Michael Rainey Jr. (born September 22, 2000) is an American actor best known for the role of Tariq St. Patrick on Power and Power Book II: Ghost. He also starred as Michael Burset in Orange Is the New Black and Jalen in Barbershop: The Next Cut.[1][2]
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Born | Michael Rainey Jr. (2000-09-22) September 22, 2000 (age 22) Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
Nationality | ![]() |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Known for | portraying Tariq St. Patrick on Power & Book II |
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Website | instagram |
Rainey Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Michael Rainey Sr. and Shauna Small. Through his mother, he is of Jamaican descent. His father is from New York, with Rainey Jr. being raised in Brooklyn, New York from the age of 1. Rainey Jr. supports ‘Find and Feed’, an Indiana based organization that cares for the homeless.[3]
Rainey Jr. began his career at the age of ten when featured in Un Altro Mundo, and followed it with appearances in a variety of movies and shows such as Orange is the New Black, Barbershop, Amateur, 211 and Power.[4][5][6]
Rainey Jr. currently stars as Tariq St. Patrick on the expanded Power franchise, Book II, for which he plays the shows leading character.[7][8][9]
In March 2022, Rainey Jr., along with Power co-star Gianni Paolo, launched Twenty Two Entertainment. The first project is the self-hosted podcast, The Crew Has It. Twenty Two Entertainment is fully funded by Artists For Artists, launched in December 2021 by Kenan Thompson and John Ryan Jr.[10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Un Altro Mondo | Charlie | ||
2010 | Waiting Room | Wild Child | ||
2010 | Sunny & Share Love You | Jason | ||
2012 | LUV | Woody | ||
2013 | The Butler | Cecil Gaines | One Episode | |
2014 | Second Chance Christmas | Lawrence | ||
2016 | Barbershop: The Next Cut | Jalen | ||
2018 | Amateur | Terron Forte | ||
2018 | 211 | Kenny Rastell | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2020–present | Book II | Tariq St. Patrick | Main role | |
2014–2020 | Power | Tariq St. Patrick | Supporting Role | |
2010–2015 | Orange Is the New Black | Michael Burset | 7 Episodes | |
Michael Rainey Jr. at IMDb