---
name: "Usman Ally"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/usman-ally"
fi1m_id: "usman-ally"
imdb_id: "nm2762669"
tmdb_id: 1129806
wikidata_id: "Q28968029"
roles: []
born: "17 August 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-13T21:53:36.705499+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Usman Ally

## Identity

Usman Ally

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/usman-ally
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** usman-ally
- **IMDb ID:** nm2762669
- **TMDB ID:** 1129806
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28968029
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usman_Ally, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28968029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2762669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1129806

Actor. Born 17 August 1982 in Eswatini.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 August 1982, Eswatini
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 72 (3), 2020s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Drama 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $467m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usman_Ally, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28968029, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2762669/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1129806

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*A Series of Unfortunate Events*](https://film.one/tv/a-series-of-unfortunate-events.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Usman Ally is a Swazi-born Pakistani-American actor known for work in film, television, theatre and voiceover. He was born in Eswatini (then Swaziland) to Pakistani parents and grew up in Kenya, Botswana, Tanzania and Pakistan. He moved to the United States at age 18 and earned a BA in theatre and cultural anthropology from Lewis & Clark College, followed by an MFA in acting from the University of Florida.

Ally began his professional career in 2008 and has appeared in numerous stage productions, including originating roles in *The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity* and *Disgraced*. He received an Obie Award in 2015 for his performance in *The Invisible Hand*. On screen, he is known for recurring roles such as Fernald the Hook-Handed Man in the Netflix series *A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2017–2019), Andrew Malik in *Suits* (2017–2019) and Ambassador Al Jaffar in *Veep* (2016–2017). His other television credits include *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, *Blindspot*, *NCIS* and *Person of Interest*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Deli Boys* (2025), Fi1m 68, as Murderwalla — [page](https://film.one/tv/deli-boys.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), Fi1m 78, as Jay — [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Hook-Handed Man — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-series-of-unfortunate-events.md)
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), Fi1m 60, as U.S.S. Vengeance Officer — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Mohammed Al Jaffar — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Deli Boys* (2025), series, as Murderwalla — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/deli-boys.md)
- *Émigré/Americana* (2025), Director, Writer, Producer
- *The Pitt* (2025), series, as Dr. Raymond Javadi — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-pitt.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), series, as Jay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *The Manifestation* (2024), as Michael
- *Not Dead Yet* (2023), series, as Blitt
- *Grimcutty* (2022), as Amir Chaudhry
- *God's Favorite Idiot* (2022), series, as Mohsin Raza
- *American Auto* (2021), series, as Dan
- *Superintelligence* (2020), as Sergei
- *The Hunt* (2020), as Crisis Mike
- *On Becoming a God in Central Florida* (2019), series, as Stan Van Grundegaard
- *Lifeline* (2017), series, as Nathan
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Roland Barnes
- *Nobodies* (2017), series, as Gavin
- *A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2017), series, as Hook-Handed Man, Hook-Handed Man (Foreman Flacutono) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-series-of-unfortunate-events.md)
- *Just Add Magic* (2016), series, as Mr. Morris
- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, as Samir Baqri
- *The Player* (2015), series, as Hamid
- *Blindspot* (2015), series, as Hakim
- *Misled* (2015), as Waseem
- *The Librarians* (2014), series, as Security Lt. Becker
- *Madam Secretary* (2014), series, as Zahed Javani
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Vincent
- *Star Trek Into Darkness* (2013), as U.S.S. Vengeance Officer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-into-darkness.md)
- *Just Like a Woman* (2013), as Ousman
- *Veep* (2012), series, as Mohammed Al Jaffar — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Boss* (2011), series, as Joe Young
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Jamal Risha — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Suits* (2011), series, as Andrew Malik
- *Young Justice* (2010), series, as Khalid Nassour (voice), Khalid Nassour / Muhammed Nassour (voice)
- *Chicago Overcoat* (2009), as Pawnshop Owner
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Bilal Khan — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/castle.md)
- *Damages* (2007), series, as Nasim Marwat — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Victor Mir — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Morsi Driver — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Stuck*, Director

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