Omari Hardwick
Highest Rated: 93% Sorry to Bother You (2018)
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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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star Trek: Section 31 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2025 |
43% |
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The Mother | Cruise (Character) | - | 2023 |
89% | No Score Yet | To Live and Die and Live | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
33% |
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Fantasy Football | Bobby Coleman (Character) | - | 2022 |
67% |
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Army Of The Dead | Vanderohe (Character) | - | 2021 |
49% |
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Spell | Marquis T. Woods (Character) | $484.7K | 2020 |
35% |
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American Skin | Omar "Derwood" Scott (Character) | $100.0K | 2019 |
22% |
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Sgt. Will Gardner | Samuel "Top" Gallegos (Character) | - | 2019 |
25% |
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Nobody's Fool | Frank (Character) | $31.7M | 2018 |
86% |
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A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. | Cass (Character) | - | 2018 |
93% |
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Sorry to Bother You | Mr. Blank (Character) | $17.5M | 2018 |
88% |
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Chapter & Verse | Jomo (Character) | $81.9K | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Lap Dance | Dr. Don Cook (Character) | - | 2014 |
4% |
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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 |
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The Last Letter | Michael Wright (Character) | - | 2012 |
67% |
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Things Never Said | Curtis Jackson (Character) | - | 2012 |
88% |
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Middle of Nowhere | Derek (Character) | $166.9K | 2012 |
57% |
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Sparkle | Levi (Character) | $24.4M | 2012 |
82% |
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I Will Follow | Troy (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Everyday Black Man | Malik (Character) | - | 2010 |
32% |
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For Colored Girls | Carl (Character) | $37.7M | 2010 |
49% |
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The A-Team | Chopshop Jay (Character) | $77.2M | 2010 |
77% |
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Kick-Ass | Sgt. Marcus Williams (Character) | $48.0M | 2010 |
21% |
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Next Day Air | Shavoo (Character) | $10.0M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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S.I.S. | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Linewatch | Drake (Character) | - | 2008 |
33% |
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Miracle at St. Anna | Platoon Commander Huggs (Character) | $7.9M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Speechless | Ku James (Character) | - | 2006 |
37% |
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The Guardian | Carl Billings (Character) | $55.0M | 2006 |
43% |
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Gridiron Gang | Free (Character) | $38.4M | 2006 |
38% |
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Beauty Shop | Byron (Character) | $36.3M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Circles | Lameck (Character) | - | 2001 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2015 2022 |
51% | 34% | Pieces of Her | Gordon Oliver (Character) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 62% | 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 | 12% | The View | Guest | 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 49% | 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 |