Jeffrey Wright
Acting
Born: Dec 07, 1965
From: Washington, D.C., USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustin | Rep. Adam Clayton Powell | 2023 | 6.55 |
| Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches | Self | 2022 | 5.5 |
| Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | The Watcher (voice) (archive footage) | 2021 | 6.906 |
| The Gospel According to Mac | Narrator (voice) | 2015 | 7.0 |
| The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire | Self | 2014 | — |
| Broken City | Carl Fairbanks | 2013 | 5.952 |
| Only Lovers Left Alive | Dr. Watson | 2013 | 7.203 |
| A Single Shot | Simon | 2013 | 5.7 |
| The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | Henry | 2013 | 7.1 |
| The Ides of March | Senator Thompson | 2011 | 6.679 |
| Source Code | Dr. Rutledge | 2011 | 7.31 |
| W. | Colin Powell | 2008 | 6.164 |
| Quantum of Solace | Felix Leiter | 2008 | 6.336 |
| Chicago 10 | Bobby Seale (voice) | 2008 | 5.8 |
| Cadillac Records | Muddy Waters | 2008 | 7.095 |
| The Invasion | Dr. Stephen Galeano | 2007 | 6.04 |
| Blackout | Nelson | 2007 | 5.6 |
| Lady in the Water | Mr. Dury | 2006 | 5.6 |
| Casino Royale | Felix Leiter | 2006 | 7.569 |
| Syriana | Bennett Holiday | 2005 | 6.425 |
| Broken Flowers | Winston | 2005 | 6.9 |
| Lackawanna Blues | Mr. Paul | 2005 | 5.917 |
| The Manchurian Candidate | CPL Al Melvin | 2004 | 6.481 |
| With All Deliberate Speed | Narrator (Voice) | 2004 | 6.5 |
| Ali | Howard Bingham | 2001 | 6.75 |
| Shaft | Peoples Hernandez | 2000 | 6.008 |
| Hamlet | Gravedigger | 2000 | 5.806 |
| Cement | Ninny | 2000 | 4.111 |
| Ride with the Devil | Daniel Holt | 1999 | 6.35 |
| Basquiat | Jean Michel Basquiat | 1996 | 6.619 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1965 |
| From | Washington, D.C., USA |