Michael Potts (born September 21, 1962) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Brother Mouzone in The Wire, Mafala Hatimbi in the musical The Book of Mormon, and Slow Drag in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. He also played Detective Gilbough in the first season of True Detective. He appeared in the 2022 Broadway revival of The Piano Lesson, in a performance which The Hollywood Reporter called one of the highlights of the production.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Theatre credits
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1962 births
Living people
American male television actors
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Place of birth missing (living people) American male film actors American male stage actors American male voice actors American male musical theatre actors David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni African-American male actors