Fan Casting Mahershala Ali as Det. Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (2017)

cenkkivanc made this fan casting suggestion on August 9, 2021. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Mahershala Ali

51 years old

Mahershala Ali (/məˈhɜːrʃələ/ mə-HUR-shə-lə; born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore on February 16, 1974) is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British ...

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Det. Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (2017)

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Mahershala Ali

Det. Virgil Tibbs

In the Heat of the Night (2017)

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In the Heat of the Night (2017)

by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lions Gate Entertainment Summit Entertainment

Detective Virgil Tibbs is caught up in the racial tension of the US South when he is arrested after the murder of a prominent businessman. Tibbs was simply waiting for his next train at the station...

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Mahershala Ali is known for his roles in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. He has been suggested by fans for 6,542 roles on myCast, including Sazed in The Mistborn Trilogy. Similar actors include Idris Elba, Sterling K. Brown, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Mahershala Ali was suggested to play Det. Virgil Tibbs in In the Heat of the Night (2017) by cenkkivanc. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Anthony Mackie, Michael B. Jordan, and Jamie Foxx. In the Heat of the Night (2017) has 11 roles, including Chief Bill Gillespie, Sam Wood, and Eric Endicott.

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Mahershala Ali

51 years old

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In the Heat of the Night (2017)

by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lions Gate Entertainment Summit Entertainment

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