeschooled him in his youth. Rainey Jr. supports ‘Find and Feed’, an Indiana based organization that cares for the homeless. [3]

Career

Rainey Jr. began his career at the age of ten when featured in Un Altro Mundo, and followed it with appearances in a variety of movies and shows such as Orange Is the New Black, Barbershop: The Next Cut, Amateur , 211 and Power. [4] [5] [6]

Rainey Jr. currently stars as Tariq St. Patrick in the expanded Power franchise, Book II , where he plays the shows leading character. [7] [8] [9]

In March 2022, Rainey Jr., along with Power co-star Gianni Paolo, launched Twenty Two Entertainment. The first project is the self-hosted podcast, The Crew Has It. Twenty Two Entertainment is fully funded by Artists For Artists, launched in December 2021 by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr. [10]

Filmography


Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2010Un Altro MondoCharlie
2010Waiting RoomWild Child
2010Sunny & Share Love You Jason
2012 LUV Woody
2013 The Butler Cecil Gaines
2014Second Chance ChristmasLawrence
2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut Jalen
2018 Amateur Terron Forte
2018 211 Kenny Rastell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2022 Power Book IV: Force Tariq St. PatrickEpisode: "A Short Fuse and a Long Memory"; uncredited; archive footage
2020present Power Book II: Ghost Tariq St. PatrickLead role
20142020 Power Tariq St. PatrickRecurring role (seasons 1–2); main role (seasons 3–6)
20132015 Orange Is the New Black Michael Burset7 episodes; recurring role

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