Omar Epps

Personal context

Summary

Omar Epps is an American actor known for Juice, Higher Learning, Love & Basketball, ER, and House. His film and television work spans crime, sports, romance, and family drama; in interviews, he has spoken about the value of complex stories about Black life and the responsibility he feels as a black actor. He also said that women were increasingly moving into positions of power and objected to the idea that directing should be judged by gender. In 2020, he was identified as a member of RepresentUs’s Cultural Council and took part in its event on race and democracy.