Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali is my favorite kind of actor: one who wins scenes through stillness. A former college basketball player from Oakland, he came up through stage and television before two supporting-actor Oscars in three years confirmed what attentive viewers already knew. What fascinates me is his economy; he can shift a film's emotional center with a glance or a measured pause, which is why The New York Times naming him among the century's greatest actors felt overdue rather than generous. He elevates everything he appears in, and I suspect his best leading work is still ahead of him. Few performers carry that much dignity so effortlessly on screen.

Name (English)

Mahershala Ali

Name (Japanese)

マハーシャラルハズバズ・アリ

Reading

まはーしゃらるはずばず・あり

Born

February 16, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

Origin

Oakland, California, United States

Occupation

television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor / basketball player

High school

Mount Eden High School

University

Saint Mary's College of California

Awards & achievements

• 2017 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
• 2019 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
• Golden Globe Awards
• 2019 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mahershalaali/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA

Tags

• California
• television actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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