Omar Cook (born March 24, 1992) is an American actor, film director, and former American footballdefensive back. He played college football at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication. He is best known for his role in the film God of Dreams (2022). He is also known for his work as motion capture actor with the Madden NFL video game series.
Cook played for the Southern Jaguars from 2010 to 2013. He redshirted his first year and earned a starting spot in his senior season. After three coaching changes, Cook emerged as a senior for Southern earning a scholarship and started all 13 games to include the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship. He recorded 77 total tackles (Ranked #1 on the team for defensive backs), tallied 45 solo tackles (tied for #2 on team), 1.5 tackles for loss, had 3 interceptions (Tied for #1 on team), 6 passes defensed, forced 1 fumble and recovered 2 fumbles. Notably, his final interception came at a crucial period of the nationally televised (ESPN) SWAC Championship game against Jackson State University. Cook was selected to the 2014 FCS National Bowl All-Star game as a starting defensive back where he tallied 2 tackles, a pass breakup and a key red zone interception.
Cook was signed by the Billings Wolves on February 16, 2015. While a member of the Wolves in 2015, Cook finished the season 2nd on the team in tackles with 71 (46 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 8 pass breakups. In his final game of the 2015 season, Cook tallied 12 total tackles against the Nebraska Danger. Cook re-signed with the Wolves for 2016 and had 20 tackles. Cook's 2016 season was abbreviated due to being released from his contract to pursue other football related ventures on April 11, 2016, as he was selected to perform as a Motion Capture Actor for EA Sports and the Madden Video Game franchise.
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On October 28, 2016, Cook signed with the Nebraska Danger for the 2017 season. During the season Cook tallied 42 tackles (2 tackles for loss), 4 pass break-ups and 1 interception.
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On March 22, 2019, Cook signs 1-Year deal with the [1] San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League. Was named Team Captain for the 2019 season. Omar finished a stellar regular season in the Top 10 in the entire IFL in tackles, 2nd in pass break-ups and 1st on the team in tackles with a career-high of 73, 1st in pass break-ups with 12 and tied for 1st in interceptions.
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Omar Cook is a 21x award winning actor and filmmaker born in Riverside, California. From an early age, Omar thrived in sports eventually going on to play collegiate football at Southern University. His collegiate career landed him an opportunity to play professional football where he played 4 seasons in the Indoor Football League. Omar began his journey into entertainment doing stunts as a motion capture actor with the Madden Video Game Series earning credits in Madden ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21, ’22, & ’23. This led to further opportunities doing sports stunts in Hollywood for shows such as Ballers for HBO and All American on The CW, and Colin in Black & White on Netflix. He is most known for his work on The CW series All American for his role as “Troy”, a South Crenshaw high school football player as well as doing football stunt work and doubling for the characters “Jabari Long” and “Cameron” appearing in 21 episodes over 3 seasons.
Omar has built a successful career in entertainment working on multiple movies, short films, major network TV shows, and video games including supporting roles in feature films The 4 Points, Fortunate Son, God of Dreams, Lost in the Moment, and Expunged. He directed three multi award winning films including Coke Boys, SKANDALOUZ and Deadly Thoughts which collectively racked up 21 awards including multiple debut filmmaker awards, Best Actor, Best short film awards and more.
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University in Baton Rouge Louisiana graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication He is best known for his role in the film God of Dreams 2022 He is also known for his work as motion capture actor with the Madden NFL video game series Omar CookActor and Filmmaker Omar CookBornOmar Robert Cook Jr 1992 03 24 March 24 1992 age 32 Riverside California U S Alma materSouthern UniversityOccupationActorYears active2017 present Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Nebraska Danger 2 2 Billings Wolves 2 3 Nebraska Danger 2 4 San Diego Strike Force 3 Acting career 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 4 3 Video games 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksCollege career editCook played for the Southern Jaguars from 2010 to 2013 He redshirted his first year and earned a starting spot in his senior season After three coaching changes Cook emerged as a senior for Southern earning a scholarship and started all 13 games to include the Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Championship He recorded 77 total tackles Ranked 1 on the team for defensive backs tallied 45 solo tackles tied for 2 on team 1 5 tackles for loss had 3 interceptions Tied for 1 on team 6 passes defensed forced 1 fumble and recovered 2 fumbles Notably his final interception came at a crucial period of the nationally televised ESPN SWAC Championship game against Jackson State University Cook was selected to the 2014 FCS National Bowl All Star game as a starting defensive back where he tallied 2 tackles a pass breakup and a key red zone interception Professional career editOmar CookPersonal informationBorn 1992 03 24 March 24 1992 age 32 Riverside CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 190 lb 86 kg Career informationHigh school University High SchoolCollege SouthernPosition SafetyUndrafted 2014Career historyNebraska Danger 2014 Billings Wolves 2015 2016 Nebraska Danger 2017 San Diego Strike Force 2019 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsFCS National Bowl Selection 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC Champion 2013 Career IFL statisticsTackles 210Tackles for Loss 6Pass breakups 27Interceptions 4 Nebraska Danger edit Cook signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League IFL on October 10 2014 Billings Wolves edit Cook was signed by the Billings Wolves on February 16 2015 While a member of the Wolves in 2015 Cook finished the season 2nd on the team in tackles with 71 46 solo 2 5 tackles for loss 1 interception and 8 pass breakups In his final game of the 2015 season Cook tallied 12 total tackles against the Nebraska Danger Cook re signed with the Wolves for 2016 and had 20 tackles Cook s 2016 season was abbreviated due to being released from his contract to pursue other football related ventures on April 11 2016 as he was selected to perform as a Motion Capture Actor for EA Sports and the Madden Video Game franchise Nebraska Danger edit On October 28 2016 Cook signed with the Nebraska Danger for the 2017 season During the season Cook tallied 42 tackles 2 tackles for loss 4 pass break ups and 1 interception San Diego Strike Force edit On March 22 2019 Cook signs 1 Year deal with the 1 San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League Was named Team Captain for the 2019 season Omar finished a stellar regular season in the Top 10 in the entire IFL in tackles 2nd in pass break ups and 1st on the team in tackles with a career high of 73 1st in pass break ups with 12 and tied for 1st in interceptions Acting career editOmar Cook is a 21x award winning actor and filmmaker born in Riverside California From an early age Omar thrived in sports eventually going on to play collegiate football at Southern University His collegiate career landed him an opportunity to play professional football where he played 4 seasons in the Indoor Football League Omar began his journey into entertainment doing stunts as a motion capture actor with the Madden Video Game Series earning credits in Madden 18 19 20 21 22 amp 23 This led to further opportunities doing sports stunts in Hollywood for shows such as Ballers for HBO and All American on The CW and Colin in Black amp White on Netflix He is most known for his work on The CW series All American for his role as Troy a South Crenshaw high school football player as well as doing football stunt work and doubling for the characters Jabari Long and Cameron appearing in 21 episodes over 3 seasons Omar has built a successful career in entertainment working on multiple movies short films major network TV shows and video games including supporting roles in feature films The 4 Points Fortunate Son God of Dreams Lost in the Moment and Expunged He directed three multi award winning films including Coke Boys SKANDALOUZ and Deadly Thoughts which collectively racked up 21 awards including multiple debut filmmaker awards Best Actor Best short film awards and more nbsp Cook working on the Madden video gameFilmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes 2021 Project Imperium Max Oh Now Mr Wallace Tariq Abdullah Fortunate Son Chris 2 TV movie Twitter Fingers Tik Toker 3 Thug Sam 2022 When the Gun Talks Victor TV movie God of Dreams Ali TV movie Don t Hide Sean Wasted Time Lawrence SKANDALOUZ Derek Expunged SWAT Guard 1 TV movie Deadly Thoughts Darnell Harris Lost in the Moment Baebruh TV movie 2023 The 4 Points Ripper Television edit Year Title Role Notes 2021 Infamy When Fame Turns Deadly Adrian Harley Episode Club Killings Video games edit Year Title Role Notes 2017 Madden NFL 18 Motion Capture Actor 2018 Madden NFL 19 Motion Capture Actor 2019 Madden NFL 20 Motion Capture Actor 2020 Madden NFL 21 Motion Capture Actor 2021 Madden NFL 22 Motion Capture Actor 2022 Madden NFL 23 Motion Capture ActorAwards and nominations editInstitution Category Year Work Result Black Swan International Film Festival Debut Filmmaker 2022 Deadly Thoughts Won AltFF Alternative Film Festival Best First Time Filmmaker 2022 SKANDALOUZ Won Couch Film Festival Best First Time Filmmaker 2022 SKANDALOUZ Won Tagore International Film Festival Debut Filmmaker 2022 Deadly Thoughts Won Virgin Spring Cinefest Best Actor 2022 Deadly Thoughts WonReferences edit Stats San Diego Strike Force www sdstrikeforce com Retrieved March 25 2019 External links editOfficial website https www dangerfootball com team players php id 242 http goifl com sports fball 2016 17 players omarcook5a4q http www goifl com sports fball 2014 15 teams billingswolves view lineup https www imdb com name nm11557204 ref nmmi mi nm https www 247liveculture com entertainment news1 omar cook makes his directorial debut in award winning short film skandalouz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Omar Cook American football amp oldid 1226110643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
