Why I love Moonlight actor Mahershala Ali

He always seems coiled and controlled, fleshing out minor TV and movie roles until he fills the screenIn Hollywood, as in life, there are “overnight successes” that closer inspection reveals have been years in the making. Oprah wasn’t born Oprah, you know? It takes time to become fully formed, and no US actor embodies that more than Mahershala Ali. This is his moment.Ali, 42, is the hot favourite to win the best supporting actor Oscar next weekend, for his role in Barry Jenkins