Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

Mostly Credited As: Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
Sometimes Credited As: Mahershala Ali

Birth Name: Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore
Date Of Birth: February 16, 1974 (Age 42)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Oakland, California
Height: 6' 2" (1.87 m)

Mahershalalhashbaz Ali is an American actor, and was born on February 16, 1974 in Oakland, California. Raised a Christian, Ali was born with the last name Gilmore, but changed it when he converted to Islam. His first name comes from the name of one of Isiah's sons in the Bible. Ali is best known to TV audiences as Richard Tyler, one of the titular 4400 from the USA series of the same name. Other notable credits include films like Predators and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, along with TV guest roles on Law & Order: SVU, Lie To Me, CSI, Treme, and Alcatraz.

TV Appearances

Main cast

House of Cards (2013) (2013)	As: Remy Danton
The 4400 (2004)	As: Richard Tyler (S01-S03)
Threat Matrix (2003)	As: Jelani
Crossing Jordan (2001)	As: Dr. Trey Sanders (S01)

Episode Cast Credits

Good Morning America (1975)
	• Season 39, Episode 273	39x273: (Nov/19/2014)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Alphas (2011) Show all 11 episode cast credits
	• God's Eye	02x13: (Oct/22/2012)	As	Nathan Cley (as Mahershala Ali)
	• If Memory Serves	02x11: (Oct/08/2012)	As	Nathan Cley (as Mahershala Ali)
	• Life After Death	02x10: (Oct/01/2012)	As	Nathan Cley (as Mahershala Ali)
	• Falling	02x08: (Sep/17/2012)	As	Nathan Cley (as Mahershala Ali)
Alcatraz (2012)
	• Clarence Montgomery	01x10: (Mar/12/2012)	As	Clarence Montgomery
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
	• Unstable	11x01: (Sep/23/2009)	As	Mark Foster
Lie to Me (2009)
	• Do No Harm	01x06: (Mar/11/2009)	As	Detective Don Hughes
The 4400 (2004)
	• One of Us	04x10: (Aug/19/2007)	As	Richard Tyler
	• Daddy's Little Girl	04x09: (Aug/12/2007)	As	Richard Tyler
NYPD Blue (1993)
	• Das Boots	10x07: (Nov/12/2002)	As	Rashard Coleman
Haunted (US) (2002)
	• Abby	01x04: (Oct/15/2002)	As	Alex Dalcour