Omari Douglas | |
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 Douglas at the British Library in 2022 | |
| Born | Omari Shaquille Douglas 24 March 1994 Wolverhampton, England |
| Alma mater | ArtsEd |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Omari Shaquille Douglas (born 24 March 1994) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Roscoe Babatunde in the Channel 4 drama It's a Sin (2021). [1] [2] He has received nominations for a British Academy Television Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.
Douglas was born and brought up an only child in Wolverhampton, West Midlands by his mother while his father lived in the United States. He is of Jamaican heritage. [3] [4] He took classes with the Wolverhampton Youth Music Theatre. [5] [ non-primary source needed ] After completing school at Thomas Telford School, [6] he moved to London in 2012 to attend drama school and graduated from the Arts Educational Schools in 2015. [7] [8] [9]
Douglas began his career in theatre. His credits include Cole Porter's High Society and, more recently, Emma Rice's adaptation of Wise Children at the Old Vic; Peter Pan and Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre; Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult at Shakespeare's Globe; The Life at the Southwark Playhouse; and Annie Get Your Gun at the Sheffield Crucible. [10]
In October 2019, it was announced Douglas would star in Russell T Davies' miniseries It's a Sin as Roscoe Babatunde. The series premiered in January 2021 on Channel 4 and in February on HBO Max. [11] Douglas is set to make his feature film debut in the biographical film Midas Man . [12]
Douglas starred in Constellations at the Vaudeville Theatre in 2021, alongside Russell Tovey, in a version of the play revised to accommodate two male actors. In 2022, he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance. [13] He was cast as Cliff in the West End revival of Cabaret later in 2021. [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wise Children | Show Girl Nora | Recording [15] |
| 2022 | Swim | Sid | Short film |
| 2023 | Rye Lane | Mona | |
| A Little Life | JB | Recording | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | It's a Sin | Roscoe Babatunde | Miniseries; main role |
| 2022 | I Hate Suzie Too | Holland Fitz-Henry | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Nolly | Bruce | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Black Doves | Michael | 6 episodes, season 1 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | Dwight | Criterion Theatre, London |
| High Society | Godfrey / Chester (understudy) | The Old Vic, London | |
| Hairspray | Gilbert / Seaweed (understudy) | UK tour | |
| 2016 | Jesus Christ Superstar | Ensemble / Caiaphas (understudy) | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London |
| When the Waters Recede | Baron | Theatre by the Lake, Keswick | |
| Annie Get Your Gun | Ensemble | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
| 2017 | The Life | Slick | Southwark Playhouse, London |
| Tristan & Yseult | Lovespotter / Animator | Globe Theatre, London | |
| Five Guys Named Moe | Eat Moe (alternate) / No Moe | Marble Arch Theatre, London | |
| 2018 | Peter Pan | Michael Darling | Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London |
| RUSH | Boy | King's Head Theatre, London | |
| Wise Children | Show Girl Nora | The Old Vic, London | |
| 2020 | Romantics Anonymous | Salesman / Fred | Bristol Old Vic, Bristol |
| 2021 | Constellations | Manuel | Donmar Warehouse, London [16] |
| Cabaret | Cliff Bradshaw | Playhouse Theatre, West End | |
| 2023 | A Little Life | JB | Richmond Theatre / Harold Pinter Theatre [17] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actor | Constellations | Nominated | [18] |
| WhatsOnStage Award | Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Play | Nominated | [19] | ||
| BPG Awards | Breakthrough Award | It's a Sin | Nominated | [a] | |
| British Academy Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [20] | ||
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