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-Bro…
Acting
- 202612 12 12Jack Strickland8 ep.
- 2025The StudioAnthony Mackie1 ep.
- 2024Hot Ones VersusSelf1 ep.
- 2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2023Twisted MetalJohn Doe22 ep.
- 2023RennervationsSelf1 ep.
- 2021AnimalSelf - Narrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2021What If...?Sam Wilson (voice)1 ep.
- 2021SolosTom1 ep.
- 2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierSam Wilson / Falcon6 ep.
- 2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelf - Sam Wilson / The Falcon1 ep.
- 2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021Marvel Studios LegendsSam Wilson / Falcon (archive footage) (uncredited)6 ep.
- 2019Desus & MeroSelf1 ep.
- 2018Altered CarbonTakeshi Kovacs8 ep.
- 2016Animals.Receipt (voice)1 ep.
- 2015Hot OnesSelf1 ep.
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf2 ep.
- 2014Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf1 ep.
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf6 ep.
- 2011Black MirrorDanny1 ep.
- 2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf1 ep.
- 2002CMT Music AwardsSelf - Host1 ep.
- 1992MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Performer2 ep.
Behind the camera
- 202612 12 12Executive Producer8 ep.
- 2023Twisted MetalExecutive Producer22 ep.
- 2018Altered CarbonConsulting Producer8 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf6 ep.
- 2025The StudioAnthony Mackie1 ep.
- 2025Hot Ones VersusSelf1 ep.
- 2025The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2025SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2025Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest1 ep.
- 2023The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2025The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2025The Matt Gaetz ShowSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)1 ep.
- 2025El hormigueroSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2024What If...?Sam Wilson (voice)1 ep.
- 2024Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2020Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf2 ep.
- 2021Marvel Studios LegendsSam Wilson / Falcon (archive footage) (uncredited)6 ep.
- 2023RennervationsSelf1 ep.
- 2022CMT Music AwardsSelf - Host1 ep.
- 2022The GrammysSelf1 ep.
- 2022AnimalSelf - Narrator (voice)1 ep.
- 2021SolosTom1 ep.
- 2016MTV Movie & TV AwardsSelf - Performer, Self - Presenter2 ep.
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf, Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelf - Sam Wilson / The Falcon1 ep.
- 2020The Daily ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2017The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf, Self - Guest3 ep.
- 2021Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf1 ep.
- 2021LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021Hot OnesSelf1 ep.
- 2021Desus & MeroSelf1 ep.
- 2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2019Black MirrorDanny1 ep.
- 2018Animals.Receipt (voice)1 ep.
- 2013Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2015Lip Sync Battle1 ep.
- 2011ConanSelf1 ep.
- 2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf1 ep.
- 2003Law & Order: Criminal IntentCarl Hines1 ep.
Also known as: Anthony Dwane Mackie