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Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali

Mahershalalhashbaz "Mahershala" Ali (born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore; February 16, 1974) is an American actor. Ali began his career as a regular on series such as Crossing Jordan and Threat Matrix before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science-fiction series The 4400. His first major film release was in the 2008 David Fincher-directed romantic fantasy drama film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and 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 a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Moonlight (2016) and Green Book (2018). He is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars.

  • BIRTH 16/02/1974
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 21
  • MOVIES 30
  • PRODUCTION 1

Shows (21)

True Detective
True Detective
Wayne Hays
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mark Foster
Invincible (2021)
Invincible (2021)
Titan / Titan (voice)
House of Cards (US)
House of Cards (US)
Remy Danton
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Tombs' Security Guard
Lie to Me
Lie to Me
Detective Hughes
The 4400
The 4400
Richard Tyler
Alphas
Alphas
Nathan Clay
Chimp Empire
Chimp Empire
Narrator (voice)
Ramy
Ramy
Sheikh Ali Malik
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Crossing Jordan
Crossing Jordan
Trey Sanders
Alcatraz
Alcatraz
Clarence Montgomery
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The View
The View
Self
A World of Calm
A World of Calm
Narrator
Threat Matrix
Threat Matrix
Jelani Harper
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Race for the White House
Race for the White House
Narrator

Movies (30)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Uncle Aaron (voice)
Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind
G.H. Scott
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Boggs
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Boggs
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Uncle Aaron / Prowler (voice)
Green Book
Green Book
Dr. Don Shirley
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel
Vector
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures
Jim Johnson
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tizzy Weathers
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Uncle Aaron (voice)
Moonlight
Moonlight
Juan
Predators
Predators
Mombasa
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Place Beyond the Pines
Kofi Kancam
Blade
Blade
Eric Brooks / Blade
Swan Song
Swan Song
Cameron Turner
Free State of Jones
Free State of Jones
Moses Washington
Roxanne Roxanne
Roxanne Roxanne
Cross
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Predators: Moments of Extraction
Mombasa (Voice)
Kicks
Kicks
Marlon
Crossing Over
Crossing Over
Detective Strickland
Supremacy
Supremacy
Deputy Rivers
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
All Signs of Death
All Signs of Death
Gabe
Wildwood
Wildwood
(voice)
Sovereign
Sovereign
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
Isaac Dupree
The Wronged Man
The Wronged Man
Calvin Willis
Go for Sisters
Go for Sisters
Dez
Gubagude Ko
Gubagude Ko
Ochoro
The Realest Real
The Realest Real
The Minister

Production

Swan Song
Swan Song