Mahershala Ali

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

February 16, 1974 (age 52)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

Mahershala Karim-Ali

마허샬라 알리

Махершала Али

Hershal Gilmore

Mahershala Ali

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). He is the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars. Ali won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for executive producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020). In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective, and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the Hulu comedy-drama series Ramy. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in the first season of the Netflix series Luke Cage (2016) and voiced Aaron Davis in the animated films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mahershala Ali, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2027FilmSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verseas Uncle Aaron (voice)2026FilmWildwoodas Brenden (voice)2025FilmJurassic World Rebirthas Duncan Kincaid2025FilmJurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Eraas Self2023FilmLeave the World Behindas G.H. Scott2023FilmSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verseas Uncle Aaron (voice)2023TVChimp Empireas Self - Narrator (voice)2023FilmStandas Self - Actor2021FilmSwan Songas Cameron Turner2021FilmEternalsas Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)2021TVInvincibleas Titan (voice)2021TVAmend: The Fight for Americaas Self2020FilmBetween the World and Me2020TVA World of Calmas Narrator2019TVRamyas Sheikh Ali Malik2019FilmAlita: Battle Angelas Vector2018FilmSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseas Uncle Aaron (voice)2018FilmGreen Bookas Dr. Don Shirley2017FilmAdnisas Adnis2017TVRoom 104as Franco2017FilmRoxanne Roxanneas Cross2016FilmHidden Figuresas Jim Johnson2016FilmMoonlightas Juan2016TVMarvel's Luke Cageas Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes2016FilmKicksas Marlon2016FilmFree State of Jonesas Moses Washington2016FilmGubagude Koas Ochoro2016TVRace for the White Houseas Narrator2015FilmThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2as Boggs2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self2015TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self2015FilmThe Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1as Self - Boggs2014TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self2014FilmThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1as Boggs2014FilmSupremacyas Deputy Rivers2014TVTrue Detectiveas Wayne Hays2013FilmGo for Sistersas Dez2013FilmThe Place Beyond the Pinesas Kofi Kancam2013TVHouse of Cardsas Remy Danton2012TVAlcatrazas Clarence Montgomery2011TVAlphasas Nathan Clay2010FilmPredators: Moments of Extractionas Mombasa (voice)2010FilmThe Wronged Manas Calvin Willis2010FilmPredatorsas Mombasa2010FilmPredators: The Chosen2009FilmThe Curious Birth of Benjamin Buttonas Self2009FilmCrossing Overas Detective Strickland2009TVLie to Meas Detective Hughes2008FilmThe Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonas Tizzy Weathers2008FilmUmi's Heartas Ezra2008TVStand Up to Canceras Self2007TVThe Graham Norton Showas Self2004TVThe 4400as Richard Tyler2003TVThreat Matrixas Jelani Harper2003FilmTaste the Revolutionas Mac Laslow2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self2001TVCrossing Jordanas Trey Sanders2000TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Tombs' Security Guard1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Mark Foster1997TVThe Viewas Self1996TVThe Daily Showas Self1973TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self1953TVThe Oscarsas Self - PresenterFilmBladeas Eric Brooks / BladeFilm77 BlackoutFilmThe Personal History of Rachel DuPreeas Isaac DupreeFilmAll Signs of Deathas GabeFilmYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother

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