Omari Hardwick
Biography
Omari Hardwick, born January 9, 1974, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, is an American male actor. He has accumulated more than sixty‑five credited performances across film and television, with a career highlighted by leading roles in the television series Saved and Dark Blue. In cinema, Hardwick is recognized for appearances in Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna, The A‑Team, Kick‑Ass, and Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls. The TMDB listing records him under several alternate spellings, including Омари Латиф Хардвик, Omari Latif Hardwick, and the Arabic script اما. His professional focus is acting, and his body of work reflects a range of dramatic and action‑oriented projects.
Career overview
Omari Hardwick was born on January 9, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. He is an American male actor whose career includes work across both television and film. Hardwick’s early visibility came through his performances in the television series Saved and Dark Blue, where he contributed to the dramatic storytelling of each program.
In addition to his television work, Hardwick has appeared in several feature films. His film credits include roles in Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna, the action‑adventure The A‑Team, the superhero satire Kick‑Ass, and Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls. According to the Motion Picture Database, his body of work comprises sixty‑five credited performances across movies and television series. He is also listed under alternate spellings of his name, including Омари Латиф Хардвик, Omari Latif Hardwick, and اما. These details summarize the publicly documented aspects of Hardwick’s acting career as recorded in the referenced source.
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- The Greatest (2026) as Cassius 'Cash' Clay Sr.
- Xeno (2025) as Jonathan Keyes
- Star Trek: Section 31 (2025) as Alok Sahar
- To Live and Die and Live (2025)
- Baristas vs Billionaires (2025) as Self (voice)
- Fat Joe Talks (2024) as Self - Guest
- The Mother (2023) as Cruise
- Phels High (2023) as Principal Floyd
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- PIECES OF HER (2022) as Gordon Oliver
- Fantasy Football (2022) as Bobby Coleman
- Army of the Dead (2021) as Vanderohe
- Creating an Army of the Dead (2021) as Self
- Spell (2020) as Marquis T. Woods
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- American Skin (2019) as Omar 'Derwood' Scott
- SGT. Will Gardner (2019) as Samuel 'Top' Gallegos
- Sorry to Bother You (2018) as Mr. _______
- Family Feud (2018) as Mr. President
- Nobody's Fool (2018) as Frank
- A Boy. A Girl. A Dream (2018) as Cass
- Shot Caller (2017) as Kutcher
- Chapter & Verse (2017) as Jomo
- VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (2016)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Power (2014) as James 'Ghost' St. Patrick
- Lap Dance (2014) as Dr. Don Cook
- Reach Me (2014) as Thumper
- Being Mary Jane (2013) as Andre Daniels
- A Christmas Blessing (2013)
- The Last Letter (2013) as Michael Wright
- Things Never Said (2013) as Curtis Jackson
- Middle of Nowhere (2012) as Derek
- Sparkle (2012) as Levi
- Everyday Black Man (2011) as Malik
- Kick-Ass (2010) as Sergeant Marcus Williams
- The A-Team (2010) as Chopshop Jay
- For Colored Girls (2010) as Carl
- I Will Follow (2010) as Troy
- Lie to Me (2009)
- Dark Blue (2009) as Ty Curtis
- Next Day Air (2009) as Shavoo
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008) as Platoon Commander Huggs
- Linewatch (2008) as Kimo
- S.I.S. (2008) as Donovan Rivers
- Gridiron Gang (2006) as Free
- The Guardian (2006) as Carl Billings
- Saved (2006) as John 'Sack' Hallon
- Speechless (2006)
- Beauty Shop (2005) as Byron
- Sucker Free City (2004) as Dante Ponce
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Eddie Dashell
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Ronald Pasco
- Bar-B-Q (2000) as Pretty Ricky
- The View (1997) as Self
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Empire City as Hawkins
- Bosch: Start of Watch as Eli Bridges
- Shadow Dance as Mr. Jordan
- No Right Way
- No Right Way Executive Producer
- The Mothership
- Planet of the Dead
- Spoken Word as Self