Adonis Creed
| Adonis Creed | |
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| Rocky character | |
| First appearance | Creed (2015) |
| Created by | Ryan Coogler Aaron Covington |
| Portrayed by | Michael B. Jordan Alex Henderson (11-year-old) Thaddeus J. Mixon (15-year-old) |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Adonis "Hollywood" Johnson-Creed |
| Nicknames |
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| Title | 2-time World Heavyweight Champion (as of Creed III) |
| Occupation |
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| Affiliation | World Boxing Council |
| Family |
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| Spouse | Bianca Taylor (wife) |
| Children | Amara Creed (daughter) |
| Relatives | Rocky Balboa (surrogate uncle) |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | June 1, 1986 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Boxing career | |
| Weight class | Light heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Win by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Adonis "Donnie" Creed (born Adonis Johnson) is the fictional protagonist of the Creed films— Creed (2015), Creed II (2018), and Creed III (2023) — the sequel series to the Rocky films. The character is played by Michael B. Jordan in all three installments.
In the fictional setting of the films, Donnie is the illegitimate son of the late and former world champion Apollo Creed, the result of an affair between him and a woman with the surname Johnson who died sometime in the 1990s. Donnie spends the first several years of his life in foster care and juvenile hall, until he is subsequently adopted by Mary Anne Creed, Apollo's widow. He lives a life of luxury and maintains a stable white-collar job, only to abandon it to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a professional boxer. He goes to Philadelphia and convinces his late father's friend Rocky Balboa to train and mentor him.