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Mahershala Ali

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Born in Oakland, California, Mahershala Ali was raised in the neighboring city of Hayward by his parents and extended family. Ali played basketball for St. Mary's College in Moraga, California (just east of Berkeley), where he received his bachelor of arts degree in mass communications. He began taking acting classes in his junior year... See full bio »

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Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore
in Oakland, California, USA
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2012 The Place Beyond the Pines (post-production)
Kofi (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2012 Alcatraz (TV series)
Clarence Montgomery
– Clarence Montgomery (2012) … Clarence Montgomery
 
2011 Alphas (TV series)
Nathan Clay
– The Unusual Suspects (2011) … Nathan Clay (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Catch and Release (2011) … Nathan Clay (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Never Let Me Go (2011) … Nathan Clay (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Anger Management (2011) … Nathan Clay (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Cause and Effect (2011) … Nathan Clay (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2011 Treme (TV series)
Anthony King
– That's What Lovers Do (2011) … Anthony King (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– What is New Orleans? (2011) … Anthony King (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Can I Change My Mind? (2011) … Anthony King (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2011 Lights Out (TV series)
Death Row Reynolds
– Unaired Pilot … Death Row Reynolds (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2010 CSI: Fatal Conspiracy (Video Game)
Todd Stuart (voice) (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (video short)
Mombasa (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 Predators
Mombasa (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2010 The Wronged Man (TV movie)
Calvin Willis (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2010 All Signs of Death (TV movie)
Gabe (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Mark Foster
– Unstable (2009) … Mark Foster (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2009 Lie to Me (TV series)
Detective Don Hughes
– Do No Harm (2009) … Detective Don Hughes (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2009 Crossing Over
Detective Strickland (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Tizzy (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2008 Umi's Heart (short)
Ezra (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2004-2007 The 4400 (TV series)
Richard Tyler
– One of Us (2007) … Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Daddy's Little Girl (2007) … Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Fifty-Fifty (2006) … Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Terrible Swift Sword (2006) … Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– The Gospel According to Collier (2006) … Richard Tyler (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
See all 31 episodes »
 
2003-2004 Threat Matrix (TV series)
Jelani Harper
– Cambodia (2004) … Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– 19 Seconds (2004) … Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Extremist Makeover (2004) … Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Stochastic Variable (2004) … Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– PPX (2004) … Jelani Harper (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
See all 15 episodes »
 
2003 The Handler (TV series)
– Big Stones (2003) (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2003 Making Revolution
Mac Laslow (as Mahershala Karim-Ali)
 
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Tombs' Security Guard
– Lucky Strike (2003) … Tombs' Security Guard (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2002 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Rashard Coleman
– Das Boots (2002) … Rashard Coleman (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2002 Haunted (TV series)
Alex Dalcour
– Abby (2002) … Alex Dalcour (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2001-2002 Crossing Jordan (TV series)
Dr. Trey Sanders
– For Harry, with Love & Squalor (2002) … Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– With Honor (2002) … Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Crime & Punishment (2002) … Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Lost and Found (2002) … Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
– Acts of Mercy (2002) … Dr. Trey Sanders (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
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Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (video short) (special thanks - as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (video short) (special thanks - as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2009 The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (video documentary)
Himself (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
2008 Hyping Indie Hype (TV series)
Himself (as Mahershalalhashbaz Ali)
 
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2006 The 4400 (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

While at NYU, appeared in productions of "Blues for an Alabama Sky", "The School for Scandal", "A Lie of the Mind", "A Doll's House", "Monkey in the Middle", "The Merchant of Venice", "The New Place" and "Secret Injury, Secret Revenge".

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2 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | Mahershala Karim-Ali

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Trivia:

Ali has twice played the father to children with unusual (supernatural) aging issues: as Richard Tyler in The 4400, his character's daughter, Isabelle, goes from infancy to adulthood in a single episode, and as Tizzy in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, he plays the adoptive father of a child who is born old and ages backwards. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Aquarius