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Mustafa Shakir

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Mustafa Shakir at an event for Ghosted (2023)
A man dies as part of an experimental military program. A former black-ops soldier takes his place to find who killed him.
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Mustafa Shakir was born on 21 August 1976 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), Ghosted (2023) and Emancipation (2022).
BornAugust 21, 1976
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BornAugust 21, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Known for

    Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
    Brawl in Cell Block 99
    7.1
    • Andre
    • 2017
    Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted (2023)
    Ghosted
    5.8
    • Monte Jackson
    • 2023
    Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
    Emancipation
    6.3
    • Lt. Andrew Cailloux
    • 2022
    Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
    Luke Cage
    7.2
    TV Series
    • John 'Bushmaster' McIver

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Love Hurts
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Song Sung Blue
      • In Production
    • Superman Doesn't Steal (2024)
      Superman Doesn't Steal
      8.5
      Short
      • Gil Riddick
      • 2024
    • King Shaka (2023)
      King Shaka
      TV Series
      • Dingiswayo
      • 2023
    • Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in Ghosted (2023)
      Ghosted
      5.8
      • Monte Jackson
      • 2023
    • Bruce Willis, Dominic Purcell, and Nomzamo Mbatha in Assassin (2023)
      Assassin
      3.2
      • Sebastian
      • 2023
    • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
      Emancipation
      6.3
      • Lt. Andrew Cailloux
      • 2022
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Jet Black
      • 2021
    • Joe Pantoliano and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Hide and Seek (2021)
      Hide and Seek
      4.2
      • Frankie Pascarillo
      • 2021
    • John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Alex Hassell, and Daniella Pineda in Cowboy Bebop: The Lost Session (2021)
      Cowboy Bebop: The Lost Session
      7.2
      TV Short
      • Jet Black
      • 2021
    • Imitation
      Short
      • Obiora
      • 2020
    • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
      The Deuce
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Big Mike
      • 2017–2019
    • Carla Gugino in Jett (2019)
      Jett
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Quinn
      • 2019
    • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
      American Gods
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Baron Samedi
      • 2019
    • The Pretenders (2018)
      The Pretenders
      4.9
      • Mr. Stanish
      • 2018
    • Mike Colter in Luke Cage (2016)
      Luke Cage
      7.2
      TV Series
      • John 'Bushmaster' McIver
      • 2018
    • The Grounds (2018)
      The Grounds
      5.8
      • Dominic
      • 2018

    Writer

    • The Dark Side of the Earth (2013)
      The Dark Side of the Earth
      6.6
      Short
      • written by
      • 2013
    • Untitled Symphony
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2013

    Director

    • Untitled Symphony
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013

    Videos23

    DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH
    Full Movie 5:57
    DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:51
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:30
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:21
    Official Trailer
    Season 3 Trailer
    Trailer 1:56
    Season 3 Trailer
    Season 2 Trailer
    Trailer 1:48
    Season 2 Trailer
    Official Tease
    Trailer 1:16
    Official Tease
    Assassin
    Trailer 1:51
    Assassin
    The Cavern
    Trailer 1:03
    The Cavern
    Cowboy Bebop (German Trailer 1)
    Trailer 2:30
    Cowboy Bebop (German Trailer 1)
    Cowboy Bebop (Latin America Market Trailer 1 Subtitled)
    Trailer 2:30
    Cowboy Bebop (Latin America Market Trailer 1 Subtitled)
    Cowboy Bebop (Dutch Trailer 1 Subtitled)
    Trailer 2:30
    Cowboy Bebop (Dutch Trailer 1 Subtitled)

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Mustafa S. Shakir
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • August 21, 1976
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    • Children
      • Shay Shakir

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