# Omar Benson Miller

Omar Benson Miller (born 7 October, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his work as Walter Simmons on CSI: Miami (2009–2012), as Charles Greane on Ballers (2015–2019), as the voice of Raphael on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018–2020) and its 2022 film, and on the CBS comedy series The Unicorn (2019–2021).

## Early life

Miller was born in Anaheim, California, and graduated from San Jose State University.

## Career

Miller's biggest role was in the 2008 movie Miracle at St. Anna. He also has played minor roles in various television shows and movies, including Sex, Love & Secrets, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, Get Rich Or Die Tryin', 8 Mile, The Express: The Ernie Davis Story, Transformers, and Shall We Dance Obstacles 2000. He was a CSI: Miami regular. Starting on October 5, 2009, he appeared on the crime drama as Walter Simmons, a Louisiana native and art theft specialist.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year2024 | Titlethe Beekeeper | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The Bald Witch Project | Fred | Video |
| 2000 | Obstacles | Fred | |
| 2002 | Sorority Boys | Big Johnson | |
| 2002 | 8 Mile | Sol George | |
| 2003 | Undefeated | Mack | TV movie |
| 2004 | Shall We Dance? | Vern | |
| 2004 | Blessing | James | Short |
| 2005 | Man of God | Michael | |
| 2005 | American Pie Presents: Band Camp | Oscar | Video |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Keryl | |
| 2006 | So Here's What Happened | Cliff | short |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Card Grabber | |
| 2007 | Transformers | Glen's Cousin | |
| 2007 | Grindin' | Booker | |
| 2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire | Neal | |
| 2007 | Gordon Glass | Gordon Glass | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Private First Class Sam Train | |
| 2008 | The Express: The Ernie Davis Story | Jack Buckley | |
| 2009 | The Bro Code | Omar | Short |
| 2009 | Liquor Store Cactus | Mr. Noyes | |
| 2010 | Blood Done Sign My Name | Herman Cozart | |
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Bennet | |
| 2010 | Closer to Crazy | - | Short |
| 2011 | The Lion of Judah | Horace (voice) | |
| 2011 | Halloween Knight | Mario | Short |
| 2013 | 1982 | T.K. Williams | |
| 2013 | Homefront | Teedo | |
| 2013 | The Love Section | Chris | |
| 2013 | Meat and Potatoes | Lawrence Stevens | Short |
| 2019 | Above Suspicion | Denver Rhodes | |
| 2020 | The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special | Finn (voice) | TV movie |
| 2022 | Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation | Finn (voice) | |
| 2022 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | Raph, Office Workers (voice) | |
| 2024 | Naples to New York | George | |
| 2025 | Sinners | Cornbread | Post-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Orlando Kettles | Episode: "Election Night" |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | Fuzzy Bear | Episode: "Justice" |
| 2004 | Making the Video | Himself | Episode: "Eminem: Just Lose It" |
| 2005 | Sex, Love & Secrets | Travis Cooper Jackson | Main Cast |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rudi Bixton | Episode: "Fat" |
| 2009 | Eleventh Hour | Felix Lee | Main Cast: Episodes 14-18 |
| 2009–12 | CSI: Miami | Walter Simmons | Main Cast: Seasons 8-10 |
| 2014 | House of Lies | Slim Walters | Episode: "Middlegame" |
| 2015–19 | Ballers | Charles Greane | Main Cast |
| 2018–20 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Raph (voice) | Main Cast |
| 2019–21 | The Unicorn | Ben Taylor | Main Cast |
| 2021– | Rugrats | Randy Carmichael (voice) | Main Cast |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Reggie Lloyd | Main Cast |
| 2023 | True Lies | Albert "Gib" Gibson Jr. | Main Cast |
| 2023 | I'm a Virgo | Damian Wallace | Episode: "It Requires Trust on My Part" |

### Music videos

| Year | Artist | Song | Role |
| 2004 | Eminem | "Just Lose It" | Himself |