Jaden Michael is an American actor and model. He is known for portraying young
Colin Kaepernick
Colin Rand Kaepernick ( ; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and football quarterback who is a free agent. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). In 2016, he knelt dur ...
in the ''coming-of-age'' web series ''
Colin in Black & White
''Colin in Black & White'' is an American six-episode limited fictionalized drama series that premiered on Netflix on October 29, 2021.
In advance of the series premiere, the pilot episode received a preview screening in the Primetime program at ...
'' (2021), which follows Kaepernick's early years.
Early life and education
Michael was born in 2003 to a single mother. The majority of his childhood was spent in
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
and
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is bounded roughly by the Hudson River on the west; the Harlem River and 155th Street (Manhattan), 155th Street on the north; Fifth Avenue on the east; and 110th Street (Manhattan), ...
. Currently, he is enrolled with
Dwight Global Online School
Dwight Global Online School is an online independent school for students in sixth through twelfth grade. It is part of the Dwight Global Schools Network.
The original Dwight School was founded in Manhattan in 1872. In 2013, it was chosen to pilo ...
for his high school diploma.
Filmography
As an actor
As a dubbing artist
References
Living people
2003 births
Hispanic and Latino American male actors
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