Biography
Michael Rainey Jr. is an American actor best known for his role as Tariq St. Patrick in Power and Power Book II: Ghost. He also played Michael Burset on Orange Is the New Black and Jalen in Barbershop: The Next Cut.
Age
He is 23 years old as of 22 September 2023. He was born in 2000 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Family – Education
Rainey Jr. was born in Louisville, Kentucky, as the son of Michael Rainey Sr. and Shauna Small. He is Jamaican by heritage from his mother. Rainey Jr. was raised on Staten Island, New York, since the age of one. His mother homeschooled him when he was young.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Power Book II: Ghost
He appeared as Tariq St. Patrick in the American crime drama television series Power Book II: Ghost. Ghost follows Tariq as he navigates his new existence, where his desire to break free from his father’s legacy collides with the growing pressure to save his family. Tariq becomes enmeshed in the activities of the ruthless Tejada family along the way, complicating matters further as he tries to balance his drug operations with his studies, love life, family affairs, and attention from local and federal authorities.
Power
He appeared as Tariq James St. Patrick, Tasha and James’s son in the American crime drama thriller television series Power. He is an honor student who has a poor connection with James/Ghost as a result of his marriage-ending romance with Angela, lying about his involvement in the drug trade, and being mentored by Kanan. Tariq has two sisters: a twin, Raina St. Patrick, who is later murdered by a corrupt police officer named Raymond “Ray Ray” Jones while Tariq was doing home invasion robberies with Kanan and Ray Ray, and a younger sister, Yasmine St. Patrick.
Power depicts the narrative of James St. Patrick, a clever, slick, and vicious drug dealer known by the moniker “Ghost.” He wants to quit the criminal world and pursue legal economic opportunities as a nightclub owner. St. Patrick strives to balance those two lives while avoiding police capture, navigating his failing marriage, and managing shifting economic ties. The show follows James’ family, which includes his wife Tasha, twins Tariq and Raina, and infant Yasmine.
Power also follows James’ criminal associate and best buddy Tommy Egan, his love interest and criminal prosecutor Angela Valdes, friend-turned-enemy Kanan Stark, protege and rival Andre Coleman, and Angela’s colleague Cooper Saxe. Later seasons of the show feature appearances by defense attorney Joe Proctor, district attorney John Mak, and politician Rashad Tate.
Barbershop: The Next Cut
He appeared as Jalen Palmer in the 2016 American comedy film Barbershop: The Next Cut. Calvin, a Chicagoan, owns a barbershop in resident area rife with gang violence and criminal activities. The business features a separate department for women, which includes new employees Bree and Draya. Jerrod, Raja, and Rashad operate a food truck business. Calvin’s son Anthony Clark works there, and tensions increase as clients Jay and Marquis join the ceasefire. Calvin storms out of the business after Anthony is shot to death. The business receives media coverage and becomes a trending topic on Twitter. JD’s falsehoods catch up with him, and he donates a portion of his earnings to a charity.
Orange Is the New Black
He plays Michael Burset in Orange Is the New Black. Michael struggled to accept Sophia’s shift, telling her he didn’t need two mothers and felt ashamed of her. As retaliation for the embarrassment he felt she had given him, he alerted the authorities about her credit card fraud, which she had used to fund her transformation.
He had never written to or visited Sophia before to the commencement of the series, but he signed a Christmas card for her at the end of Season One and began visiting Sophia in prison a few months later with his mother Crystal. According to a new deal between Sophia and Gloria Mendoza, Crystal takes Gloria’s son Benny to Litchfield with them, and the boys become friends. During one of the trips, he begins cussing merely for fun and disrespecting his mother at home, which Sophia attributes to Benny’s influence.
Movies
♦ 2010 – Un Altro Mondo
♦ 2010 – Waiting Room
♦ 2010 – Sunny & Share Love You
♦ 2012 – LUV
♦ 2013 – The Butler
♦ 2014 – Second Chance Christmas
♦ 2016 – Barbershop: The Next Cut
♦ 2018 – Amateur
♦ 2018 – 211
TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Power Book IV: Force
♦ 2020–present – Power Book II: Ghost
♦ 2014–2020 – Power
♦ 2013–2015 – Orange Is the New Black