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Anthony Mackie

Sep 23, 1978 (46 years old) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) is an American actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and headlining the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and its continuation film Captain America: Brave New World (2025).

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 a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the AAFCA 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) and currently leads the Peacock series Twisted Metal (2023–present). In theater, 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.

Known For

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Captain America: Brave New World
Sam Wilson / Captain America
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Black Mirror
Danny
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carl Hines
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Avengers: Infinity War
Sam Wilson / Falcon
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The Studio
Anthony Mackie / Cabbie
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Avengers: Endgame
Sam Wilson / Falcon
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Elevation
Will
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What If...?
Sam Wilson (voice)
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
Sam Wilson / The Falcon
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The Electric State
Herman (voice)

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