Omar Dorsey
Dorsey at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival showing of Cargo
Born (1975-12-22) December 22, 1975 (age 48)
Decatur, Georgia, U.S
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
SpouseCrystle Roberson
Children2

Omar J. Dorsey (born December 22, 1975) is an American actor. He has appeared in films The Blind Side (2009), Django Unchained (2012), and Selma (2014) playing James Orange. In 2016, Dorsey began starring as Hollingsworth "Hollywood" Desonier in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series Queen Sugar.

Career

Dorsey played small parts in a number of films early in his career, including Juwanna Mann, Starsky & Hutch, and The Blind Side.[1] In 2012, he co-starred in Django Unchained.[2] On television, he guest-starred on ER, The Shield, The Mentalist, Castle, Rizzoli & Isles, and NCIS. He had recurring roles in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan as Cookie Brown, the Fox comedy-drama Rake, and the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down.[3][4]

In 2014, Dorsey played Civil Rights Movement activist James Orange in the historical drama film Selma directed by Ava DuVernay.[5] In 2016, DuVernay cast Dorsey in her drama series Queen Sugar for 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
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
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

  1. ^ Loewenstein, Melinda (19 November 2013). "Omar Dorsey's 7 Tips for Standing Out as an Actor". Backstage. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Omar J. Dorsey Joins Showtime's 'Ray Donovan'; Carole Weyers In WGN's 'Manhattan'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (8 July 2013). "'Eastbound & Down' Enlists 'Django Unchained' Actor for Final Season (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ Kelley, Katie Martin (20 May 2014). "PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND PATHÉ ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON "SELMA"". Paramount Pictures. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (27 January 2016). "'Queen Sugar': OWN Drama Series Casts Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe & Omar J. Dorsey In Lead Roles". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  7. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (27 January 2016). "Omar J. Dorsey, Dawn-Lyen Gardner, Kofi Siriboe Join 'Queen Sugar' to be Helmed by All-Women Directing Team". Shadow and Act. Indiewire.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Halloween Kills | Cast & Synopsis | in Theaters and Streaming Only on Peacock October 15".

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