Acting
81
Man
14 Sept 1953 (71)
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Robert Wisdom
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.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2024 | Dreams In Nightmares | Virgil |
2023 | Accused | Mitch Becker |
2022 | Black Bird | Edmund Beaumont |
2022 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Dak'Reh |
2021 | Vacation Friends | Harold |
2021 | A Journal for Jordan | Sgt. T.J. Canedy |
2020 | Helstrom | Henry / Caretaker |
2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Billy Rose |
2019 | Watchmen | Seymour |
2019 | The Hot Zone | Vernon Tucker |
2018 | Barry | Jim Moss |
2018 | The Alienist | Cyrus Montrose |
2018 | Beast of Burden | Mallory |
2017 | Unforgettable | Detective Pope |
2016 | Flaked | George |
2016 | Live Cargo | Roy |
2015 | 12 Monkeys | Jeremy |
2015 | Ballers | Dennis |
2015 | Rosewood | Gerald |
2015 | Rosewood | Gerald Kelly |
2014 | Chicago P.D. | Ron Perry |
2014 | The Loft | Detective Cohagan |
2014 | Legends | Conrad Tomlin |
2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Army Captain at Bridge |
2012 | Freelancers | Terrence Burke |
2012 | Nashville | Coleman Carlisle |
2011 | Rampart | Captain |
2011 | Passion Play | Malcolm |
2010 | Happy Town | Detective Roger Hobbs |
2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Prendell |
2009 | Lie to Me | Bonds |
2009 | The Collector | Roy |
2007 | Freedom Writers | Dr. Carl Cohn |
2007 | Burn Notice | Vaughn Anderson |
2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Alpha |
2007 | The Hawk Is Dying | Billy Bob |
2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Hamilton |
2005 | Supernatural | Uriel |
2005 | Prison Break | Norman "Lechero" St. John |
2005 | How I Met Your Mother | McCracken |
2005 | Mozart and the Whale | Blume |
2005 | Close to Home | |
2004 | Ray | Jack Lauderdale |
2004 | The Forgotten | Carl Dayton |
2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Alderman Brown |
2004 | Haven | Mr. Sterling |
2004 | Killer Diller | Moker |
2003 | NCIS | Warden Gene Halsey |
2003 | Duplex | Officer Dan |
2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Lucius |
2003 | Kingpin | |
2002 | The Wire | Major Howard 'Bunny' Colvin |
2002 | The Wire | Howard "Bunny" Colvin |
2002 | Live from Baghdad | Bernard Shaw |
2002 | Boomtown | Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott) |
2002 | Coastlines | Bob Johnson |
2001 | Storytelling | Mr. Scott |
2001 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Eddie |
2001 | Rocky Road | Michael Jones |
2000 | The District | Mr. Broyles |
2000 | The Heist | Slim |
2000 | Hollywood Palms | The Dutchman |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Theo Burdett |
1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Kweli |
1998 | Three Businessmen | Leroy Jasper |
1997 | Face/Off | Tito Biondi |
1997 | Volcano | O.E.M. Staffer #2 |
1997 | Dharma & Greg | Prospero |
1997 | Cracker | Detective Danny Watlington |
1997 | Stir | Detective Williams |
1997 | Jamaica Beat | Inspector Sterling |
1996 | That Thing You Do! | Bobby Washington |
1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Policeman |
1996 | The Sentinel | Lieutenant Williams |
1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Daniel Euwara |
1996 | Lifeform | Colonel Jessie Pratt |
1995 | Sahara | Tambul |
1994 | ER | Dr. Hammond |
1994 | Clean Slate | Mort |
1994 | Cosmic Slop | Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment') |
1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Waiter |