Who plays Michael Jackson’s attorney John Branca in Michael?

Miles Teller plays Michael Jackson’s attorney John Branca in the 2026 film Michael. Branca is shown as a key professional figure in Jackson’s adult career.

Teller is an American actor known for Whiplash, Top Gun: Maverick, and the Divergent series. His casting as Branca added a prominent contemporary film actor to the supporting cast.

In the film’s plot, Michael hires John Branca as his attorney in 1981. Branca becomes involved in Jackson’s professional decisions, including the singer’s effort to separate his career from his father’s control.

A nearby casting detail is that Derek Luke plays attorney Johnnie Cochran, a different lawyer associated with Jackson later in life. Colman Domingo plays Joe Jackson, while Mike Myers portrays music promoter Don King.