Omari Hardwick (born January 9, 1974) is an American actor, known for his roles in the TV series Saved and Dark Blue as well in the movies Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna, The A-Team, Kick-Ass, and Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls.
It follows the life of Elena Gilbert, a teenage girl who has just lost both parents in a car accident, as she falls in love with a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore. Their relationship becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan's mysterious older brother Damon Salvatore returns, with a plan to bring back their past love Katherine Pierce, a vampire who looks exactly like Elena.