Fan Casting Mahershala Ali as Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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Mahershala Ali as Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Mahershala Ali

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Mahershalalhashbaz "Mahershala" Ali (born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore; February 16, 1974) is an American actor. Ali began his career as a regular on series such as Crossing Jordan and Threat Matrix ...

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Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

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Mahershala Ali

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Solomon Northup

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12 Years a Slave (2013)

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When two men offer Solomon Northup a fortnightly job as a musician in the US, he gladly accepts the offer. But on reaching his destination, the two men drug him and lock him in a slave prison.

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Mahershala Ali is known for his roles in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. He has been suggested by fans for 5,420 roles on myCast, including Sazed in The Mistborn Trilogy. Similar actors include Idris Elba, Sterling K. Brown, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Mahershala Ali was suggested to play Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013) by benanderson. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, and David Oyelowo. 12 Years a Slave (2013) has 10 roles, including Edwin Epps, Samuel Bass, and Patsey.

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