Mustafa Shakir

ABOUT MUSTAFA SHAKIR

Popular actor best known for his role as Bushmaster on the Netflix series Marvel's Luke Cage and for his performance in HBO's The Deuce . He is also a well respected musician who goes by the alias Mustafa Effortless.

He once worked as a barber.

He's a huge comic book fan and auditioned for roles in both the film Black Panther and the TV series Black Lightning .

He was born in North Carolina and raised in Harlem. His mother and father are originally from Nigeria.

He has guest-starred on NCIS: Los Angeles with LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell .