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Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Known for: Acting

Born 07/12/1965
Place of birth Washington, D.C., USA

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.

Filmography

The Kelly Clarkson Show Series ★ 6,2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self

2019

House Series ★ 8,6

House

Dr. Walter Cofield

2004

The Last of Us Series ★ 8,4

The Last of Us

Isaac Dixon

2023

Late Night with Seth Meyers Series ★ 5,1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

2015

Rick and Morty Series ★ 8,7

Rick and Morty

Tony (voice)

2013

The Late Late Show with James Corden Series ★ 5,1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Self - Guest

2015

The Jennifer Hudson Show Series ★ 5,6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show Series ★ 5,6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

2022

Jimmy Kimmel Live! Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

1988

BoJack Horseman Series ★ 8,5

BoJack Horseman

Cuddlywhiskers (voice)

2014

BoJack Horseman Series ★ 8,5

BoJack Horseman

Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)

2014

Westworld Series ★ 8,0

Westworld

Bernard Lowe

2016

Boardwalk Empire Series ★ 8,0

Boardwalk Empire

Valentin Narcisse

2010

Homicide: Life on the Street Series ★ 8,1

Homicide: Life on the Street

Hal Wilson

1993

American Experience Series ★ 6,5

American Experience

Narrator (voice)

1988

American Playhouse Series ★ 6,6

American Playhouse

Self

1982

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Film ★ 6,8

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Beetee Latier

2014

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Film ★ 7,4

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Beetee Latier

2013

What If...? Series ★ 8,0

What If...?

The Watcher (voice)

2021

Steve Series ★ 6,0

Steve

Self

2017

The Batman Film ★ 7,7

The Batman

Lt. James Gordon

2022

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Series ★ 4,2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self

2014

Chelsea Lately Series ★ 4,6

Chelsea Lately

Self

2007

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Series ★ 6,2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015

The Agency Series ★ 7,3

The Agency

Henry Ogletree

2024

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Film ★ 6,9

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Beetee Latier

2015

The Venture Bros. Series ★ 7,9

The Venture Bros.

Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)

2004

Finding Your Roots Series ★ 6,2

Finding Your Roots

Self

2012

New York Undercover Series ★ 7,3

New York Undercover

Andre Foreman

1994

No Time to Die Film ★ 7,3

No Time to Die

Felix Leiter

2021

The Oscars Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

The Good Dinosaur Film ★ 6,8

The Good Dinosaur

Poppa (voice)

2015

Casino Royale Film ★ 7,6

Casino Royale

Felix Leiter

2006

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Film ★ 7,2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Bp. Langstrom

2025

Green Eggs and Ham Series ★ 8,0

Green Eggs and Ham

McWinkle (voice)

2019

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Series ★ 6,5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Sidney Bechet

1992

I Am Groot Series ★ 7,0

I Am Groot

The Watcher (voice)

2022

Marvel Studios Assembled Series ★ 7,2

Marvel Studios Assembled

Self

2021

Quantum of Solace Film ★ 6,3

Quantum of Solace

Felix Leiter

2008

Source Code Film ★ 7,3

Source Code

Dr. Rutledge

2011

Digman! Series ★ 6,1

Digman!

(voice)

2023

Digman! Series ★ 6,1

Digman!

Uncle Christ (voice)

2023

Game Night Film ★ 6,9

Game Night

FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)

2018

ARK: The Animated Series Series ★ 7,8

ARK: The Animated Series

Henry Townsend (voice)

2024

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter Series ★ 2,9

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2023

The Phoenician Scheme Film ★ 6,5

The Phoenician Scheme

Marty

2025

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun Film ★ 7,0

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Roebuck Wright

2021

The Batman: Part II Film

The Batman: Part II

Lt. James Gordon

2028

The Invasion Film ★ 6,1

The Invasion

Dr. Stephen Galeano

2007

Presumed Innocent Film ★ 6,8

Presumed Innocent

Prosecuting Attorney

1990

The Wizard of the Kremlin Film ★ 6,4

The Wizard of the Kremlin

Rowland

2026

Angels in America Series ★ 7,6

Angels in America

Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa

2003

Highest 2 Lowest Film ★ 5,5

Highest 2 Lowest

Paul Christopher

2025

Asteroid City Film ★ 6,5

Asteroid City

General Gibson

2023

Confirmation Film ★ 6,9

Confirmation

Charles Ogletree

2016

The Ides of March Film ★ 6,7

The Ides of March

Senator Thompson

2011

D-Tox Film ★ 5,6

D-Tox

Jaworski

2002

CNN Heroes Series ★ 1,0

CNN Heroes

Self - Guest

2007

Only Lovers Left Alive Film ★ 7,2

Only Lovers Left Alive

Dr. Watson

2013

Shaft Film ★ 6,0

Shaft

Peoples Hernandez

2000

Ali Film ★ 6,7

Ali

Howard Bingham

2001

Bill Russell: Legend Series ★ 7,4

Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell (voice)

2023

Lincoln's Dilemma Series ★ 6,7

Lincoln's Dilemma

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022

American Fiction Film ★ 7,2

American Fiction

Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison

2023

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Film ★ 7,0

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

William Black

2011

The Laundromat Film ★ 6,0

The Laundromat

Malchus Irvin Boncamper

2019

The Goldfinch Film ★ 7,1

The Goldfinch

James 'Hobie' Hobart

2019

Syriana Film ★ 6,4

Syriana

Bennett Holiday

2005

The Manchurian Candidate Film ★ 6,5

The Manchurian Candidate

CPL Al Melvin

2004

Lady in the Water Film ★ 5,6

Lady in the Water

Mr. Dury

2006

Cadillac Records Film ★ 7,1

Cadillac Records

Muddy Waters

2008

Celebrity Film ★ 6,0

Celebrity

Greg

1998

Broken Flowers Film ★ 6,9

Broken Flowers

Winston

2005

Rustin Film ★ 6,5

Rustin

Rep. Adam Clayton Powell

2023

Broken City Film ★ 6,0

Broken City

Carl Fairbanks

2013

W. Film ★ 6,1

W.

Colin Powell

2008

Ride with the Devil Film ★ 6,3

Ride with the Devil

Daniel Holt

1999

Hold the Dark Film ★ 5,4

Hold the Dark

Russell Core

2018

Basquiat Film ★ 6,6

Basquiat

Jean Michel Basquiat

1996

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Film ★ 7,2

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

Henry

2013

Separate but Equal Series ★ 6,0

Separate but Equal

William Coleman

1991

Monster Film ★ 6,4

Monster

Mr. Harmon

2021

The Public Film ★ 6,5

The Public

Anderson

2019

Hero With A Thousand Faces Film ★ 6,8

Hero With A Thousand Faces

Self

2016

A Single Shot Film ★ 5,7

A Single Shot

Simon

2013

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Film ★ 7,2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

2004

O.G. Film ★ 5,9

O.G.

Louis Menkins

2018

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Film ★ 7,2

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Self - Beetee

2015

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special Film ★ 6,9

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)

2021

The Making of 'Ali' Film

The Making of 'Ali'

Self

2001

All Day and a Night Film ★ 6,3

All Day and a Night

JD

2020

Atrabilious Film ★ 1,0

Atrabilious

Vincent Daugherty

2024

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe Film ★ 5,7

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

Self

2019

Hamlet Film ★ 5,8

Hamlet

Gravedigger

2000

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia Film ★ 5,7

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Chris

2000

Jumpin' at the Boneyard Film ★ 6,3

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Derek

1991

Age Out Film ★ 5,9

Age Out

Detective Portnoy

2018

Faithful Film ★ 5,5

Faithful

Young Man at Rolls

1996

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues Film ★ 5,9

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

Sidney Bechet

1999

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches Film ★ 4,6

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Self

2022

Critical Care Film ★ 6,2

Critical Care

Rafael ("Bed Two")

1997

Too Tired to Die Film ★ 5,1

Too Tired to Die

Balzac Man

1998

Boycott Film ★ 6,7

Boycott

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2001

Samo Lives Film

Samo Lives

2026

The Topdog Diaries Film ★ 10,0

The Topdog Diaries

Self / Lincoln

2002

Cement Film ★ 4,1

Cement

Ninny

2000

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire Film

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Self

2014

A Child's Garden of Poetry Film ★ 4,0

A Child's Garden of Poetry

Self (voice)

2011

Say Hey, Willie Mays! Film ★ 6,0

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Jackie Robinson (voice)

2022

The Gospel According to Mac Film ★ 7,0

The Gospel According to Mac

Narrator (voice)

2015

Lackawanna Blues Film ★ 5,9

Lackawanna Blues

Mr. Paul

2005

Film ★ 7,0

The True Story of Hannibal

Narrator (voice)

2005

Bond on Location Film ★ 6,0

Bond on Location

Self / Felix Leiter

2012

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 Film ★ 5,5

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

Sidney Bechet

1999

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause Film ★ 6,0

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

Self

2026

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook Film ★ 8,5

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Narrator (voice)

2019

Becoming Bond Film ★ 6,3

Becoming Bond

Self

2006

Blackout Film ★ 5,5

Blackout

Nelson

2007

Unseen Enemy Film ★ 7,7

Unseen Enemy

Narrator (voice)

2017

The Giraffe Film ★ 5,3

The Giraffe

Win

1999

Chicago 10 Film ★ 5,8

Chicago 10

Bobby Seale (voice)

2008

Separate but Equal Film ★ 6,5

Separate but Equal

William Coleman

1991

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner Film ★ 5,0

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Self

2006

Film

Death of a Salesman

Willy Loman

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink Film ★ 7,0

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

Narrator (voice)

2014

Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football Film ★ 6,0

Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football

Narrator (voice)

2014

Sin's Kitchen Film ★ 3,0

Sin's Kitchen

Rex

2004

We Are Not Done Yet Film ★ 6,9

We Are Not Done Yet

Self

2018

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway Film ★ 10,0

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

1993

The Oedipus Project Film ★ 10,0

The Oedipus Project

Tiresias

2020

Blood Diamonds Film ★ 6,8

Blood Diamonds

Narrator (voice)

2006

With All Deliberate Speed Film ★ 6,5

With All Deliberate Speed

Narrator (Voice)

2004

Moynihan Film ★ 8,0

Moynihan

Narrator (voice)

2018

New Orleans Film

New Orleans

Narrator (voice)

2007

Sam Cooke: Legend Film ★ 7,1

Sam Cooke: Legend

Narrator (voice)

2003

American Pathogen Film

American Pathogen

Self - Narrator

2020