"The Nutty Professor" and "Amadeus" were instrumental inspirations for the creation of the old age makeup for Ali's tour de force performance. It’s about time that two-time supporting actor ...

LOS ANGELES – In just two seasons, HBO’s “True Detective” has established ... 9 EST/PST), which centers on an Arkansas state police detective (Mahershala Ali) searching for two missing ...

By Sharareh Drury Mahershala Ali gives not one, not two, but three riveting performances on season three of HBO's True Detective as Arkansas state police officer Wayne Hays. Set against an Ozarks ...

Mahershala Ali won an Oscar in 2017 for his role in ... taking them on a journey into the past — in the first look at True Detective‘s third season. Ali, 44, stars in the highly anticipated ...

The first promo for True Detective Season 3 is finally here. After last night’s Sharp Objects finale (more on that shocking ending here), HBO released the first look at Mahershala Ali in the ...

Mahershala Ali (left) in "True Detective" and Sidney Poitier in the 1967 film "To Sir with Love." HBO; Everett Collection Ever since Matthew McConaughey proclaimed on “True Detective” that ...

Mahershala Ali fought for the lead role in HBO’s True Detective this season. Warrick Page Ali, who has taken home two of the last three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, is widely considered to ...

For his part in the film, Ali ... true-life story as its foundation, this was one of the best times I've had at the movies this year." Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times. 7. True Detective (2019 ...

“To ask somebody to make that significant of a shift and totally rethink your story was the first thing to accomplish,” Oscar winner Mahershala Ali said when he pitched himself to True ...

There have been three seasons of True Detective on HBO ... In the show’s third season, Ali played Wayne “Purple” Hays. Stephen Dorff played his hardboiled partner while Carmen Ejogo played ...

Mahershala Ali toplines the upcoming third season of HBO’s “True Detective,” but he was originally only offered a supporting role as the lead actor was supposed to be white. Ali told John ...

Mahershala Ali is in talks to star in the third season of “True Detective” at HBO, Variety has confirmed with sources. While discussions are underway with the Oscar winner, Ali’s deal is not ...