Ali was born in
Saudi Arabia. He rose to prominence after directing several prominent
grime and
house music videos in the early 2000s including the first video for
Lethal Bizzle's "
Pow (Forward)",
Skepta's "
Rolex Sweep" and
Boy Better Know's "
Too Many Man". He began his movie career in 2010, making his directorial debut in the drama film
Shank, set in a futuristic
London. Ali is sometimes confused with the other Mo Ali, a writer and artist featured among the cast of
Lint the Movie, a 2011 documentary on the cult
science fiction author and philosopher Jeff Lint. He directed the second block of COBRA series 2 starring Robert Carlisle and Victoria Hamilton for New Pictures and Sky and is currently in pre production on a new series PILOT SKIES starring Idris Elba. ==Filmography==