Omar Benson Miller
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| Omar Benson Miller | |
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| Born | October 7, 1978 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Omar Benson Miller (born October 7, 1978) is an American actor.[1]
Early life
Miller was raised in Anaheim, California, and graduated from San Jose State University.[2][3]
Career
Miller's biggest role was in the 2008 movie Miracle at St. Anna. He also has played minor roles in various television shows and movies, including Sex, Love & Secrets, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 8 Mile, The Express, Transformers, and Shall We Dance. He was a CSI: Miami regular. Starting on October 5, 2009, he appeared on the crime drama as Walter Simmons, a Louisiana native and art theft specialist.[4]
Filmography
- 8 Mile (2002) as Sol George
- Lose Yourself music video (2002) as Sol George
- The West Wing (2002) as Orlando Kettles
- Sorority Boys (2002) as Big Johnson
- Shall We Dance? (2004) as Vern
- Just Lose It music video (2002) as Sol George parody
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) as Keryl
- American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005) as Oscar (uncredited)
- Sex, Love & Secrets (2005) as Coop
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006) as Rudi Bixton (Episode Fat)
- Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) as Neal
- Transformers (2007) as Glen's cousin (uncredited)
- Gordon Glass (2007) as Gordon. Also wrote and directed
- Miracle at St. Anna (2008) as Private First Class Samuel "Sam" Train
- The Express (2008) as Jack Buckley
- Eleventh Hour (2009) as Special Agent Felix Lee
- CSI: Miami (2009–2012) as CSI Walter Simmons
- The Bro Code (2009) as Omar
- Liquor Store Cactus (2009) as Mr. Noyes
- Blood Done Sign My Name (2010) as Herman Cozart
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) as Bennet Zurrow
- Beastly (2011) as Daniel Thomas
- The Lion of Judah (2011) as Horace
- Homefront (2013) as Teedo
- House of Lies (2014) as Slim Walters
- Ballers (2015) as Charles Greane
References
External links
Categories:
- Use mdy dates from August 2011
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2013
- Articles with hCards
- 1978 births
- Living people
- African-American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male actors from Anaheim, California
- Male actors from Long Beach, California
- Male actors from Los Angeles, California
- San Jose State University alumni
