Portrait of Mahershala Ali

Acting

Mahershala Ali

Titles
44movies31TV shows
Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Mahershala Ali Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Satire & Parody
    1.3, average 2.3
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Social Justice 3
  • Strong Performances 2
  • Creature Feature 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • American History 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
TypeAllMovies40TV shows19
RoleAnyActing19Appearances12
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1990s12000s52010s82020s3Upcoming2
GenreAnyDrama15Mystery7Action & Adventure5Crime5Sci-Fi & Fantasy3Documentary2Comedy2Animation1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

Upcoming

2 titles
Poster for Ali Zafar igo

TV show · as From

Poster for The Plot

TV show · as Jake

2020s

3 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch80
Poster for Task

TV show · as Eddie Barnes

GoodWatch87
Poster for INVINCIBLE

TV show · as Titan (voice)

GoodWatch49
Poster for A World of Calm

TV show · as Narrator

2010s

8 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch83
Poster for Ramy

TV show · as Sheikh Ali Malik

GoodWatch66
Poster for Room 104

TV show · as Franco

GoodWatch77
Poster for Race for the White House

TV show · as Narrator

GoodWatch76
Poster for Marvel's Luke Cage

TV show · as Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes

GoodWatch76
Poster for True Detective

TV show · as Wayne Hays

GoodWatch77
Poster for House of Cards

TV show · as Remy Danton

GoodWatch60
Poster for Alcatraz

TV show · as Clarence Montgomery

GoodWatch71
Poster for Alphas

TV show · as Nathan Clay

2000s

5 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch72
Poster for Lie to Me

TV show · as Detective Hughes

GoodWatch78
Poster for The 4400

TV show · as Richard Tyler

GoodWatch36
Poster for Threat Matrix

TV show · as Jelani Harper

GoodWatch69
Poster for Crossing Jordan

TV show · as Trey Sanders

GoodWatch68
Poster for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV show · as Tombs' Security Guard

1990s

1 title · average score 73
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