Omar Dorsey | |
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 Dorsey at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival showing of Cargo | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Omar Dorsey 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 .
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]
Dorsey was born in Decatur, Georgia.
He is an alumnus of the DeKalb School of the Arts, a magnet school in the DeKalb County School District. 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.
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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