Best known for his role as James “Ghost” St. Patrick, Georgia native Omari Hardwick is a longtime actor. Among Hardwick’s first jobs in Hollywood was an appearance in Floetry’s “Say Yes” music video in 2002. Since then, he has booked roles in series and a few films, including Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls in 2010. Four years would pass before Hardwick secured his next notable role as Andre Daniels on BET’s Being Mary Jane in 2013. The following year, Hardwick joined Starz’s Power series as the lead actor. For six seasons, the former football player’s role would assist in gripping viewers with Ghost, a businessman by day and drug kingpin by night. The success of the show and Hardwick’s career have contributed to the actor’s wealth. Here’s what we know about Omari Hardwick’s net worth.
Hardwick’s Business Moves Include Launching Two Actor Organizations
In 2006, the poet founded his own production company called BRAVELIFE PRODUCTION. Four years would pass before he also became a founding member of Plan B Inc. Theater Group and co-founder of Actor’s Lounge in the Los Angeles Greenway Theater. Toward the end of his role as Ghost, in 2019, Hardwick also launched a podcast called Poetics, in which he’s interviewed hip-hop artists, actors and fashion designers.
Hardwick’s Net Worth and Accolades To Prove It
Hardwick has been nominated and won several awards, including winning three NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel award for “Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.” Hardwick’s career has contributed to a net worth of $5 million. He’s booked several projects since the end of his time on Power, which may boost his net worth. Along these lines, Hardwick has been transparent about his actor income and making the decision to borrow money from 50 Cent, the co-creator and executive producer of Power.
Where Is the Actor-Founder-Poet Now?
Two years after founding his actor organizations, he married his longtime girlfriend in 2012, and the couple has two children. In a 2022 interview with The Pivot Podcast, Hardwick shared that he borrowed money from 50 Cent during his time on the Power series. He said he was loaned a total of $43,000 over the course of two summers to continue taking care of his family. The poet-actor also shared that he received $150,000 per episode of Power and how “it wasn’t enough.” Now, in recent headlines, 50 Cent stated that Hardwick “overvalues himself” and that he and Hardwick are no longer friends.
Regardless of their disagreement, fans can check Hardwick out in several upcoming projects: Star Trek: Section 31, D Is for Detroit, Die Enormous, Xeno, Planet of the Dead and Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas.
