Usman Ally

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.^[1]

Usman Ally
Born	(1982-08-27) August 27, 1982 (age 42) Swaziland
Alma mater	Lewis & Clark College (BA) University of Florida (MFA)
Occupation	Actor

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.^[2]

Background

Ally was born in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) to Pakistani parents.^[3][4][5] He grew up in Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania, and Pakistan.^[6][7][8] According to Ally, his family regularly moved because his father was involved in international trade.^[9][4]

At age 18, Ally moved to the United States and attended Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, majoring in theater and cultural anthropology.^[10] 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.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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[12]
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)[12]
2022	God's Favorite Idiot	Mohsin Raza	16 episodes[13]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Uncharted 4: A Thief's End	Asav	Multiplayer only
2017	Uncharted: The Lost Legacy		Also motion capture[12]
2017	Middle-earth: Shadow of War	Serka	"Desolation of Mordor" DLC
2019	The Elder Scrolls Online	Zamarak
2019	Magic: The Gathering Arena	Oko, Thief of Crowns	[14]
2020	Fast & Furious Crossroads	Kai
2020	Avengers	George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K.	[12]
2022	God of War Ragnarök	Durlin	[12]