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Mahershala Ali

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1974-02-16 (50 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 70

Movies 42

TV Shows 28

self 15

Voice 6

Narrator 2

Producer 1

Blade

Mahershala Ali

Biography

Filmography

all 70

Movies 42

TV Shows 28

self 15

Voice 6

Narrator 2

Producer 1

Blade (2025)

Untitled Jurassic World Movie (2025)

Leave the World Behind (2023)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Chimp Empire (2023)

Stand (2023)

Swan Song (2021)

Eternals (2021)

INVINCIBLE (2021)

Amend: The Fight for America (2021)

Between the World and Me (2020)

Racially Charged: America's Misdemeanor Problem (2020)

A World of Calm (2020)

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020)

Waves (2019)

Ramy (2019)

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Green Book (2018)

Room 104 (2017)

Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

Hidden Figures (2016)

Moonlight (2016)

Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)

The Realest Real (2016)

Kicks (2016)

Free State of Jones (2016)

Gubagude Ko (2016)

Race for the White House (2016)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Supremacy (2014)

True Detective (2014)

Go for Sisters (2013)

The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

House of Cards (2013)

Alcatraz (2012)

Alphas (2011)

Predators: Moments of Extraction (2010)

Predators: The Chosen (2010)

The Wronged Man (2010)

Predators (2010)

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)

Crossing Over (2009)

Lie to Me (2009)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Umi's Heart (2008)

Stand Up to Cancer (2008)

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

The 4400 (2004)

Threat Matrix (2003)

Making Revolution (2003)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

Crossing Jordan (2001)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

The View (1997)

The Daily Show (1996)

The Oscars (1953)

77 Blackout

The Plot

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Wildwood

All Signs of Death

Sovereign

The Personal History of Rachel DuPree

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1974-02-16 (50 years old)

Birth Name
Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore

Birth Place
Oakland, United States of America

Religion
Islam

Citizenships
United States of America

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

Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award