Age: 52
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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.
Mahershala Ali
Nick Fury
for Nick Fury in Captain America: Man Out of Time
Suggested by thatboyquezo
A year after Loki's attack on New York, Steve Rogers is struggling to adapt to modern society and works for S.H.I.E.L.D. in Washington D.C. He befriends fellow agent Sam Wilson and trains at the Triskelion. Rogers, Black Widow, and Hawkeye are sent on a mission to retrieve stolen S.H.I.E.L.D. tech from terrorists in Germany. During the mission, Rogers discovers that Black Widow has a secret agenda for Fury, leading to distrust. Meanwhile, HYDRA mercenary Baron Helmut Zemo, seeking revenge on Captain America, allies with Arnim Zola to take down Rogers, believing the super soldier serum can cure his Virus X condition. Zemo leaks damaging information about Dr. Erskine, the creator of the serum, causing public distrust in Rogers. As Zemo's attacks intensify, he injures Fury and Hill, pushing Rogers to confront his past and his role in the present. Steve learns that Erskine collaborated with Zemo's father for the serum, further shaking his trust in S.H.I.E.L.D. Despite the revelations, Steve fights Zemo, reaffirming his commitment to protect and fight for the ideals of justice and truth. After defeating Zemo and exposing his plan, Steve regains his status as a hero. He continues his work with S.H.I.E.L.D., now with a clearer understanding of his mission and a stronger bond with his teammates. Rogers visits Peggy Carter, who expresses her pride in him, reaffirming his resolve to remain true to his values.
