Jordan shared his thoughts on erik killmonger, a marvel comics villain who has a much more interesting role in ryan coogler's 'black panther. ' Jordan opened up about the toll playing the villain in black panther took on his mental health. Jordan, 31, revealed he sought professional help. Webthe first movie featured creed’s michael b. Jordan as the villainous killmonger, and the actor/director recently got real about the emotional toll that playing that iconic role took on. Jordan had an acclaimed performance as killmonger, and recently explained why people really latched onto the villain in black panther.