Who Is Marvel's Luke Cage Actress Simone Missick? [Photos]

Excitement is in the air for Marvel fans with the debut of Netflix’s latest series, Luke Cage, which can be viewed in its entirety on the network now. Along with lead actor Mike Colter, actress Simone Missick is also poised to breakout via her important role on the superhero show.

Simone Missick plays police officer Misty Knight, a familiar name to Marvel fans as the private detective with the bionic arm and as a love interest of martial arts mystery man, Iron Fist. In Luke Cage, Knight appears in the show well ahead of her arm being replaced by Iron Man/Tony Stark and is seen in her early days as a New York City detective. The early word on Missick’s performance is that she nearly steals every scene she’s in and brings a different dimension to the character than in previous incarnations.

Check out the following pages for information and images featuring the lovely Simone Missick.

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The Arm Comes Later

Actress Simone Missick participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the Netflix series, “Luke Cage”, at AOL Studios on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Fans of Misty Knight know that she eventually gets a bionic arm after losing it in a New York bomb blast. Tony Stark patches her up and her partner, Iron Fist/Danny Rand, adds weaponry to the arm.

She Reps The D

BET Networks’ ‘Real Husbands of Hollywood’ and ‘Second Generation Wayans’ held at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live
Featuring: Simone Cook,Dorian Missick
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 08 Jan 2013
Credit: Brian To/WENN.com

Simone Missick is a Detroit native and grew up studying the arts and music. She caught the acting bug as a student at Howard University, with her film debut happening in 2003 with the indie film, The Epicureans.

She Got Game

24th annual NAACP Theatre Awards – Arrivals
Featuring: Simone Missick
Where: Beverly Hills, California, United States
When: 17 Nov 2014
Credit: WENN.com

Simone Missick was the captain of her high school varsity basketball squad.

There Is More Misty Knight To Come

Celebriteis attend the World Premiere of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Featuring: Simone Missick
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 12 Apr 2016
Credit: Brian To/WENN.com

Simone Missick will reprise the role of Misty Knight in the upcoming The Defenders series and hopes to have a spin-off series of her own.

Sorry Folks, She’s Off The Market

Celebriteis attend the World Premiere of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Featuring: Mike Colter, Simone Missick, Cheo Hadari Coker
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 12 Apr 2016
Credit: Brian To/WENN.com

Simone Missick and actor Dorian Missick have been married since 2012.

Missick Takes Her Craft Seriously

New York Premiere of ‘Luke Cage’ at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem
Featuring: Simone Missick
Where: New York, New York, United States
When: 28 Sep 2016
Credit: Derrick Salters/WENN.com

Missick studied acting abroad at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England under actors Ben Kingsley, Alan Rickman, and Jane Lapotaire.