Mahershala Ali (/ m ə ˈ h ɜːr ʃ ə l ə / 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 ...

Mar 31, 2019 · Mahershala Ali believes African-American actors "don't get cast on potential". The Oscar-winning actor's major career breakthrough came playing fixer Remy Danton in 'House of Cards' and he thinks the role gave other casting directors "permission" to put him in their projects.

Oct 21, 2016 · NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to actor Mahershala Ali about the complex and nuanced ways his characters exemplify black masculinity - particularly in the new film, 'Moonlight.'

Jan 4, 2023 · Moonlight, the first LGBTQ+ film with an all-Black cast, was just one of the examples of growing diversity in moviemaking and, in the judgment of Golden Globe voters, the best cinematic offerings of the previous year.

Feb 27, 2017 · Take as an example Mahershala Ali, who on Sunday won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role in the best picture-winning "Moonlight." Ali wore an all-black Ermenegildo Zegna Couture tux,...

Mar 14, 2021 · Mahershala Ali (Juan) In the role of Juan, a drug dealer who becomes a father figure for Chiron, Mahershala Ali won an Oscar for his outstanding supporting turn in A24's Moonlight.

Mahershala Ali. Actor: Leave the World Behind. Mahershala Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater.

Jun 7, 2019 · But as one who normally rejigs red carpet attire, the Esquire cover star followed a slew of his contemporaries with his latest move: the big, all-black mob boss suit. Yes, after Christian Bale's...

It was released as the first LGBTQ-themed mass-marketed feature film with an all-black cast and was, at the time of its release, the second-lowest-grossing film domestically (behind The Hurt Locker) to win the Oscar for Best Picture.

Mar 5, 2024 · In early 2017, Ali appeared in a prominent supporting role in the box-office success Hidden Figures, about female African American mathematicians in the formative years of NASA. He later opened...