Personal Info
Birth date
1974-02-16 (51 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
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.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.939
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.The Daily Show
6.405
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.637
Overview:
A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces that solve the mystery.Jurassic World Rebirth
6.378
Overview:
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.INVINCIBLE
8.621
Overview:
Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage.True Detective
8.283
Overview:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.The Graham Norton Show
7.2
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
8.338
Overview:
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.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.House of Cards
8.012
Overview:
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.The View
4.3
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Lie to Me
7.895
Overview:
The world's leading deception researcher, Dr. Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth. But his skills also make it easier for him to deceive others.Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5
Overview:
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.Crossing Jordan
7.176
Overview:
Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
8.395
Overview:
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.The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
6.8
Overview:
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.Predators
6.294
Overview:
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
6.184
Overview:
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.6
Overview:
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.Alcatraz
6.334
Overview:
A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
6.9
Overview:
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.Leave the World Behind
6.38
Overview:
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.Green Book
8.225
Overview:
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.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.6
Overview:
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.Marvel's Luke Cage
6.925
Overview:
Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.Alita: Battle Angel
7.245
Overview:
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.Eternals
6.789
Overview:
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.Hidden Figures
8.051
Overview:
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.The 4400
7.2
Overview:
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder.Acting
TBABlade as Eric Brooks / Blade
TBAWildwood as Brenden (voice)
TBA77 Blackout as Unknown
TBAThe Personal History of Rachel DuPree as Isaac Dupree
TBAAll Signs of Death as Gabe
TBAYour Mother Your Mother Your Mother as Unknown
2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Uncle Aaron (voice)
2025Jurassic World Rebirth as Duncan Kincaid
2025Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era as Self
2023Leave the World Behind as G.H. Scott
2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Uncle Aaron (voice)
2023Chimp Empire (4 Episodes) as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023Stand as Self - Actor
2021Swan Song as Cameron Turner
2021Eternals as Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)
2021INVINCIBLE (2 Episodes) as Titan (voice)
2021Amend: The Fight for America (3 Episodes) as Self
2020Between the World and Me as Unknown
2020A World of Calm (1 Episode) as Narrator
2019Ramy (6 Episodes) as Sheikh Ali Malik
2019Alita: Battle Angel as Vector
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Uncle Aaron (voice)
2018Green Book as Dr. Don Shirley
2017Adnis as Adnis
2017Room 104 (1 Episode) as Franco
2017Roxanne Roxanne as Cross
2016Hidden Figures as Jim Johnson
2016Moonlight as Juan
2016Marvel's Luke Cage (6 Episodes) as Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
2016Kicks as Marlon
2016Free State of Jones as Moses Washington
2016Gubagude Ko as Ochoro
2016Race for the White House (6 Episodes) as Narrator
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Boggs
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2 Episodes) as Self
2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 as Self - Boggs
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (3 Episodes) as Self
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Boggs
2014Supremacy as Deputy Rivers
2014True Detective (8 Episodes) as Wayne Hays
2013Go for Sisters as Dez
2013The Place Beyond the Pines as Kofi Kancam
2013House of Cards (45 Episodes) as Remy Danton
2012Alcatraz (1 Episode) as Clarence Montgomery
2011Alphas (12 Episodes) as Nathan Clay
2010Predators: Moments of Extraction as Mombasa (voice)
2010The Wronged Man as Calvin Willis
2010Predators as Mombasa
2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button as Self
2009Crossing Over as Detective Strickland
2009Lie to Me (1 Episode) as Detective Hughes
2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Tizzy Weathers
2008Umi's Heart as Ezra
2008Stand Up to Cancer (1 Episode) as Self
2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self
2004The 4400 (33 Episodes) as Richard Tyler
2003Threat Matrix (16 Episodes) as Jelani Harper
2003Taste the Revolution as Mac Laslow
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Self
2001Crossing Jordan (23 Episodes) as Trey Sanders
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 Episode) as Tombs' Security Guard
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Mark Foster
1997The View (1 Episode) as Self
1996The Daily Show (1 Episode) as Self
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1 Episode) as Self
1953The Oscars (1, 2 Episode) as Self - Presenter, Self
Production
2021Swan Song ... Producer
2020We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest ... Executive Producer
2003Taste the Revolution ... Executive Producer