Omar J. Dorsey

Biography

Omar J. Dorsey is an American actor from Decatur who moved from small film parts into character work on both screens. His early credits included Juwanna Mann and Starsky & Hutch, and he also turned up in The Blind Side (2009). Bigger roles followed: he co-starred in Django Unchained in 2012 and played the civil rights activist James Orange in Selma (2014), which Ava DuVernay directed. Guest spots took him through ER, The Shield, The Mentalist, Castle, Rizzoli & Isles and NCIS, while he held recurring parts on Ray Donovan, as the character Cookie Brown, on Rake and on Eastbound & Down. In 2016 he began starring in DuVernay's Oprah Winfrey Network drama Queen Sugar as Hollywood Desonier. He has also played Sheriff Barker in the Halloween horror films.

50years old

Turns 51 on December 22in 40 days

Born December 22, 1975Decatur
Star sign: CapricornFirst day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 17 years2002 to 2019

Genres

Drama64%, 7 films
Action36%, 4 films
Biography36%, 4 films
Comedy36%, 4 films
History18%, 2 films

First and latest

Omar J. Dorsey movies on Netflix

Harriet2019IMDb rating 6.8as Bigger Long
Thank You for Your Service2017IMDb rating 6.6as Dante
Dog Eat Dog2016IMDb rating 4.8as Moon Man
Selma2014IMDb rating 7.5as James Orange
The Sklar Brothers: What Are We Talking About?2014IMDb rating 6.1as Himself
Setup2011IMDb rating 4.4as G Money
The Wronged Man2010IMDb rating 6.6as Leroy Matthews
The Blind Side2009IMDb rating 7.6as "Big Tony" Hamilton
Ninja Cheerleaders2008IMDb rating 3.4as Manny
School for Scoundrels2006IMDb rating 5.9as Lawrence
Drumline2002IMDb rating 6.0

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Harriet2019 Action, Biography, Drama, Historyas Bigger Long
IMDb rating 6.837K votes
Selma2014 Biography, Drama, Historyas James Orange
IMDb rating 7.5100K votes
Dog Eat Dog2016as Moon Man
IMDb rating 4.811K votes
The Blind Side2009as "Big Tony" Hamilton
IMDb rating 7.6392K votes
Thank You for Your Service2017as Dante
IMDb rating 6.617K votes
Setup2011as G Money
IMDb rating 4.422K votes
Drumline2002
IMDb rating 6.038K votes
The Wronged Man2010as Leroy Matthews
IMDb rating 6.61.5K votes

Worked with

Omar J. Dorsey made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Willem Dafoe

Nicolas Cage

Bruce Willis

Michael Paré

Luis Guzmán

Kathy BatesJohn Lee HancockDirector, 1 film

Ava DuVernayDirector, 1 film Charles Stone IIIDirector, 1 film

Films together

Willem Dafoe1 film together, 2016
Willem Dafoe's page
- Dog Eat Dog2016IMDb rating 4.8Dorsey as Moon ManDafoe as Mad Dog
Nicolas Cage1 film together, 2016
Nicolas Cage's page
- Dog Eat Dog2016IMDb rating 4.8Dorsey as Moon ManCage as Troy
Bruce Willis1 film together, 2011
Bruce Willis's page
- Setup2011IMDb rating 4.4Dorsey as G MoneyWillis as Biggs
Michael Paré1 film together, 2008
Michael Paré's page
- Ninja Cheerleaders2008IMDb rating 3.4Dorsey as MannyParé as Victor Lazzaro
Luis Guzmán1 film together, 2006
Luis Guzmán's page
- School for Scoundrels2006IMDb rating 5.9Dorsey as LawrenceGuzmán as Sergeant Moorehead
Kathy Bates1 film together, 2009
Kathy Bates's page
- The Blind Side2009IMDb rating 7.6Dorsey as "Big Tony" HamiltonBates as Miss Sue
John Lee HancockDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by John Lee Hancock
- The Blind Side2009IMDb rating 7.6Dorsey as "Big Tony" Hamilton
Ava DuVernayDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Ava DuVernay
- Selma2014IMDb rating 7.5Dorsey as James Orange
Charles Stone IIIDirector, 1 film, 2002
All films by Charles Stone III
- Drumline2002IMDb rating 6.0

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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