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Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Acting1953Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

Robert Ray Wisdom is an American actor, best known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in the HBO drama series The Wire, Norman "Lechero" St. John in the Fox drama series Prison Break, and Harold Conway in the 2021 Hulu comedy film Vacation Friends. Wisdom was born in Washington, D.C., to Jamaican parents. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and economics. He worked as a producer for NPR's All Things Considered before pursuing a career in acting. Wisdom has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including That Thing You Do!, Face/Off, Ray, The Manchurian Candidate, and The Good Wife. He has also had recurring roles on the television series The Practice, NYPD Blue, and The Shield. In 2012, Wisdom was cast as a series regular in the ABC drama series Nashville. He played the role of Coleman Carlisle, a music producer. The show ran for four seasons. In 2021, Wisdom starred in the Hulu comedy film Vacation Friends. He played the role of Harold Conway, a couple's therapist who becomes involved in a wild weekend with two other couples. The film was a critical and commercial success. Wisdom is a versatile actor who has played a wide range of roles. He is a respected member of the acting community and has won numerous awards for his work, including a NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Acting History

2025
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
TVas Jed Haverford6 eps
2023
Accused
TVas Mitch Becker1 eps
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TVas Dak'Reh1 eps
2022
Black Bird
TVas Edmund Beaumont4 eps
Barry
TVas Jim Moss11 eps
2021
A Journal for Jordan
as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
2020
Helstrom
TVas Henry / Caretaker
2019
Motherless Brooklyn
as Billy Rose
The Hot Zone
TVas Vernon Tucker6 eps
Watchmen
TVas Seymour2 eps
2018
Beast of Burden
as Mallory
The Alienist
TVas Cyrus Montrose18 eps
2017
To Have and to Hold
as Detective Pope
2016
Rosewood
TVas Gerald Kelly7 eps
Flaked
TVas George
2015
12 Monkeys
TVas Jeremy1 eps
Ballers
TVas Dennis20 eps
2014
The Loft
as Detective Cohagan
Chicago P.D.
TVas Ron Perry7 eps
Legends
TVas Conrad Tomlin2 eps
2013
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Mr. Hamilton1 eps
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
as Army Captain at Bridge
Freelancers
as Terrence Burke
Nashville
TVas Coleman Carlisle21 eps
2011
Rampart
as Captain
Passion Play
as Malcolm
2010
Happy Town
TVas Detective Roger Hobbs8 eps
Burn Notice
TVas Vaughn Anderson7 eps
2009
How I Met Your Mother
TVas McCracken1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Father Theo Burdett1 eps
Lie to Me
TVas Bonds1 eps
NCIS
TVas Warden Gene Halsey1 eps
2008
Supernatural
TVas Uriel5 eps
2007
Freedom Writers
as Dr. Carl Cohn
The Hawk Is Dying
as Billy Bob
Close to Home
TVas Reverend Scofield1 eps
Prison Break
TVas Norman "Lechero" St. John13 eps
2004
The Forgotten
as Carl Dayton
Ray
as Jack Lauderdale
Haven
as Mr. Sterling
2003
Duplex
as Officer Dan
Boomtown
TVas Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)1 eps
The Wire
TVas Howard 'Bunny' Colvin27 eps
The Agency
TVas Mr. Banga1 eps
2002
Live from Baghdad
as Bernard Shaw
Coastlines
as Bob Johnson
2001
Osmosis Jones
as Big Germ (voice)
Storytelling
as Mr. Scott
The District
TVas Mr. Broyles1 eps
ER
TVas Dr. Hammond1 eps
2000
The Heist
as Slim
1998
Three Businessmen
as Leroy Jasper
Dharma & Greg
TVas Prospero1 eps
1997
Face/Off
as Tito Biondi
Stir
as Detective Williams
Volcano
as O.E.M. Staffer #2
Cracker
TVas Detective Danny Watlington
1996
That Thing You Do!
as Bobby Washington
Lifeform
as Colonel Jessie Pratt
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TVas Daniel Euwara
The Sentinel
TVas Lieutenant Williams1 eps
Arli$$
TVas Donny Thurman
1995
Sahara
as Tambul
1994
1993
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Waiter1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/14/1953(72 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA