Omar Epps Bio | Wiki
Omar Epps ( Full Name: Omar Hashim Epps) is a preeminent American producer, rapper, and actor. He has been awarded one Screen Actors Guild Award, one Black Reel Award, one MTV Movie Award, two Teen Choice Awards, and nine NAACP Image Awards. Furthermore, Omar’s film roles include Love & Basketball, In Too Deep, The Wood, Higher Learning, and Juice.
Additionally, his television work includes the role of Isaac Johnson in the TV series Shooter from 2016 to 2018, J. Martin Bellamy in Resurrection, Dr. Eric Foreman in the Fox medical drama series House from 2004 to 2012, and Dr. Dennis Gant in the medical drama series ER.
Omar Epps Age
He was born on July 20, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Omar is 49 years old.
Omar Epps Height
He is a man of average stature. Omar stands at a height of 5 ft 10½ in (Approx 1.79m).
Omar Epps Family | Young | Younger
He was born to Bonnie Maria Epps and his father in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Bonnie was an elementary school principal. Omar’s parents divorced during his childhood and Bonnie, his mother, raised him. While growing up, he lived in various Brooklyn neighborhoods. At the age of ten, Omar started writing poetry, short stories, and songs. Also, he belonged to a rap group called Wolfpack prior to starting acting. Omar formed the group in 1991 with his cousin.
Omar Epps Wife
He is a married man. Omar is blissfully hitched to his loving and caring wife named Keisha Spivey. She is a singer from the R&B group Total. As a couple, they exchanged their wedding vows in 2006. Together, they commemorate 16 years anniversary and have two children, a son Amir, and a daughter K’mari Mae. moreover, Omar also has a daughter from a previous relationship named Aiyanna.
Omar Epps Education
He went for his education at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.
Omar Epps Movies
He was most often cast in the roles of troubled teens and/or athletes early in his career. In the film Deadly Voyage, Omar starred and won the best actor award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival for portraying Kingsley Ofusu in this true story about African stowaways. He switched to baseball the following year as a co-star of Major League II.
Omar took over the role of Willie Mays Hayes from originator Wesley Snipes. His next athletic endeavor was in John Singleton’s Higher Learning playing a track and field star. He landed the role of drug-dealer-turned-prizefighter Luther Shaw in 2004 in the biopic Against the Ropes. In the video game Def Jam Fight for NY, Omar was a character in 2004. He starred in July 2020 in the Netflix psychological thriller Fatal Affair.
Omar Epps New Movie | 2022
He is set to star in the upcoming American horror thriller film titled The Deliverance. In 2023, the $65 million budget production will premiere on Netflix. Furthermore, The Deliverance also stars Glenn Close, Caleb McLaughlin, Tasha Smith, Rob Morgan, Aunjanue Ellis, Mo’Nique, and Andra Day. He also portrayed Marcus Cowans in the 2022 film, The Devil You Know.
Omar Epps Juice | In Juice
Omar made his feature film debut with rapper Tupac Shakur as the star of cinematographer Ernest Dickerson’s directorial film debut Juice. He portrayed Q. On January 17, 1992, the 1992 American crime thriller film premiered. Furthermore, Juice also stars Jermaine Hopkins and Khalil Kain. It was written by Gerard Broen and Dickerson Brown as well as directed by Ernest R. Dickerson. Moreover, Juice touches on the lives of four black youths growing up in Harlem. It also follows their families, rival neighborhood gangs, their struggles with police harassment, and their day-to-day activities.
Omar Epps In Love And Basketball
He starred as Quincy in the 2000 American romantic sports drama film, Love & Basketball. On April 21, 2000, the film was released in the United States. Furthermore, Love & Basketball also stars Dennis Haysbert, Alfre Woodard, and Sanaa Lathan. Additionally, the film grossed $27.7 million worldwide on a production budget of $14–20 million.
Omar Epps Brother
He played the leading role of Denny, a gangster in the 2000 gangster film titled Brother. On September 7, 2000, the film debuted at the Venice Film Festival. It was written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano who also stars in the film. Other stars featured in the film include Tetsuya Watari and Claude Maki.
Omar Epps House
He returned to television medical drama with his role as Dr. Eric Foreman in 2004 on the Fox television series House. The role earned Omar an NAACP Image Award in 2007, 2008, and 2013 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. From November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012, House originally ran on the Fox network for eight seasons. Other stars featured on the American medical drama television series include Charlyne Yi, Odette Annable, Amber Tamblyn, Olivia Wilde, Kal Penn, Peter Jacobson, Jesse Spencer, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, and Hugh Laurie.
Omar Epps Movies And TV Shows
Filmography
Film
- The Green Flash (1988) as Charlie
- Juice (1992) as Q
- Daybreak (1993) as Hunter
- The Program (1993) as Darnell Jefferson
- Major League II (1994) as Willie Mays Hayes
- Higher Learning (1995) as Malik Williams
- The Devil You Know (2022) as Marcus Cowans
- Fatal Affair (2020) as David Hammond
- 3022 ((2019) as John Laine
- Trick (2019) as Det. Mike Denver
- Traffik (2018) as John
- Almost Christmas (2016) as Malachi
- A Day in the Life (2009) as O
- Alfie (2004) as Marlon
- Against the Ropes (2004) as Luther Shaw
Television
- Here and Now (1993) as Curtis
- Street Justice 1993) as Clint
- Deadly Voyage (1996) as Kingsley Ofosu
- Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021-present) as Detective Malcolm Howard
- This Is Us (2019-2020) as Darnell Hodges
- Shooter (2016-2018) as Captain Isaac Johnson
- Resurrection (2014-2015) as Immigration and Customs Agent J. Martin “Marty” Bellamy
- House (2004-2012) as Dr. Eric Foreman
- Conviction (2002) as Carl Upchurch
- ER (1996-1997) as Dr. Dennis Gant
Omar Epps Mike Epps
He denied the long-standing rumor in a 2018 interview that he is related to fellow actor Mike Epps.
Omar Epps Net Worth
Having been working as an actor, rapper, and producer for more than three decades now, he has managed to garner good affluence in his career thus far. Online resources estimate Omar’s net worth to be $26,662,226.
How Old Is Omar Epps
He is 49-year-old born on July 20, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Thus, Omar relishes and commemorates his birthday on July 20 each and every year.
Is Omar Epps And Mike Epps Related
He is certainly not related to Mike Epps, a fellow actor.