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
| 2025 | The Terminal List: Dark WolfJed Haverford | |
| 2024 | Dreams in NightmaresVirgil | |
| 2023 | AccusedMitch Becker | |
| 2022 | Black BirdEdmund Beaumont | |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Strange New WorldsDak'Reh | |
| 2021 | Vacation FriendsHarold | |
| 2021 | A Journal for JordanSgt. T.J. Canedy | |
| 2020 | HelstromHenry / Caretaker | |
| 2019 | Motherless BrooklynBilly Rose | |
| 2019 | The Hot ZoneVernon Tucker | |
| 2019 | WatchmenSeymour | |
| 2019 | The FixBuck Neal | |
| 2018 | Beast of BurdenMallory | |
| 2018 | BarryJim Moss | |
| 2018 | The AlienistCyrus Montrose | |
| 2017 | UnforgettableDetective Pope | |
| 2016 | Live CargoRoy | |
| 2016 | FlakedGeorge | |
| 2015 | 12 MonkeysJeremy | |
| 2015 | RosewoodGerald Kelly | |
| 2015 | BallersDennis | |
| 2014 | The LoftDetective Cohagan | |
| 2014 | LegendsConrad Tomlin | |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D.Ron Perry | |
| 2012 | FreelancersTerrence Burke | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight RisesArmy Captain at Bridge | |
| 2012 | NashvilleColeman Carlisle | |
| 2011 | RampartCaptain | |
| 2011 | Passion PlayMalcolm | |
| 2010 | Sympathy for DeliciousPrendell | |
| 2010 | Happy TownDetective Roger Hobbs | |
| 2009 | The CollectorRoy | |
| 2009 | Lie to MeBonds | |
| 2007 | Freedom WritersDr. Carl Cohn | |
| 2007 | The Hawk Is DyingBilly Bob | |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101Alpha | |
| 2007 | Burn NoticeVaughn Anderson | |
| 2005 | Mozart and the WhaleBlume | |
| 2005 | Close to HomeReverend Scofield | |
| 2005 | SupernaturalUriel | |
| 2005 | Prison BreakNorman "Lechero" St. John | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyMr. Hamilton | |
| 2005 | How I Met Your MotherMcCracken | |
| 2004 | Killer DillerMoker | |
| 2004 | HavenMr. Sterling | |
| 2004 | RayJack Lauderdale | |
| 2004 | The ForgottenCarl Dayton | |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessAlderman Brown | |
| 2003 | Masked and AnonymousLucius | |
| 2003 | DuplexOfficer Dan | |
| 2003 | NCISWarden Gene Halsey | |
| 2003 | Kingpin | |
| 2002 | Live from BaghdadBernard Shaw | |
| 2002 | CoastlinesBob Johnson | |
| 2002 | The WireHoward 'Bunny' Colvin | |
| 2002 | BoomtownChronic (Daryl C. Norcott) | |
| 2001 | StorytellingMr. Scott | |
| 2001 | Rocky RoadMichael Jones | |
| 2001 | Dancing at the Blue IguanaEddie | |
| 2001 | Osmosis JonesBig Germ (voice) | |
| 2001 | The AgencyMr. Banga | |
| 2000 | The HeistSlim | |
| 2000 | Hollywood PalmsThe Dutchman | |
| 2000 | The DistrictMr. Broyles | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFather Theo Burdett | |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe YoungKweli | |
| 1998 | Three BusinessmenLeroy Jasper | |
| 1997 | Jamaica BeatInspector Sterling | |
| 1997 | Face/OffTito Biondi | |
| 1997 | StirDetective Williams | |
| 1997 | VolcanoO.E.M. Staffer #2 | |
| 1997 | Dharma & GregProspero | |
| 1997 | CrackerDetective Danny Watlington | |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do!Bobby Washington | |
| 1996 | LifeformColonel Jessie Pratt | |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could TalkPoliceman | |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The LegacyDaniel Euwara | |
| 1996 | The SentinelLieutenant Williams | |
| 1996 | Arli$$Donny Thurman | |
| 1995 | SaharaTambul | |
| 1994 | Clean SlateMort | |
| 1994 | Cosmic SlopCaptain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment') | |
| 1994 | ERDr. Hammond | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's PoirotWaiter |














