Omari Akil Newton (born January 7, 1981) 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.
n 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. To become a professional actor Newton took drama courses at Concordia University, where he did his BA in communication studies. He also went to the National Theatre School of Canada.
Career When Newton was 19 years old, he was hired by the Black Theatre Workshop and got a lead role in one of their productions. He worked in the Montreal theatre scene for several years until he moved to Vancouver. During his early days in Vancouver Newton did a lot of theatre. He appeared in Romeo & Juliet with Mad Duck Theatre Collective and The Oresteia at Christ Church Cathedral.
In 2001 Newton auditioned for the role of Dalton Nemers in the teenage vampire series Vampire High. He was directly booked after his first read for the role. He later mentioned that he really enjoyed the time at the set. He also liked that his character was pivotal in the story of one of the lead vampires. During those days, it was his first role on a TV series and his biggest role on film or TV. Before that, he only had a few one-liners in some TV movies.
From 2010 to 2011, Newton played Larry Summers in Blue Mountain State. The college comedy series is about a fictional university and its football team. Larry was Newton's first regular role on a television series.
From 2012 to 2015, Newton starred as Lucas Ingram in Continuum.
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.
Personal life Newton has a twin sister named Akilah Newton.
Plays Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy Of
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001 Vampire High Dalton Nemers "The Summoning" (Season 1, Episode 13) 2005 15/Love Carson Greene "Volley of the Dolls" (Season 2, Episode 14) 2006 Blade: The Series Veteran "Delivery" (Season 1, Episode 6) 2008 Sophie Remy "The Tornado" (Season 1, Episode 1)"Birth Control" (Season 1, Episode 4)"Read the Signs" (Season 1, Episode 12) 2009 V Soldier Pilot 2010 Fringe Security Guard "The Bishop Revival" (Season 2, Episode 14) Shattered Uniform "The Sins of Fathers" (Season 1, Episode 1) 2010–2011 Blue Mountain State Larry Summers Recurring role, 31 episodes 2012–2015 Continuum Lucas Ingram Main role 2013 Supernatural Peter Kent's Demon "Clip Show" (Season 8, Episode 22")2016 The X-FilesRogers"Founder's Mutation" 2017Tarzan and JaneChief Wazari (voice) Recurring roleMarvel Super Hero AdventuresBlack Panther (voice) Recurring role2018–2024 The Dragon PrinceCorvus (voice) Recurring role
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 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
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