
Martin Luther King III
Known For
Acting
Born
1957-10-23 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Biography
Martin Luther King III (born October 23, 1957) is an American human rights activist, philanthropist, and an advocate. The second child and eldest son of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, he served as the fourth president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004. As of 2024, he is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia.
Most Known For

The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
as Self

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self

Woman in Motion
as Self

The Games in Black & White
as Himself

Who Killed Martin Luther King?
as Self

Contradiction: A Question of Faith
as Martin Luther King III