Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Acting

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

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

Filmography

The Batman: Part II

The Batman: Part II

2028
Movie
Samo Lives

Samo Lives

2026
Movie
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

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

6.02026
Movie
The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

6.42026
Movie
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

7.22025
Movie
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

5.52025
Movie
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

6.52025
Movie
The Agency

The Agency

7.32024
TV
Atrabilious

Atrabilious

1.02024
Movie
ARK: The Animated Series

ARK: The Animated Series

7.82024
TV
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2.92023
TV
American Fiction

American Fiction

7.22023
Movie
Rustin

Rustin

6.52023
Movie
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

6.52023
Movie
Digman!

Digman!

6.12023
TV
Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

7.42023
TV
The Last of Us

The Last of Us

8.42023
TV
Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

6.02022
Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.62022
TV
I Am Groot

I Am Groot

7.02022
TV
The Batman

The Batman

7.72022
Movie
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

4.62022
Movie
Lincoln's Dilemma

Lincoln's Dilemma

6.72022
TV
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

6.92021
Movie
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

7.02021
Movie
No Time to Die

No Time to Die

7.32021
Movie
What If...?

What If...?

8.02021
TV
Monster

Monster

6.42021
Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled

Marvel Studios Assembled

7.22021
TV
American Pathogen

American Pathogen

2020
Movie
The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project

10.02020
Movie
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

6.32020
Movie
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

5.72019
Movie
Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham

8.02019
TV
The Laundromat

The Laundromat

6.02019
Movie
The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

7.12019
Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.22019
TV
The Public

The Public

6.52019
Movie
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

8.52019
Movie
We Are Not Done Yet

We Are Not Done Yet

6.92018
Movie
Moynihan

Moynihan

8.02018
Movie
Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark

5.42018
Movie
Age Out

Age Out

5.92018
Movie
O.G.

O.G.

5.92018
Movie
Game Night

Game Night

6.92018
Movie
Unseen Enemy

Unseen Enemy

7.72017
Movie
Steve

Steve

6.02017
TV
Hero With A Thousand Faces

Hero With A Thousand Faces

6.82016
Movie
Westworld

Westworld

8.02016
TV
Confirmation

Confirmation

6.92016
Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

6.92015
Movie
The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur

6.82015
Movie
The Gospel According to Mac

The Gospel According to Mac

7.02015
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.22015
TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.12015
TV
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

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

7.22015
Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.22014
TV
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

7.02014
Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

6.82014
Movie
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014
Movie
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football

Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football

6.02014
Movie
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

8.52014
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.12014
TV
Only Lovers Left Alive

Only Lovers Left Alive

7.22013
Movie
Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

8.72013
TV
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

7.42013
Movie
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

7.22013
Movie
A Single Shot

A Single Shot

5.72013
Movie
Broken City

Broken City

6.02013
Movie
Bond on Location

Bond on Location

6.02012
Movie
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

6.22012
TV
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

7.02011
Movie
The Ides of March

The Ides of March

6.72011
Movie
A Child's Garden of Poetry

A Child's Garden of Poetry

4.02011
Movie
Source Code

Source Code

7.32011
Movie
Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

8.02010
TV
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

7.12008
Movie
Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace

6.32008
Movie
W.

W.

6.12008
Movie
Chicago 10

Chicago 10

5.82008
Movie
CNN Heroes

CNN Heroes

1.02007
TV
Blackout

Blackout

5.52007
Movie
The Invasion

The Invasion

6.12007
Movie
Chelsea Lately

Chelsea Lately

4.62007
TV
New Orleans

New Orleans

2007
Movie
Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds

6.82006
Movie
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

7.62006
Movie
Becoming Bond

Becoming Bond

6.32006
Movie
Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water

5.62006
Movie
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

5.02006
Movie
Syriana

Syriana

6.42005
Movie
Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers

6.92005
Movie
Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

5.92005
Movie
The True Story of Hannibal

The True Story of Hannibal

7.02005
Movie
House

House

8.62004
TV
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

7.22004
Movie
The Venture Bros.

The Venture Bros.

7.92004
TV
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

6.52004
Movie
Sin's Kitchen

Sin's Kitchen

3.02004
Movie
With All Deliberate Speed

With All Deliberate Speed

6.52004
Movie
Angels in America

Angels in America

7.62003
TV
Sam Cooke: Legend

Sam Cooke: Legend

7.12003
Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.32003
TV
The Topdog Diaries

The Topdog Diaries

10.02002
Movie
D-Tox

D-Tox

5.62002
Movie
The Making of 'Ali'

The Making of 'Ali'

2001
Movie
Ali

Ali

6.72001
Movie
Boycott

Boycott

6.72001
Movie
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

5.72000
Movie
Shaft

Shaft

6.02000
Movie
Hamlet

Hamlet

5.82000
Movie
Cement

Cement

4.12000
Movie
Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

6.31999
Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

5.91999
Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

5.51999
Movie
The Giraffe

The Giraffe

5.31999
Movie
Celebrity

Celebrity

6.01998
Movie
Too Tired to Die

Too Tired to Die

5.11998
Movie
Critical Care

Critical Care

6.21997
Movie
Basquiat

Basquiat

6.61996
Movie
Faithful

Faithful

5.51996
Movie
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

7.31994
TV
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

10.01993
Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

8.11993
TV
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

6.51992
TV
Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

6.31991
Movie
Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

6.51991
Movie
Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

6.01991
TV
Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

6.81990
Movie
American Experience

American Experience

6.51988
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.61988
TV
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.61982
TV
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.11953
TV
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Movie