It stars Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe in her first film appearance, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. The film presents three stages in the life of the main character: his childhood, adolescence, and early adult life.

Moonlight: Directed by Barry Jenkins. With Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson, Alex R. Hibbert. A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.

Apr 3, 2017 · Alicia Vikander presents Mahershala Ali with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Moonlight" at the 89th Oscars® in 2017.

Ali received critical acclaim and won Academy Awards and SAG Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his performances as a drug dealer in the drama Moonlight (2016) and as Don Shirley in the biographical comedy-drama Green Book (2018), as well as a BAFTA and Golden Globe Award for the latter.

Juan : [Imitating an old lady's voice] "Runnin' around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that's what I'm gon' call you. 'Blue'." Little : So your name 'Blue'? Juan : [Chuckles] Nah. Juan : [to Little] At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you.

He can be seen in the independent feature film, Moonlight, as well as reprising his role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, Gary Ross's civil war era drama The Free State of Jones, and Netflix's award-winning series House of Cards as well as Marvel's Luke Cage.

Feb 16, 2017 · In the recent film, Moonlight, Mahershala Ali plays an unlikely father figure to a quiet young African-American boy named Chiron. At school, Chiron is bullied.

Oct 21, 2016 · NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to actor Mahershala Ali about the complex and nuanced ways his characters exemplify black masculinity - particularly in the new film, 'Moonlight.'

Mar 20, 2022 · For only 20 minutes of screen time in the opening act of Moonlight, he was awarded the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, underlining the truth of an old Konstantin Stanislavski adage: there...

Feb 17, 2017 · The self-possessed Moonlight star, 43, rises 6 foot, 2 inches, dark-skinned and dead handsome as he threads his way through the bar at The London NYC. He bears a statesman’s gravity (so evident...