ESSENCE caught up with Mike Colter just ahead of the film’s release Wednesday, and he shared how a much needed breakthrough saved his acting career.

Mike Colter, a Columbia, ... “Breakthrough” tells the true story of 14-year-old John Smith, a suburban St. Louis teen who was underwater for 15 minutes after falling into an icy lake in 2015.

Mike Colter, a Columbia, SC, native and star of the Netflix series ‘Luke Cage,’ will star in ‘Breakthrough,’ which tells the story of a teenage boy who dies after an ice accident but comes ...

Mike Colter, a Columbia, ... “Breakthrough” tells the true story of 14-year-old John Smith, a suburban St. Louis teen who was underwater for 15 minutes after falling into an icy lake in 2015.

Mike Colter, a Columbia, ... “Breakthrough” tells the true story of 14-year-old John Smith, a suburban St. Louis teen who was underwater for 15 minutes after falling into an icy lake in 2015.

Mike Colter, a Columbia, ... “Breakthrough” tells the true story of 14-year-old John Smith, a suburban St. Louis teen who was underwater for 15 minutes after falling into an icy lake in 2015.