Mahershala Ali

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

Birth Location Oakland, California, USA
Born 1974-02-16

Movies

Blade as Eric Brooks / Blade
2025
Leave the World Behind as G.H. Scott
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Uncle Aaron (voice)
2023
Stand as Self - Actor
2023
Swan Song as Cameron Turner
2021
Eternals as Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)
2021
2019
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Uncle Aaron / Prowler (voice)
2018
Green Book as Dr. Don Shirley
2018
Roxanne Roxanne as Cross
2017
Hidden Figures as Jim Johnson
2016
Moonlight as Juan
2016
The Realest Real as The Minister
2016
Kicks as Marlon
2016
Free State of Jones as Moses Washington
2016
Gubagude Ko as Ochoro
2016
Supremacy as Deputy Rivers
2014
2013
2013
2010
2010
The Wronged Man as Calvin Willis
2010
Predators as Mombasa
2010
Crossing Over as Detective Strickland
2009
2008
Umi's Heart as Ezra
2008
Making Revolution as Mac Laslow
2003
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Uncle Aaron (voice)
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Wildwood as (voice)
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Movies

Swan Song Producer
2021
Waves Thanks
2019