Usman Ally

 ( 21st-century American Male Actors ) 

Usman Ally (born August 27, 1982) is a Pakistani-American film, stage and television actor. Marking his acting debut in 2008, Ally won an Obie Award in 2015 for his role in The Invisible Hand.

He has appeared in several stage productions including The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, The Jungle Book and a production of Around the World in 80 Days. He is known for his on-screen roles such as Fernald the Hook-Handed Man in Netflix's adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events, which premiered in 2017 and Andy Malik in Suits.

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Background Ally was born in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) to parents. He grew up in Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, and Pakistan. According to Ally, his family regularly moved because his father was involved in international trade.

At age 18, Ally moved to the United States and attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, majoring in theater and cultural anthropology. Soon after graduating from Lewis and Clark, he attended the University of Florida, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Master of Fine Arts in acting. He has lived in Portland, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

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Filmography

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Film

2008	The Group	Sunil	Short film
2009	Chicago Overcoat	Pawnshop Owner
2011	Our Fathers	Ahmed	Short film
2012	Just Like a Woman	Ousman
2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	U.S.S. Vengeance Officer
2015	Misled	Waseem
2016	Love Meet Hope	Andrew
2020	The Hunt	Crisis Mike
2020	Superintelligence	Sergei
2022	Grimcutty	Amir Chaudhry

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Television

2011	The Chicago Code	Abrahm	Episode: "St. Valentine's Day Massacre"
	Damages	Nasim Marwat	4 episodes
2012	Boss	Joe Young	2 episodes
2013	Blue Bloods	Vendor	Episode: "No Regrets"
2014	Mind Games	Charles	Episode: "Pilot"
	Person of Interest	Jamal Risha	Episode: "Allegiance"
2014–2015	Madam Secretary	Zahed Javani	3 episodes
2015	Castle	Bilal Jafari	Episode: "Sleeper"
	The Player	Hamid	Episode: "Pilot"
	Brooklyn Animal Control	Lawyer	Episode 1.1
2016	Blindspot	Hakim	Episode: "Cease Forcing Enemy"
	Helen & Grace	Coach	2 episodes
	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Vincent	3 episodes
	The Librarians	Security Lt. Becker	Episode: "And the Fangs of Death"
2016–2017	Veep	Ambassador Al Jaffar	6 episodes
2017–2019	A Series of Unfortunate Events	Fernald the Hook-Handed Man	Recurring role
2017	Just Add Magic	Mr. Morris	8 episodes
2017–2018	Nobodies	Gavin	Recurring role
	Mike Tyson Mysteries	Raji, Mahmoud, Price Abdul Al Farooq	Voice, 2 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2017–2019	Suits	Andrew Malik	4 episodes
2017	Lifeline	Nathan	Main role
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Morsi Driver	Episode: "Never Wait for Seconds!"
2019	Better Things	Dr. Babu	Episode: "No Limits"
	On Becoming a God in Central Florida	Stan Van Grundegaard	Recurring role
2019-2020	NCIS	Victor Mir	2 episodes
2020	68 Whiskey	Captain Hazara	Recurring role
2021	Call Me Kat	Dr. Kevin Khan	Episode: "Therapy"
2021	Young Justice	Khalid Nassour, Muhammad Nassour	Voice, recurring role (5 episodes)
2022	God's Favorite Idiot	Mohsin Raza	16 episodes

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Video games

2016		Asav	Multiplayer only
2017			Also motion capture
2017		Serka	"Desolation of Mordor" DLC
2019	The Elder Scrolls Online	Zamarak
2019		Oko, Thief of Crowns /ref>
2020	Fast & Furious Crossroads	Kai
2020	Avengers	MODOK
2022	God of War Ragnarök	Durinn

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External links

Categories: 21st-century American Male Actors, 1982 Births, Living People, American Actors Of Pakistani Descent, American Male Film Actors, American Male Stage Actors, American Male Voice Actors, American Male Television Actors, Lewis & Clark College Alumni, Male Actors From Chicago, Obie Award Recipients, Pakistani Emigrants To The United States, Expatriates In Botswana, Pakistani Expatriates In Kenya, Pakistani Expatriates In Eswatini, Pakistani Expatriates In Tanzania, University Of Florida Alumni, Muslims From Oregon, Muslims From Illinois

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