Mahershala Ali | Actor Biography
Mahershala Ali is one of the popular American actors who has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, 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.
Acting Career of Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali acting since 2001 as an actor is known for his portrayal of Remy Danton in the Netflix series House of Cards, Cornell Stokes in Marvel's Luke Cage, Colonel Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
For his performance as mentor and drug dealer Juan in the drama film Moonlight (2016), Ali received universal acclaim from critics and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the SAG Award, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor and received a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award nomination. At the 89th Academy Awards, he was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar.
Education of Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali attended St. Mary's College of California (SMC) in Moraga, California, where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in mass communication as a first-generation college student. He entered SMC with a basketball scholarship and went by the "Hershal Gilmore" when playing for the SMC Gaels.
Basic Info of Mahershala Ali (height, weight, etc...)
- Full Name: Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore
- Professional Name: Mahershala Ali
- Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
- Other names: Mahershala Karim-Ali, Hershal Gilmore (formerly)
- Occupation: Actor
- Years active: 2001–present
- Spouse: Amatus Sami-Karim (m. 2013)
- Children: 1
- Height: 188 cm
- Weight: 85 kg
Girlfriend & Wife of Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali is married to Amatus Sami-Karim (an actress and musician). the couple has their first child, a daughter, who was born in February 2017.