Omari Newton

Omari Akil Newton is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Larry Summers in Blue Mountain State and Lucas Ingram in Continuum. Newton is the co-founder of Boldskool Productions.

Early life Newton grew up in Montreal. His parents were immigrants from Trinidad and Tobago. In the 1990s, he went to Beaconsfield High School along with his sister. At school Newton was the co-captain of the basketball team and starter for the local football team, but also went to the drama clubs.

In 2014, Diane Roberts directed Newton's play Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of with Urban Ink Productions. Newton and Roberts' collaboration led to the formation of Boldskool Productions, a hip hop theatre company. In 2018, Boldskool re-staged Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of with Holding Space and the NAC English Theatre. Newton began writing Sal Capone in 2008 after the police shooting of unarmed Fredy Villanueva. Newton has been commissioned by Black Theatre Workshop to write Black & Blue Matters, a companion piece to Sal Capone.

Plays

Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of

Filmography

TV shows

Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Redeemer Sean TV movie 2003 The Reagans Angry Protester #1 TV movie 2004 L'hôtel de l'avenir African Student 2005 Slow Burn Limo Driver uncredited 2006 Time Bomb Electrician TV movie 2006 Last Exit Bank Manager TV movie 2007 12 Ways to Say I'm Sorry Buster short 2008 Radical Rifle Icon Blake short 2012 The Factory Buffalo Police Officer - Cop in Basement 2015 Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland Larry Summers 2017 S.W.A.T.: Under Siege Benson Direct-to-video