Shomari Downer

Acting

Shomari Downer

Actor Shomari Downer draws from a diverse range of life experiences, realities and communities to bring characters to life. A child between worlds, the son of British-Jamaican parents, Shomari spent a lot of time visiting his family of 5 brothers and 6 sisters in England and growing up as a single child in with his mother in Canada. Ranging from stage to television to film, Shomari's passion for authentic story telling and honest characters has led him to explore a range of emotions - a challenge that Shomari relishes. Shomari is no stranger to the stage and has found great success in cobbling together slices of life to tell moving stories through his craft. From his start on the screen in John Singleton's "4 Brothers" to him taking on the lead in movies such as "One Angry Juror" and "Edging" Shomari Downer has embarked on a beautiful Quixotic journey to discover himself while inhabiting the lives of others.

Acting credits

Four Brothers poster
6.8

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

Four Brothers

2005

American Pie Presents: Beta House poster
5.6

Erik, Ryan, and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler. But chaos ensues when a fraternity of geeks threatens to stop the debauchery and the Betas have to make a stand for their right to party.

American Pie Presents: Beta House

2007

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile poster
5.5

When Erik Stifler realizes that he's the only Stifler family member who might graduate high school a virgin, he decides to live up to his legacy. After some well-meaning advice from Jim's dad, Erik's ready to take his chances at the annual and infamous Naked Mile race, where his devoted friends and some uninhibited sorority girls will create the most outrageous weekend ever.

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile

2006

Shook poster
5.0

After a run-in with his estranged father, aspiring writer Ashish or "Ash" learns a secret that will force him to balance family, love and success while navigating the divide between the exciting city life he wants and his suburban reality.

Shook

2025

Eulogy to Us poster
NR

A genre anthology about the dark side of dating and relationships.

Eulogy to Us

2023

Akilla's Escape poster
4.4

In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old Jamaican boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.

Akilla's Escape

2021

Edging poster
4.0

EDGING is a chamber dramedy about the brink of adulthood and how quickly it comes. Jordan is throwing a housewarming party but isn’t really around to enjoy it.

Edging

2018

One Angry Juror poster
4.2

Based on the true story of Sarah Walsh, a tough New Orleans attorney who serves on a murder trial jury and does some investigating of her own.

One Angry Juror

2010

Boxcutter poster
4.3

After his laptop is stolen, an aspiring rapper goes on a quest across the gentrifying streets of Toronto to recover his music in time for the event that could change his life - a meeting with a Grammy Award-winning producer.

Boxcutter

2025

Nurse.Fighter.Boy poster
4.7

An urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child.

Nurse.Fighter.Boy

2009

No artwork available
NR

The Truth About Rainbows is a dramatic short film set in a new world city on the verge of change, for better or worse. Once upon a time, Toronto was heralded as one of the most liveable and culturally diverse cities in the world. But that was before years of economic instability, political scandal and rising crime rates forced the Federal Crown to appoint a City Comptroller. It is now 2023. Amidst the largest revitalization campaign in the country, conflict sparks between the wealthy who reside in the City Core, and the displaced living in localized communities on the Outside. When Des Roberson returns home after a five-year absence, he arrives in a city militarized, and with the unsettling knowledge that his father has mysteriously disappeared.

The Truth About Rainbows

2014