Mahershala Ali

Mahershala Ali will portray Cornell Stokes in Luke Cage.

Significant roles

 * Dr. Trey Sanders in Crossing Jordan (2001-2002)
 * Jelani Harper in Threat Matrix (2003-2004)
 * Richard Tyler in The 4400 (2004-2007)
 * Mombasa in Predators (2010)
 * Kofi in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
 * Anthony King in Treme (2011-2012)
 * Nathan Clay in Alphas (2011-2012)
 * Remy Danton in House of Cards (2013-2016)
 * Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockinjay - Part 1 (2014)
 * Boggs in The Hunger Games: Mockinjay - Part 2 (2015)
 * Moses in Free State of Jones (2016)

Quotes

 * "There are going to be so many kids out there who get to see a black man on that screen and aspire to be like him. We didn’t have that. They get to be included. When I grew up, it was a lie to us that you could be anything you wanted to be. Because we knew we couldn’t be president.  What this generation has is President Obama — he’s a superhero for us. And I think that might be hard for people to really embrace and understand."