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Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Acting1965Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his Tony, Golden Globe and Emmy winning role as Belize in the Broadway production of Angels in America and its acclaimed HBO miniseries adaptation. He has starred as Jean-Michel Basquiat in Basquiat; Felix Leiter in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die; Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire; Beetee Latier in The Hunger Games films; Isaac Dixon in the video game The Last Of Us Part II; and the Watcher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) animated series What If...? Since 2016, he has starred as Bernard Lowe in the HBO series Westworld. He will portray Commissioner James Gordon in the superhero film The Batman (2022) by Matt Reeves.

Acting History

2027
Untitled The Batman Sequel
as Lt. James Gordon
2026
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
as Paul Christopher
Digman!
TVas Uncle Christ (voice)• 1 eps
The Last of Us
TVas Isaac Dixon• 2 eps
2024
Atrabilious
as Vincent Daugherty
ARK: The Animated Series
TVas Henry Townsend (voice)• 14 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Agency: Central Intelligence
TVas Henry Ogletree• 10 eps
2023
Asteroid City
as General Gibson
Rustin
as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
American Fiction
as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
I Am Groot
TVas The Watcher (voice)• 1 eps
2022
The Batman
as Lt. James Gordon
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
as Jackie Robinson (voice)
2021
Monster
as Mr. Harmon
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney Plus Day Special
as The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
No Time to Die
as Felix Leiter
Marvel Studios Assembled
TVas Self• 1 eps
What If...?
TVas The Watcher (voice)• 26 eps
2020
Finding Your Roots
TVas Self• 1 eps
2019
Untitled Panama Papers Project
as Malchus Irvin Boncamper
The Goldfinch
as James 'Hobie' Hobart
The Public
as Anderson
Green Eggs and Ham
TVas McWinkle (voice)• 13 eps
Rick and Morty
TVas Tony (voice)• 1 eps
2018
Game Night
as FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
Age Out
as Detective Portnoy
O.G.
as Louis Menkins
Hold the Dark
as Russell Core
2017
2016
Confirmation
as Charles Ogletree
Westworld
TVas Bernard Lowe• 36 eps
The Venture Bros.
TVas Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)• 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
TVas Cuddlywhiskers (voice) / Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)• 2 eps
2015
The Good Dinosaur
as Poppa (voice)
2014
2013
Broken City
as Carl Fairbanks
Boardwalk Empire
TVas Valentin Narcisse• 20 eps
2012
House
TVas Dr. Walter Cofield• 1 eps
2011
Source Code
as Dr. Rutledge
The Ides of March
as Senator Thompson
2008
Chicago 10
as Bobby Seale (voice)
W.
as Colin Powell
Cadillac Records
as Muddy Waters
Quantum of Solace
as Felix Leiter
2007
The Invasion
as Dr. Stephen Galeano
American Experience
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
2006
Casino Royale
as Felix Leiter
2005
Syriana
as Bennett Holiday
The True Story of Hannibal
as Narrator (voice)
Broken Flowers
as Winston
2004
The Manchurian Candidate
as CPL Al Melvin
2003
Sam Cooke: Legend
as Narrator (voice)
Angels in America
TVas Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa• 6 eps
2002
D-Tox
as Jaworski
2001
Ali
as Howard Bingham
2000
Hamlet
as Gravedigger
Shaft
as Peoples Hernandez
1999
Ride with the Devil
as Daniel Holt
1998
Celebrity
as Greg
1997
Critical Care
as Rafael ("Bed Two")
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Hal Wilson• 3 eps
1996
Basquiat
as Jean Michel Basquiat
Faithful
as Young Man at Rolls
1994
New York Undercover
TVas Andre Foreman• 1 eps
1993
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TVas Sidney Bechet• 2 eps
1991
Separate But Equal
as William Coleman
1990
Presumed Innocent
as Prosecuting Attorney
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/7/1965(60 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA