Robert Wisdom
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Father Theo Burdett
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Hamilton
2005
Series
Supernatural
Uriel
2005
Series
NCIS
Warden Gene Halsey
2003
Series
Prison Break
Norman "Lechero" St. John
2005
Series
Chicago P.D.
Ron Perry
2014
Series
How I Met Your Mother
McCracken
2005
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Waiter
1989
Series
The Wire
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
2002
Series
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Dak'Reh
2022
Series
ER
Dr. Hammond
1994
Film
The Dark Knight Rises
Army Captain at Bridge
2012
Series
Burn Notice
Vaughn Anderson
2007
Series
Lie to Me
Bonds
2009
Series
Nashville
Coleman Carlisle
2012
Series
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Jed Haverford
2025
Series
12 Monkeys
Jeremy
2015
Series
Ballers
Dennis
2015
Series
The District
Mr. Broyles
2000
Series
Barry
Jim Moss
2018
Series
Arli$$
Donny Thurman
1996
Series
Black Bird
Edmund Beaumont
2022
Series
Rosewood
Gerald Kelly
2015
Series
The Sentinel
Lieutenant Williams
1996
Series
The Alienist
Cyrus Montrose
2018
Series
Close to Home
Reverend Scofield
2005
Film
Face/Off
Tito Biondi
1997
Series
Accused
Mitch Becker
2023
Series
Dharma & Greg
Prospero
1997
Series
Watchmen
Seymour
2019
Series
Helstrom
Henry / Caretaker
2020
Series
The Agency
Mr. Banga
2001
Film
The Loft
Detective Cohagan
2014
Series
Legends
Conrad Tomlin
2014
Series
Boomtown
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
2002
Film
Freedom Writers
Dr. Carl Cohn
2007
Series
The Hot Zone
Vernon Tucker
2019
Film
Volcano
O.E.M. Staffer #2
1997
Film
Ray
Jack Lauderdale
2004
Series
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Daniel Euwara
1996
Series
Cracker
Detective Danny Watlington
1997
Film
The Collector
Roy
2009
Film
That Thing You Do!
Bobby Washington
1996
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Kweli
1998
Film
The Forgotten
Carl Dayton
2004
Film
Osmosis Jones
Big Germ (voice)
2001
Film
Vacation Friends
Harold
2021
Film
Duplex
Officer Dan
2003
Series
The Fix
Buck Neal
2019
Series
Century City
2004
Series
Flaked
George
2016
Film
Motherless Brooklyn
Billy Rose
2019
Series
Inconceivable
Earl Godchaux
2005
Series
Kingpin
2003
Film
Sex and Death 101
Alpha
2007
Film
A Journal for Jordan
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
2021
Film
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Alderman Brown
2004
Film
Sahara
Tambul
1995
Film
Rampart
Captain
2011
Series
Happy Town
Detective Roger Hobbs
2010
Film
Haven
Mr. Sterling
2004
Film
Passion Play
Malcolm
2011
Film
Freelancers
Terrence Burke
2012
Film
The Heist
Slim
2000
Film
Unforgettable
Detective Pope
2017
Film
Beast of Burden
Mallory
2018
Film
If These Walls Could Talk
Policeman
1996
Film
Masked and Anonymous
Lucius
2003
Film
Storytelling
Mr. Scott
2001
Film
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Eddie
2001
Film
Clean Slate
Mort
1994
Film
Sympathy for Delicious
Prendell
2010
Film
Mozart and the Whale
Blume
2005
Film
Lifeform
Colonel Jessie Pratt
1996
Rocky Road
Michael Jones
2001
Film
Live from Baghdad
Bernard Shaw
2002
Film
Jamaica Beat
Inspector Sterling
1997
Film
Dreams in Nightmares
Virgil
2026
Film
Cosmic Slop
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
1994
Film
Hollywood Palms
The Dutchman
2000
Film
Coastlines
Bob Johnson
2002
Film
Stir
Detective Williams
1997
Film
Killer Diller
Moker
2004
Film
Live Cargo
Roy
2016
Film
The Hawk Is Dying
Billy Bob
2007
Film
Three Businessmen
Leroy Jasper
1998