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Mahershala Ali
5 FOLLOWERS • 44 CREDITS • FEB 16, 1974 • 50
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
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
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The Graham Norton Show
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rrTeGVXHqppoTUydoWV6bCzZs1W.jpg)
Lie to Me
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wOyn9r9VC2pJhXasUKxlpEmCAGV.jpg)
Room 104
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mAHwKoRDxL0ZeNdTIBBrzbVYcaA.jpg)
A World of Calm
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2nQDckzd20AbUeVMh58WCjG1bjE.jpg)
Ramy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dMOpdkrDC5dQxqNydgKxXjBKyAc.jpg)
INVINCIBLE
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lFByFSLV5WDJEv3KabbdAF959F2.jpg)
Eternals
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hKWxWjFwnMvkWQawbhvC0Y7ygQ8.jpg)
House of Cards
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rb0tqV7FxHECv2cRW8H8DJ5RhtP.jpg)
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5cAuJOfd5tuuFBz2yQmBCtVBaj0.jpg)
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lImKHDfExAulp16grYm8zD5eONE.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4FAA18ZIja70d1Tu5hr5cj2q1sB.jpg)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Vt6mWEReuy4Of61Lnj5Xj704m8.jpg)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nWpatnVtPVxjsn7mMiRZNAalEMf.jpg)
The 4400
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4911T5FbJ9eD2Faz5Z8cT3SUhU3.jpg)
Moonlight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cuV2O5ZyDLHSOWzg3nLVljp1ubw.jpg)
True Detective
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/54LZIRznS0Zjn7ZDXrsGVe3HXei.jpg)
Predators
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n9vX3SHkLzKz2X2hHhpzx9XDTpT.jpg)
Stand
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vY5j2xQzMGWmxBuhQo0HfA4Lxqb.jpg)
The Place Beyond the Pines
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bywFoHoLZvW2vxDc7n4ToAKkR0y.jpg)
Crossing Jordan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9lfz2W2uGjyow3am00rsPJ8iOyq.jpg)
Hidden Figures
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/26wEWZYt6yJkwRVkjcbwJEFh9IS.jpg)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/leQeInAT50Hi679dIzCLAehgpW7.jpg)
Go for Sisters
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iiZZdoQBEYBv6id8su7ImL0oCbD.jpg)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2ZzM4mARxFxZEveuD40mP2RkUvU.jpg)
Untitled Jurassic World Movie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xRWht48C2V8XNfzvPehyClOvDni.jpg)
Alita: Battle Angel
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6R62oGGufhsf6DiMknCi047N0b7.jpg)
Marvel's Luke Cage
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pKhJLNHu5Aw8BgxOJ90lCmg0j0f.jpg)
Free State of Jones
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7BsvSuDQuoqhWmU2fL7W2GOcZHU.jpg)
Green Book
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a7i3jJe9rI7RSvlGoMB7aYI7XVt.jpg)
Amend: The Fight for America
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/29rhl1xopxA7JlGVVsf1UHfYPvN.jpg)
Leave the World Behind
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fBs6Z1QOmZSOnm1PzMjE571tQBs.jpg)
Chimp Empire
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0WW5vX58oMEg9aRRTB5QtG1Vyn.jpg)
Swan Song
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fKqA4rgVJwrM7Gb3tQ9TGHnu8Tr.jpg)
Blade
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/8362.jpg)
The Plot
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