Mahershala Ali
Acting
Born: 1974-02-16 ยท Oakland, California, USA
Biography
Mahershala Ali (/mษหhษหrสษlษ/ mษ-HUR-shษ-lษ; 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,
๐ฌ Movies (20)
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
Uncle Aaron (voice)
Wildwood
2026
Brenden (voice)
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
2026
Jurassic World Rebirth: The Making of a New Era
2025
Self
Jurassic World Rebirth
2025
Duncan Kincaid
Leave the World Behind
2023
G.H. Scott
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
Uncle Aaron (voice)
Stand
2023
Self - Actor
Swan Song
2021
Cameron Turner
Eternals
2021
Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited)
Between the World and Me
2020
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Vector
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
Uncle Aaron (voice)
Green Book
2018
Dr. Don Shirley
Adnis
2017
Adnis
Roxanne Roxanne
2017
Cross
Hidden Figures
2016
Jim Johnson
Moonlight
2016
Juan
Kicks
2016
Marlon
Free State of Jones
2016
Moses Washington
๐บ TV Shows (20)
Chimp Empire
2023
Self - Narrator (voice)
INVINCIBLE
2021
Titan (voice)
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
Self
A World of Calm
2020
Narrator
Ramy
2019
Sheikh Ali Malik
Room 104
2017
Franco
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
Race for the White House
2016
Narrator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Self
True Detective
2014
Wayne Hays
House of Cards
2013
Remy Danton
Alcatraz
2012
Clarence Montgomery
Alphas
2011
Nathan Clay
Lie to Me
2009
Detective Hughes
Stand Up to Cancer
2008
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self
The 4400
2004
Richard Tyler
Threat Matrix
2003
Jelani Harper