Michael Potts

Michael Potts

ActorSecond Unit or Assistant Director
Born
September 21, null

Michael Potts was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Michael is an actor and assistant director, known for Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues (2021), True Detective (2014) and East New York (2022).

Actor

Nemesis(2026)as James Sealey
Best Medicine(2026)as Gilbert Carlisle
Out of Order!(2025)as Jerry
Highest 2 Lowest(2025)as Patrick Bethea
Law & Order(1990)as Defense Attorney Malcolm Young, Kenneth Lowell, Lester Wilkes, Reggie Dobbs

Second Unit or Assistant Director

For Real(2015)

Thanks

Blue Hour(2024)

Self

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales(2018)as Self - Guest
Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues(2021)as Self
The Real(2013)as Self
IMDb on the Scene - Interviews(2017)as Self
Today(1952)as Self - Guest

Archive Footage

Matador(2014)as Moktar Zola

Credit Score: Michael Potts

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Detective Maynard Gilbough
Sun Jan 12 2014 – Fri Sep 03 2027
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1True Detective300.0020148.8641754099
2The Wire15.0020029.302430655
3East New York3.7520227.3004395
4Ma Rainey's Black Bottom2.0020206.92577448
5Rustin1.0020236.50114690
6The Peacemaker1.0019976.00066463
7Conspiracy Theory1.0019976.700114257
8Hackers1.0019956.20081773
9Highest 2 Lowest0.9520255.50033498