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Omari Hardwick

Highest Rated: 93% Chapter & Verse (2015)

Lowest Rated: 4% Reach Me (2014)

Birthday: Jan 9, 1974

Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, USA

Best-known as the leading man in "Power" (Starz, 2014-), Omari Hardwick also enjoyed recurring roles in "Saved" (TNT, 2006), "Dark Blood" (TNT, 2009-2010), and "Being Mary Jane" (BET, 2013-) and big screen parts in "For Colored Girls" (2010), "Middle of Nowhere" (2012) and "Sparkle" (2012). Born in Atlanta, GA in 1974, Hardwick attended the University of Georgia on a football scholarship, but after a stint with the San Diego Chargers' developmental squad failed to amount to anything, he switched his attention to acting instead. Hardwick made his screen debut in LGBT comedy "Circus" (2001), and three years later got his big break playing Dante Ponce in Spike Lee's TV movie "Sucker Free City" (2004). Minor roles in "Beauty Shop" (2005), "Gridiron Gang" (2006) and "The Guardian" (2006) followed before Hardwick landed his first small screen gig as paramedic John 'Sack' Hallon in short-lived medical drama "Saved" (TNT, 2006). Hardwick then reunited with Spike Lee to play Platoon Commander Huggs in WWII epic "Miracle at St Anna" (2008), appeared as drug dealers in comedy "Next Day Air" (2009) and gritty drama "Everyday Black Man" (2010), and starred alongside Dylan McDermott as undercover officer Ty Curtis in police procedural "Dark Blue" (TNT, 2009-10). After showing up as Nicolas Cage's former partner in "Kick-Ass" (2010), Hardwick appeared in another box-office hit, "The A Team" (2010), worked with Ava DuVernay on indie dramas "I Will Follow" (2010) and "Middle of Nowhere" (2012), and received critical acclaim for his performance as Janet Jackson's closeted husband in "Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" (2010). Roles in musical remake "Sparkle" (2012), soapy romance "Things Never Said" (2013) and psychological thriller "The Last Letter" (2013) were then followed by an eight-episode stint as married love interest Andre in comedy drama "Being Mary Jane" (BET, 2013) and key parts in festive drama "A Christmas Blessing" (2013), self-help ensemble "Reach Me" (2014) and Greg Carter's autobiographical "Lap Dance" (2014). Hardwick made the move up to leading man status when he was cast as James 'Ghost' St. Patrick, the NYC nightclub owner living a double life as a drug lord, in the 50 Cent-produced "Power" (Starz, 2014-), but continued to grace the big screen with roles in ex-con drama "Chapter and Verse" (2015) and crime thriller "Shot Caller" (2016).

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Highest rated movies

93% 92% Chapter & Verse Watchlist 93% 70% Sorry to Bother You Watchlist
89% To Live and Die and Live
Watchlist
88% 65% Middle of Nowhere
Watchlist
86% 44% A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. Watchlist
82% 66% I Will Follow
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78% 81% Kick-Ass Watchlist
67% 82% Things Never Said
Watchlist
67% 74% Army Of The Dead Watchlist
57% 44% Sparkle
Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Star Trek: Section 31 Unknown (Character) - 2025
43% 62% The Mother Cruise (Character) - 2023
89% No Score Yet To Live and Die and Live Unknown (Character) - 2023
40% 79% Fantasy Football Bobby Coleman (Character) - 2022
67% 74% Army Of The Dead Vanderohe (Character) - 2021
50% 54% Spell Marquis T. Woods (Character) $484.7K 2020
35% 95% American Skin Omar "Derwood" Scott (Character) $100.0K 2019
22% 88% Sgt. Will Gardner Samuel "Top" Gallegos (Character) - 2019
26% 36% Nobody's Fool Frank (Character) $31.7M 2018
86% 44% A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. Cass (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2018
93% 70% Sorry to Bother You Mr. Blank (Character) $17.5M 2018
93% 92% Chapter & Verse Jomo (Character) $81.9K 2015
No Score Yet 22% Lap Dance Dr. Don Cook (Character) - 2014
4% 47% Reach Me Thumper (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Christmas Blessing Earl (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Being Mary Jane Andre Daniels (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 35% The Last Letter Michael Wright (Character) - 2012
67% 82% Things Never Said Curtis Jackson (Character) - 2012
88% 65% Middle of Nowhere Derek (Character) $166.9K 2012
57% 44% Sparkle Levi (Character) $24.4M 2012
82% 66% I Will Follow Troy (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 43% Everyday Black Man Malik (Character) - 2010
31% 73% For Colored Girls Carl (Character) $37.7M 2010
48% 66% The A-Team Chopshop Jay (Character) $77.2M 2010
78% 81% Kick-Ass Sgt. Marcus Williams (Character) $48.0M 2010
22% 31% Next Day Air Shavoo (Character) $10.0M 2009
No Score Yet 38% S.I.S. Unknown (Character) - 2008
No Score Yet 28% Linewatch Drake (Character) - 2008
33% 51% Miracle at St. Anna Platoon Commander Huggs (Character) $7.9M 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet Speechless Ku James (Character) - 2006
37% 80% The Guardian Carl Billings (Character) $55.0M 2006
44% 81% Gridiron Gang Free (Character) $38.4M 2006
38% 62% Beauty Shop Byron (Character) $36.3M 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Circles Lameck (Character) - 2001

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2015 2022
51% 34% Pieces of Her Gordon Oliver (Character) 2022
No Score Yet 54% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2020
81% 81% Power James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Character) 2014-2020
No Score Yet 77% Being Mary Jane Andre Daniels (Character) 2014-2015 2017 2019
No Score Yet 11% The View Guest 2015 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2018
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2016
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Wendy Williams Show Guest 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet 106 & Park Unknown (Character) 2014
33% No Score Yet Chase Unknown (Guest Star) 2010
38% No Score Yet Dark Blue Ty Curtis (Character) 2009-2010
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
47% No Score Yet Saved John "Sack" Hallon (Character) 2006