Mahershala Ali

Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore, professionally known as Mahershala Ali, portrayed Cornell Stokes/Cottonmouth in Luke Cage.
He also portrayed Eric Brooks/Blade in Eternals and will reprise the role in Blade.
==Awards==
*He won a BET Award for Best Actor for his work on Luke Cage.
*He won a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Guest Performer, Drama Series for his work on Luke Cage.
==Trivia==
*Mahershala Ali is one of the actors who have portrayed multiple characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
*Mahershala Ali's role as Cottonmouth in the first season of Luke Cage gave him the inspiration and the idea to be cast as Blade, and contacted his agent on the day Luke Cage premiered to inquire about Marvel Studios' plans for the franchise.Mahershala Ali on Becoming #Blade and Finding his Faith
*Mahershala Ali accepted the role of Cottonmouth for the first season of Luke Cage under the condition that he would only be in half the seasonCheo Hodari Coker on Twitter - July 14, 2020 and that the character would be killed off.Cheo Hodari Coker on X - August 21, 2024 This was because he was transitioning from acting in television shows to acting exclusively in movies and therefore did not want to be contractually obligated to portray a non-lead character on a television show for multiple seasons.Cheo Hodari Coker on X - August 21, 2024
*Mahershala Ali creates mixtapes for each character he portrays and Cottonmouth's mixtape includes songs from , , , , , Kanye West and .
*Mahershala Ali also voiced Aaron Davis/Prowler in the Sony Pictures Entertainment production and voiced another version of Aaron Davis in .
*Mahershala Ali previously worked with Brian Tyree Henry in and worked again with him in .
*Mahershala Ali previously worked with Nic Pizzolatto in .
*Mahershala Ali shares his birthday with Elizabeth Olsen and Christopher Eccleston.
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Category:Actors
Category:Actors with Multiple MCU Roles
Category:Eternals (film) Actors
Category:Blade (film) Actors
Category:Luke Cage (TV series) Actors
Category:Actors with Roles in Comic Book Adaptations outside the Marvel Cinematic Universe