Omar J. Dorsey

Personal context

Summary

Omar J. Dorsey is an actor known for Queen Sugar, Selma, When They See Us, Django Unchained, and Halloween. He has said he wanted to tell stories about race that lift up black people, and has spoken in favor of black storytellers having more decision-making power in Hollywood so entertainment can reflect a wider range of lives. He has described making black men look good on screen as important to him and discussed how racial stereotypes shaped the roles he pursued. No public partisan campaigning or activist-organization affiliations are on record.