Mahershala Ali
This goo was worth a point in May 2025.
publication date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (part of May 2025)
category: 
Movies
clue: He's played two criminals for Marvel and true detective for HBO.
explanation: Ali played "Cottonmouth" Stokes in season 1 of Luke Cage, Prowler in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, and Wayne Hays in season 3 of True Detective. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Bora Gursel
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