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Robert Wisdom

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Sep 14, 1953 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting
2025The Terminal List: Dark WolfJed Haverford
2024Dreams in NightmaresVirgil
2023AccusedMitch Becker
2022Black BirdEdmund Beaumont
2022Star Trek: Strange New WorldsDak'Reh
2021Vacation FriendsHarold
2021A Journal for JordanSgt. T.J. Canedy
2020HelstromHenry / Caretaker
2019Motherless BrooklynBilly Rose
2019The Hot ZoneVernon Tucker
2019WatchmenSeymour
2019The FixBuck Neal
2018Beast of BurdenMallory
2018BarryJim Moss
2018The AlienistCyrus Montrose
2017UnforgettableDetective Pope
2016Live CargoRoy
2016FlakedGeorge
201512 MonkeysJeremy
2015RosewoodGerald Kelly
2015BallersDennis
2014The LoftDetective Cohagan
2014LegendsConrad Tomlin
2014Chicago P.D.Ron Perry
2012FreelancersTerrence Burke
2012The Dark Knight RisesArmy Captain at Bridge
2012NashvilleColeman Carlisle
2011RampartCaptain
2011Passion PlayMalcolm
2010Sympathy for DeliciousPrendell
2010Happy TownDetective Roger Hobbs
2009The CollectorRoy
2009Lie to MeBonds
2007Freedom WritersDr. Carl Cohn
2007The Hawk Is DyingBilly Bob
2007Sex and Death 101Alpha
2007Burn NoticeVaughn Anderson
2005Mozart and the WhaleBlume
2005Close to HomeReverend Scofield
2005SupernaturalUriel
2005Prison BreakNorman "Lechero" St. John
2005Grey's AnatomyMr. Hamilton
2005How I Met Your MotherMcCracken
2004Killer DillerMoker
2004HavenMr. Sterling
2004RayJack Lauderdale
2004The ForgottenCarl Dayton
2004Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessAlderman Brown
2003Masked and AnonymousLucius
2003DuplexOfficer Dan
2003NCISWarden Gene Halsey
2003Kingpin
2002Live from BaghdadBernard Shaw
2002CoastlinesBob Johnson
2002The WireHoward 'Bunny' Colvin
2002BoomtownChronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
2001StorytellingMr. Scott
2001Rocky RoadMichael Jones
2001Dancing at the Blue IguanaEddie
2001Osmosis JonesBig Germ (voice)
2001The AgencyMr. Banga
2000The HeistSlim
2000Hollywood PalmsThe Dutchman
2000The DistrictMr. Broyles
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFather Theo Burdett
1998Mighty Joe YoungKweli
1998Three BusinessmenLeroy Jasper
1997Jamaica BeatInspector Sterling
1997Face/OffTito Biondi
1997StirDetective Williams
1997VolcanoO.E.M. Staffer #2
1997Dharma & GregProspero
1997CrackerDetective Danny Watlington
1996That Thing You Do!Bobby Washington
1996LifeformColonel Jessie Pratt
1996If These Walls Could TalkPoliceman
1996Poltergeist: The LegacyDaniel Euwara
1996The SentinelLieutenant Williams
1996Arli$$Donny Thurman
1995SaharaTambul
1994Clean SlateMort
1994Cosmic SlopCaptain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
1994ERDr. Hammond
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotWaiter