Omar Dorsey

American actor

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

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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

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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

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### Film

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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 |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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

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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. ^ a b "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

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* Omar Dorsey at IMDb

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Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series

* Ron Cephas Jones (2017)
* Omar Dorsey (2018)
* Joe Morton (2019)
* Giancarlo Esposito (2020)
* Michael K. Williams (2021)
* Wood Harris (2022)

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