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Omari Hardwick

Omari Hardwick

Actor, also producer · Born January 9, 1974 (52) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Grammy Award nominee

Omari Hardwick (born January 9, 1974) is an American actor, known for his roles in the TV series Saved and Dark Blue as well in the movies Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, The A-Team, Kick-Ass, and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 9, 1974 (52)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Omari Hardwick's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Morality
22%
Bonds
19%
Survival
18%
Power
7%
Society
2%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 26 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 11 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 11 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 4 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

19 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 19 analyzed roles.

Ally
10 of 19
Shadow
3 of 19
Hero
3 of 19
Herald
2 of 19
Mentor
1 of 19
Show the 19 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
11
Hopeful
10
Thrilling
6
Dread
6
Other
30

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Omari Hardwick's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Omari Hardwick's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Greatest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Cassius 'Cash' Clay Sr.

  • Xeno(2025)

    as Jonathan Keyes

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • To Live and Die and Live(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Star Trek: Section 31(2025)

    as Alok Sahar

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Phels High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Principal Floyd

  • The Mother(2023)

    as Cruise

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Football(2022)

    as Bobby Coleman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Pieces of Her(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Gordon Oliver

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Army of the Dead(2021)

    as Vanderohe

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Spell(2020)

    as Marquis T. Woods

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • American Skin(2019)

    as Omar 'Derwood' Scott

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • SGT. Will Gardner(2019)

    as Samuel 'Top' Gallegos

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's Fool(2018)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sorry to Bother You(2018)

    as Mr. _______

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.(2018)

    Producer · as Cass

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Family Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Mr. President

  • Shot Caller(2017)

    as Kutcher

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Chapter & Verse(2016)

    as Jomo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Lap Dance(2014)

    as Dr. Don Cook

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Power(2014)

    Show 63 episodes · as James 'Ghost' St. Patrick

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Reach Me(2014)

    as Thumper

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Last Letter(2013)

    as Michael Wright

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Blessing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Things Never Said(2013)

    as Curtis Jackson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Being Mary Jane(2013)

    Show 9 episodes · as Andre Daniels

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Middle of Nowhere(2012)

    as Derek

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Sparkle(2012)

    as Levi

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Everyday Black Man(2010)

    as Malik

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • For Colored Girls(2010)

    as Carl

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • I Will Follow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Troy

  • The A-Team(2010)

    as Chopshop Jay

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kick-Ass(2010)

    as Sergeant Marcus Williams

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dark Blue(2009)

    Show 20 episodes · as Ty Curtis

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Next Day Air(2009)

    as Shavoo

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Linewatch(2008)

    as Kimo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    as Platoon Commander Huggs

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • SIS(2008)

    as Donovan Rivers

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Speechless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Guardian(2006)

    as Carl Billings

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Gridiron Gang(2006)

    as Free

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Saved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as John 'Sack' Hallon

  • Beauty Shop(2005)

    as Byron

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Sucker Free City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dante Ponce

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie Dashell

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald Pasco

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Bar-B-Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Pretty Ricky

  • Bosch: Start of Watch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Eli Bridges

  • Empire City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Hawkins

  • No Right Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Shadow Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mr. Jordan

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles, 47 of them dated from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Kick-Ass (2010)

$96M worldwide

Highest rated

Kick-Ass (2010)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Power (2014)

Film career

20002025

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Sucker Free City
  • 2014Career best· Power
  • 2019First top-billed film· American Skin
  • 2020Career best· Spell

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 51 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing1 of 52: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s15 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 8% of 24 roles
04091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2025–2026.

  1. 2026
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
  2. 2025
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Omari Hardwick's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 31; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 26

Midcredits score across 38 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 38 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

To Live and Die and Live (2023)

95th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Kick-Ass (2010)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Omari Hardwick's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles37–92 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles25–73 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles42–92 · median 80 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles30–72 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles47–81 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Omari Hardwick work with?

People who share at least 2 of Omari Hardwick's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Datari Turner shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles