Luke Cage star Mike Colter’s wife doesn’t care that he is a superhero

Luke Cage might be an indestructible woman magnet, but lead star Mike Colter says his own wife doesn’t think much of his superhero antics.

The 40-year-old Marvel/Netflix star spoke exclusively to Metro.co.uk ahead of the show’s release to tell us what fans can expect to learn about his character, having already appeared in last year’s critically acclaimed Jessica Jones.

And in both shows, the lead star seems to have women taking a keen interest in him (particularly when he is a bar man – so maybe serving alcohol is his true superpower?), but Mike says his real life is a lot tamer.

‘No. In real life I’ve been married for fifteen years now. So no one is throwing themselves at me right now. I’m a kept cat. I’m a house cat,’ the actor joked when asked if ladies lust after him IRL.

And it seems his wife Iva, who works for Netflix, is not that bothered he is playing one of the most iconic figures in comic book history.

‘I’m still the guy who mostly leaves the toilet seat up and sometimes forgets to take the garbage out and says he’s going to do things and doesn’t do ‘em. Don’t fold the clothes that I said I was going to fold and didn’t do it,’ he laughed.

Season 1 of Marvel’s Luke Cage is available to stream in full on Netflix from Friday 30 September.