Mahershala Ali

About

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...

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Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000INVINCIBLESeries • 2021True DetectiveSeries • 2014Crossing JordanSeries • 2001House of CardsSeries • 2013The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Movie • 2014Jurassic World RebirthMovie • 2025Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseMovie • 2023Your Mother Your Mother Your MotherMovie • 2026Lie to MeSeries • 2009Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseMovie • 2018The 4400Series • 2004Green BookMovie • 2018Hidden FiguresMovie • 2016Marvel's Luke CageSeries • 2016The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Movie • 2015WildwoodMovie • 2026Room 104Series • 2017The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMovie • 2008EternalsMovie • 2021AlphasSeries • 2011MoonlightMovie • 2016TaskSeries • 2025