JamesG
02-05-2016, 04:08 PM
"Homeland's" Morroco Omari Nabs Recurring Role on "Empire"
by Michael Slezak
February 5, 2016
Lucious Lyons’ stint behind bars at the start of "Empire‘s" second season may have just been a warmup.
The Fox drama has cast Morocco Omari (Homeland) in a major recurring role as an FBI hotshot who’ll cause trouble for the ousted head of Empire Entertainment — and he might wind up being a series regular.
Omari will play Tariq Cousins, who started off as one of the finest cops ever to work the streets of Philadelphia, then advanced to a post at the FBI where he eventually rose to the head of his entire department.
Described as “a closer,” Tariq is “extremely bright and supremely confident — he never shows his hand, but doesn’t hide his intentions.”
It’s expected that Tariq will go “toe-to-toe” with Lucious — without any flinching. That’s where his smooth style — tempered by “an air of the streets” — will come in handy.
“He moves without remorse, yet will always offer a person what’s fair before taking them out.”
http://tvline.com/2016/02/05/empire-season-2-cast-morocco-omari-fbi-agent/
by Michael Slezak
February 5, 2016
Lucious Lyons’ stint behind bars at the start of "Empire‘s" second season may have just been a warmup.
The Fox drama has cast Morocco Omari (Homeland) in a major recurring role as an FBI hotshot who’ll cause trouble for the ousted head of Empire Entertainment — and he might wind up being a series regular.
Omari will play Tariq Cousins, who started off as one of the finest cops ever to work the streets of Philadelphia, then advanced to a post at the FBI where he eventually rose to the head of his entire department.
Described as “a closer,” Tariq is “extremely bright and supremely confident — he never shows his hand, but doesn’t hide his intentions.”
It’s expected that Tariq will go “toe-to-toe” with Lucious — without any flinching. That’s where his smooth style — tempered by “an air of the streets” — will come in handy.
“He moves without remorse, yet will always offer a person what’s fair before taking them out.”
http://tvline.com/2016/02/05/empire-season-2-cast-morocco-omari-fbi-agent/