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Jeffrey Wright

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
137

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 7, 1965 (60 years old)

Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA

Jeffrey Wright

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.

Known For

Acting

2027The Batman: Part IIas Lt. James Gordon
2026Samo Livesas
2026W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Causeas Self
2026The Wizard of the Kremlinas Rowland
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryas Bp. Langstrom
2025Highest 2 Lowestas Paul Christopher
2025The Phoenician Schemeas Marty
2024The Agencyas Henry Ogletree
2024Atrabiliousas Vincent Daugherty
2024ARK: The Animated Seriesas Henry Townsend (voice)
2023Off Script with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
2023American Fictionas Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
2023Rustinas Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
2023Asteroid Cityas General Gibson
2023Digman!as (voice)
2023Digman!as Uncle Christ (voice)
2023Bill Russell: Legendas Bill Russell (voice)
2023The Last of Usas Isaac Dixon
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!as Jackie Robinson (voice)
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self
2022I Am Grootas The Watcher (voice)
2022The Batmanas Lt. James Gordon
2022Frederick Douglass: In Five Speechesas Self
2022Lincoln's Dilemmaas Self - Narrator (voice)
2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Specialas The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sunas Roebuck Wright
2021No Time to Dieas Felix Leiter
2021What If...?as The Watcher (voice)
2021Monsteras Mr. Harmon
2021Marvel Studios Assembledas Self
2020American Pathogenas Self - Narrator
2020The Oedipus Projectas Tiresias
2020All Day and a Nightas JD
2019Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universeas Self
2019Green Eggs and Hamas McWinkle (voice)
2019The Laundromatas Malchus Irvin Boncamper
2019The Goldfinchas James 'Hobie' Hobart
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
2019The Publicas Anderson
2019Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbookas Narrator (voice)
2018We Are Not Done Yetas Self
2018Moynihanas Narrator (voice)
2018Hold the Darkas Russell Core
2018Age Outas Detective Portnoy
2018O.G.as Louis Menkins
2018Game Nightas FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
2017Unseen Enemyas Narrator (voice)
2017Steveas Self
2016Hero With A Thousand Facesas Self
2016Westworldas Bernard Lowe
2016Confirmationas Charles Ogletree
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2as Beetee Latier
2015The Good Dinosauras Poppa (voice)
2015The Gospel According to Macas Narrator (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - Guest
2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1as Self - Beetee
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
2014Mass Extinction: Life at the Brinkas Narrator (voice)
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1as Beetee Latier
2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empireas Self
2014Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Footballas Narrator (voice)
2014BoJack Horsemanas Cuddlywhiskers (voice)
2014BoJack Horsemanas Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest
2013Only Lovers Left Aliveas Dr. Watson
2013Rick and Mortyas Tony (voice)
2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fireas Beetee Latier
2013The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Peteas Henry
2013A Single Shotas Simon
2013Broken Cityas Carl Fairbanks
2012Bond on Locationas Self / Felix Leiter
2012Finding Your Rootsas Self
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas William Black
2011The Ides of Marchas Senator Thompson
2011A Child's Garden of Poetryas Self (voice)
2011Source Codeas Dr. Rutledge
2010Boardwalk Empireas Valentin Narcisse
2008Cadillac Recordsas Muddy Waters
2008Quantum of Solaceas Felix Leiter
2008W.as Colin Powell
2008Chicago 10as Bobby Seale (voice)
2007CNN Heroesas Self - Guest
2007Blackoutas Nelson
2007The Invasionas Dr. Stephen Galeano
2007Chelsea Latelyas Self
2007New Orleansas Narrator (voice)
2006Blood Diamondsas Narrator (voice)
2006Casino Royaleas Felix Leiter
2006Becoming Bondas Self
2006Lady in the Wateras Mr. Dury
2006Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushneras Self
2005Syrianaas Bennett Holiday
2005Broken Flowersas Winston
2005Lackawanna Bluesas Mr. Paul
2005The True Story of Hannibalas Narrator (voice)
2004Houseas Dr. Walter Cofield
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)
2004The Venture Bros.as Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)
2004The Manchurian Candidateas CPL Al Melvin
2004Sin's Kitchenas Rex
2004With All Deliberate Speedas Narrator (Voice)
2003Angels in Americaas Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
2003Sam Cooke: Legendas Narrator (voice)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
2002The Topdog Diariesas Self / Lincoln
2002D-Toxas Jaworski
2001The Making of 'Ali'as Self
2001Alias Howard Bingham
2001Boycottas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2000Crime + Punishment in Suburbiaas Chris
2000Shaftas Peoples Hernandez
2000Hamletas Gravedigger
2000Cementas Ninny
1999Ride with the Devilas Daniel Holt
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Bluesas Sidney Bechet
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920as Sidney Bechet
1999The Giraffeas Win
1998Celebrityas Greg
1998Too Tired to Dieas Balzac Man
1997Critical Careas Rafael ("Bed Two")
1996Basquiatas Jean Michel Basquiat
1996Faithfulas Young Man at Rolls
1994New York Undercoveras Andre Foreman
1993In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadwayas
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Hal Wilson
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Sidney Bechet
1991Jumpin' at the Boneyardas Derek
1991Separate but Equalas William Coleman
1991Separate but Equalas William Coleman
1990Presumed Innocentas Prosecuting Attorney
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
1953The Oscarsas Self
Death of a Salesmanas Willy Loman

Production

2018We Are Not Done Yet...Producer