<Li> Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka / Erik `` Killmonger '' Stevens : A U.S. black - ops soldier who seeks to overthrow his cousin T'Challa , with his own opinion on how Wakanda should be ruled . Jordan had wanted to play a villain for `` a while '' , and likened Killmonger and T'Challa's relationship to the X-Men characters Magneto and Professor X . He added that Killmonger is strategic , thoughtful , patient , and `` trained to a T '' . Killmonger 's bumpy , ritualistic tribal markings on his chest and torso resemble the scar tattoos of the Mursi and Surma tribes , and consisted of 90 individually sculpted silicone molds that took two - and - a-half hours to apply . Jordan would have to sit in a sauna for two hours at the end of the day to remove the prosthetics . Killmonger 's dreadlocks hairstyle was a modern take on the character 's long hair in the comics . To prepare for the role , Jordan examined Malcolm X , Marcus Garvey , Huey P. Newton , Fred Hampton , and Tupac Shakur . He also cited Heath Ledger 's portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight as an influence . Corey Calliet served as Jordan 's trainer on the film , after also doing so on Creed . Seth Carr plays a young Stevens . </Li>
<Li> Michael B. Jordan as N'Jadaka / Erik `` Killmonger '' Stevens : A U.S. black - ops soldier who seeks to overthrow his cousin T'Challa , with his own opinion on how Wakanda should be ruled . Jordan had wanted to play a villain for `` a while '' , and likened Killmonger and T'Challa's relationship to the X-Men characters Magneto and Professor X . He added that Killmonger is strategic , thoughtful , patient , and `` trained to a T '' . Killmonger 's bumpy , ritualistic tribal markings on his chest and torso resemble the scar tattoos of the Mursi and Surma tribes , and consisted of 90 individually sculpted silicone molds that took two - and - a-half hours to apply . Jordan would have to sit in a sauna for two hours at the end of the day to remove the prosthetics . Killmonger 's dreadlocks hairstyle was a modern take on the character 's long hair in the comics . To prepare for the role , Jordan examined Malcolm X , Marcus Garvey , Huey P. Newton , Fred Hampton , and Tupac Shakur . He also cited Heath Ledger 's portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight as an influence . Corey Calliet served as Jordan 's trainer on the film , after also doing so on Creed . Seth Carr plays a young Stevens . </Li>
who does michael jordan play in the black panther
who does michael jordan play in the black panther
Erik `` Killmonger '' Stevens
Erik `` Killmonger '' Stevens