Jeffrey Wright

Acting

Jeffrey Wright

Born 7 December 1965 · Washington, D.C., USA · 60

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

Highlights

Rick and Morty2013 · Series · Tony (voice)
House2004 · Series · Dr. Walter Cofield
The Last of Us2023 · Series · Isaac Dixon
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013 · Film · Beetee Latier
The Batman2022 · Film · Lt. James Gordon
Casino Royale2006 · Film · Felix Leiter

Filmography

Movies

68 films

The Wizard of the Kremlin2026 · Film · Rowland
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025 · Film · Bp. Langstrom
Highest 2 Lowest2025 · Film · Paul Christopher
The Phoenician Scheme2025 · Film · Marty
Atrabilious2024 · Film · Vincent Daugherty
American Fiction2023 · Film · Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
Rustin2023 · Film · Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Asteroid City2023 · Film · General Gibson
Say Hey, Willie Mays!2022 · Film · Jackie Robinson (voice)
The Batman2022 · Film · Lt. James Gordon
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021 · Film · Roebuck Wright
No Time to Die2021 · Film · Felix Leiter
Monster2021 · Film · Mr. Harmon
The Oedipus Project2020 · Film · Tiresias
All Day and a Night2020 · Film · JD
The Laundromat2019 · Film · Malchus Irvin Boncamper
The Goldfinch2019 · Film · James 'Hobie' Hobart
The Public2019 · Film · Anderson
Hold the Dark2018 · Film · Russell Core
Age Out2018 · Film · Detective Portnoy
O.G.2018 · Film · Louis Menkins
Game Night2018 · Film · FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
Confirmation2016 · Film · Charles Ogletree
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 22015 · Film · Beetee Latier
The Good Dinosaur2015 · Film · Poppa (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 12014 · Film · Beetee Latier
Only Lovers Left Alive2013 · Film · Dr. Watson
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire2013 · Film · Beetee Latier
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete2013 · Film · Henry
A Single Shot2013 · Film · Simon
Broken City2013 · Film · Carl Fairbanks
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close2011 · Film · William Black
The Ides of March2011 · Film · Senator Thompson
Source Code2011 · Film · Dr. Rutledge
Cadillac Records2008 · Film · Muddy Waters
Quantum of Solace2008 · Film · Felix Leiter
W.2008 · Film · Colin Powell
Chicago 102008 · Film · Bobby Seale (voice)
Blackout2007 · Film · Nelson
The Invasion2007 · Film · Dr. Stephen Galeano
Casino Royale2006 · Film · Felix Leiter
Lady in the Water2006 · Film · Mr. Dury
Syriana2005 · Film · Bennett Holiday
Broken Flowers2005 · Film · Winston
Lackawanna Blues2005 · Film · Mr. Paul
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson2004 · Film · Other Voices (voice)
The Manchurian Candidate2004 · Film · CPL Al Melvin
Sin's Kitchen2004 · Film · Rex
D-Tox2002 · Film · Jaworski
Ali2001 · Film · Howard Bingham
Boycott2001 · Film · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia2000 · Film · Chris
Shaft2000 · Film · Peoples Hernandez
Hamlet2000 · Film · Gravedigger
Cement2000 · Film · Ninny
Ride with the Devil1999 · Film · Daniel Holt
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues1999 · Film · Sidney Bechet
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 19201999 · Film · Sidney Bechet
The Giraffe1999 · Film · Win
Celebrity1998 · Film · Greg
Too Tired to Die1998 · Film · Balzac Man
Critical Care1997 · Film · Rafael ("Bed Two")
Basquiat1996 · Film · Jean Michel Basquiat
Faithful1996 · Film · Young Man at Rolls
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway1993 · Film
Jumpin' at the Boneyard1991 · Film · Derek
Separate but Equal1991 · Film · William Coleman
Presumed Innocent1990 · Film · Prosecuting Attorney

Filmography

Series

19 shows

The Agency2024 · Series · Henry Ogletree
ARK: The Animated Series2024 · Series · Henry Townsend (voice)
Digman!2023 · Series · (voice)
Bill Russell: Legend2023 · Series · Bill Russell (voice)
The Last of Us2023 · Series · Isaac Dixon
I Am Groot2022 · Series · The Watcher (voice)
What If...?2021 · Series · The Watcher (voice)
Green Eggs and Ham2019 · Series · McWinkle (voice)
Westworld2016 · Series · Bernard Lowe
BoJack Horseman2014 · Series · Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)
Rick and Morty2013 · Series · Tony (voice)
Boardwalk Empire2010 · Series · Valentin Narcisse
House2004 · Series · Dr. Walter Cofield
The Venture Bros.2004 · Series · Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)
Angels in America2003 · Series · Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
New York Undercover1994 · Series · Andre Foreman
Homicide: Life on the Street1993 · Series · Hal Wilson
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles1992 · Series · Sidney Bechet
Separate but Equal1991 · Series · William Coleman