Mahershala Ali
Birthday: 1974-02-16 | Place of Birth: Oakland, California, USAMahershalalhashbaz "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. His other notable films include Predators and The Place Beyond the Pines. He played a major role in Free State of Jones, set during and after the American Civil War. Ali is best known for his recent roles as Remy Danton in House of Cards, Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Netflix's TV series Luke Cage, Juan in Moonlight, and Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and its sequel, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Cameron Turner
as Vector
as Dr. Don Shirley
as Uncle Aaron (voice)
as Cross
as Jim Johnson
as Juan
as Marlon
as Moses Washington
as Narrator
as Deputy Rivers
as Dez
as Kofi Kancam
as Calvin Willis
as Mombasa
as Ezra
as Tizzy Weathers
as Jelani Harper
