Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-02-16 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also known As
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
Mahershala Karim-Ali
마허샬라 알리
Махершала Али
Hershal Gilmore
Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore
Магершала Алі
マハーシャラルハズバズ・アリ
ماهرشالا علی
مهرشالا علی
Mahershala Ali (/məˈhɜːrʃələ/ mə-HUR-shə-lə; 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, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. 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...
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as Executive Producer
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as Producer
2003
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