马赫沙拉·阿里

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.

This past fall, Ali wrapped A24's Brad Pitt and Adele Romanski produced independent feature film, Moonlight, as well as reprising his role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, the fourth and final installment in the critically and commercially acclaimed Hunger Games franchise, alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Donald Sutherland, and Julianne Moore. As District 13's Head of Security, 'Boggs' (Ali) guides and protects Katniss (Lawrence) through the final stages of the district's rebellion against the Capitol. Lionsgate released the film on November 20, 2015.

Ali will next star in Gary Ross's civil war era drama The Free State of Jones opposite Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Keri Russell. STX Entertainment will release the film on May 13, 2016.

On television, Ali was recently cast in Netflix and Marvel Entertainment's Luke Cage in the role of Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes. A Harlem nightclub owner, Stokes will become an unexpected foe in Luke's life when Stokes' criminal activities threaten Luke's world. Ali stars alongside Mike Colter, Rosario Dawson, and Alfre Woodard. The series will premiere on Netflix in 2016.

Ali can be seen on the award-winning Netflix original series House of Cards, where he will reprise his fan-favorite role as a lobbyist and former press secretary Remy Danton for a fourth season in March 2016.

Ali's previous feature film credits include Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines opposite Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, Wayne Kramer's Crossing Over starring Harrison Ford, John Sayles' Go For Sisters, and David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

On television, he appeared opposite Julia Ormond in Lifetime's The Wronged Man for which he subsequently received an NAACP Nomination for Best Actor. Ali also had a large recurring role on Syfy's Alphas, as well as the role of Richard Tyler, a Korean War pilot, on the critically acclaimed drama The 4400 for three seasons.

On the stage, Ali 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. His additional stage credits include appearing in Washington, D.C. at the Arena Stage in the title role of The Great White Hope, and in The Long Walk and Jack and Jill. In February 2016, Ali will make his New York Broadway debut in Kenny Leon's Smart People, starring opposite Joshua Jackson.

Born in Oakland, California and raised in Hayward, Ali received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications at St. Mary's College. He made his professional debut performing with the California Shakespeare Festival in Orinda, California. Soon after, he earned his Master's degree in acting from New York University's prestigious graduate program.

Received his bachelor of arts degree in mass communications from St. Mary's College in Moraga, California.

The name "Mahershalalhashbaz" is from the Book of Isaiah (chapter 8, verse 3) in the Hebrew Bible. It is the longest proper name (ordered by God to be given to the newborn prophet's son) that appears in the bible and is, in fact, a combination of four words: "Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz," meaning "Hurry to the spoils!" or "He has made haste to the plunder!".

Is a respected rapper in the hip hop community, having collaborated and performed with notable artists such as Talib Kweli, Planet Asia, Keith Murray, and others.

Received his MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

Ali has twice played the father to children with unusual (supernatural) aging issues: as Richard Tyler in The 4400 (2004), his character's daughter, Isabelle, goes from infancy to adulthood in a single episode, and as Tizzy in 本杰明·巴顿奇事 (2008), he plays the adoptive father of a child who is born old and ages backwards.

He is the son of Willicia (Goines) and Phillip F. Gilmore. His father has acted and his mother is a Christian minister. Raised a Christian, Ali later converted to Islam.

As of 2019, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: 本杰明·巴顿奇事 (2008), 月光男孩 (2016), 隐藏人物 (2016) and 绿皮书 (2018). Of those, 月光男孩 (2016) and 绿皮书 (2018) are winners in the category.

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.

Became a father for the 1st time at age 43 when his wife Amatus Sami-Karim gave birth to their daughter Bari Najma Ali on February 22, 2017.

His Oscar win for 月光男孩 (2016) marked the first time a Muslim actor won an Academy Award.

Won his first Academy Award only four days after becoming a father for the first time in February 2017.

Mahershala's unsuccessful auditions include 天龙特攻队 (2010) (for the part of B.A. Baracus) plus a role he lost out on in 权力的游戏 (2011).

Has always cuts his own hair ever since he was 12 years old.

One of four multiple acting Oscar winners whose wins are all in Best Picture Oscar winners (the others being 马龙·白兰度, 达斯汀·霍夫曼 and 吉恩·哈克曼). Two of 杰克·尼科尔森's three acting Oscars are in Best Picture winners.

Is only one of seven actors who have a 2-0 winning record when nominated for an acting Oscar, his two wins for 月光男孩 (2016) and 绿皮书 (2018). The others are Luise Rainer for 歌舞大王齐格飞 (1936) and 大地 (1937); 费雯·丽 for 乱世佳人 (1939) and 欲望号街车 (1951); 海伦·海丝 for 战地情天 (1931) and 国际机场 (1970); 凯文·史派西 for 非常嫌疑犯 (1995) and 美国丽人 (1999); 希拉里·斯万克 for 男孩别哭 (1999) and 百万美元宝贝 (2004); and 克里斯托弗·瓦尔兹 for 无耻混蛋 (2009) and 被解救的姜戈 (2012).

With his Academy Award win for Best Supporting Actor for 绿皮书 (2018), 马赫沙拉·阿里 becomes the first black actor (male or female) to win twice in the supporting category. He is also the second black person (male or female) to win two competitive Oscars for acting-- the first being 丹泽尔·华盛顿 who won in both the lead and supporting categories.

Deep, rich voice