Usman Ally

Usman Ally (born August 27, 1982 in Swaziland , now Eswatini) is an American actor .

life and career

Usman Ally was born in the small African state of Swaziland and also spent the first eighteen years of his life in Botswana , Kenya , Tanzania and Pakistan . He then moved to the United States, where he studied theater and anthropology at Lewis & Clark College in Portland , Oregon , each with a Masters degree. He later earned the Magna cum laude distinction from the University of Florida for the drama program.

After graduation, Ally moved to Chicago , where he gained his first experience as a stage actor. As a result, he was awarded several prizes for his theater performances, including as Bagheera in The Jungle Book or as Bashir in The Invisible Hand , for which he a. a. was awarded an Obie Award .

Ally is also active in film and television. In 2011 he took on the recurring role of Nasim Marwat in the series Damages . Further series appearances followed in Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York , Person of Interest , Madam Secretary , Castle , Marvel's Agents of SHIELD and Nobodies . From 2016 to 2017 he appeared as Ambassador Al Jaffar in the political comedy series Veep - The Vice President . In 2017, he also took on a recurring role in A Series of Unfortunate Events , which he played through 2019. In 2019 he took on one of the leading roles in the comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida .

His film appearances include Chicago Overcoat , Star Trek Into Darkness and Just Like a Woman . Ally currently lives in Los Angeles .

Filmography (selection)

• 2008: The Group (short film)
• 2009: Chicago Overcoat
• 2011: Damages - In the Net of Power ( Damages , TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2012: Boss (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2012: Just Like a Woman
• 2013: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, episode 3x18)
• 2013: Star Trek Into Darkness
• 2014: Mind Games (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2014: Person of Interest (TV series, episode 3x18)
• 2014–2015: Madam Secretary (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2015: Castle (TV series, episode 7x20)
• 2015: The Player (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2015: Love Meet Hope
• 2016: Blindspot (TV series, episode 1x11)
• 2016: Helen & Grace (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2016: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2016: The Librarians (TV series, episode 3x2)
• 2016–2017: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2017: Lifeline (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2017: Stop it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , TV series, episode 9x08)
• 2017-2018: Nobodies (TV series, 6 episodes)
• 2017-2019: A Series of Unfortunate Events ( A Series of Unfortunate Events , TV series, 22 episodes)
• 2017-2019: Suits (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2018: The Mysterious Cookbook ( Just Add Magic , TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2019: Better Things (TV series, episode 3x05)
• 2019: On Becoming a God in Central Florida (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2019-2020: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2020: The Hunt
• 2020: 68 Whiskey (TV series)

Awards and nominations

• 2012: Nomination for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor for Disgraced
• 2014: Nomination for an IRNE Award for Best Actor for The Jungle Book
• 2015: Received an Obie Award for Best Actor in a Musical for The Invisible Hand
• 2015: Nomination for a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor for The Invisible Hand

Web links

• Usman Ally in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Usman Ally in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Usman Ally - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved August 12, 2017.
2. ↑ Ben Waterhouse: Character Builder ( English ) September 28, 2015. Accessed August 12, 2017.