Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
Ali at the 2005 Comic-Con International
Born	Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore February 16, 1974 (1974-02-16) (age 37) Oakland, California, U.S.
Other names	Mahershala Karim-Ali
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present
Website
http://www.mahershalalhashbazali.net/

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali (born February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Richard Tyler on the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400, and "Tizzy" in the 2008 motion picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Ali was born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore in Oakland, California.^[1] Raised a Christian, he later converted to Ahmadiyya Islam.^[1][2]

His father, Phillip, appeared in musical theater. He is named after one of the sons of Isaiah in the Bible.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Making Revolution	Mac Laslow
2008	Umi's Heart	Ezra	Short film
2008	Curious Case of Benjamin Button, TheThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Tizzy
2009	Crossing Over	Detective Strickland
2010	Predators	Mombasa
2013	Place Beyond the Pines, TheThe Place Beyond the Pines	Kofi	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001-2002	Crossing Jordan	Dr. Trey Sanders	19 episodes
2002	Haunted	Alex Dalcour	Episode: "Abby"
2002	NYPD Blue	Rashard Coleman	Episode: "Das Boots"
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Tombs' Security Guard	Episode: "Lucky Strike"
2003	Handler, TheThe Handler		Episode: "Big Stones"
2003-2004	Threat Matrix	Jelani Harper	15 episodes
2004-2007	4400, TheThe 4400	Richard Tyler	31 episodes
2009	Lie to Me	Detective Don Hughes	Episode: "Do No Harm"
2009	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mark Foster	Episode: "Unstable"
2010	All Signs of Death	Gabe	TV movie
2010	Wronged Man, TheThe Wronged Man	Calvin Willis	TV movie
2011	Lights Out	Death Row Reynolds	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2011	Treme	Anthony King	3 episodes
2011	Alphas	Nathan Clay	5+ episodes

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "www.alislam.org" (PDF). http://www.alislam.org/library/books/Short-Stories-American-Converts-to-Islam.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-04. 
2. ^ "'Jordan' co-star's name will fill screen". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. St. Petersburg Times. 2001-09-10. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/80482196.html?dids=80482196:80482196&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+10%2C+2001&author=&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc='Jordan'+co-star's+name+will+fill+screen&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-08-04. 

External links

• Official website
• Mahershalalhashbaz Ali at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Ali, Mahershalalhashbaz
Alternative names	Gilmore, Mahershalalhashbaz
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	February 16, 1974
Place of birth	Oakland, California, U.S.
Date of death
Place of death