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Omar Elba

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Omar Elba
Scenes of Omar Elba opposite Tom Hanks, Jessica Biel, and from A24's Netflix series 'Mo'. This demo also contains a scene from the independent project 'Tim', in which Omar physically transformed his body twice to perform 2 roles (Tim and Tim's Ego). The 2 performances are shot 1 year apart and both characters are seen interacting onscreen simultaneously.
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Omar Elba is a versatile actor who played the lead opposite Tom Hanks in 'A Hologram for the King'. He was cast by director Rebecca Thomas (of 'Stranger Things') to play Mark Green, a moralistic journalist struggling to navigate the corrupt world of his co-worker (played by Jessica Biel) in the crime thriller 'Limetown'. Subsequently, he landed a series regular role as Sameer, a character unable to fit in due to his unaddressed mental illness (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in A24's critically acclaimed Netflix series, 'Mo'. His nuanced performance of autism received numerous positive reviews, most notably from the autism community itself. Elba also starred, wrote and directed 'Tim', a Freudian short film about the Ego, Id and Superego. In preparation for the 2 main roles, he transformed his body twice by gaining 20 pounds of fat to play Tim and then losing the weight and gaining 10 pounds of muscle to play Tim's Ego. For the physical transformation between both characters to take place, the two performances (Tim and Tim's Ego) were shot one year apart, respectively. In the film, both characters, Tim (an overweight, balding codependent) and Tim's Ego (his better looking, more assertive counterpart), are seen interacting onscreen simultaneously.
BornSeptember 19, 1983
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Omar Elba and Jessica Biel in 'Limetown'
Omar Elba and Tom Hanks
Farah Bseiso, Omar Elba and Mo Amer in 'Mo'
Omar Elba as Tim and Tim's Ego in 'Tim'
Tom Hanks and Omar Elba in 'A Hologram for the King'
Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Tom Tykwer and Omar Elba
Omar Elba as Yousef in 'A Hologram for the King'
Omar Elba and Jessica Biel at the SAG-AFTRA screening of 'Limetown'
Jessica Biel, Omar Elba and Sherri Saum at the SAG-AFTRA Q&A for 'Limetown'
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Mo (2022)
Mo
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  • Sameer Najjar

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Actor

  • Early Risers
  • Mo (2022)
    Mo
  • Jessica Biel in Limetown (2019)
    Limetown
  • Berlin, I Love You (2019)
    Berlin, I Love You
    • (as Alexander Black)
  • Tim (2016)
    Tim
    • (as Alexander Black)
  • Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King (2016)
    A Hologram for the King
    • (as Alexander Black)
  • Ellyn Daniels and Ri in 30, Debt-Free & Far from Happy (2015)
    30, Debt-Free & Far from Happy
    • (as Alexander Black)
  • Kiss Her I'm Famous (2013)
    Kiss Her I'm Famous
  • Josh Holloway in Intelligence (2014)
    Intelligence
  • Blair Underwood, Kenneth Choi, Spencer Grammer, Brent Sexton, Pablo Schreiber, and Neal Bledsoe in Ironside (2013)
    Ironside
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles

Writer

  • Depression Revolution

Director

  • Tim (2016)
    Tim
    • (as Alexander Black)

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Official Trailer
Limetown
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Limetown
Mo
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Mo
Mo (Italian Subtitled)
Trailer 1:51
Mo (Italian Subtitled)
Limetown
Trailer 2:05
Limetown

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    • September 19, 1983
    • Alexandria, Egypt

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    Studied Shakespeare at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

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