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Michael Rainey Jr. Biography

Birth Name:Michael Rainey

Birth Place:Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Career began in print work, commercials, music videos and on TV's "Sesame Street․"
  • Actor from "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013) and TV's "Orange Is the New Black․"
  • Speaks Italian
  • Practices mixed martial arts
  • Also plays the piano and guitar and writes his own music

Awards

  • 2018Image Award-Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series): nominated
  • 2018Vision Award-Best Performance - Drama: nominated
  • 2019BET Award-YoungStars Award: nominated
  • 2024Rising Star Award-Black Cinema & Television: winner
  • 2025Image Award-Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: winner