Morocco Omari

Morocco Omari has taught acting in LA, Chicago, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Gaborone Botswana, Kigali Rwanda, Nairobi Kenya, Kampala Uganda, Lagos Nigeria, and Buea Cameroon. 

Omari's directing credits include (Mis)Leading Man, Good Intentions, Mission Mom Possible, Make A Name and the music videos Big City, and Kanyama. Omari is the Executive Producer and writer of The Male Groupie which aired on HBO. He also produced two television pilots in Uganda: The Reporter, and Cultural Creations and is the executive producer on the Ugandan film, The Girl In The Yellow Jumper streaming on Netflix Africa and Allblk.

Omari’s acting TV/Film credits include roles in the films Wendy Williams The Movie, 21 Bridges with Chadwick Boseman; series regular roles on P- Valley, and Empire; recurring roles on 61st Street, Homeland, Chicago Fire, NCIS, and Joan of Arcadia; and guest star roles on FBI, Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Prison Break, and 24.


Omari’s theater credits include A Streetcar Named Desire, and A Time To Kill on Broadway, as well as performances at notable theatres such as Lincoln Center, Huntington, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Geffen, Denver Theatre Center, Congo Square, Pittsburgh Public, St. Louis Rep, Lookingglass, and Virginia Stage.