Mahershalalhashbaz "Mahershala" Ali (born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore; February 16, 1974) is an American actor. Ali began his career as a regular on series such as Crossing Jordan and Threat Matrix before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science-fiction series The 4400. His first major film release was in the 2008 David Fincher-directed romantic fantasy drama film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. His other notable films include Predators and The Place Beyond the Pines. He played a major role in Free State of Jones, set during and after the American Civil War. Ali is best known for his recent roles as Remy Danton in House of Cards, Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in Netflix's TV series Luke Cage, Juan in Moonlight, and Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and its sequel, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
Movie | All Signs of Death | Gabe | 2025 |
Movie | The Personal History of Rachel DuPree | Isaac Dupree | 2025 |
Movie | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Uncle Aaron (voice) | 2023-05-31 |
Movie | Leave the World Behind | G.H. Scott | 2023-11-22 |
Movie | Eternals | Eric Brooks / Blade (voice) (uncredited) | 2021-11-03 |
Movie | Swan Song | Cameron Turner | 2021-12-17 |
Movie | Between the World and Me | 2020-11-21 | |
Movie | Alita: Battle Angel | Vector | 2019-01-31 |
Movie | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Uncle Aaron / Prowler (voice) | 2018-12-06 |
Movie | Green Book | Dr. Don Shirley | 2018-11-16 |
Movie | Roxanne Roxanne | Cross | 2017-01-22 |
Movie | Gubagude Ko | Ochoro | 2016-06-16 |
Movie | Free State of Jones | Moses Washington | 2016-06-24 |
Series | Race for the White House | Narrator | 2016-03-06 |
Movie | Hidden Figures | Jim Johnson | 2016-12-10 |
Movie | Moonlight | Juan | 2016-10-21 |
Series | Marvel's Luke Cage | Cornell Stokes | 2016-09-30 |
Movie | The Realest Real | The Minister | 2016-09-12 |
Movie | Kicks | Marlon | 2016-09-09 |
Movie | The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 | Self (Boggs) | 2015-03-06 |
Movie | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | Boggs | 2015-11-18 |
Movie | Supremacy | Deputy Rivers | 2014-06-12 |
Series | True Detective | Wayne Hays | 2014-01-12 |
Movie | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Boggs | 2014-11-19 |
Series | House of Cards | Remy Danton | 2013-02-01 |
Movie | The Place Beyond the Pines | Kofi Kancam | 2013-03-20 |
Movie | Go for Sisters | Dez | 2013-11-08 |
Series | Alphas | Nathan Clay | 2011-07-11 |
Movie | Predators | Mombasa | 2010-07-03 |
Movie | The Wronged Man | Calvin Willis | 2010-10-07 |
Movie | The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button | Self | 2009-05-05 |
Movie | Crossing Over | Detective Strickland | 2009-02-10 |
Movie | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Tizzy Weathers | 2008-12-25 |
Series | Stand Up to Cancer | Himself | 2008-09-05 |
Series | The 4400 | Richard Tyler | 2004-07-11 |
Series | Threat Matrix | Jelani Harper | 2003-09-18 |
Series | Crossing Jordan | 2001-09-24 | |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |