BIOGRAPHY

Omar Cook is a 31x award winning filmmaker and actor born in Riverside, California. Omar graduated from Southern University in Mass Communication where he also played football. His collegiate career landed him an opportunity to play professional football where he played 4 seasons in the Indoor Football League. Omar began his journey into entertainment doing stunts as a motion capture actor with the Madden Video Game Series earning credits in Madden ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21, ’22, ’23, & ‘24. This led to further opportunities doing sports stunts in Hollywood for shows such as Ballers for HBO and All American on The CW, and Colin in Black & White on Netflix. He is most known for his work on The CW series “All American” for his role as “Troy”, a South Crenshaw high school football player as well as doing football stunt work and doubling for the characters “Jabari Long” and “Cameron” appearing in 20+ episodes over 4 seasons.

Omar has built a successful career in entertainment working on multiple movies, short films, major network TV shows, and video games including supporting roles in feature films God of Dreams, Expunged: Test Case, The 4 Points, Fortunate Son, and Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. He also directed and starred in the upcoming feature film, LA Undercover, as well as four multi award winning short films, which collectively racked up 31 awards including multiple debut filmmaker awards, Best Actor, Best short film awards and more.

Aside from acting, Omar has established himself as an entrepreneur. In 2018, he created the media platform 247LiveCulture.com, a platform dedicated towards pushing Black culture in the right direction. He also co-founded Highest Level Academy, a non-profit organization helping to get student athletes college ready athletically and academically.

IG and Twitter: @omarcook_

Omar Cook | Acting Demo Reel (2022)

Omar Cook in LA Undercover — Omar Cook in *LA Undercover*

Omar Cook in God of Dreams — Omar Cook in *God of Dreams*

Omar Cook in SKANDALOUZ — Omar Cook in *SKANDALOUZ*

“As well as writing and directing, Cook also excels in the lead role playing the big shot dealer Cain; his performance is genuinely powerful and he has a presence on screen that suggests he is destined for bigger things.”

— Jolly Moel, SCREEN CRITIX

“The performances in the film are top-notch, particularly from the lead actor Cook who perfectly captures the nuances of Shaw’s character. He brings a sense of vulnerability and humanity to the role that makes the audience root for him throughout the film.”

— Matthew Sawyer, ASK ABOUT MY FILM

“Omar Cook plays undercover cop Corey Shaw, and his multi-layered performance exudes every-man charisma; the actor’s twitchy-yet-robust physicality while undercover makes for a consistently engaging point of contrast to his earnest looks towards his partner and the genuine fear he feels when he’s able to reflect on his sacrifices while at home.”

— Jolly Moel, SCREEN CRITIX

“Cook and Armstrong have delivered a wonderful independent movie and are quickly becoming a voice that deserves to be heard by a much larger audience.”

— Jolly Moel, SCREEN CRITIX