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Actor (52 credits)
2021
Eternals
Eric Brooks / Blade (voice, uncredited)
2020
Ramy
(TV Series)
Sheikh Malik
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Frank
(2020)
... Sheikh Malik
2016
Luke Cage
(TV Series)
Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
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Manifest
(2016)
... Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes
2011-2012
Alphas
(TV Series)
Nathan Clay
2011-2012
Treme
(TV Series)
Anthony King
2012
Alcatraz
(TV Series)
Clarence Montgomery
2010
Predators
Mombasa (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2009
Lie to Me
(TV Series)
Detective Don Hughes
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Do No Harm
(2009)
... Detective Don Hughes (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2009
Crossing Over
Detective Strickland (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2008
Umi's Heart
(Short)
Ezra (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2004-2007
The 4400
(TV Series)
Richard Tyler
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One of Us
(2007)
... Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
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Fifty-Fifty
(2006)
... Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2003-2004
Threat Matrix
(TV Series)
Jelani Harper
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Cambodia
(2004)
... Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
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19 Seconds
(2004)
... Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
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PPX
(2004)
... Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2002
NYPD Blue
(TV Series)
Rashard Coleman
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Das Boots
(2002)
... Rashard Coleman (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2002
Haunted
(TV Series)
Alex Dalcour
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Abby
(2002)
... Alex Dalcour (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2001-2002
Crossing Jordan
(TV Series)
Dr. Trey Sanders
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With Honor
(2002)
... Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
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Lost and Found
(2002)
... Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
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Acts of Mercy
(2002)
... Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
2021/I
Swan Song
(producer - produced by, p.g.a.)
2019/I
Waves
(special thanks)
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Self (68 credits)
2019
WE Day
(TV Movie)
Self - Speaker
2017
Film '72
(TV Series)
Self - Interviewee
2016
Today
(TV Series)
Self - Guest
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Music video for Jay-Z: "Adnis"
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Publicity Listings:
3 Interviews
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4 Articles
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4 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | Mahershala Karim-Ali
Height:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Children:
Ali, Bari Najma
Parents:
Gilmore (Goines), Willicia
| Gilmore, Phillip F.
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Personal Quote:
There are so many women who contributed in a very real way in pushing for the space program during the time in which there was a lot of competition to get into space first, and to know that there were African-American women who were integral in that success is pretty phenomenal.
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Trivia:
Revealed during his SAG Award speech in 2017 that he is a Muslim and converted to Islam 17 years earlier. He also mentioned in the same speech that his mother is an ordained minister.
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Trademark:
Deep smooth voice
Nickname:
Ali