Omar Torres II is an actor, musician and radio personality in New York City. He most recently was heard on ALT 92.3, which used to be K-Rock when Howard Stern was there. Prior to that, he was on air at 92.3 during the Top 40 eras under the AMP/NOW brands.
Currently, Omar has been recurring on all seasons of Manifest as Officer Tony Diaz. Though the show moved from NBC to Netflix, he will be returning for season four. He can also be seen in The Equalizer(CBS), Daredevil(Netflix), Blue Bloods(CBS), Sneaky Pete(Amazon) and other network TV shows.
His last film “The Outside Story” where he worked with Brian Tyree Henry and Sonequa Martin Green was selected and screened at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. Another film he played a supporting role in, “PLOY”, won numerous awards at multiple film festivals and was part of the Cannes Film Festival; Short Film Corner, in 2016.
Omar was born and raised in Rockland County, 20 minutes north of Manhattan to Nancy Torres (from the Bronx) and Omar Torres Sr.(from Brooklyn). He is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and completely fluent in Spanish.
From an early age, Ice Hockey, music and films were something that Omar was passionate about. He began skating at age four and eventually went on to spend several years bouncing around the minor league ice hockey circuit (USA/Europe). His first pro camp was with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers minor league affiliate, The Odessa Jackalopes of the Central Hockey League (CHL) in 2006.
At age 11 his parents bought him his first musical instrument. A drum set. After moving into an apartment, he switched over to learning guitar and singing. Since age 14 he has been in and out rock bands, playing live, writing and recording music. Those experiences lead him to study Audio Engineering at The Institute of Audio Research(IAR) in New York City.
After making the tough career choice to leave the game of hockey behind, Omar began studying the craft of acting at various studios in New York City and working at CBS Radio(now Audacy) with the promotions team in 2009. After several years behind the scenes and managerial changes, he was given the green light to be on air and can now be heard through out the New York Tri-State area.