Montreal-born artist Omari Newton is a professional actor, writer, Slam poet and MC whose work can be found on television, film, stage or radio. He is currently a City of Vancouver funded Artist in Residence (Playwright) with urban ink productions. His stage work in Quebec has earned him a number of favorable reviews and awards. Some career highlights include a best supporting actor nomination (soiree des masques) for his work in the Centaur Theatre's production of Joe Penhal's "Blue Orange" (Christopher). The play also went on to win best English language production. He is a proud Graduate of Concordia University's Communication Studies program. As a writer, he worked on the completion of his original Hip Hop theatre piece "Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of" which was produced in both Montreal & Vancouver in 2013. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
