1. Omari Hardwick is known for his roles in Saved and Dark Blue, in Spike Lee's Miracle at St Anna, Kick-Ass, Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls and as Andre in BET Network's Being Mary Jane.
15 Facts About Omari Hardwick
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Omari Hardwick was born in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Joyce and Clifford Omari Hardwick III, an attorney.
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Omari Hardwick later enrolled at the University of Georgia on a football scholarship.
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Omari Hardwick declared himself for the NFL Draft, where he was not selected, and eventually returned to acting.
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In 2002, Omari Hardwick was an extra in Floetry's "Say Yes" music video.
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Omari Hardwick finally got his break in the 2004 TV movie Sucker Free City.
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In 2010, Omari Hardwick became a founding member of "Plan B Inc Theater Group", and a co-founder of "Actor's Lounge" at the Los Angeles Greenway Theater.
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Omari Hardwick was featured in the urban lifestyle publication, Prominence Magazine for its Holiday issue.
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In 2011, Omari Hardwick received his best film reviews to date for his role as "Troy" in the critically acclaimed indie hit I Will Follow.
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Omari Hardwick has guest starred on an episode of NBC's Chase as Chris Novak, a hard luck criminal facing prison.
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In 2013, Omari Hardwick was cast in the lead role of James "Ghost" St Patrick on the Starz crime drama-thriller, Power.
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Omari Hardwick co-starred in the science fiction comedy film Sorry to Bother You, which was released in theaters on July 6,2018.
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In July 2019, Omari Hardwick was cast in Zack Snyder's Netflix film Army of the Dead.
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In January 2021, it was announced that Omari Hardwick was cast as Gordon Oliver in Netflix's thriller series Pieces of Her, which is adapted from the Karin Slaughter novel of the same name.
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Omari Hardwick began a relationship with Jennifer "Jae" Pfautch in the 2000s.