Jeffrey Wright
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Rick and Morty
Tony (voice)
2013
Series
House
Dr. Walter Cofield
2004
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
Westworld
Bernard Lowe
2016
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Last of Us
Isaac Dixon
2023
Series
BoJack Horseman
Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)
2014
Series
BoJack Horseman
Cuddlywhiskers (voice)
2014
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
What If...?
The Watcher (voice)
2021
Film
The Batman
Lt. James Gordon
2022
Series
Boardwalk Empire
Valentin Narcisse
2010
Series
The Agency
Henry Ogletree
2024
Series
Steve
Self
2017
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Hal Wilson
1993
Series
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1988
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Bp. Langstrom
2025
Film
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Beetee Latier
2014
Film
Casino Royale
Felix Leiter
2006
Film
No Time to Die
Felix Leiter
2021
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
American Playhouse
Self
1982
Film
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Beetee Latier
2013
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
The Good Dinosaur
Poppa (voice)
2015
Series
Chelsea Lately
Self
2007
Film
Source Code
Dr. Rutledge
2011
Series
The Venture Bros.
Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)
2004
Film
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Beetee Latier
2015
Series
New York Undercover
Andre Foreman
1994
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Film
Game Night
FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
2018
Series
Green Eggs and Ham
McWinkle (voice)
2019
Film
Quantum of Solace
Felix Leiter
2008
Series
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self
2021
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Marty
2025
Film
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Roebuck Wright
2021
Series
I Am Groot
The Watcher (voice)
2022
Series
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Sidney Bechet
1992
Film
Asteroid City
General Gibson
2023
Film
The Invasion
Dr. Stephen Galeano
2007
Film
Highest 2 Lowest
Paul Christopher
2025
Film
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Rowland
2026
Series
Digman!
(voice)
2023
Series
Digman!
Uncle Christ (voice)
2023
Series
Angels in America
Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
2003
Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Henry Townsend (voice)
2024
Film
The Ides of March
Senator Thompson
2011
Film
Shaft
Peoples Hernandez
2000
Film
Broken City
Carl Fairbanks
2013
Film
The Batman: Part II
Lt. James Gordon
2028
Series
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2023
Film
Presumed Innocent
Prosecuting Attorney
1990
Film
American Fiction
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
2023
Film
The Goldfinch
James 'Hobie' Hobart
2019
Film
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
William Black
2011
Film
The Manchurian Candidate
CPL Al Melvin
2004
Film
Celebrity
Greg
1998
Film
The Laundromat
Malchus Irvin Boncamper
2019
Film
Only Lovers Left Alive
Dr. Watson
2013
Film
Cadillac Records
Muddy Waters
2008
Film
Lady in the Water
Mr. Dury
2006
Film
Ali
Howard Bingham
2001
Film
Syriana
Bennett Holiday
2005
Film
D-Tox
Jaworski
2002
Film
Broken Flowers
Winston
2005
Series
Lincoln's Dilemma
Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Ride with the Devil
Daniel Holt
1999
Film
W.
Colin Powell
2008
Film
Hold the Dark
Russell Core
2018
Series
Bill Russell: Legend
Bill Russell (voice)
2023
Film
Monster
Mr. Harmon
2021
Film
A Single Shot
Simon
2013
Series
CNN Heroes
Self - Guest
2007
Film
Basquiat
Jean Michel Basquiat
1996
Film
O.G.
Louis Menkins
2018
Film
The Public
Anderson
2019
Film
Rustin
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
2023
Film
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Chris
2000
Film
Critical Care
Rafael ("Bed Two")
1997
Film
All Day and a Night
JD
2020
Film
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Henry
2013
Series
Separate but Equal
William Coleman
1991
Film
Hamlet
Gravedigger
2000
Film
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Self
2016
Film
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self - Beetee
2015
Film
Cement
Ninny
2000
Film
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Self (voice)
2011
Film
Age Out
Detective Portnoy
2018
Film
Confirmation
Charles Ogletree
2016
Film
The Oedipus Project
Tiresias
2020
Film
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Self
2019
Film
Faithful
Young Man at Rolls
1996
Film
Moynihan
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Film
Chicago 10
Bobby Seale (voice)
2008
Film
Boycott
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2001
Film
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Derek
1991
Film
Too Tired to Die
Balzac Man
1998
Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Sidney Bechet
1999
Film
New Orleans
Narrator (voice)
2007
The True Story of Hannibal
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
The Topdog Diaries
Self / Lincoln
2002
Film
The Giraffe
Win
1999
Film
With All Deliberate Speed
Narrator (Voice)
2004
Film
We Are Not Done Yet
Self
2018
Film
Bond on Location
Self / Felix Leiter
2012
Film
Lackawanna Blues
Mr. Paul
2005
Film
Separate but Equal
William Coleman
1991
Film
Unseen Enemy
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Atrabilious
Vincent Daugherty
2024
Film
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Self
2026
Film
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Jackie Robinson (voice)
2022
Film
American Pathogen
Self - Narrator
2020
Film
Blackout
Nelson
2007
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
Film
Samo Lives
2026
Film
Becoming Bond
Self
2006
Sin's Kitchen
Rex
2004
Film
The Gospel According to Mac
Narrator (voice)
2015
Film
The Making of 'Ali'
Self
2001
Film
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
2014
Film
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
Sidney Bechet
1999
Film
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
Narrator (voice)
2014
Film
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Self
2022
Film
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Self
2006
Film
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
1993
Film
Sam Cooke: Legend
Narrator (voice)
2003
Film
Blood Diamonds
Narrator (voice)
2006