Omar Koury

Omar Koury is a classically trained actor who has worked in professional
theatres across the United States and around the world, as well as
having appeared in numerous television and film productions. Omar is very happy to have recently re-entered the business after taking a 10-year hiatus for family reasons.
He currently studies with Bob Krakower.

His body of work ranges from 30 straight performances as The Turkish Guy on The Late Show with David Letterman to performing in the world premiere, of the Drama League nominated theatre production of Aftermath at the prestigious New York Theatre Workshop.

The world tour of Aftermath allowed Omar to perform
at The Old Vic in London, Town Hall Theatre in Galway, Ireland and the
Perth and Melbourne Art Festivals in Australia. His other favorite
stage roles include his work in the Barrymore Award-winning US premiere
of Scorched at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia and his performance in
the co-production of The Kite Runner at Cleveland Playhouse and Actors
Theater of Louisville. Mr. Koury's television and film work include
roles on NBC's The Blacklist, HBO's Lights Out, ABC's The Unusuals,
Jesus' Son and The Devil's Advocate.

In 2001, Omar co-founded Nibras, the first Arab American theater
company in the United States. Nibras' groundbreaking production of
Sajjil: Record won Best Ensemble at the 2003 New York International
Fringe Festival. Nibras' work has been chronicled in Salaam. Peace. An
Anthology of Middle Eastern Drama.

He is originally from Washington DC but has called New York City his home for many years.