Omari Douglas

Omari Shaquille Douglas (born 24 March 1994) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Roscoe Babatunde in the Channel 4 drama It's a Sin (2021).^[1][2] He has received nominations for a British Academy Television Award and a Laurence Olivier Award.

Omari Douglas
Douglas at the British Library in 2022
Born	Omari Shaquille Douglas (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 31) Wolverhampton, England
Alma mater	ArtsEd
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present

Early life

Douglas was born and brought up an only child in Wolverhampton, West Midlands by his mother while his father lived in the United States. He is of Jamaican heritage.^[3][4] He took classes with the Wolverhampton Youth Music Theatre.^{[5][non-primary source needed]} After completing school at Thomas Telford School,^[6] he moved to London in 2012 to attend drama school and graduated from the Arts Educational Schools in 2015.^[7][8]

Career

Douglas began his career in theatre. His credits include Cole Porter's High Society and, more recently, Emma Rice's adaptation of Wise Children at the Old Vic; Peter Pan and Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre; Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult at Shakespeare's Globe; The Life at the Southwark Playhouse; and Annie Get Your Gun at the Sheffield Crucible.^[9]

In October 2019, it was announced Douglas would star in Russell T Davies' miniseries It's a Sin as Roscoe Babatunde. The series premiered in January 2021 on Channel 4 and in February on HBO Max.^[10]

Douglas starred in Constellations at the Vaudeville Theatre in 2021, alongside Russell Tovey, in a version of the play revised to accommodate two male actors. In 2022, he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance.^[11] He was cast as Cliff in the West End revival of Cabaret later in 2021.^[12]

Stage and screen credits

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Wise Children	Show Girl Nora	Recording[13]
2022	Swim	Sid	Short film
2023	Rye Lane	Mona
	A Little Life	JB	Recording

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	It's a Sin	Roscoe Babatunde	Miniseries; main role
2022	I Hate Suzie Too	Holland Fitz-Henry	3 episodes
2023	Nolly	Bruce	1 episode
2024	Black Doves	Michael	6 episodes, season 1

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	High Society	Godfrey / Chester (understudy)	The Old Vic, London
	Hairspray	Gilbert / Seaweed (understudy)	UK tour
2016	Jesus Christ Superstar	Ensemble / Caiaphas (understudy)	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
	Annie Get Your Gun	Ensemble	Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2017	The Life	Slick	Southwark Playhouse, London
	Tristan & Yseult	Lovespotter / Animator	Globe Theatre, London
	Five Guys Named Moe	Eat Moe / No Moe (alternate)	Marble Arch Theatre, London
2018	Peter Pan	Michael Darling	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
	RUSH	Boy	King's Head Theatre, London
	Wise Children	Show Girl Nora	The Old Vic, London
2020	Romantics Anonymous	Salesman / Fred	Bristol Old Vic, Bristol
2021	Constellations	Manuel	Donmar Warehouse / Vaudeville Theatre, London[14]
	Cabaret	Cliff Bradshaw	Playhouse Theatre, London
2023	A Little Life	JB	Harold Pinter Theatre / Savoy Theatre, London[15]
2025	Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew	Duncan	Bush Theatre, London

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2022	Laurence Olivier Award	Best Actor	Constellations	Nominated	[16]
	WhatsOnStage Award	Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Play		Nominated	[17]
	BPG Awards	Breakthrough Award	It's a Sin	Nominated	[a]
	British Academy Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[18]

Notes

1. Shared.