Mustafa Shakir | |
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 Shakir in 2018 | |
| Born | August 21, 1976 North Carolina, US |
| Alma mater | The New School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Mustafa Shakir (born August 21, 1976) is an American actor known for his portrayal as Bushmaster in Marvel's Luke Cage , Big Mike in The Deuce and Jet Black in Cowboy Bebop (2021).
Shakir was born in North Carolina and grew up in Harlem. He attended The New School and graduated in 2001. [1] Before acting, Shakir was a barber. [2]
Shakir earned one of the lead roles in the short lived Quarry and made a guest appearance on Timeless . [3] He had previously auditioned for the roles of Black Lightning in the eponymous television show and M'Baku in Black Panther , but failed to acquire either role. [4] He was cast as John McIver/Bushmaster, in the second season of Luke Cage . [5] In 2021 he starred in the Netflix live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop as Jet Black which was cancelled after one season.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shaft | Protester | Uncredited |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Doorman | Uncredited |
| 2001 | 3 Ceilings | Doctor | Short |
| 2003 | Marci X | Engine Trouble | |
| 2005 | The Cavern | Gannon | |
| 2010 | Daybreak | — | |
| 2010 | Sunset | Dan | Short |
| 2011 | Geezas | Jones | |
| 2012 | Record/Play | Man | Short |
| 2013 | Untitled Symphony | — | Director, writer and producer |
| 2013 | The Dark Side of the Earth | Gibson | Short, also writer |
| 2013 | Stand By | Alpha Zombie | Short |
| 2014 | Noah's Ark | Chicken | Short |
| 2015 | The Stream | Marcus | Short |
| 2016 | The Grounds | Dominic | |
| 2016 | Driving While Black | Malik | |
| 2017 | Double Play | Manchi | |
| 2017 | Let Them Die Like Lovers | Marko | Short |
| 2017 | Fight Your Way Out | Damani Latimore | |
| 2017 | Brawl in Cell Block 99 | Andre | |
| 2018 | The Pretenders | Mr. Stanish | |
| 2021 | Hide and Seek | Frankie Pascarillo | |
| 2022 | Emancipation | Cailloux | |
| 2023 | Assassin | Sebastian | [7] [8] |
| 2023 | Ghosted | Monte Jackson | |
| 2025 | Love Hurts | TBA | Post-production [9] |
| TBA | Song Sung Blue | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Ronald Taylor | Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Bouncer / Ron | Episodes: "Best Laid Plans", "Double Date" |
| 2001, 2004 | Law & Order | Mike / Preston Hubbard | Episodes: "3 Dawg Night", "Gunplay" |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Bert | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005 | House | D'Vontray | Episode: "Acceptance" |
| 2005 | Wanted | Simeon Rivers | Episode: "Judas" |
| 2006 | Girlfriends | Javon Dennis | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Akon Dupree '07 | Episode: "It Takes a Village" |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Crew Member #1 | Episode: "Pay to Play" |
| 2011 | Harry's Law | Bull | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
| 2012 | The Frontier | Armand Rossignol | TV Pilot |
| 2013 | Shameless | D'Andre | Episode: "Cascading Failures" |
| 2014 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Guard 1 | Episode: "Tuhon" |
| 2015 | Mighty Med | Ambusher | Episode: "Less Than Hero" |
| 2016 | Underground | Edwin | Episode: "The Macon 7" |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Victor | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Quarry | Moses | Main cast |
| 2016 | Timeless | Gregory Hayes | Episode: "The Watergate Tape" |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Jack Gordon | Episode: "End of the Line" |
| 2017–2019 | The Deuce | Big Mike | Recurring; 21 episodes |
| 2018 | Luke Cage | John "Bushmaster" McIver | Main cast (Season 2) |
| 2019 | American Gods | Baron Samedi | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Jett | Quinn | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Jet Black | Main cast |
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