Michael Potts: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 15
- on screen
- 1988–2025
- box office
- $2.16M
- nomination
- 1
- average score
- 64
The Best Michael Potts Movies
The highest-rated films Michael Potts is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) scores highest, at 77. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020 · Slow Drag -
Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Here and Now 2018 · Drama -
Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Patrick Bethea -
Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Rounding 2025 · Dr. Emil Harrison -
Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Cicada 2021 · Francis -
Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Piano Lesson 2024 · Wining Boy
Michael Potts's Career in Numbers
Michael Potts's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Michael Potts works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Hack-O-Lantern (1988) to Rounding (2025), and the 2020s were the busiest decade.
Michael Potts Movies by Decade
- 1980s 2
- 1990s 1
- 2010s 3
- 2020s 8
The 2020s were Michael Potts's busiest decade, with 8 films.
Michael Potts Movies by Genre
- Drama 7
- Horror 2
- Crime 1
- Biography 1
- Mystery 1
- Action 1
- Documentary 1
Drama is the genre Michael Potts has worked in most, with 7 films, ahead of horror (2).
Michael Potts Career Milestones
- First film
- Hack-O-Lantern 1988
- Biggest box office hit
- Highest 2 Lowest $1.5M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Movie Echo Score 77
- Newest film
- Rounding 2025
Michael Potts Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Michael Potts is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 64. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Michael Potts Movies as an Actor
14- 2025 Highest 2 Lowest as Patrick Bethea · Crime Worldwide box office: $1.5M Movie Echo Score: 74
- 2025 Rounding as Dr. Emil Harrison · Drama Movie Echo Score: 73
- 2024 The Piano Lesson as Wining Boy · Drama Worldwide box office: $546K Movie Echo Score: 66
- 2023
Rustin as Cleve Robinson · Biography Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2023
Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III as Lord Stanley · Drama - 2022
Measure of Revenge as Detective Eaton · Mystery Movie Echo Score: 34 - 2021 Cicada as Francis · Drama Worldwide box office: $52.1K Movie Echo Score: 71
- 2020 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom as Slow Drag · Drama Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2018 Here and Now Drama Worldwide box office: $61.3K Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2018
Change in the Air as Professor Hoffman · Drama Movie Echo Score: 48 - 2016
Let Me Make You a Martyr as Charon · Action - 1997
Thomas Jefferson as Isaac · Documentary - 1988
Hack-O-Lantern as Bill · Horror - 1988
Hack-O-Lantern as Bill · Horror
Michael Potts in Documentaries & Specials
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Michael Potts: Awards & Nominations
1 nomination across 1 award body. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards- Michael Potts: Nominated Outstanding Cast Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Who Michael Potts Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Michael Potts shares the most films with. Colman Domingo comes first, with 3 films together, followed by Glynn Turman (3).
Michael Potts: Questions & Answers
How many movies Michael Potts has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Michael Potts been in?
Michael Potts is credited on 15 films, from 1988 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Michael Potts's highest-grossing movie?
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) is Michael Potts's biggest box office hit, with $1.5M worldwide, ahead of The Piano Lesson (2024) ($546K). Across every film with box office figures, Michael Potts's movies have made $2.16M.
Michael Potts's biggest hits What is the best Michael Potts movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Michael Potts's best-rated film is Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) with a score of 77, followed by Here and Now (2018) (75).
Best Michael Potts movies, ranked Has Michael Potts won an Oscar?
Michael Potts has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Michael Potts has 0 wins from 1 nomination.
What is Michael Potts's newest movie?
The most recent film on Michael Potts's filmography is Highest 2 Lowest (2025), in the role of Patrick Bethea.
Who does Michael Potts work with most often?
Michael Potts shares the most films with Colman Domingo (3 films), Glynn Turman (3 films) and George C. Wolfe (3 films).
The Best Michael Potts Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 15 credits.
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