Omar Dorsey

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Omar Dorsey
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Dorsey at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival showing of Cargo
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OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
(m. 2023)
Children3

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 .

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Road Trip Lawrence
2001 Boycott MLK GuardTV movie
Losing GraceOpposing Player
2002 Juwanna Mann Rickey
Drumline James
2004 Starsky & Hutch Lamell
2005 The Reading Room NedTV movie
2006 Our House MilkboneTV movie
School for Scoundrels Lawrence
13 GravesCarl BrownTV 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 MatthewsTV movie
LouisWalter
2011 Setup G Money
2012 Django Unchained Chicken Charlie
2013AmericanaThe VoiceTV movie
2014Heaven's Hard PitchesMichael OsoShort
Selma James Orange
2015 Hollywood Adventures Airport Staff
ViperAndreShort
Bad ThingsPugie HudsonShort
2016 9 Rides Uber Pool Man
Dog Eat Dog Moon Man
2017CargoEddie
Thank You for Your Service Dante
Say No MO!Mo
Sins of the FatherDerrickShort
2018 Halloween Sheriff Barker [8]
JumpUncle CharlieShort
2019 Bolden! Walter
Harriet Bigger Long
2020Chat - A Covid 19 StoryLorenzoShort
Power CorruptsChris Duvoe
2021 Halloween Kills Sheriff Barker
2022 Halloween Ends

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Jersey SharpeEpisode: "Stealing the Spotlight"
2001 Going to California DobsieTV Series
2005 ER Captain GuildonEpisode: "Here and There"
Yes, Dear DoctorEpisode: "Senior Olympics"
The Shield JamalEpisode: "String Theory"
2006 Entourage Thug #1Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated"
2007 K-Ville Sonny GossettRecurring Cast
Lincoln Heights Chet 'Sawbone' MitchellEpisode: "Out with a Bang"
2010 Detroit 1-8-7 GoatEpisode: "Local Hero/Overboard"
2010-12 Rizzoli & Isles Big MoRecurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 3
2011 The Mentalist CBI Agent Anthony NiskinEpisode: "Little Red Book"
2012 Chuck St. GermaineEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Kept Man"
Castle Biggie SlimEpisode: "The Limey"
Bones Chad LesterEpisode: "The Partners in the Divorce"
2013 CSI: NY Thomas ReynoldsEpisode: "Blood Actually"
NCIS Vernon DaleEpisode: "Past, Present, and Future"
Eastbound & Down Dontel BenjaminRecurring Cast: Season 4
2014 Rake RoyRecurring Cast
Ray Donovan Cookie BrownRecurring Cast: Season 2
2015 Battle Creek Travis TaylorEpisode: "The Battle Creek Way"
2016 Teachers Mr. TomlinsonEpisode: "Hot Lunch"
Aquarius Ralph ChurchRecurring Cast: Season 2
2016-22 Queen Sugar Hollingsworth "Hollywood" DesonierMain Cast
2017 Blue Bloods Ernie "Goodnight" MasonEpisode: "Not Fade Away"
Hell's Kitchen HimselfEpisode: "Aerial Maneuvers"
2019 When They See Us Elombre BrathRecurring Cast
2020Soul CityCab DriverMain Cast
2021 Genius: Aretha James Cleveland Recurring Cast: Season 3
The Lower BottomsPastor GreenEpisode: "Cesspool of Crime/Campaign Trail from Hell"
2022 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Cartier "Duns" FareedRecurring Cast: Season 2
Cherish the Day Hollingsworth "Hollywood" DesonierRecurring Cast: Season 2
2023 Snowfall ClydeEpisode: "Ebony and Ivory"
Bookie RayMain 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. 1 2 "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.