Mahershala Ali (born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore ; February 16, 1974) is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for his roles in The 4400 (2004–2007), Predators (2010), House of Cards (2013?2016), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay ? Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015), Moonlight (2016) and Green Book (2018). He has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight and Green Book . He was the first Muslim actor to win an Oscar. ^[1]

Ali was born in Oakland , California . He is the son of Willicia and Phillip Gilmore. He grew up in Hayward, California . He is an Ahmadi Muslim . He is married to Amatus Sami-Karim. They have a daughter, Bari Najma (born February 22, 2017). ^[2]

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