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Abubakr Ali

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Abubakr Ali
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Abubakr Ali is an actor, writer, and singer. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama Acting Program. In 2021, Ali became the first Arab Muslim actor to lead a comic book adaptation when he was announced as Hunter Rose/Grendel in Netflix's upcoming new series, Grendel, based on the Matt Wagner comic books. In 2022, he will be seen starring in the MGM/Orion Pictures/Killer Films feature Anything's Possible, directed by Billy Porter.
BornJune 20
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    Known for

    Grendel
    TV Series
    • Hunter Rose
    • Grendel
    Eva Reign and Abubakr Ali in Anything's Possible (2022)
    Anything's Possible
    5.7
    • Khal
    • 2022
    Michael Rainey Jr. in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
    Power Book II: Ghost
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Sebastian 'Bash' Kamal-Stern
    The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
    The Walking Dead: World Beyond
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Dev

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • The Alchemy of Being Okay
      • Qasim
      • Post-production
    • Grendel
      • Hunter Rose
      • Grendel
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Deep Cuts
      • Post-production
    • Lukasz D.Tkaczyk in A House of Dynamite (2025)
      A House of Dynamite
      6.4
      • Lieutenant Dan Buck
      • 2025
    • This Really Happened
      TV Movie
      • Boy
      • 2024
    • Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
      Law & Order: Organized Crime
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Officer Samir Bashir
      • 2024
    • Michael Rainey Jr. in Power Book II: Ghost (2020)
      Power Book II: Ghost
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Sebastian 'Bash' Kamal-Stern
      • 2020–2023
    • Eva Reign and Abubakr Ali in Anything's Possible (2022)
      Anything's Possible
      5.7
      • Khal
      • 2022
    • The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020)
      The Walking Dead: World Beyond
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Dev
      • 2021
    • Our Ladies of Brooklyn (2021)
      Our Ladies of Brooklyn
      TV Series
      • Rahim
      • 2021
    • Brittany O'Grady in Little Voice (2020)
      Little Voice
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Dr. Nadeen
      • 2020
    • Lucy Hale, Julia Chan, Ashleigh Murray, and Jonny Beauchamp in Katy Keene (2020)
      Katy Keene
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Raj Patel
      • 2020
    • Edie Falco in Tommy (2020)
      Tommy
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Gamal Hadiri
      • 2020
    • Irish Goodbye (2018)
      Irish Goodbye
      7.2
      Short
      • Nizar
      • 2018
    • Dig (2015)
      Dig
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Goat Herder
      • 2015
    • Doradus (2014)
      Doradus
      8.6
      Short
      • Demitri Christon
      • 2014
    • Someday Soon (2013)
      Someday Soon
      Short
      • Dancer
      • 2013

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    • Born
      • June 20
      • Cairo, Egypt

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      His zodiac sign is Gemini.

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