List of Robert Wisdom Movies
Robert Ray Wisdom, born on September 14, 1953, is an American actor known for his versatile roles in television and film. Notable among his roles are Howard "Bunny" Colvin in "The Wire," Norman "Lechero" St. John in "Prison Break," and Harold Conway in the 2021 Hulu film "Vacation Friends."
Wisdom, born to Jamaican parents, has a strong educational background. He is a graduate of St. Albans School and Columbia University, where he distinguished himself as a star sprinter on the school's track team.
His acting career gained recognition with his appearance in four of the five seasons of the HBO series "The Wire," where he portrayed Howard "Bunny" Colvin, particularly in seasons three and four. Wisdom's initial audition for the show was for the role of Stringer Bell. He has also been part of films like "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" (2004), "Ray" (2004), and "Freedom Writers" (2007). In the television realm, he had a regular role in the third season of "Prison Break," playing the character Lechero, a Panamanian drug kingpin. Wisdom has also had recurring roles in TV series such as "Supernatural," "Happy Town," and "Burn Notice." Additionally, he was once a producer for NPR's "All Things Considered."
From 2012 to 2013, Wisdom was a series regular in the first season of the ABC drama series "Nashville," portraying Coleman Carlisle. In more recent years, he starred in the HBO black-comedy series "Barry" from 2022 to 2023, playing the character Jim Moss. Throughout his career, Robert Ray Wisdom has showcased his talent across various genres, earning recognition and acclaim for his contributions to the entertainment industry.
Robert Wisdom All Movies List
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Mort |
| 1996 | Hellraiser: Bloodline | Gambler Cenobite |
| That Thing You Do! | Bobby Washington | |
| Invader | Colonel Jessie Pratt | |
| No Easy Way | Motel Manager | |
| 1997 | Volcano | O.E.M. Staffer |
| Face/Off | Tito Biondi | |
| Stir | Detective Williams | |
| Jamaica Beat | Inspector Sterling | |
| 1998 | Three Businessmen | Leroy Jasper |
| Mighty Joe Young | Kwell | |
| 1999 | How to Get Laid at the End of the World | Quonset Jones |
| 2000 | The Heist | Slim |
| Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Eddie | |
| 2001 | Rocky Road | Michael Jones |
| Storytelling | Mr. Scott | |
| Osmosis Jones | Big Germ | |
| Hollywood Palms | The Dutchman | |
| D.C. Smalls | Miles | |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Bob Johnson |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Lucius |
| Duplex | Officer Dan | |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Alderman Lalowe Brown |
| Killer Diller | Moker | |
| Haven | Mr. Sterling | |
| Ray | Jack Lauderdale | |
| The Forgotten | Carl Dayton | |
| Crazy like a Fox | Roy Fowler | |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale | Blume |
| 2006 | The Hawk Is Dying | Billy Bob |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Dr. Carl Cohn |
| Sex and Death 101 | Alpha | |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Officer Perkins |
| 2009 | The Collector | Roy |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Prendell |
| Passion Play | Malcolm | |
| 2011 | Bright | Irwin |
| Rampart | Captain | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Army Captain Parker |
| Freelancers | Terrence Burke | |
| 2014 | The Loft | Detective Cohagan |
| 2016 | Live Cargo | Roy |
| 2017 | Unforgettable | Detective Pope |
| 2018 | Beast of Burden | Mallory |
| Revival! | Jesus' Father Co-Worker | |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Billy Rose |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends | Harold Conway |
| A Journal for Jordan | Sgt. T.J. Canedy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Bill | Johnny Olina-Olu |
| 1993 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Waiter |
| 1995 | Sahara | Sergeant Major Tambul |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Lieutenant Williams |
| If These Walls Could Talk | Policeman | |
| 1997–1999 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Daniel Euwara |
| Cracker | Detective Danny Watlington | |
| 1998 | Arli$$ | - |
| Dharma & Greg | Prospero | |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Professor James |
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Oscar Valdez |
| 2001 | ER | Dr. Hammond |
| The District | Mr. Broyles | |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Eric Green |
| Live from Baghdad | Bernard Shaw | |
| 2003 | The Agency | Mr. Banga |
| Kingpin | Rolando | |
| Boomtown | Daryl "Chronic" Norcott | |
| Judging Amy | D.A. Matthews | |
| 2003–2008 | The Wire | Howard "Bunny" Colvin |
| 2004 | Century City | - |
| 2005 | Inconceivable | Earl Godcheaux |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Reverend Scofield |
| The Nine | Clarence Jones | |
| 2007–2008 | Prison Break | Norman "Lechero" St. John |
| 2008–2009 | Supernatural | Uriel |
| 2009 | NCIS | Warden Gene Halsey |
| Lie to Me | Bonds | |
| How I Met Your Mother | McCracken | |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Theo Burdett | |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Roger Hobbs |
| Hawthorne | Calvin Jenkins | |
| 2010–2011 | Burn Notice | Vaughn Anderson |
| 2011 | Nikita | CIA Director Abbott |
| Prime Suspect | Chuck Reingold | |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cop Actor |
| 2012–2013 | Nashville | Coleman Carlisle |
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Hamilton |
| 2014 | Legends | Conrad Tomlin |
| 2014–2015 | Chicago P.D. | Commander Ron Perry |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Jeremy |
| 2015–2019 | Ballers | Dennis Jerret |
| 2016–2017 | Rosewood | Gerald Kelly |
| Flaked | George Flack | |
| 2017 | Seven Bucks Digital Studios | Dennis Jerret |
| 2018–2020 | The Alienist | Cyrus Montrose |
| 2019 | Blue Bloods | Inspector Andre Clifford |
| The Fix | Buck Neal | |
| The Hot Zone | Col. Vernon Tucker | |
| Watchmen | Seymour | |
| 2020 | Helstrom | Caretaker |
| 2021 | The Big Leap | Earl Reyes |
| 2022 | Black Bird | Edmund Beaumont |
| 2022–2023 | Barry | Jim Moss |
| 2023 | Accused | Mitch Becker |
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Dak’Rah |
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