A-List Actors Who Got Their Start On Soap Operas – Looper

In “Black Panther,” Killmonger was never able to secure his place in succeeding King T’Challa. When Chadwick Boseman was let go from “All My Children” after only a week, however, Michael B. Jordan easily stepped into the role. Coming off a 13-episode arc on “The Wire,” Jordan was just showing his impeccable range and talent as a performer, and as Reggie Porter Montgomery he was able to stretch and flex his skills.

On the show, Jordan’s character tackled issues of peer pressure, race relations, class discrepancies, criminality and recidivism, and teenage sexuality. He appeared for three and a half years on the show. When he left, it was mentioned he was in college out of state on a basketball scholarship, leaving open the possibility of him coming back if ever there was the desire.

Unfortunately “All My Children” shuttered production in 2011, but Jordan continued working on his growing and varied career. Since working in daytime TV, he’s appeared in highly acclaimed independent feature films, blockbuster movies, and as genuine thirst traps. He doesn’t seem to be slowing down, as he wrote, directed, and starred in the latest in his boxing franchise, “Creed III.” There seems to be no limit to what Michael B. Jordan can do, so expect him on the A-list for decades to come.