Personal Info
Birth date
1950-12-13 (74 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Also known as
-Afemo Omilami
Biography
Afemo Omilami (born December 13, 1950) is an American actor. On television, in addition to numerous guest appearances, he had recurring roles on In the Heat of the Night (1989 - 1993), Ghost Whisperer (2007 - 2008), and Saints & Sinners (2016 - 2018). Omilami has played supporting film roles in Trading Places (1983), Glory (1989), The Firm (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Gordy (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Ray (2004), Hounddog (2007), The Blind Side (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015), and others.
Filmography
Law & Order
7.4
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.True Detective
8.281
Overview:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.Ghost Whisperer
8.079
Overview:
Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from passing over.Miami Vice
7.452
Overview:
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.The Shield
8.145
Overview:
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.Dawson's Creek
7.341
Overview:
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.Madam Secretary
6.982
Overview:
After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.Forrest Gump
8.467
Overview:
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.In the Heat of the Night
7.4
Overview:
In the Heat of the Night is an American television series based on the motion picture and novel of the same name starring Carroll O'Connor as the white police chief William Gillespie, and Howard Rollins as the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. It was broadcast on NBC from 1988 until 1992, and then on CBS until 1995. Its executive producers were Fred Silverman, Juanita Bartlett and Carroll O'Connor. TGG Direct released the first season of the series to DVD on August 28, 2012.The Blind Side
7.672
Overview:
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.Creepshow
7.5
Overview:
A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.Hidden Figures
8.052
Overview:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.426
Overview:
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.Genius
7.658
Overview:
The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.Terminator Genisys
5.942
Overview:
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.John Adams
7.67
Overview:
Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.Trading Places
7.227
Overview:
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.G.I. Joe: Retaliation
5.641
Overview:
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.The Founder
7.1
Overview:
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.The Firm
6.735
Overview:
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on him, he is totally oblivious to the more sinister side of his company. Then, two Associates are murdered. The FBI contact him, asking him for information and suddenly his life is ruined. He has a choice - work with the FBI, or stay with the Firm. Either way he will lose his life as he knows it. Mitch figures the only way out is to follow his own plan...Remember the Titans
7.643
Overview:
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.Cold Mountain
6.9
Overview:
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.Sheena
5.259
Overview:
Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, leaving their daughter Shirley Hamilton. She was taken in by Kali, a local Shamaness of a tribe who brought her up, and five years ago she was taught how to morph into animals and birds, acquiring their abilities, even flight. Further, she became a mythical creature called "The Darachna" who relies on people' fear of the unknown. For this she covers herself in a dark liquid mud which allows her to be largely unseen in the low light of the jungle, and with more than normal strength, agility and speed, and armed with a pair of gloves with bone claws, she is a formidable one woman fighting force. She does kill sometimes.I'll Fly Away
7.4
Overview:
I'll Fly Away is an American drama television series set during the late 1950s and early 1960s, in an unspecified Southern U.S. state. It aired on NBC from 1991 to 1993 and starred Regina Taylor as Lilly Harper, a black housekeeper for the family of district attorney Forrest Bedford, whose name is an ironic reference to Nathan Bedford Forrest, the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. As the show progressed, Lilly became increasingly involved in the Civil Rights Movement, with events eventually drawing in Forrest as well. I'll Fly Away won two 1992 Emmy Awards, and 23 nominations in total. It won three Humanitas Prizes, two Golden Globe Awards, two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, and a Peabody Award. However, the series was never a ratings blockbuster, and it was canceled by NBC in 1993, despite widespread protests by critics and viewer organizations. After the program's cancellation, a two-hour movie, I'll Fly Away: Then and Now, was produced, in order to resolve dangling storylines from Season 2, and provide the series with a true finale. The movie aired on October 11, 1993 on PBS. Its major storyline closely paralleled the true story of the 1955 murder of Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi. Thereafter, PBS began airing repeats of the original episodes, ceasing after one complete showing of the entire series.Sweet Home Alabama
6.406
Overview:
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
6.902
Overview:
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders is a drama about the specialized International Division of the FBI tasked with solving crimes and coming to the rescue of Americans who find themselves in danger while abroad.Survivor's Remorse
6.6
Overview:
Cam Calloway is about to find out the price he'll pay for stardom, love and loyalty. A basketball star in his early 20s, Calloway's life changes after he signs a multimillion-dollar contract with a team in Atlanta. He arrives in Georgia bright-eyed and eager to begin his career, joined by cousin and confidant Reggie Vaughn, who tries to keep Cam focused and free from distractions caused by Cam's blunt-but-loyal sister M-Chuck and opportunistic mom Cassie. Feeling a responsibility to support needy family and friends, Cam wrestles with the rewards and pitfalls of sudden wealth and fame.Glory
7.5
Overview:
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.571
Overview:
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.Acting
2023Freedom's Path as Ellis Freeman
2022Women of the Movement (1 Episode) as Add Reed
2021Horror Noire as Zeke (segment 'The Lake')
2019Full Count as Mr Gravitt
2019Creepshow (1 Episode) as Brenner
2019A Brother's Honor as Richard Granger
2019Poms as David
2019The Best of Enemies as Franklin Mose
2018Down for Whatever as Lieutenant Baker
2017Genius (1 Episode) as Philip Randolph
2016Hidden Figures as Man Outside Store
2016The Founder as Mr. Merriman (uncredited)
2016Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (1 Episode) as Inspector Polino
2016Saints & Sinners (8 Episodes) as Detective St. Charles
2016Smoke & Mirrors as Cruschev
2015Terminator Genisys as Perry
2015Mad Dogs (1 Episode) as Captain Churchill
2014Survivor's Remorse (3 Episodes) as Richard Freeman
2014Madam Secretary (1 Episode) as President Babacar Diome
2014The Good Lie as Dr. Monyang
2014True Detective (7 Episodes) as Police Chief Holloway
2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as District 11 Mayor
2013G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Chairman Joint Chief of Staff
2012Steel Magnolias as Drum
2010Beneath the Dark as The Man
2010Chase (1 Episode) as The Chief
2010Past Life (1 Episode) as Fred Lamm
2010Bloodworth as Sheriff Bellweather
2010Blood Done Sign My Name as Golden Frinks
2009The Blind Side as CPS Caseworker
2008John Adams (1 Episode) as Servant
2007Side Order of Life (1 Episode) as Thomas Beauchamp
2007The Reaping as Haman
2007Hounddog as Charles
2007The List as A.L. Jenkins
2006Idlewild as Walter
2006Heavens Fall as Leonard George
2006Madea's Family Reunion as Isaac Sr.
2006Glory Road as Mr. Flournoy
2005Ghost Whisperer (4 Episodes) as Archivist
2004Ray as Angry Husband
2004The Alamo as Sam
2003Cold Mountain as Joshua
2003Runaway Jury as SUV Driver
2002Drumline as President Wagner
2002Sweet Home Alabama as Jimmy Lee
2002I'm with Lucy as Cab Driver #1
2002The Shield (1 Episode) as Vince Peabo
2002The Rosa Parks Story as Unknown
2001Rustin as Mel Jones
2001Hood Rat as Attorney
2000The Runaway as Jule Monroe
2000Animal Factory as Captain Knight
2000Sheena (1 Episode) as Kontee
2000Tigerland as SFC Ezra Landers
2000Remember the Titans as Charles Campbell
1999Bringing Out the Dead as Griss
1999Wayward Son as Horace
1999Chill Factor as Courtroom Colonel
1999The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn as Noah's Father
1999Forces of Nature as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1999Funny Valentines as Ephraim Lee
1999Selma, Lord, Selma as John Webb
1998Dawson's Creek (2 Episodes) as Clifton Smalls
1997Flash as Sam Parker
1995New York News (1 Episode) as Unknown
1995Gordy as Krugman
1994The War as Quarry Man
1994Drop Squad as Berl (Flip) Mangum, Flip
1994Fortune Hunter (1 Episode) as Pierre Toussant
1994A Simple Twist of Fate as Bailiff
1994Forrest Gump as Drill Sergeant
1993The Real McCoy as Cab Dispatcher
1993The Firm as Cotton Truck Driver
1993Sankofa as Noble Ali
1991I'll Fly Away (1 Episode) as Mr. Hendricks
1991White Lie as Bartender
1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas as Prison Guard
1990The Long Walk Home as Taxi Driver
1990Web of Deceit as Bailiff
1990Law & Order (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Henry Patterson, Michael Kano, Darryl Lamaine
1990Caroline? as Taxi Driver
1990Murder in Mississippi as Bob Moses
1989Glory as Tall Contraband
1988In the Heat of the Night (1, 8 Episode) as Walker Harris, Jimmy Dawes
1986The Money Pit as Bernie
1984Miami Vice (1 Episode) as Desmond Maxwell
1983Trading Places as Longshoreman
1983Rage of Angels (2 Episodes) as Vet #1
1979Freedom Road as Young Black Man with Scars
1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys as Charlie Weems
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1 Episode) as Taxi Driver, Jule Monroe