Omar Dorsey
Omar Dorsey | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse | Crystle Roberson |
Children | 2 |
Omar Dorsey is an American actor. He has appeared in films Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar.
Career
Dorsey played small parts in a number of films early in his career, including
In 2014, Dorsey played
Oprah Winfrey Network.[6][7] Dorsey appears as Sherriff Barker in the horror films Halloween, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends.[8]
Personal life
Dorsey was born in Decatur, Georgia.
He is an alumnus of
DeKalb Center for the Performing Arts
at Avondale High School. He lives in Los Angeles.
He has 2 kids from a prior marriage. He married director Crystle Roberson on New Year's Eve in 2023.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Road Trip | Lawrence | |
2001 | Boycott | MLK Guard | TV movie |
Losing Grace | Opposing Player | ||
2002 | Juwanna Mann | Rickey | |
Drumline | James | ||
2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Lamell | |
2005 | The Reading Room | Ned | TV movie |
2006 | Our House | Milkbone | TV movie |
School for Scoundrels | Lawrence | ||
13 Graves | Carl Brown | TV movie | |
2008 | Ninja Cheerleaders | Manny | |
2009 | Race to Witch Mountain | The Vegas Police Officer Hough | |
The Blind Side | 'Big Tony' Hamilton | ||
2010 | The Wronged Man | Leroy Matthews | TV movie |
Louis | Walter | ||
2011 | Setup | G Money | |
2012 | Django Unchained | Chicken Charlie | |
2013 | Americana | The Voice | TV movie |
2014 | Heaven's Hard Pitches | Michael Oso | Short |
Selma | James Orange | ||
2015 | Hollywood Adventures | Airport Staff | |
Viper | Andre | Short | |
Bad Things | Pugie Hudson | Short | |
2016 | 9 Rides | Uber Pool Man | |
Dog Eat Dog | Moon Man | ||
2017 | Cargo | Eddie | |
Thank You for Your Service | Dante | ||
Say No MO! | Mo | ||
Sins of the Father | Derrick | Short | |
2018 | Halloween | Sheriff Barker | [8] |
Jump | Uncle Charlie | Short | |
2019 | Bolden!
|
Walter | |
Harriet | Bigger Long | ||
2020 | Chat - A Covid 19 Story | Lorenzo | Short |
Power Corrupts | Chris Duvoe | ||
2021 | Halloween Kills | Sheriff Barker | |
2022 | Halloween Ends |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Jersey | Sharpe | Episode: "Stealing the Spotlight" |
2001 | Going to California | Dobsie | TV Series |
2005 | ER | Captain Guildon | Episode: "Here and There" |
Yes, Dear | Doctor | Episode: "Senior Olympics" | |
The Shield | Jamal | Episode: "String Theory" | |
2006 | Entourage | Thug #1 | Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated" |
2007 | K-Ville | Sonny Gossett | Recurring Cast |
Lincoln Heights | Chet 'Sawbone' Mitchell | Episode: "Out with a Bang" | |
2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Goat | Episode: "Local Hero/Overboard" |
2010-12 | Rizzoli & Isles | Big Mo | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3 |
2011 | The Mentalist | CBI Agent Anthony Niskin | Episode: "Little Red Book" |
2012 | Chuck | St. Germaine | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Kept Man" |
Castle | Biggie Slim | Episode: "The Limey" | |
Bones | Chad Lester | Episode: "The Partners in the Divorce" | |
2013 | CSI: NY | Thomas Reynolds | Episode: "Blood Actually" |
NCIS | Vernon Dale | Episode: "Past, Present, and Future" | |
Eastbound & Down | Dontel Benjamin | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
2014 | Rake | Roy | Recurring Cast |
Ray Donovan | Cookie Brown | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
2015 | Battle Creek | Travis Taylor | Episode: "The Battle Creek Way" |
2016 | Teachers | Mr. Tomlinson | Episode: "Hot Lunch" |
Aquarius
|
Ralph Church | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
2016-22 | Queen Sugar | Hollingsworth "Hollywood" Desonier | Main Cast |
2017 | Blue Bloods | Ernie "Goodnight" Mason | Episode: "Not Fade Away"
|
Hell's Kitchen
|
Himself | Episode: "Aerial Maneuvers" | |
2019 | When They See Us | Elombre Brath | Recurring Cast |
2020 | Soul City | Cab Driver | Main Cast |
2021 | Genius: Aretha | James Cleveland | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
The Lower Bottoms | Pastor Green | Episode: "Cesspool of Crime/Campaign Trail from Hell" | |
2022 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Cartier "Duns" Fareed | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
Cherish the Day | Hollingsworth "Hollywood" Desonier | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
2023 | Snowfall | Clyde | Episode: "Ebony and Ivory" |
Bookie | Ray | Main Cast |
References
- ^ Loewenstein, Melinda (19 November 2013). "Omar Dorsey's 7 Tips for Standing Out as an Actor". Backstage. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Gunter, Brianna (14 January 2014). "Omar Dorsey on new show 'Rake' and why 'Django Unchained' made him a better actor [Exclusive]". TheCelebrityCafe.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- Penske Business Media, LLC.3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (8 July 2013). "'Eastbound & Down' Enlists 'Django Unchained' Actor for Final Season (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Kelley, Katie Martin (20 May 2014). "PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND PATHÉ ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON "SELMA"". Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- Penske Business Media, LLC.Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- Indiewire.com. Archived from the originalon 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Halloween Kills | Cast & Synopsis | in Theaters and Streaming Only on Peacock October 15".
External links
- Omar Dorsey at IMDb