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
Mzazu
for Mzazu in Indiana Jones: and the Skull Island (King Kong)
Suggested by jakubduda
The action takes place on an uncharted Skull island in the South Pacific, paradise home to many strange and wonderful creatures. Indiana Jones, an intrepid archaeologist, is exploring the island in search of the ancient artifacts of a lost civilization. Little does he know that he is about to face the ultimate challenge when King Kong, the powerful and legendary ape, an undisputed king of the island emerges from the jungle! Indiana and Kong soon face off against each other, and neither one is willing to back down. Indiana must use his cunning and intellect to survive as Kong relentlessly tries to crush him under his massive hands. With the help of his trusty whip, his trademark hat and a bit of luck, Indy is able to battle the beast, dodging punches, leaps from tree to tree and diving into water to escape from Kong's grip. As the battle ensues, a deep connection forms between Indy and Kong. Indy is able to understand Kong's deep rage and learns of the dark history of the island, where the apes were mistreated by the ancient civilization. It's an epic adventure with endless suspense and incredible visual effect. But their discovery of each other awakens a ruthless criminal cartel that seeks to harness the ancient power of Kong for their own gains. As their hunt for the priceless artifacts intensifies, a dangerous race between the cartel and Jones begins. Indiana must not only find a way to get off the island with his treasure, but must also save Kong from certain death.
