Ali trained at Mountview Academy of Performing Arts.

National Theatre of Scotland work includes: The James Plays, Macbeth, Black Watch

Other Theatre work includes: Fibres: Stellar Quines/Citizens Theatre, Lost At Sea: Perth Theatre/ Horsecross Arts, 306: Dusk: National Theatre of Scotland/Perth Theatre, BFG, Hecuba, Victoria: Dundee Rep, Beautiful Burnout: Frantic Assembly, Hamlet: Greenwich Theatre, Waterproof: Òran Mór, The Rocky Horror Show: Ballet Classic & Entertainment, The Secret Garden: Footlights Productions.

TV credits include: Armchair Detectives: Tiger Aspect, Trust Me, Shetland, Sea Of Souls, Monarch of the Glen: BBC, Outlander: Starz/Left Bank Pictures, River: Kudos.

Film credits: Ribbons: X Industries Ltd, May I Kill You: Cyclops Vision, Outpost: Black Sun: Black Camel, Weekender: Benchmark Films, Pelican Blood, Ecosse Films, The Making of Us: Imagine Films, ...And Repeat: Little Viking Productions, Sex Symbols In Sandwich Signs: EAF.

Radio credits: Keeping Mum, Topaz, McLevy, Black Watch (BBC).