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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
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Raised in Kansas by Jonathan and Martha Kent, Clark struggles to find his place in the world as he grapples with mysterious powers that set him apart. After uncovering a hidden alien ship, Clark learns of his true origins as Kal-El, the last son of Krypton, through the AI projection of his biological father, Jor-El. Jor-El reveals Krypton’s destruction and entrusts Kal-El with the hope of preserving their legacy by protecting humanity, not ruling over it. Clark begins to embrace his role as Earth’s protector, donning a suit bearing the Kryptonian symbol for hope. However, General Zod, a Kryptonian military leader, arrives, seeking to use Earth’s resources to create a new Krypton. Zod activates a world engine to terraform the planet, threatening humanity’s survival. Clark, now called Superman, must choose between his Kryptonian heritage and the planet he has grown to love. In a climactic battle, Superman stops Zod’s plans, destroying the world engine and defeating Zod in a devastating but necessary act. The world begins to view Superman as a beacon of hope and protector. Post Credits: a wealthy industrialist, Lex Luthor, analyzes the remains of Zod’s technology, quietly scheming to harness its power.
