Mahershala Ali

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

2.1588

Gender

Male

Birthday

16-Feb-1974

Age

(52 years old)

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

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.


Credits

Umi's Heart Umi's Heart (2008) Character: Ezra
The story of two brothers and their attempts to broach the difficult subject of religious conversion.
Gubagude Ko Gubagude Ko (2016) Character: Ochoro
A man witnesses a young woman's rape and experiences the guilt of his inaction.
Predators: The Chosen Predators: The Chosen (2010) Character: N/A
Created as part of the marketing campaign for Predators, the film sheds a little more light on the individuals captured by the Super Predators and taken to the Game Preserve Planet.
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) Character: Self - Boggs
Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. An impressively in depth assortment of seven featurettes that look at a variety of subjects, from casting to visual effects. - Hope and Rebellion: Continuing the Saga - Designing Dystopia: Visual Aesthetic - Rebels and Warriors: The Cast - Fusing Form and Function: Costume, Make-Up and Hair - Fighting the System: Shooting on Location - D13: Rebellion Tactics: Stunts and Special Effects - Perfecting Panem: The Post-Production Process
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Character: Tizzy Weathers
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
Swan Song Swan Song (2021) Character: Cameron Turner
In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate in this thought-provoking exploration of love, loss, and sacrifice.
Green Book Green Book (2018) Character: Dr. Don Shirley
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Leave the World Behind Leave the World Behind (2023) Character: G.H. Scott
A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Character: Uncle Aaron (voice)
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
Crossing Over Crossing Over (2009) Character: Detective Strickland
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
Supremacy Supremacy (2014) Character: Deputy Rivers
The story centers on paroled white supremacist who has just killed a cop, and takes a black family hostage. Within hours of being released from 14 years of solitary confinement in maximum-security Pelican Bay State Prison, Garrett Tully is on the run again. When he finds a house off a dirt road and takes a family hostage, he thinks the Aryan Brotherhood has his back–and his kidnap victims are black. The family’s patriarch, Mr. Walker, is a jaded ex-con who hates cops so much he disavowed his own son for becoming one. Seeing a familiar desperation in Tully, Walker refuses to call the authorities for help, causing familial tensions to escalate, and soon grave missteps are made.
Stand Stand (2023) Character: Self - Actor
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activist Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. Born Chris Jackson, he overcame tremendous adversity to reach the NBA and found his true calling when he converted to Islam. His decision not to stand for the national anthem, however, turned him from prodigy to pariah. Told candidly by Abdul-Rauf himself more than 20 years later it’s the remarkable story of one man who kept the faith and paved the way for a social justice movement.
Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne Roxanne (2017) Character: Cross
The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Character: Uncle Aaron (voice)
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.
Eternals Eternals (2021) Character: Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)
The Eternals are a team of ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. When an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows, they are forced to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, the Deviants.
Free State of Jones Free State of Jones (2016) Character: Moses Washington
In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Adnis Adnis (2017) Character: Adnis
A boxer trains with an old man in vacant building.
Alita: Battle Angel Alita: Battle Angel (2019) Character: Vector
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
Moonlight Moonlight (2016) Character: Juan
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) Character: Boggs
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum. Struggling with the weight of becoming the symbol of resistance, she must navigate fragile alliances while trying to protect those she loves. As propaganda battles rage and Panem moves closer to full-scale war, Katniss is forced to confront the true cost of revolution.
Taste the Revolution Taste the Revolution (2003) Character: Mac Laslow
Two aspiring filmmakers chronicle the story of a charismatic revolutionary, Mac Laslow, and the group of disillusioned college students drawn together one summer to change the world. But without a unifying direction or clear goals, the movement descends into chaos.
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009) Character: Self
A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.
Wildwood Wildwood (2026) Character: Brenden (voice)
A girl’s desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds into a spectacular, high-stakes adventure through a forbidden forest full of enchanted creatures, endearing allies, and formidable adversaries—where an entire hidden realm hangs in the balance.
The Place Beyond the Pines The Place Beyond the Pines (2013) Character: Kofi Kancam
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (2020) Character: N/A
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, archival footage, and animation.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) Character: Boggs
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027) Character: Uncle Aaron (voice)
Miles Morales is now a fugitive on the run from every other Spider in the multiverse, and Gwen and his other friends might not be enough to help him.
Hidden Figures Hidden Figures (2016) Character: Jim Johnson
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era (2025) Character: Self
A behind-the-scenes look with the cast and crew, featuring thrilling locations, deadly new dinosaurs and the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
The Wronged Man The Wronged Man (2010) Character: Calvin Willis
Janet Gregory, a single mother with a haunting past, is a paralegal struggling to overcome doubts about Calvin Willis, an African-American husband and father wrongfully accused of raping a neighborhood girl. Eventually convinced of his innocence, Janet takes Calvin's pro bono case and wages a dramatic and stormy 22-year battle with the justice system that ultimately redeems an unjustly accused man and cements a life-long friendship.
Kicks Kicks (2016) Character: Marlon
When his hard-earned kicks get snatched by a local hood, fifteen-year old Brandon and his two best friends go on an ill-advised mission across the Bay Area to retrieve the stolen sneakers.
Predators: Moments of Extraction Predators: Moments of Extraction (2010) Character: Mombasa (voice)
Moments of Extraction is an animated short film shows what each character of Predators movie was doing when they were captured by the Predators. Created exclusively for the Blu-ray release of Predators (2010) movie.
Go for Sisters Go for Sisters (2013) Character: Dez
Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart, they are reunited when Bernice is assigned to be Fontayne’s parole officer — just when she needs help on the wrong side of the law.
Predators Predators (2010) Character: Mombasa
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.
Jurassic World Rebirth Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) Character: Duncan Kincaid
Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for decades.



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