
Isaiah Mustafa
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-02-11 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Isaiah Mustafa
Biography
Isaiah Mustafa (born February 11, 1974 height 6' 3½" (1,92 m)) is an American actor and former NFLpractice squadwide receiver. Mustafa is widely known as the main character for a series of Old Spice TV commercials, The Man Your Man Could Smell Like, for portraying Luke Garroway on Freeform's fantasy series Shadowhunters, and as adult Mike Hanlon in It Chapter Two (2019). Mustafa was born in Portland, Oregon, the youngest of seven children of Shahidah Mustafa-Davis and John Wali Mustafa, who owned and ran a limousine service in Laguna Hills, California in the early 1980s. Mustafa studied history at Arizona State and he played during the 1997 Rose Bowl between the then-undefeated Sun Devils and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Although Mustafa expected to become a high school teacher after graduation, a sports agent suggested that he try out for NFL teams. The Tennessee Oilers signed him to the practice squad, then sent him to NFL Europe's Barcelona Dragons in 1998. After a season on the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns' practice squads in 1999, Mustafa attended the Seattle Seahawks' training camp in 2000. Next he owned a restaurant called Jo Jo's Barbecue on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles that has since closed. Mustafa is a comic book fan; his knowledge of Doctor Doom's first name helped him win $47,000 on The Weakest Link, for a question on the first name of Doctor Frankenstein. The money helped him pursue his post-restaurateur goal of becoming an actor.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Boy Kills World
as Benny
(2022)
Murder at Yellowstone City
as Cicero
(2022)
Home Team
as Porcupine Coach
(2022)
The Hostage
as J.R.
(2019)
It Chapter Two
as Mike Hanlon
(2019)
(2018)
The Clinic
as Fletcher
(2017)
Five Minutes
as Roman
(2016)
After the Reality
as Garreth
(2016)
Girl Flu.
as Gabriel
(2014)
Back in the Day
as T
(2013)
Crush
as Coach Evans
(2012)
The Three Stooges
as Moe's Hip Executive
(2012)
Rags
as Reginal Worth
(2012)
Mansome
as Self
(2011)
Horrible Bosses
as Officer Wilkens
(2011)
Madea's Big Happy Family
as Calvin
(2011)
Thunderballs
as Ronnie
(2007)
Even Money
as Basketball Player (uncredited)
Crew
(2020)
Rosalinda 2020
Director, Epk Producer, Director of Photography