Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali
Born 16/02/1974 in Oakland, California, USA

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.

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).

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Filmography (Movies)

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Character:Uncle Aaron (voice)

Release Date:17/06/2027

Jurassic World Rebirth

Jurassic World Rebirth

Character:Duncan Kincaid

Release Date:01/07/2025

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era

Character:Self

Release Date:28/06/2025

Leave the World Behind

Leave the World Behind

Character:G.H. Scott

Release Date:22/11/2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Character:Uncle Aaron (voice)

Release Date:31/05/2023

Stand

Stand

Character:Self - Actor

Release Date:03/02/2023

Swan Song

Swan Song

Character:Cameron Turner

Release Date:17/12/2021

Eternals

Eternals

Character:Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)

Release Date:03/11/2021

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

Character:

Release Date:21/11/2020

Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

Character:Vector

Release Date:31/01/2019

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Character:Uncle Aaron (voice)

Release Date:06/12/2018

Green Book

Green Book

Character:Dr. Don Shirley

Release Date:16/11/2018

Adnis

Adnis

Character:Adnis

Release Date:03/08/2017

Roxanne Roxanne

Roxanne Roxanne

Character:Cross

Release Date:22/01/2017

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

Character:Jim Johnson

Release Date:10/12/2016

Moonlight

Moonlight

Character:Juan

Release Date:21/10/2016

Kicks

Kicks

Character:Marlon

Release Date:09/09/2016

Free State of Jones

Free State of Jones

Character:Moses Washington

Release Date:24/06/2016

Gubagude Ko

Gubagude Ko

Character:Ochoro

Release Date:16/06/2016

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Character:Boggs

Release Date:18/11/2015

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

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

Character:Self - Boggs

Release Date:06/03/2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Character:Boggs

Release Date:19/11/2014

Supremacy

Supremacy

Character:Deputy Rivers

Release Date:12/06/2014

Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters

Character:Dez

Release Date:08/11/2013

The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines

Character:Kofi Kancam

Release Date:20/03/2013

Predators: Moments of Extraction

Predators: Moments of Extraction

Character:Mombasa (voice)

Release Date:19/10/2010

The Wronged Man

The Wronged Man

Character:Calvin Willis

Release Date:07/10/2010

Predators

Predators

Character:Mombasa

Release Date:07/07/2010

Predators: The Chosen

Predators: The Chosen

Character:

Release Date:01/01/2010

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

Character:Self

Release Date:05/05/2009

Crossing Over

Crossing Over

Character:Detective Strickland

Release Date:10/02/2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Character:Tizzy Weathers

Release Date:25/12/2008

Umi's Heart

Umi's Heart

Character:Ezra

Release Date:30/11/2008

Taste the Revolution

Taste the Revolution

Character:Mac Laslow

Release Date:28/03/2003

Television Appearances

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