<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor, director, producer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2000--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Chadwick Aaron Boseman (born November 29, 1976) is an American actor . He is known for portraying Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017). He has also had roles in the television series Lincoln Heights (2008) and Persons Unknown (2010), and the films The Express (2008), Draft Day (2014), and Message from the King (2016). </P> <P> He has played the role of Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starting with Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018) and in Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He is set to reprise his role in the Untitled Avengers film . </P>

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