Anthony Mackie
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 season of Netflix's Altered Carbon (2020), a delivery driver in the Peacock series Twisted Metal (2023–present), and a fictionalised version of himself in the Apple TV+ series The Studio (2025), which earned him his first Primetime Emmy nomination. In theatre, he has performed in Broadway and Off-Broadway adaptations, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, A Soldier's Play and Carl Hancock Rux's Talk, for which he won an Obie Award in 2002. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Mackie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Avengers: Secret Wars
as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Avengers: Secret Wars
as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Avengers: Doomsday
as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Avengers: Doomsday
as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Desert Warrior
as Hanzala
Desert Warrior
as Hanzala
Sneaks
as Ty (voice)
Sneaks
as Ty (voice)
The Electric State
as Herman (voice)
The Electric State
as Herman (voice)
Captain America: Brave New World
as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Captain America: Brave New World
as Sam Wilson / Captain America
Elevation
as Will
Elevation
as Will
Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
as Self - Host
Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie
as Self - Host
If You Were the Last
as Adam Gherrity
If You Were the Last
as Adam Gherrity
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
as Self
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self
Ghosted
as Grandson of Sam
Ghosted
as Grandson of Sam
We Have a Ghost
as Frank Presley
We Have a Ghost
as Frank Presley
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America (archive footage)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America (archive footage)
The Woman in the Window
as Ed Fox
The Woman in the Window
as Ed Fox
Outside the Wire
as Leo
Outside the Wire
as Leo
Synchronic
as Steve Denube
Synchronic
as Steve Denube
Seberg
as Hakim Jamal
Seberg
as Hakim Jamal
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
as Self
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
as Self
Point Blank
as Paul
Point Blank
as Paul
Avengers: Endgame
as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Avengers: Endgame
as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Miss Bala
as Jimmy
Miss Bala
as Jimmy
IO
as Micah
IO
as Micah
Avengers: Infinity War
as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Avengers: Infinity War
as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Detroit
as Greene
Detroit
as Greene
All the Way
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
All the Way
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Captain America: Civil War
as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Captain America: Civil War
as Sam Wilson / Falcon
Triple 9
as Marcus Belmont
Triple 9
as Marcus Belmont
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Ben
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Ben
Playing It Cool
as Bryan
Playing It Cool
as Bryan
Shelter
as Tahir
Shelter
as Tahir
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
as Self
Repentance
as Tommy
Repentance
as Tommy
Gangster Squad
as Coleman Harris
Gangster Squad
as Coleman Harris
10 Years
as Andre
10 Years
as Andre
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
as Will Johnson
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
as Will Johnson
Goose
as Narrator
Goose
as Narrator
Man on a Ledge
as Mike Ackerman
Man on a Ledge
as Mike Ackerman
What's Your Number?
as Tom Piper
What's Your Number?
as Tom Piper
Real Steel
as Finn
Real Steel
as Finn
The Adjustment Bureau
as Harry Mitchell
The Adjustment Bureau
as Harry Mitchell
Desert Flower
as Harold Jackson
Desert Flower
as Harold Jackson
Notorious
as Tupac "2Pac" Shakur
Notorious
as Tupac "2Pac" Shakur
Eagle Eye
as William Bowman
Eagle Eye
as William Bowman
American Violet
as Eddie Porter (uncredited)
American Violet
as Eddie Porter (uncredited)
We Are Marshall
as Nate Ruffin
We Are Marshall
as Nate Ruffin
Crossover
as Tech
Crossover
as Tech
Half Nelson
as Frank
Half Nelson
as Frank
Heavens Fall
as William Lee
Heavens Fall
as William Lee
Freedomland
as Billy Williams
Freedomland
as Billy Williams
The Man
as Booty
The Man
as Booty
Sucker Free City
as K-Luv
Sucker Free City
as K-Luv
Haven
as Hammer
Haven
as Hammer
She Hate Me
as Jack Armstrong
She Hate Me
as Jack Armstrong
The Manchurian Candidate
as PFC Robert Baker III
The Manchurian Candidate
as PFC Robert Baker III
Brother to Brother
as Perry
Brother to Brother
as Perry
Hollywood Homicide
as Killer 'Joker'
Hollywood Homicide
as Killer 'Joker'
8 Mile
as Papa Doc
8 Mile
as Papa Doc
Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park
Raven
Raven
Speed the Plow
as Bob Grant
Speed the Plow
as Bob Grant
Barracuda
as Karl
Barracuda
as Karl