Mahershala Ali

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
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
16 February 1974
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also Known As
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Mahershala Karim-Ali , 마허샬라 알리, Махершала Али, Hershal Gilmore, Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, Магершала Алі, マハーシャラルハズバズ・アリ, ماهرشالا علی, مهرشالا علی

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FILMOGRAPHY

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008-12-25Actor
Eternals

Eternals

2021-11-03Actor
Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

2023-11-22Actor
Predators

Predators

2010-07-07Actor
The Wronged Man

The Wronged Man

2010-10-07Actor
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

2027-06-17Actor
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023-05-31Actor
The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines

2013-03-20Actor
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014-11-19Actor
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

2015-11-18Actor
Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters

2013-11-08Actor
Blade

Blade

Actor
Wildwood

Wildwood

Actor
Stand

Stand

2023-02-03Actor
Supremacy

Supremacy

2014-06-12Actor
Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

2016-06-24Actor
77 Blackout

77 Blackout

Kicks

Kicks

2016-09-09Actor
Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025-07-01Actor
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016-12-10Actor
Moonlight

Moonlight

2016-10-21Actor
Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

2019-01-31Actor
Gubagude Ko

Gubagude Ko

2016-06-16Actor
Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

2017-01-22Actor
Crossing Over

Crossing Over

2009-02-10Actor
The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

Actor
Green Book

Green Book

2018-11-16Actor
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018-12-06Actor
All Signs of Death

All Signs of Death

Actor
Umi's Heart

Umi's Heart

2008-11-30Actor
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

2015-03-06Actor
Taste the Revolution

Taste the Revolution

2003-03-28Actor, Executive Producer
Predators: Moments of Extraction

Predators: Moments of Extraction

2010-10-19Actor, Thanks
Swan Song

Swan Song

2021-12-17Actor, Producer
Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

2020-11-21
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009-05-05Actor
Adnis

Adnis

2017-08-03Actor
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

2025-06-28Actor
The 4400

The 4400

2004-07-11Actor
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

2001-09-24Actor
Room 104

Room 104

2017-07-28Actor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999-09-20Actor
Alphas

Alphas

2011-07-11Actor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000-10-06Actor
INVINCIBLE

INVINCIBLE

2021-03-25Actor
Chimp Empire

Chimp Empire

2023-04-19Actor
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015-09-08Actor
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996-07-22Actor
Threat Matrix

Threat Matrix

2003-09-18Actor
House of Cards

House of Cards

2013-02-01Actor
True Detective

True Detective

2014-01-12Actor
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003-01-26Actor
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014-12-21Actor
Lie to Me

Lie to Me

2009-01-21Actor
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007-02-22Actor
The View

The View

1997-08-11Actor
Stand Up to Cancer

Stand Up to Cancer

2008-09-05Actor
Alcatraz

Alcatraz

2012-01-16Actor
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953-03-19Actor
Amend: The Fight for America

Amend: The Fight for America

2021-02-17Actor
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015-08-02Actor
Race for the White House

Race for the White House

2016-03-06Actor
Ramy

Ramy

2019-04-19Actor
Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

2016-09-30Actor
A World of Calm

A World of Calm

2020-10-01Actor
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973-04-02Actor
Waves

Waves

2019-11-15Thanks
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest

2020-02-18Executive Producer
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