Ali made their television debut in an installment of the
Apple TV+ drama anthology
Little America. For their performance, Ali was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award. This was followed by Ali's debut feature film role starring as Kamal in the 2021 thriller
Europa directed by Haider Rashid. Ali also made their directorial debut with the short film
Baba.
Baba won the top
Iris Prize as well as the prize in the British category. In 2023, Ali joined the cast of the
BBC One school drama
Waterloo Road for its eleventh series revival as Kai Sharif. Ali also appeared in an episode of the
Amazon Prime series
The Power and the
Switchboard short film
The Call. In 2025, Ali played Dirty Damian in the
BBC Three adaptation of
What It Feels Like for a Girl by
Paris Lees. ==Filmography==