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Jonathan Michael Majors (born September 7, 1989)Majors in is an American actor. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Majors rose to prominence for starring in the drama films The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) and Da 5 Bloods (2020), and the HBO horror series Lovecraft Country (2020), for which he received a nomination from the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Majors has since portrayed Nat Love in the western The Harder They Fall (2021), Jesse L. Brown in the war film Devotion (2022), and antagonist Dame Anderson in the sports film Creed III (2023). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), he portrayed Kang the Conqueror in the film (2023), while also appearing as other variants of the character in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023).
In March 2023, Majors was arrested for physical assault his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. That December, he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of physical assault and harassment. After the conviction, he was dropped from numerous upcoming projects, including any future involvement with the MCU. He subsequently served a 52-week in-person domestic violence intervention program.
Majors has described himself as having had a "difficult" childhood, growing up with drug dealers and murderers for neighbors who wore ankle monitors on their release from prison. As a teenager, Majors was arrested for shoplifting, suspended from high school for fighting, and lived in his car while working two jobs after being kicked out of his house. He eventually found solace and a "safe space" in the world of theatre, which he joined after watching Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. Majors credits Heath Ledger's Joker as the reason he became an actor, and why he seeks to be an inspiration to others.
Majors studied for his bachelor's degree at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and later attended the Yale School of Drama; he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in 2016.
In 2019, Majors rose to prominence after starring in Joe Talbot's critically acclaimed Independent film The Last Black Man in San Francisco, for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019. It was released by A24 in the United States on June 7, 2019. Former President of the United States Barack Obama rated it as one of the best films of 2019. Majors's performance was praised by critics: Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called his performance "a mournful heartbreaker", while Rolling Stone described his turn as "both deeply sensitive and charmingly left-of-center". Majors also appeared in three other 2019 film releases: Captive State, Gully, and Jungleland.
Majors debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Loki as "He Who Remains" and portrayed Kang the Conqueror in . He then appeared as Victor Timely in Loki season 2.
On June 20, 2024, it was announced that Majors would star in an upcoming supernatural revenge thriller titled Merciless, to be directed by Martin Villeneuve, brother of Denis Villeneuve.
In May 2023, Majors began dating actress Meagan Good. In November 2024, the couple announced their engagement at Ebony magazine's Power 100 event, where they first met in 2022. The pair married in March 2025. The couple acquired Guinean citizenship in 2026 after DNA testing traced their ancestry back to the country and visiting Guinea to participate in a private cultural and citizenship ceremony administered by the ministry of culture.
Majors's attorney, Priya Chaudhry, claimed that there were "two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations." On March 30, Chaudhry released text messages allegedly sent by Jabbari.
Jabbari was granted temporary order of protection by a judge against Majors ahead of a May 9, 2023 court date.
Several weeks after his arrest, Majors was dropped as a client by both the management company Entertainment 360 and the public relations firm The Lede Company. Majors was expected to star in and executive produce The Man in My Basement, an adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel of the same name, but was cut from the film and had his role recast. Majors's invitation to the 2023 Met Gala was rescinded and he was removed from the Texas Rangers ad campaign. On October 27, 2023, Disney removed Magazine Dreams from its release schedule, an upcoming film starring Majors and originally set to be released on December 8, 2023, by Disney's Searchlight Pictures subsidiary. Following his eventual conviction, Marvel Studios dropped him from his several roles, such as Kang the Conqueror, and retitled the to match.
On December 11, 2023, Chloe Zoller, a stranger Jabbari met and later accompanied to a club after the alleged assault, testified that Jabbari looked "visibly upset" but did not appear to be injured. An audio was also released of Majors accusing Jabbari of being drunk, describing himself as a "great man", and suggesting that she act like Coretta Scott King or Michelle Obama. On December 13, the judge presiding over the case allowed key evidence to be released to the public including CCTV footage of the alleged assault and Jabbari chasing Majors across several blocks in New York City. began on December 14.
On December 18, 2023, Majors was found guilty of one count of reckless assault in the 3rd degree and a charge of harassment as a violation. He was acquitted on another charge of assault and one of aggravated harassment. His sentencing was set for February 6, 2024. However, on the scheduled date, the sentencing was postponed to April 8, 2024, after a slew of post-conviction motions were filed by Majors's attorneys. In April 2024, he was sentenced to 52 weeks of a domestic violence intervention program and probation.
In June 2023, Rolling Stone published a report alleging a pattern of abusive behavior by Majors dating back to 2013, when he was studying at the Yale School of Drama. According to multiple third parties, Majors was physically and emotionally abusive toward one partner, while another described their relationship as "emotional torture". Majors' attorney denied the allegations, noting that the Rolling Stone report was effectively hearsay.
In February 2024, the two women who accused Majors of domestic abuse were identified.
| 2017 | Hostiles | Corporal Henry Woodson | |
| 2018 | White Boy Rick | Johnny "Lil Man" Curry | |
| Out of Blue | Duncan J. Reynolds | ||
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Montgomery Allen | |
| Captive State | Rafe Drummond | ||
| Gully | Greg | ||
| Jungleland | Pepper | ||
| 2020 | Da 5 Bloods | David | |
| 2021 | The Harder They Fall | Nat Love | |
| 2022 | Devotion | Jesse Brown | |
| 2023 | Magazine Dreams | Killian Maddox | |
| Kang the Conqueror | |||
| Creed III | Damian "Diamond Dame" Anderson |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Young Ken Jones | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Atticus Sampson "Tic" Freeman | Main role |
| 2021 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Jonathan Majors/Taylor Swift" |
| 2021–2023 | Loki | He Who Remains / Victor Timely / Time-Keepers (voice) | 5 episodes |
| Himself | Docuseries; 3 episodes |
| 2022 | African-American Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | The Harder They Fall | ||
| 2022 | Austin Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | |||
| 2020 | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | ||
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | |||||
| 2021 | Outstanding Actor, Drama Series | Lovecraft Country | |||
| 2022 | Outstanding Actor | The Harder They Fall | |||
| Outstanding Guest Actor, Drama Series | Loki | ||||
| 2024 | Outstanding Supporting Performance | Creed III | |||
| 2021 | Celebration of Black Cinema and Television | Ensemble Award | The Harder They Fall | ||
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Da 5 Bloods | ||
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Lovecraft Country | ||||
| 2022 | Best Acting Ensemble | The Harder They Fall | |||
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Super Awards | Best Actor in a Horror Series | Lovecraft Country | ||
| 2022 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | The Harder They Fall | |||
| 2021 | Detroit Film Critics Society | Best Ensemble | |||
| 2019 | Gotham Awards | Breakthrough Actor | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | ||
| 2021 | Ensemble Tribute Award | The Harder They Fall | |||
| 2021 | Hollywood Critics Association Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Da 5 Bloods | ||
| 2022 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Cast Ensemble | The Harder They Fall | ||
| 2020 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Male | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | ||
| 2019 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | New Generation Award | Himself | ||
| 2021 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Lovecraft Country | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Da 5 Bloods | ||||
| 2022 | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | The Harder They Fall | |||
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | |||||
| 2021 | National Board of Review Awards | Best Cast | |||
| 2022 | Newport Beach Film Festival | Artist of Distinction Award | Himself | ||
| 2021 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Lovecraft Country | ||
| 2022 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Performance by an Ensemble | The Harder They Fall | ||
| 2021 | Saturn Awards | Best Actor on Television | Lovecraft Country | ||
| 2022 | Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Loki | |||
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | Da 5 Bloods | ||
| Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series | Lovecraft Country | ||||
| 2021 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | The Harder They Fall |
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