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So often, when you're playing the lead in your own show, it is all about you.

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Mike Colter
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: August 26
Actor
Film Actor
Television Actor
Columbia
South Carolina
Mike Randal Colter
Lead
Playing
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Often
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