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Robert Wisdom
ActorBorn September 14, 1953 (71 years)
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.
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| 2023 | Accused (US) (TV Series) · as Mitch Becker |
| 2022 | Black Bird (TV Series) · as Edmund Beaumont |
| 2022 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV Series) · as Dak'reh |
| 2021 | A Journal for Jordan · as Sgt. T.j. Canedy |
| 2021 | The Big Leap (TV Series) · as Earl Sr. |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends · as Harold |
| 2020 | Helstrom (TV Series) · as Henry / Caretaker |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn · as Billy Rose |
| 2019 | Watchmen (TV Series) · as Seymour |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone (TV Series) · as Vernon Tucker |
| 2019 | The Fix (TV Series) · as Buck Neal |
| 2018 | Revival · as Jesus' Father Co-Worker |
| 2018 | Barry (TV Series) · as Jim Moss |
| 2018 | Beast of Burden · as Mallory |
| 2018 | The Alienist (TV Series) · as Cyrus Montrose |
| 2017 | Unforgettable · as Detective Pope |
| 2016 | Live Cargo · as Roy |
| 2016 | Flaked (TV Series) · as George |
| 2015 | Rosewood (TV Series) · as Gerald Kelly |
| 2015 | Ballers (TV Series) · as Dennis |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys (TV Series) · as Jeremy |
| 2014 | The Loft · as Detective Cohagan |
| 2014 | Legends (2014) (TV Series) · as Conrad Tomlin |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. (TV Series) · as Ron Perry |
| 2012 | Nashville (2012) (TV Series) · as Coleman Carlisle |
| 2012 | Freelancers · as Terrence Burke |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as Army Captain At Bridge |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Cop Actor |
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| 2011 | Prime Suspect (US) (TV Series) · as Chuck Reingold |
| 2010 | Passion Play · as Malcolm |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Inspector Andre Clifford |
| 2010 | Nikita (TV Series) · as Cia Director |
| 2010 | Happy Town (TV Series) · as Detective Roger Hobbs |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious · as Prendell |
| 2009 | The Collector · as Roy |
| 2009 | HawthoRNe (TV Series) · as Calvin Jenkins |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Bonds |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie · as Officer Perkins |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 · as Alpha |
| 2007 | Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Vaughn Anderson |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers · as Dr. Carl Cohn |
| 2006 | The Hawk Is Dying · as Billy Bob |
| 2006 | The Nine (TV Series) · as Clarence Jones |
| 2005 | Close to Home (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Inconceivable (TV Series) · as Earl Godchaux |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Mccracken |
| 2005 | Supernatural (TV Series) · as Uriel |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale · as Blume |
| 2005 | Prison Break (TV Series) · as Norman "lechero" St. John |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Mr. Hamilton |
| 2004 | Ray · as Jack Lauderdale |
| 2004 | Crazy Like a Fox · as Roy Fowler |
| 2004 | The Forgotten · as Carl Dayton |
| 2004 | Haven · as Mr. Sterling |
| 2004 | Century City (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Alderman Brown |
| 2004 | Killer Diller · as Moker |
| 2003 | Duplex · as Officer Dan |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Warden Gene Halsey |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous · as Lucius |
| 2003 | Kingpin (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad · as Bernard Shaw |
| 2002 | Boomtown (TV Series) · as Chronic (daryl C. Norcott) |
| 2002 | The Wire (TV Series) · as Howard "bunny" Colvin |
| 2002 | Coastlines · as Bob Johnson |
| 2001 | Storytelling · as Mr. Scott |
| 2001 | The Agency (TV Series) · as Mr. Banga |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones · as Additional Character Voice |
| 2001 | Rocky Road · as Michael Jones |
| 2001 | Hollywood Palms · as The Dutchman |
| 2000 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana · as Eddie |
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story · as Oscar Valdez |
| 2000 | The District (TV Series) · as Mr. Broyles |
| 2000 | The Heist · as Slim |
| 1999 | Wasteland (TV Series) · as Professor James |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Father Theo Burdett |
| 1999 | Judging Amy (TV Series) · as D.a. Matthews |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young · as Kweli |
| 1998 | Three Businessmen · as Leroy Jasper |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg (TV Series) · as Prospero |
| 1997 | Cracker (US) (TV Series) · as Detective Danny Watlington |
| 1997 | Stir · as Detective Williams |
| 1997 | Face/Off · as Tito Biondi |
| 1997 | Jamaica Beat · as Inspector Sterling |
| 1997 | Volcano · as O.e.m. Staffer #2 |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk · as Policeman |
| 1996 | Lifeform · as Colonel Jessie Pratt |
| 1996 | Arli$$ (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series) · as Daniel Euwara |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! · as Bobby Washington |
| 1996 | The Sentinel (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Williams |
| 1996 | Hellraiser: Bloodline · as Gambler Cenobite - Corbuiser |
| 1996 | No Easy Way · as Motel Manager |
| 1995 | Sahara · as Tambul |
| 1994 | Cosmic Slop · as Captain Jackson (segment 'the First Commandment') |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Dr. Hammond |
| 1994 | Clean Slate · as Mort |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Eric Green |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as Johnny Olina-Olu |