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Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Actor · Born 1974-02-16 · Oakland, California, USA

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Biography

Mahershala Ali (/məˈhɜːrʃələ/ mə-HUR-shə-lə; born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore on February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. After pursuing an MFA degree from New York University, Ali began his career as a regular on television series Crossing Jordan (2001–02) and Threat Matrix (2003–04), before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science fiction series The 4400 (2004–07). His first major film role was in the David Fincher-directed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). He gained wider attention for supporting roles in the final two films of the original The Hunger Games film series and in House of Cards, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the comedy-drama Green Book (2018).…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) — Uncle Aaron (voice)
  2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) — Boggs
  3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — Tizzy Weathers
  4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) — Boggs
  5. Green Book (2018) — Dr. Don Shirley
  6. Hidden Figures (2016) — Jim Johnson
  7. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) — Vector
  8. Eternals (2021) — Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)
  9. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Uncle Aaron (voice)
  10. Moonlight (2016) — Juan
  11. INVINCIBLE (2021) — Titan (voice)
  12. The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) — Kofi Kancam
  13. Predators (2010) — Mombasa
  14. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Mark Foster
  15. True Detective (2014) — Wayne Hays
  16. Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) — Duncan Kincaid
  17. Leave the World Behind (2023) — G.H. Scott
  18. House of Cards (2013) — Remy Danton
  19. Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) — Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
  20. Lie to Me (2009) — Detective Hughes
  21. Free State of Jones (2016) — Moses Washington
  22. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Tombs' Security Guard
  23. The 4400 (2004) — Richard Tyler
  24. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  25. Swan Song (2021) — Cameron Turner
  26. Crossing Over (2009) — Detective Strickland
  27. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  28. Task (2025) — Eddie Barnes
  29. Alphas (2011) — Nathan Clay
  30. Alcatraz (2012) — Clarence Montgomery
  31. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  32. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  33. Amend: The Fight for America (2021) — Self
  34. The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009) — Self
  35. Crossing Jordan (2001) — Trey Sanders
  36. Kicks (2016) — Marlon
  37. Room 104 (2017) — Franco
  38. Ramy (2019) — Sheikh Ali Malik
  39. Roxanne Roxanne (2017) — Cross
  40. The View (1997) — Self