Mahershala Ali

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Mahershala Ali at San Diego Comic-Con International 2019

Mahershalalhashbaz "Mahershala" Ali (* 16th February 1974 in Oakland , California as Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore ) is an American actor . In 2017 he received an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in Moonlight . For his role in Green Book - A Special Friendship , he was awarded the Golden Globe in 2019 and again the Oscar for best supporting actor.

Life

His parents, a clergyman and an actor, named their son by his full first name Mahershalalhashbaz after Maher-shalal-hash-baz , a child of the prophet Isaiah from the Bible. Mahershala converted to Islam , changed his last name from Gilmore to Ali, and became a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community .

Ali, who was trained at New York University , has appeared in numerous plays, including The Merchant of Venice . Ali was part of the regular cast in the first season of Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with Profile , appeared as a guest on television series, for example in an episode of CSI: On the Trail of the Criminals , and starred in the mystery series 4400 - The Returnees as well as in Threat Matrix - Red Alert .

He also played a supporting role in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . In 2012 he appeared in the drama The Place Beyond the Pines on the big screen. From 2013 to 2016 he was the well-connected and quick-witted lobbyist Remy Danton in the US series House of Cards . In the first season of the Netflix original series Marvel's Luke Cage , he played the great adversary of the eponymous superhero.

For his portrayal of a Cuban immigrant and drug dealer in Barry Jenkins ' feature film Moonlight (2016), Ali won the 2017 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, along with numerous other prestigious awards, including awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association , the New York Film Critics Circle and the Critics '' Choice Movie Award and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In particular, his acceptance speech for the Screen Actors Guild Award 2017 caused a sensation (it was viewed over 230,000 times on YouTube alone), as it addressed Executive Order 13769 (often referred to as muslim travel ban ) issued immediately before by US President Donald Trump .

In early September 2017, it was announced that Ali would star in Season 3 of True Detective . In 2018 he took on the role of pianist Don Shirley in the drama Green Book - A Special Friendship , in which he stood in front of the camera with Viggo Mortensen . It earned him a Golden Globe Award in the Best Supporting Actor category and an Oscar in 2019 .

In the reviews of the third season of True Detective , Ali is often the focus, and not just because screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto originally didn't want to cast Sergeant Wayne Hays with a black actor. Mahershala Ali first had to convince him to give him the lead role. Stephen Dorff now falls into the role that was actually intended for Ali: that of the reliable and good-natured partner, reveals Carolin Ströbele in Die Zeit : "The cast is a great stroke of luck for the series, because Ali plays this policeman in his three phases Absolutely impressive. It really is the same man who portrays Sergeant Hays as a 30, 40 and 70 year old. Just by his posture and tension can be seen how in this life ambition has turned into disappointment and love into bitterness. ”His performance earned him an Emmy nomination for Best Actor - Miniseries or TV Movie .

At San Diego Comic Con 2019 it was announced that Ali would play the role of superhero Blade in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film of the same name .

Ali was the model for Calvin Klein 's Spring 2017 men's underwear collection . 2019 he was appointed by Time magazine in its time 100 was added, the list of 100 most influential people of the year.

Mahershala Ali has been married to conceptual artist Amatus Sami-Karim since 2003. The two had their first child together on February 22, 2017.

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

Mahershala Ali at the premiere for the film Moonlight in Toronto 2016

Black Film Critics Circle Award

  • 2016: Award for Best Supporting Actor ( Moonlight )

British Academy Film Award

Chicago Film Critics Association Award

  • 2016: Award for Best Supporting Actor (Moonlight)

Critics' Choice Movie Award

Critics' Choice Television Award

Golden Globe Award

Gotham Independent Film Award

  • 2016: Awarded the Special Jury Prize as part of the ensemble in the film Moonlight

London Critics' Circle Film Award

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award

NAACP Image Award

  • 2017: Award for Best Film Actor (Moonlight)

National Society of Film Critics Award

New York Film Critics Circle Award

  • 2016: Award for Best Supporting Actor (Moonlight)

Oscar

Primetime Emmy Award

Screen Actors Guild Award

  • 2017 : Award for Best Supporting Actor (Moonlight)
  • 2017: Nomination as a member of the best acting ensemble in a film (Moonlight)
  • 2017: Awarded as a member of the best acting ensemble in a film ( Hidden Figures - Unrecognized heroines )

Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award

  • 2016: Award for Best Supporting Actor (Moonlight)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mahershala Ali - Star portrait, news, pictures. In: Gala. January 8, 2019, accessed January 23, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lamont: Interview: Mahershala Ali: 'I had to protect myself from people's fear of me'. In: The Guardian, January 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kevin O'Keeffe: Will Mahershala Ali be the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar? In: The Guardian, February 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Andrew Pulver: Moonlight's Mahershala Ali: anti-Islam prejudice 'not a shock' if you have grown up black. In: The Guardian, February 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ SAG Awards: Mahershala Ali Acceptance Speech | 23rd SAG Awards. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .
  6. ↑ True Detective - Season 3 with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is coming. In: moviepilot.de. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Exclusive: 'True Detective' creator on season 3, being 'blown away' by Mahershala Ali. In: ew.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Carolin Ströbele: "True Detective 3": Investigations in your own head . In: The time . January 14, 2019, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed January 19, 2019]).
  9. ↑ 'Blade' Being Rebooted By Marvel With Mahershala Ali; 'Fantastic Four' Also In The Works
  10. ↑ Nikki Ogunnaike: The Cast of 'Moonlight' Stars in New Calvin Klein Underwear Ads . In: elle.com. February 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ Octavia Spencer: Mahershala Ali . In: Time , April 17, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019. 
  12. ↑ Allie Gemmill: Mahershala Ali's Wife Is An Accomplished Artist. In: Bustle. February 2, 2017, accessed January 12, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Erik Pedersen: 'Moonlight' Named Best Film By Black Film Critics Circle As Barry Jenkins Wins Twice; 4 Nods For 'Fences' In: deadline.com, December 20, 2016.
  14. ↑ Leo Barraclough: BAFTA Film Award Nominations: 'La La Land' Leads Race In: Variety, January 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ Nick Allen: Chicago Film Critics Awards Celebrate 'Moonlight', 'Manchester by the Sea', 'The Handmaiden' In: rogerebert.com, December 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ Scott Feinberg: Critics' Choice Awards: How They May Have Helped to Focus the Oscar Race In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 11, 2016.
  17. ↑ Joey Nolfi: 'Moonlight' wins best acting ensemble at 2016 Critics' Choice Awards In: Entertainment Weekly, December 11, 2016.
  18. ↑ 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards In: criticschoice.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  19. ↑ Luca Celada: The 74th Golden Globe Nominations: La La Land, Moonlight And Emerging TV Talent In: goldenglobes.com, December 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ Ramin Setoodeh: 'Moonlight' Sweeps the Gotham Awards, Winning Best Film In: Variety, November 28, 2016.
  21. ↑ Ross A. Lincoln and Greg Evans: Los Angeles Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Picture Of The Year In: deadline.com, December 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ McKenna Aiello: NAACP Image Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List In: eonline.com, February 12, 2017.
  23. ↑ Liz Calvario: National Society of Film Critics Names 'Moonlight' Best Picture of 2016 In: indiewire.com, January 7, 2016.
  24. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro: New York Film Critics Circle: 'La La Land' Takes Best Film; 'Manchester' & 'Moonlight' Come Up Big In: deadline.com, December 1, 2016.
  25. ↑ Here Are the 2017 Oscar Nominations In: time.com, January 24, 2017.
  26. ↑ The 2016 WAFCA Awards In: wafca.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Ali, Mahershala
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilmore, Mahershalalhashbaz (maiden name); Ali, Mahershalalhashbaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakland , California, United States