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Mahershala Ali (/məˈhɜːrʃələ/ mə-HUR-shə-lə; 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, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. After pursuing an MFA degree from New York University, Ali began his career as a regular on television series Crossing Jordan (2001–02) and Threat Matrix (2003–04), before his breakthrough role as Richard Tyler in the science fiction series The 4400 (2004–07). His first major film role was in the David Fincher-directed fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). He gained wider attention for supporting roles in the final two films of the original The Hunger Games film series and in House of Cards, for which he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Ali won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the comedy-drama Green Book (2018). He is the first Black actor to win two Academy Awards in the same category and the second Black actor to win multiple acting Oscars. Ali won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for executive producing We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (2020). In 2019, he played a troubled police officer in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series True Detective, and in 2020, he starred in the second season of the Hulu comedy-drama series Ramy. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for both performances. Ali has also played Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes in the first season of the Netflix series Luke Cage (2016) and voiced Aaron Davis in the animated films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mahershala Ali, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Eric Brooks was born with a curse: the son of a woman bitten by a vampire moments before giving birth, he is a daywalker – a hybrid with all the strengths of creatures of the night and none of their weaknesses. Raised by the hunter Abraham Whistler, Blade has dedicated his life to destroying the race that took his mother from him. For years, Blade has waged a secret war against vampires in the shadows. With enhanced strength and agility, as well as the unique ability to walk in daylight, he represents the greatest threat and the greatest fear of vampires. He has been following a series of violent attacks linked to a group of vampires that is acting in an organized manner. Behind it all is Deacon Frost, a scientist who sought an experiment to become immortal, becoming a powerful vampire by accident. Under the command of this charismatic and fanatical leader, the vampires are preparing to begin a new era for the nightwalkers. That is, if Blade doesn't stop them. While preparing for this fight, Blade discovers Frost's connection to his mother, his past, and the creature he is today, making this fight much more personal than it should be. Now, Blade must confront his past, stop Frota, while walking a dangerous line to avoid losing himself and becoming what he has been fighting against. #cast: Blade, Deacon Frost, Blade's mother, Blade's trainer *post-credits: In his castle, Dracula learns of Blade's actions. Pleased that Deacon Frost has been eliminated, he now has plans for the day wanderer.
