Omar Hashim Epps was born on July 20,1973 and is an American actor, rapper, and producer.
10 Facts About Omar Epps
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In 1992, Omar Epps made his feature film debut playing a DJ alongside rapper Tupac Shakur as the star of cinematographer Ernest Dickerson's directorial film debut Juice.
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Also in 1997, Omar Epps starred in the fact-based HBO movie First Time Felon as a small-time criminal who goes through Chicago's boot camp reform system and undertakes a heroic flood rescue, only to be faced with the adjustment of re-entering society with the mark of ex-con.
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Also in 1999, Omar Epps was featured alongside Stanley Tucci and LL Cool J, playing an undercover detective who finds himself caught up in the illegal goings-on he is investigating in In Too Deep.
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Omar Epps followed with supporting roles in a wide range of films, including Dracula 2000, Big Trouble, and the telepic Conviction.
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In 2004, Omar Epps played the drug-dealer-turned-prizefighter Luther Shaw who falls under the tutelage of boxing promoter Jackie Kallen in the film biopic Against the Ropes.
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Omar Epps returned to a top-rated medical television drama in 2004, with his role as the brilliant neurologist, Dr Eric Foreman, who stands his ground medically against the routine barbs of the irascible Dr House on the award-winning Fox television series House.
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In 2014, Epps took on the role of agent J Martin Bellamy in the ABC television series, Resurrection.
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In July 2020, Omar Epps starred in the Netflix psychological thriller Fatal Affair.
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Omar Epps authored an autobiography titled From Fatherless to Fatherhood that was released by Lulu Publishing in June 2018.