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
Nathaniel Coles
for Nathaniel Coles in Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story
Suggested by kamsismith
"Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story" is an inspiring biographical film that delves into the remarkable life and career of the iconic jazz and pop singer, Nat King Cole. Set against the backdrop of the racially segregated United States in the mid-20th century, the film chronicles Cole's journey from a young boy growing up in Chicago to becoming one of the most celebrated and influential musicians in the world. Audiences will be taken on a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of his life, as he tirelessly pursued his dreams and broke down racial barriers along the way. The film explores Nat's early struggles as he faced discrimination and racism, both personally and professionally, yet never wavered in his commitment to his music. It captures his transformative move to Los Angeles, where he would find his unique voice and become a groundbreaking artist who blended jazz and pop in a way that captivated audiences of all backgrounds.
