Omar Dorsey

Omar Dorsey
Dorsey at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival showing of Cargo
Born	Decatur, Georgia, U.S
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Crystle Roberson ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	3

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 .

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 Sheriff 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 the DeKalb School of the Arts, a magnet school in the DeKalb County School District. ^[9]

In 2019, he met director Crystle Roberson at the Toronto International Film Festival. They began dating and were wed on November 5, 2023. ^[10] Together, they have a son. ^[11] Dorsey, who lives in Los Angeles, also has two daughters from a prior marriage. ^[12]

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 . Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. 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. "Halloween Kills | Cast & Synopsis | in Theaters and Streaming Only on Peacock October 15".
9. Ho, Rodney (January 23, 2014). "Decatur's Omar Dorsey starring in new Fox show 'Rake'". ajc.com. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
10. Greene, Jordan. "Actor Omar Dorsey Marries Crystle Roberson in Oceanfront Wedding: 'A Sacred Dream Come True' (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
11. "Exclusive: 'The Gilded Age' Director Crystle Roberson Dorsey's Maternity Photos Are A Work Of Art". Essence. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
12. "TV Stars Share Their Best Childhood Holiday Memories And Holiday Wishes For Their Characters". Ebony. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

External links

• Omar Dorsey at IMDb