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Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali
	Ali at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore; February 16, 1974 (age 50); Oakland, California, U.S.
Other names	Mahershala Karim-Ali,; Hershal Gilmore (formerly)
Education	Saint Mary's College, California (BA) ; New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Amatus Sami-Karim (m. 2013)
Children	1
Awards	Full list

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Mahershala Ali (/məˈhɜːrʃələ/ mə-HUR-shə-lə;^[1] 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,^[2] and in 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.^[3]

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 original The Hunger Games film series, and in House of Cards, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the comedy-drama film Green Book (2018). He is the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars.^[4] Ali won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for executive producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020).

In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the Hulu comedy-drama series Ramy. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in the first season of the Netflix series Luke Cage (2016), and voiced Aaron Davis in the animated films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Early life and education

Ali was born in Oakland, California, on February 16, 1974, to Willicia Goines and Phillip Gilmore.^[5]^[6]^[7] His birth name, Mahershalalhashbaz, is from Maher-shalal-hash-baz, the name of the prophet Isaiah's second child (chapter 8, Book of Isaiah).^[5] Ali was raised as a Christian in Hayward, California, by his mother, an ordained Baptist minister whose own mother, Evia Goines, was herself an ordained minister at Palma Ceia Baptist Church in Hayward.^[5]^[8]^[9] His father left the family when Ali was a toddler to pursue a career as a dancer;^[10] he appeared on Broadway,^[9] and died in 1994.^[5]

Ali attended St. Mary's College of California (SMC) in Moraga, California, where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in mass communication as a first-generation college student.^[8]^[11] He entered SMC with a basketball scholarship and went by the name "Hershal Gilmore" when playing for the SMC Gaels.^[12] He became disenchanted with the idea of a sports career because of the treatment given to the team's athletes and developed an interest in acting, particularly after taking part in a staging of Spunk, which later landed him an apprenticeship at the California Shakespeare Theater following graduation. After a sabbatical year working for Gavin Report, he enrolled in New York University's graduate acting program at Tisch School of the Arts, earning his master's degree in 2000.^[8]

Career

Acting

Ali was known professionally by his full name, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, from 2001 until 2010, when he began to be credited as Mahershala Ali.^[8]^[13] Ali had considered shortening his name for a while, saying that using his full first name was "a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood", although he had never been pressured by managers or agents to change it.^[13] He decided to use a shorter version of his first name after being told that his full name was too long to fit on the poster for the film The Place Beyond the Pines. He did not want the alternative of M. Ali to represent himself on the poster, so he chose to adopt the shorter version of his name.^[13]

He elaborated in an interview to Vanity Fair in October 2016:

"I think if you have any desire to be a leading man or to really carry some of these stories, there's this relationship that has to be cultivated with an audience. People have to be able to say your name. I didn't want a couple of syllables to get in the way of me having the fullest experience as an actor."^[13]

He is known for his portrayal of Remy Danton in the Netflix series House of Cards, Cornell Stokes in Marvel's Luke Cage, Colonel Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and Tizzy in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, his first major film role. Other notable films include Predators, The Place Beyond the Pines, Free State of Jones, Hidden Figures.

For his performance as mentor and drug dealer Juan in the drama film Moonlight (2016), Ali received universal acclaim from critics and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the SAG Award and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor and received a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award nomination. At the 89th Academy Awards, he was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar.^[14]

In 2017, Ali joined the video game Madden NFL 18's story mode Longshot, in which he played Cutter Wade, the father of protagonist Devin.^[15]^[16] He played Don Shirley in the 2018 film Green Book, receiving his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture^[17] and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.^[18]

Ali starred as Arkansas State Police detective Wayne Hays in the third season of the HBO series True Detective, which premiered on January 13, 2019, in the United States.^[19] On Rotten Tomatoes, the site's critical consensus reads, "Driven by Mahershala Ali's mesmerizing performance, True Detective's third season finds fresh perspective by exploring real world events – though it loses some of the series' intriguing strangeness along the way."^[20]

At the annual San Diego Comic-Con in July 2019, Ali was announced as being cast to play the supernatural superhero Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film of the same name, which was previously played by Wesley Snipes.^[21]

Music

Ali was signed to Bay Area recording label Hieroglyphics Imperium during the late 2000s and recorded rap music as Prince Ali.^[22] In 2006, he released his first album, Corner Ensemble, followed by Curb Side Service in 2007, but did not tour to promote the album, choosing instead to focus on his acting career.^[23] In 2015 Ali appeared on rap artist Hus Kingpin album "House Of Cards" lending his voice to skits and rapping on the track entitled "House Of Card Gods" using his moniker.^[24] In 2019, he made a guest appearance on Keith Murray's album Lord Of The Metaphor 2 alongside Casual and Planet Asia, and in 2020, appeared on Riz Ahmed's album The Long Goodbye.

Personal life

Ali converted to Ahmadiyya Islam in 2000, changing his surname from Gilmore to Ali. In interviews, he has described being the subject of racial profiling at airports and banks following the September 11 attacks.^[25]^[26]^[27]

He is married to Amatus Sami-Karim, an actress and musician.^[28] Their first child, a daughter, was born in February 2017.^[29]

Ali is a devout fan of hip hop and has said within various interviews that Cambatta, Planet Asia, Skyzoo, Blu, Ka, Roc Marciano, Mach-Hommy, Pink Siifu, Fly Anakin & Mutant Academy, Mick Jenkins, Sage Elsesser, EARTHGANG, Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn, Hus Kingpin & SmooVth are amongst his favorite artists.^[30]

In October 2023, Ali signed the Artists4Ceasefire letter calling for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.^[31]^[32] In January 2024, he showed further support for Palestinians in Gaza by reciting the poem "Longing for Haifa" by Palestinian poet Mohammed al-Qudwa in a video for social media, and encouraging his followers to donate to al-Qudwa's fundraiser so that the poet and his family could leave the Gaza Strip.^[33]

Discography

Studio albums

Corner Ensemble (2006)
Curb Side Service (2007)

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Making Revolution	Mac Laslow	Credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2008	Umi's Heart	Ezra	Short film, as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Tizzy	Credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2009	Crossing Over	Detective Strickland
2010	Predators	Mombasa
	The Wronged Man	Calvin Willis	Television film
	All Signs of Death	Gabe	Unsold TV pilot
2012	The Place Beyond the Pines	Kofi
2013	Go for Sisters	Dez
2014	Supremacy	Deputy Rivers
2014	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1	Boggs
2015	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2	Boggs
2016	Kicks	Marlon
	Gubagude Ko	Ochoro	Short film
	Free State of Jones	Moses
	The Realest Real	The Minister	Short film
	Moonlight	Juan
	Hidden Figures	Colonel Jim Johnson
2017	Roxanne Roxanne	Cross
2018	Green Book	Doctor Donald Shirley
2018	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Aaron Davis / Prowler	Voice
2019	Alita: Battle Angel	Vector
2021	Eternals	Eric Brooks / Blade	Uncredited voice, cameo appearance
2021	Swan Song	Cameron / Jack	Also producer
2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Aaron Davis / Prowler	Voice, cameo appearance
2023	Leave the World Behind	George G.H. Scott
2025	Wildwood †	Brenden	In production
2025	Jurassic World Rebirth †	Duncan Kincaid	Filming^[34]
TBA	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse †	Aaron Davis / Prowler	In production; Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–2002	Crossing Jordan	Dr. Trey Sanders	19 episodes, credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2002	Haunted	Alex Dalcour	Episode: "Abby",credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2002	NYPD Blue	Rashard Coleman	Episode: "Das Boots", credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Tombs' Security Guard	Episode: "Lucky Strike", as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2003	The Handler	—	Episode: "Big Stones"
2003–2004	Threat Matrix	Jelani Harper	15 episodes
2004–2007	The 4400	Richard Tyler	28 episodes, as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2009	Lie to Me	Det. Don Hughes	Episode: "Do No Harm", credited as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mark Foster	Episode: "Unstable"
2011–2012	Treme	Anthony King	6 episodes, as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
2011–2012	Alphas	Nathan Clay	12 episodes
2012	Alcatraz	Clarence Montgomery	Episode: "Clarence Montgomery"
2013–2016	House of Cards	Remy Danton	33 episodes
2016	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	City Hall Informant	Episode: "Journalism"
2016	Luke Cage	Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes	6 episodes
2017	Comrade Detective	Coach	Voice, episode: "Two Films for One Ticket"
2018	Room 104	Franco	Episode: "Shark"
2019	True Detective	Wayne Hays	8 episodes
2020	Ramy	Sheikh Ali Malik	6 episodes
2021	Invincible	Titan	Voice, 2 episodes
2023	Chimp Empire	Narrator	4 episodes
TBA	The Plot	Jake	Filming, Miniseries

Video game

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Madden NFL 18	Cutter Wade	^[35]

Awards

Ali received Primetime Emmy and SAG Award nominations for his role in House of Cards (2013–2016). Ali was nominated for the Primetime Emmy for playing Wayne Hays in the third season of the HBO crime anthology True Detective (2019). The next year, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020), and received another Emmy nomination for his role in the second season of Ramy (2020). He received nominations for the BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in the science fiction romance Swan Song (2021). His narration of the Netflix documentary Chimp Empire (2023) earned him his fifth Emmy nomination.

Ali received critical acclaim and won Academy Awards and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the biographical comedy-drama Green Book (2018), as well as a BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for the latter. He is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar, as well as the second black actor (after Denzel Washington) to win multiple acting Oscars and the only black actor to win twice in the same acting category.

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^ Spencer, Octavia (April 17, 2019). "Mahershala Ali". Time. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (November 25, 2020). "The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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^ Gutthman, Edward (December 5, 2018). "Mahershala Ali Talks About Life After Oscar". Oakland Magazine. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^ Gentile, Dan (February 12, 2020). "Mahershala Ali talks BART, his favorite Bay Area restaurant and new Oakland film". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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^ Carter, Chris (June 10, 2017). "Madden is getting a story mode with Mahershala Ali". Destructoid. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
^ Smith, Joel (August 22, 2017). "Madden NFL 18's Longshot Proves to Be a Real Touchdown". Operation Sports. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
^ "Golden Globe Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. January 6, 2019. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Bafta Film Awards 2019: The winners in full". February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 11, 2018). "True Detective Season 3 Gets 2019 Premiere Date, First Photos". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "True Detective: Season 3 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2019). "'Blade' Being Rebooted By Marvel With Mahershala Ali; 'Fantastic Four' Also In The Works". Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
^ "'Moonlight' Oscar-Winner Mahershala Ali Used to Be a Rapper". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "Tajai Of Souls Of Mischief Talks Mahershala Ali's Days As A Rapper Signed To Hiero Imperium". HipHopDX. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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^ التحرير, فريق (January 11, 2024). "الممثل الأميركي ماهرشالا علي يلقي قصيدة "الشوق إلى حيفا"". ويست كرونيكالز (in Arabic). Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ Freitag, Lee (June 13, 2024). "Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ Hinog, Mark (June 10, 2017). "'Madden NFL 18' will have a story mode with Mahershala Ali and a Dan Marino cameo". SBNation.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

External links

[1] "Mahershala Ali Breaks Down His Career, from 'Moonlight' to 'Swan Song' | Vanity Fair". YouTube. Vanity Fair. December 16, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[Time100-2] Spencer, Octavia (April 17, 2019). "Mahershala Ali". Time. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

[3] Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A.O. (November 25, 2020). "The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[4] Yglesias, Matthew (February 24, 2019). "Oscars 2019 milestones: Black Panther and Roma broke boundaries". Vox. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.

[hollywoodreporter20170215-5] Galloway, Stephen (February 15, 2017). "'Moonlight' Breakout Mahershala Ali in His Own Words: A Persona Journey From Childhood Upheaval to Spiritual Awakening". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[6] Gutthman, Edward (December 5, 2018). "Mahershala Ali Talks About Life After Oscar". Oakland Magazine. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[7] Gentile, Dan (February 12, 2020). "Mahershala Ali talks BART, his favorite Bay Area restaurant and new Oakland film". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

[smc-8] Ali, Mahershala (October 22, 2011). "Mahershala Ali ('96)". Saint Mary's College of California. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[gq-9] Viera, Bené (August 15, 2016). "Mahershala Ali Quit House of Cards and Became Marvel's New Villain". GQ. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

[10] Bauer, Pat (March 9, 2024). "Mahershala Ali". Britannica. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[11] "Mahershala Ali '96: Inspiring SMC Students to Reach Their Full Potential | Saint Mary's College". www.stmarys-ca.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

[12] ESPN (February 24, 2019). "Before becoming a two-time #Oscars winner, Mahershala Ali (then Gilmore) played D-I basketball at St. Mary's from 1992-96. (via @TheUndefeated, @WCCsports)pic.twitter.com/MhHWPiY9aF". Archived from the original on March 17, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[gettingstarted-13] Desta, Yohana (October 20, 2016). "Mahershala Ali Is Everywhere—and He's Only Getting Started". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[:0-14] Crum, Maddie (February 26, 2017). "Mahershala Ali Becomes The First Muslim Actor To Win An Oscar". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

[15] Carter, Chris (June 10, 2017). "Madden is getting a story mode with Mahershala Ali". Destructoid. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2017.

[16] Smith, Joel (August 22, 2017). "Madden NFL 18's Longshot Proves to Be a Real Touchdown". Operation Sports. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

[17] "Golden Globe Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. January 6, 2019. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[18] "Bafta Film Awards 2019: The winners in full". February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[19] Mitovich, Matt Webb (October 11, 2018). "True Detective Season 3 Gets 2019 Premiere Date, First Photos". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 13, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[20] "True Detective: Season 3 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[Blade-21] D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2019). "'Blade' Being Rebooted By Marvel With Mahershala Ali; 'Fantastic Four' Also In The Works". Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2019.

[22] "'Moonlight' Oscar-Winner Mahershala Ali Used to Be a Rapper". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[23] "Tajai Of Souls Of Mischief Talks Mahershala Ali's Days As A Rapper Signed To Hiero Imperium". HipHopDX. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

[24] Hus Kingpin "House of Kingpin" (Hosted by Remy Danton of Netflix's 'House Of Cards'), October 9, 2015, archived from the original on September 12, 2022, retrieved September 8, 2022

[guardian-25] "Will Mahershala Ali be the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar?". February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on March 27, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

[26] "Moonlight's Mahershala Ali: anti-Islam prejudice 'not a shock' if you have grown up black". Guardian. February 21, 2017. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

[fdp1-27] "By the Dawns Early Light: Short Stories by American Converts to Islam" (PDF). alislam.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2010.

[28] "AMATUS ARTIST COMPOSER ACTOR". amatusmusic.com amatusart.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[baby-29] "Mahershala Ali welcomes first child with wife Amatus Sami-Karim". USA Today. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved March 21, 2017.

[djbooth-30] Mahershala Ali Is the Most Hip-Hop Man in Hollywood, January 30, 2017, archived from the original on September 5, 2022, retrieved September 5, 2022

[31] "Artists Call for Ceasefire Now". Artists4Ceasefire. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[32] Murphy, J. Kim (October 20, 2023). "Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett and More Stars Demand Joe Biden Call for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire: 'Compassion Must Prevail'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[33] التحرير, فريق (January 11, 2024). "الممثل الأميركي ماهرشالا علي يلقي قصيدة "الشوق إلى حيفا"". ويست كرونيكالز (in Arabic). Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[34] Freitag, Lee (June 13, 2024). "Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[35] Hinog, Mark (June 10, 2017). "'Madden NFL 18' will have a story mode with Mahershala Ali and a Dan Marino cameo". SBNation.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2023.

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-'''Mahershala Ali''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|h|ɜr|ʃ|ə|l|ə}} {{respell|mə|HUR|shə-lə}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Mahershala Ali Breaks Down His Career, from 'Moonlight' to 'Swan Song' {{!}} Vanity Fair |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=20&v=7g0jQukm2ow&feature=youtu.be |website=YouTube |publisher=Vanity Fair |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> born '''Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore''' on February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Mahershala Ali|multiple accolades]], including two [[Academy Awards]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and a [[Primetime Emmy Award]]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named him one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2019,<ref name="Time100">{{cite magazine|first=Octavia|last=Spencer|title=Mahershala Ali |url=http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567869/mahershala-ali/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>  and in 2020, ''[[The New York Times]]'' ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|first2=A.O.|last2=Scott|title=The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 25, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201234221/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Mahershala Ali''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|h|ɜr|ʃ|ə|l|ə}} {{respell|mə|HUR|shə-lə}};<ref>{{cite web |title=Mahershala Ali Breaks Down His Career, from 'Moonlight' to 'Swan Song' {{!}} Vanity Fair |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=20&v=7g0jQukm2ow&feature=youtu.be |website=YouTube | date=December 16, 2021 |publisher=Vanity Fair |access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> born '''Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore''' on February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Mahershala Ali|multiple accolades]], including two [[Academy Awards]], a [[British Academy Film Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and a [[Primetime Emmy Award]]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named him one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2019,<ref name="Time100">{{cite magazine|first=Octavia|last=Spencer|title=Mahershala Ali |url=http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567869/mahershala-ali/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2019}}</ref>  and in 2020, ''[[The New York Times]]'' ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dargis|first1=Manohla|first2=A.O.|last2=Scott|title=The 25 greatest actors of the 21st century (so far)|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 25, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201234221/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/movies/greatest-actors-actresses.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 After pursuing an [[Master of Fine Arts|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 [[List of The 4400 characters#Richard Tyler|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 (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008). He gained wider attention for supporting roles in the final two films of the original [[The Hunger Games (film series)|''The Hunger Games'' film series]], and in ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'', for which he received his first [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination.
-Ali won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' (2016) and as [[Don Shirley]] in the comedy-drama film ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' (2018). He is the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-03-15/oscars-2021-riz-ahmed-first-muslim-best-actor-nominee |title=Riz Ahmed is the first Muslim nominated for lead actor Oscar |quote=Actor Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar when he took home the statuette for supporting actor for 'Moonlight' in 2017 and won the same prize in 2019 for 'Green Book.' |author=Mark Olsen |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |archive-date=June 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620034417/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-03-15/oscars-2021-riz-ahmed-first-muslim-best-actor-nominee |url-status=live }}</ref> the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|multiple acting Oscars]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Yglesias|first=Matthew|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/24/18239135/2019-oscars-milestones-black-panther-roma|title=Oscars 2019 milestones: Black Panther and Roma broke boundaries|date=February 24, 2019|publisher=Vox|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507122345/https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/24/18239135/2019-oscars-milestones-black-panther-roma|url-status=live}}</ref> Ali won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program]] for executive producing ''[[We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest]]'' (2020).
+Ali won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' (2016) and as [[Don Shirley]] in the comedy-drama film ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' (2018). He is the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category, and the second Black actor to win [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|multiple acting Oscars]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Yglesias|first=Matthew|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/24/18239135/2019-oscars-milestones-black-panther-roma|title=Oscars 2019 milestones: Black Panther and Roma broke boundaries|date=February 24, 2019|publisher=Vox|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507122345/https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/2/24/18239135/2019-oscars-milestones-black-panther-roma|url-status=live}}</ref> Ali won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program]] for executive producing ''[[We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest]]'' (2020).
-In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the [[True Detective (season 3)|third season]] of the [[HBO]] anthology crime series ''[[True Detective]]'' and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the [[Hulu]] comedy-drama series ''[[Ramy (TV series)|Ramy]]''. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played [[Cornell Stokes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes]] in the [[Luke Cage (season 1)|first season]] of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' (2016), and voiced [[Prowler (Marvel Comics)|Aaron Davis]] in the animated films ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018) and ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' (2023).
+In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the [[True Detective season 3|third season]] of the [[HBO]] anthology crime series ''[[True Detective]]'' and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the [[Hulu]] comedy-drama series ''[[Ramy (TV series)|Ramy]]''. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played [[Cornell Stokes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes]] in the [[Luke Cage season 1|first season]] of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Luke Cage (TV series)|Luke Cage]]'' (2016), and voiced [[Prowler (Marvel Comics)|Aaron Davis]] in the animated films ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018) and ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' (2023).
-==Early life==
+==Early life and education==
-Ali was born in [[Oakland, California]], on February 16, 1974<!--Per 2017 Hollywood Reporter source-->, to Willicia Goines and Phillip Gilmore.<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215">{{cite news|last1=Galloway|first1=Stephen|title='Moonlight' Breakout Mahershala Ali in His Own Words: A Persona Journey From Childhood Upheaval to Spiritual Awakening|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/moonlight-breakout-mahershala-ali-his-own-words-a-personal-journey-childhood-upheaval-spiri|access-date=April 29, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 15, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521210653/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/moonlight-breakout-mahershala-ali-his-own-words-a-personal-journey-childhood-upheaval-spiri|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gutthman|first=Edward|url=http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/December-2018/Mahershala-Ali-Talks-About-Life-After-Oscar/|title=Mahershala Ali Talks About Life After Oscar|work=Oakland Magazine|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715181231/http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/December-2018/Mahershala-Ali-Talks-About-Life-After-Oscar/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gentile|first=Dan|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Mahershala-Ali-HBO-We-Are-The-Dream-BART-15050962.php|title=Mahershala Ali talks BART, his favorite Bay Area restaurant and new Oakland film|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712030413/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Mahershala-Ali-HBO-We-Are-The-Dream-BART-15050962.php|url-status=live}}</ref> He was raised as a Christian in nearby [[Hayward, California]], by his mother, an ordained [[Baptists in the United States|Baptist]] minister whose own mother, Evia Goines, was herself an ordained minister at Palma Ceia Baptist Church in Hayward.<ref name="smc">{{cite web|last=Ali|first=Mahershala|date=October 22, 2011|url=http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mahershala-ali-96|title=Mahershala Ali ('96)|publisher=[[Saint Mary's College of California]]|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302104605/https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mahershala-ali-96|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="gq">{{cite web|last1=Viera|first1=Bené|title=Mahershala Ali Quit House of Cards and Became Marvel's New Villain|url=https://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-interview|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106125801/http://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-interview|archive-date=January 6, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2017|website=[[GQ]]|date=August 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215"/> His father was an actor who appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref name="gq" /><ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215"/> [[Maher-shalal-hash-baz]] is the name of the prophet [[Isaiah]]'s second child ([[Isaiah 8|chapter 8]], [[Book of Isaiah]]).<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215"/>
+Ali was born in [[Oakland, California]], on February 16, 1974<!--Per 2017 Hollywood Reporter source-->, to Willicia Goines and Phillip Gilmore.<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215">{{cite news|last1=Galloway|first1=Stephen|title='Moonlight' Breakout Mahershala Ali in His Own Words: A Persona Journey From Childhood Upheaval to Spiritual Awakening|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/moonlight-breakout-mahershala-ali-his-own-words-a-personal-journey-childhood-upheaval-spiri|access-date=April 29, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 15, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521210653/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/moonlight-breakout-mahershala-ali-his-own-words-a-personal-journey-childhood-upheaval-spiri|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gutthman|first=Edward|url=http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/December-2018/Mahershala-Ali-Talks-About-Life-After-Oscar/|title=Mahershala Ali Talks About Life After Oscar|work=Oakland Magazine|date=December 5, 2018|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-date=July 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715181231/http://www.oaklandmagazine.com/December-2018/Mahershala-Ali-Talks-About-Life-After-Oscar/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gentile|first=Dan|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Mahershala-Ali-HBO-We-Are-The-Dream-BART-15050962.php|title=Mahershala Ali talks BART, his favorite Bay Area restaurant and new Oakland film|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=February 12, 2020|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712030413/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Mahershala-Ali-HBO-We-Are-The-Dream-BART-15050962.php|url-status=live}}</ref> His birth name, Mahershalalhashbaz, is from [[Maher-shalal-hash-baz]], the name of the prophet [[Isaiah]]'s second child ([[Isaiah 8|chapter 8]], [[Book of Isaiah]]).<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215"/> Ali was raised as a Christian in [[Hayward, California]], by his mother, an ordained [[Baptists in the United States|Baptist]] minister whose own mother, Evia Goines, was herself an ordained minister at Palma Ceia Baptist Church in Hayward.<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215"/><ref name="smc">{{cite web|last=Ali|first=Mahershala|date=October 22, 2011|url=http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mahershala-ali-96|title=Mahershala Ali ('96)|publisher=[[Saint Mary's College of California]]|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302104605/https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/mahershala-ali-96|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="gq">{{cite web|last1=Viera|first1=Bené|title=Mahershala Ali Quit House of Cards and Became Marvel's New Villain|url=https://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-interview|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106125801/http://www.gq.com/story/mahershala-ali-interview|archive-date=January 6, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2017|website=[[GQ]]|date=August 15, 2016}}</ref> His father left the family when Ali was a toddler to pursue a career as a dancer;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bauer |first1=Pat |title=Mahershala Ali |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahershala-Ali |website=Britannica |access-date=March 18, 2024 |date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615170647/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahershala-Ali |url-status=live }}</ref> he appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]],<ref name="gq" /> and died in 1994.<ref name="hollywoodreporter20170215"/>
-== Education ==
 Ali attended [[St. Mary's College of California]] (SMC) in [[Moraga, California]], where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in mass communication as a [[First-generation college students in the United States|first-generation college student]].<ref name="smc" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahershala Ali '96: Inspiring SMC Students to Reach Their Full Potential {{!}} Saint Mary's College |url=https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/news/mahershala-ali-96-inspiring-smc-students-reach-their-full-potential#:~:text=Moonlight%20Scholars,for%20acting%20and%20the%20arts. |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=www.stmarys-ca.edu}}</ref> He entered SMC with a basketball scholarship and went by the name "'''Hershal Gilmore'''" when playing for the [[Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball|SMC Gaels]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/espn/status/1099857708893831168|title=Before becoming a two-time #Oscars winner, Mahershala Ali (then Gilmore) played D-I basketball at St. Mary's from 1992-96. (via @TheUndefeated, @WCCsports)pic.twitter.com/MhHWPiY9aF|last=ESPN|date=February 24, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=March 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317070016/https://twitter.com/espn/status/1099857708893831168|url-status=live}}</ref> He became disenchanted with the idea of a sports career because of the treatment given to the team's athletes and developed an interest in acting, particularly after taking part in a staging of ''[[Spunk (play)|Spunk]]'', which later landed him an apprenticeship at the [[California Shakespeare Theater]] following graduation. After a sabbatical year working for ''[[Gavin Report]]'', he enrolled in [[New York University]]'s graduate acting program at [[Tisch School of the Arts]], earning his master's degree in 2000.<ref name="smc" />
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 [[File:MahershalalhashbazAliCCJuly07.jpg|thumb|upright|Ali at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
-Ali was known professionally by his full name, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, from 2001 until 2010, when he began to be credited as Mahershala Ali.<ref name="smc" /><ref name=gettingstarted>{{cite journal|last=Desta|first=Yohana|date=October 20, 2016|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/mahershala-ali-moonlight-luke-cage|title=Mahershala Ali Is Everywhere—and He's Only Getting Started|journal=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417143652/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/mahershala-ali-moonlight-luke-cage|url-status=live}}</ref> Ali had considered shortening his name for a while, saying that using his full first name was "a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood", although he had never been pressured by managers or agents to change it.<ref name=gettingstarted/> He decided to use a shorter version of his first name after being told that his full name was too long to fit on the poster for the film ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]''. He did not want the alternative of "'''M. Ali'''" to represent himself on the poster, so he chose to adopt the shorter version of his name.<ref name=gettingstarted/>
+Ali was known professionally by his full name, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, from 2001 until 2010, when he began to be credited as Mahershala Ali.<ref name="smc" /><ref name=gettingstarted>{{cite journal|last=Desta|first=Yohana|date=October 20, 2016|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/mahershala-ali-moonlight-luke-cage|title=Mahershala Ali Is Everywhere—and He's Only Getting Started|journal=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=December 14, 2016|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417143652/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/mahershala-ali-moonlight-luke-cage|url-status=live}}</ref> Ali had considered shortening his name for a while, saying that using his full first name was "a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood", although he had never been pressured by managers or agents to change it.<ref name=gettingstarted/> He decided to use a shorter version of his first name after being told that his full name was too long to fit on the poster for the film ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]''. He did not want the alternative of M. Ali to represent himself on the poster, so he chose to adopt the shorter version of his name.<ref name=gettingstarted/>
 He elaborated in an interview to ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' in October 2016: {{cquote|"I think if you have any desire to be a leading man or to really carry some of these stories, there's this relationship that has to be cultivated with an audience. People have to be able to say your name. I didn't want a couple of syllables to get in the way of me having the fullest experience as an actor."<ref name=gettingstarted/>
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 ===Music===
-Ali was signed to Bay Area recording label [[Hieroglyphics Imperium]] during the late 2000s and recorded [[rap music]] as '''Prince Ali'''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7702308/moonlight-oscar-winner-mahershala-ali-rapper-videoa|title='Moonlight' Oscar-Winner Mahershala Ali Used to Be a Rapper|magazine=[[Billboard.com|Billboard]]}}</ref> In 2006, he released his first album, ''Corner Ensemble'', followed by ''Curb Side Service'' in 2007, but did not tour to promote the album, choosing instead to focus on his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42527/title.tajai-of-souls-of-mischief-talks-mahershala-alis-days-as-a-rapper-signed-to-hiero-imperium|title=Tajai Of Souls Of Mischief Talks Mahershala Ali's Days As A Rapper Signed To Hiero Imperium|work=HipHopDX|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228194723/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42527/title.tajai-of-souls-of-mischief-talks-mahershala-alis-days-as-a-rapper-signed-to-hiero-imperium|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 Ali appeared on rap artist Hus Kingpin album "House Of Cards" lending his voice to skits and rapping on the track entitled "House Of Card Gods" using his moniker.<ref>{{citation|url=https://thesource.com/2015/10/09/listennow-hus-kingpin-house-of-kingpin-hosted-by-remy-danton-of-netflixs-house-of-cards|title=Hus Kingpin "House of Kingpin" (Hosted by Remy Danton of Netflix's 'House Of Cards')|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912192052/https://thesource.com/2015/10/09/listennow-hus-kingpin-house-of-kingpin-hosted-by-remy-danton-of-netflixs-house-of-cards/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, he made a guest appearance on [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]'s album ''Lord Of The Metaphor 2'' alongside [[Casual (rapper)|Casual]] and [[Planet Asia]], and in 2020, appeared on [[Riz Ahmed]]'s album ''[[The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album)|The Long Goodbye]]''.
+Ali was signed to Bay Area recording label [[Hieroglyphics Imperium]] during the late 2000s and recorded [[rap music]] as Prince Ali.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7702308/moonlight-oscar-winner-mahershala-ali-rapper-videoa|title='Moonlight' Oscar-Winner Mahershala Ali Used to Be a Rapper|magazine=[[Billboard.com|Billboard]]|access-date=March 2, 2017|archive-date=June 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615170511/https://buy.tinypass.com/checkout/template/cacheableShow?aid=Ow9jtiXxtz&templateId=OTXYJJI40R3Q&templateVariantId=OTV0Y0NB2VMCN&offerId=fakeOfferId&experienceId=EXFYIQMN653N&iframeId=offer_5aa30eed5165d4c3a6e7-0&displayMode=inline&pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&widget=template&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, he released his first album, ''Corner Ensemble'', followed by ''Curb Side Service'' in 2007, but did not tour to promote the album, choosing instead to focus on his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42527/title.tajai-of-souls-of-mischief-talks-mahershala-alis-days-as-a-rapper-signed-to-hiero-imperium|title=Tajai Of Souls Of Mischief Talks Mahershala Ali's Days As A Rapper Signed To Hiero Imperium|work=HipHopDX|date=February 28, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017|archive-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228194723/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42527/title.tajai-of-souls-of-mischief-talks-mahershala-alis-days-as-a-rapper-signed-to-hiero-imperium|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015 Ali appeared on rap artist Hus Kingpin album "House Of Cards" lending his voice to skits and rapping on the track entitled "House Of Card Gods" using his moniker.<ref>{{citation|url=https://thesource.com/2015/10/09/listennow-hus-kingpin-house-of-kingpin-hosted-by-remy-danton-of-netflixs-house-of-cards|title=Hus Kingpin "House of Kingpin" (Hosted by Remy Danton of Netflix's 'House Of Cards')|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2022|archive-date=September 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912192052/https://thesource.com/2015/10/09/listennow-hus-kingpin-house-of-kingpin-hosted-by-remy-danton-of-netflixs-house-of-cards/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, he made a guest appearance on [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]'s album ''Lord Of The Metaphor 2'' alongside [[Casual (rapper)|Casual]] and [[Planet Asia]], and in 2020, appeared on [[Riz Ahmed]]'s album ''[[The Long Goodbye (Riz Ahmed album)|The Long Goodbye]]''.
 ==Personal life==
-Ali converted to [[Ahmadiyya]] [[Islam]] in 2000, changing his surname from Gilmore to '''Ali'''. In interviews, he has described being the subject of [[Airport racial profiling in the United States|racial profiling at airports]] and banks following the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://mic.com/articles/169016/will-mahershala-ali-be-the-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar|title=Will Mahershala Ali be the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar?|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327223324/https://mic.com/articles/169016/will-mahershala-ali-be-the-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/21/moonlight-mahershala-ali-anti-islam-prejudice-black|title=Moonlight's Mahershala Ali: anti-Islam prejudice 'not a shock' if you have grown up black|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2017|newspaper=Guardian|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414232859/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/21/moonlight-mahershala-ali-anti-islam-prejudice-black|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fdp1">{{cite web |url=http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Short-Stories-American-Converts-to-Islam.pdf |title=By the Dawns Early Light: Short Stories by American Converts to Islam |website=alislam.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202181246/http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Short-Stories-American-Converts-to-Islam.pdf |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |url-status=dead|access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref>
+Ali converted to [[Ahmadiyya Islam]] in 2000, changing his surname from Gilmore to Ali. In interviews, he has described being the subject of [[Airport racial profiling in the United States|racial profiling at airports]] and banks following the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://mic.com/articles/169016/will-mahershala-ali-be-the-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar|title=Will Mahershala Ali be the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar?|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327223324/https://mic.com/articles/169016/will-mahershala-ali-be-the-first-muslim-actor-to-win-an-oscar|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/21/moonlight-mahershala-ali-anti-islam-prejudice-black|title=Moonlight's Mahershala Ali: anti-Islam prejudice 'not a shock' if you have grown up black|date=February 21, 2017|access-date=February 26, 2017|newspaper=Guardian|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414232859/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/21/moonlight-mahershala-ali-anti-islam-prejudice-black|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fdp1">{{cite web |url=http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Short-Stories-American-Converts-to-Islam.pdf |title=By the Dawns Early Light: Short Stories by American Converts to Islam |website=alislam.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202181246/http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Short-Stories-American-Converts-to-Islam.pdf |archive-date=February 2, 2013 |url-status=dead|access-date=August 4, 2010}}</ref>
 He is married to Amatus Sami-Karim, an actress and musician.<ref>{{cite web|title=AMATUS ARTIST COMPOSER ACTOR|url=https://www.amatusart.com/about |website=amatusmusic.com amatusart.com|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326191000/http://www.amatusart.com/about|archive-date=March 26, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their first child, a daughter, was born in February 2017.<ref name="baby">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/02/24/mahershala-ali-welcomes-first-child-wife-amatus-sami-karim/98369572/|title=Mahershala Ali welcomes first child with wife Amatus Sami-Karim|newspaper=[[Usatoday.com|USA Today]]|access-date=March 21, 2017|archive-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322051203/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/02/24/mahershala-ali-welcomes-first-child-wife-amatus-sami-karim/98369572/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Ali is a devout fan of [[hip hop]] and has said within various interviews that Cambatta, [[Planet Asia]], [[Blu (rapper)]] , [[Ka (rapper)]],  [[Roc Marciano]], [[Mach-Hommy]], [[Pink Siifu]],
+Ali is a devout fan of [[hip hop]] and has said within various interviews that Cambatta, [[Planet Asia]], [[Skyzoo]], [[Blu (rapper)|Blu]], [[Ka (rapper)|Ka]], [[Roc Marciano]], [[Mach-Hommy]], [[Pink Siifu]], [[Fly Anakin]] & Mutant Academy, [[Mick Jenkins (rapper)|Mick Jenkins]], [[Sage Elsesser]], [[EARTHGANG]], [[Benny The Butcher]], [[Conway The Machine]], [[Westside Gunn]], Hus Kingpin & SmooVth are amongst his favorite artists.<ref name ="djbooth">{{citation|url= https://djbooth.net/.amp/features/2017-01-30-mahershala-ali-most-hip-hop-man-in-hollywood|title= Mahershala Ali Is the Most Hip-Hop Man in Hollywood|date= January 30, 2017|access-date= September 5, 2022|archive-date= September 5, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220905160803/https://djbooth.net/.amp/features/2017-01-30-mahershala-ali-most-hip-hop-man-in-hollywood|url-status= live}}</ref>
-[[Fly Anakin]] & Mutant Academy, [[Mick Jenkins (rapper)|Mick Jenkins]], [[Sage Elsesser]], [[EARTHGANG]], [[Benny The Butcher]], [[Conway The Machine]] [[Westside Gunn]],  Hus Kingpin & SmooVth are amongst his favorite artists.<ref name "djbooth">{{citation|url= https://djbooth.net/.amp/features/2017-01-30-mahershala-ali-most-hip-hop-man-in-hollywood|title= Mahershala Ali Is the Most Hip-Hop Man in Hollywood|date= January 30, 2017|access-date= September 5, 2022|archive-date= September 5, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220905160803/https://djbooth.net/.amp/features/2017-01-30-mahershala-ali-most-hip-hop-man-in-hollywood|url-status= live}}</ref>
-In October 2023, Ali signed the [[Artists4Ceasefire]] letter calling for a ceasefire in the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|2023 Israel-Hamas War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists Call for Ceasefire Now |url=https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Artists4Ceasefire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=2023-10-20 |title=Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett and More Stars Demand Joe Biden Call for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire: 'Compassion Must Prevail' |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/hollywood-demands-gaza-israel-ceasefire-joaquin-phoenix-cate-blanchett-1235763646/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2024, he showed further support for [[Palestinians]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] by reciting the poem "Longing for Haifa" by Palestinian poet [[Mohammed al-Qudwa (poet)|Mohammed al-Qudwa]] in a video for social media, and encouraging his followers to donate to al-Qudwa's fundraiser so that the poet and his family could leave the Gaza Strip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=التحرير |first=فريق |date=2024-01-11 |title=الممثل الأميركي ماهرشالا علي يلقي قصيدة "الشوق إلى حيفا" |url=https://westchronicles.com/arts/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%8A/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=ويست كرونيكالز |language=ar}}</ref>
+In October 2023, Ali signed the [[Artists4Ceasefire]] letter calling for a ceasefire in the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|2023 Israel-Hamas War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists Call for Ceasefire Now |url=https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Artists4Ceasefire |language=en-US |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216055552/https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=2023-10-20 |title=Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett and More Stars Demand Joe Biden Call for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire: 'Compassion Must Prevail' |url=https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/hollywood-demands-gaza-israel-ceasefire-joaquin-phoenix-cate-blanchett-1235763646/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312082113/https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/hollywood-demands-gaza-israel-ceasefire-joaquin-phoenix-cate-blanchett-1235763646/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2024, he showed further support for [[Palestinians]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] by reciting the poem "Longing for Haifa" by Palestinian poet Mohammed al-Qudwa in a video for social media, and encouraging his followers to donate to al-Qudwa's fundraiser so that the poet and his family could leave the Gaza Strip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=التحرير |first=فريق |date=2024-01-11 |title=الممثل الأميركي ماهرشالا علي يلقي قصيدة "الشوق إلى حيفا" |url=https://westchronicles.com/arts/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%8A/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=ويست كرونيكالز |language=ar |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615170535/https://westchronicles.com/arts/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%8A/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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+| {{Pending film|[[Jurassic World Rebirth]]}}
+| Duncan Kincaid
+| Filming<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/jurassic-world-4-filming-first-plot-details/ |title=Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released |website=CBR |first=Lee |last=Freitag |date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 13, 2024}}</ref>
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-| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinog |first=Mark |date=2017-06-10 |title='Madden NFL 18' will have a story mode with Mahershala Ali and a Dan Marino cameo |url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/6/10/15775902/madden-nfl-18-story-mode-longshot-mahershala-ali |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}}</ref>
+| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinog |first=Mark |date=2017-06-10 |title='Madden NFL 18' will have a story mode with Mahershala Ali and a Dan Marino cameo |url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/6/10/15775902/madden-nfl-18-story-mode-longshot-mahershala-ali |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=SBNation.com |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615170543/https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/6/10/15775902/madden-nfl-18-story-mode-longshot-mahershala-ali |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Mahershala Ali}}
+Ali received [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|SAG Award]] nominations for his role in ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2013{{endash}}2016). Ali was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy]] for playing [[Wayne Hays (True Detective)|Wayne Hays]] in [[True Detective season 3|the third season]] of the [[HBO]] crime anthology ''[[True Detective]]'' (2019). [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|The next year]], he won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program]] for producing ''[[We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest]]'' (2020), and received  [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|another Emmy nomination]] for his role in the second season of ''[[Ramy (TV series)|Ramy]]'' (2020). He received nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor]] for his role in the science fiction romance ''[[Swan Song (2021 Benjamin Cleary film)|Swan Song]]'' (2021). His [[narration]] of the [[Netflix]] documentary ''[[Chimp Empire]]'' (2023) earned him his [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator|fifth Emmy nomination]].
-Ali has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Mahershala Ali|numerous awards and nominations]] throughout his career, including two [[Academy Awards]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Film Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].
-As a part of the [[ensemble cast]] of ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)|The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' (2008) earned him a nomination for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|SAG Award for Outstanding Cast]], which he would later win for ''[[Hidden Figures]]'' (2016). He received [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|SAG Award]] nominations for his role in ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' (2013{{endash}}2016).
 Ali received critical acclaim and won [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Academy Awards]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'' (2016) and as [[Don Shirley]] in the biographical comedy-drama ''[[Green Book (film)|Green Book]]'' (2018), as well as a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|BAFTA]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] for the latter. He is the [[List of Muslim Academy Award winners and nominees|first Muslim actor to win an Oscar]], as well as the [[List of black Academy Award winners and nominees|second black actor]] (after [[Denzel Washington]]) to [[List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories|win multiple acting Oscars]] and the only black actor to win [[List of black Academy Award winners and nominees#Best Actor in a Supporting Role|twice in the same acting category]].
-Ali was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|SAG Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]] for playing [[Wayne Hays (True Detective)|Wayne Hays]] in [[True Detective (season 3)|the third season]] of the [[HBO]] crime anthology ''[[True Detective]]'' (2019). [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|The next year]], he won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program]] for producing ''[[We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest]]'' (2020), and received  [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|another Emmy nomination]] for his role in the second season of ''[[Ramy (TV series)|Ramy]]'' (2020). He received nominations for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|BAFTA]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor]] for his role in the science fiction romance ''[[Swan Song (2021 Benjamin Cleary film)|Swan Song]]'' (2021). His [[narration]] of the [[Netflix]] documentary ''[[Chimp Empire]]'' (2023) earned him his [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator|fifth Emmy nomination]].
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