Mahershala Ali (born 1974, Oakland) is an American actor who holds two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor - for Moonlight (2016) and Green Book (2018). He made history as the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar and the first Black actor to win the same acting category twice. Beyond film, he built a strong television presence in House of Cards, True Detective, and Ramy; Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
Mahershala Ali was cast in the lead role in the second season of HBO's crime series Task, where he will star alongside Mark Ruffalo.
The film Jurassic World Rebirth (2025), in which Ali plays mercenary Duncan Kincaid, began streaming on Netflix and immediately reached number one in the USA.
The thriller Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, in which Ali plays the lead role, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026 and will be released in American cinemas on September 25, 2026.
The film Jurassic World Rebirth earned 869.1 million dollars worldwide and ranked sixth in the global box office for 2025.
Ali signed a contract with the CAA agency, which will represent him in future projects.
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