Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali
Biography
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.
Known For
Actor
as Uncle Aaron (voice)
as Brenden (voice)
as Isaac Dupree
as Gabe
as Jake
as Eric Brooks / Blade
as Duncan Kincaid
as G.H. Scott
as Uncle Aaron (voice)
as Self - Actor
as Narrator (voice)
as Cameron Turner
as Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)
as Titan (voice)
as Self
as Narrator
as Vector
as Sheikh Ali Malik
as Uncle Aaron (voice)
as Dr. Don Shirley
as Cross
as Franco
as Jim Johnson
as Juan
as The Minister
as Marlon
as Moses Washington
as Ochoro
as Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
as Narrator
as Deputy Rivers
as Self
as Wayne Hays
as Dez
as Kofi Kancam
as Remy Danton
as Clarence Montgomery
as Nathan Clay
as Mombasa
as Mombasa (Voice)
as Calvin Willis
as Mombasa
as Detective Strickland
as Detective Hughes
as Tizzy Weathers
as Ezra
as Self
as Self
as Richard Tyler
as Mac Laslow
as Jelani Harper
as Self
as Trey Sanders
as Tombs' Security Guard
as Mark Foster
as Self
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self - Best Supporting Actor winner
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
Crew
as Thanks