Mahershala Ali

Born

Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore , Oakland, California, USA

Birthday

1974-02-16

Occupation

Actor

Spouse(s)

Years Active

2001–present

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 his other notable films include Predators, The Place Beyond the Pines, Free State of Jones, Hidden Figures and as Boggs in The Hunger Games series. Ali is also known for his roles in the Netflix series House of Cards as Remy Denton and as Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes in Luke Cage
For his performance as drug dealer Juan in Moonlight (2016), Ali received universal acclaim from critics and was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, and won the SAG Award and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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