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Robert Wisdom

Robert Wisdom

Acting September 14, 1953 (73 years old) 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.

Movies 45

The Dark Knight Rises 7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

as Army Captain at Bridge

2012
Face/Off 7.1

Face/Off

as Tito Biondi

1997
Volcano 6.0

Volcano

as OEM Staffer #2

1997
Freedom Writers 7.9

Freedom Writers

as Dr. Carl Cohn

2007
The Loft 6.4

The Loft

as Detective Cohagan

2014
Ray 7.5

Ray

as Jack Lauderdale

2004
Vacation Friends 7.0

Vacation Friends

as Harold

2021
The Collector 6.6

The Collector

as Roy

2009
That Thing You Do! 6.9

That Thing You Do!

as Bobby Washington

1996
Duplex 6.1

Duplex

as Officer Dan

2003
Osmosis Jones 6.5

Osmosis Jones

as Big Germ (voice)

2001
Sex and Death 101 6.1

Sex and Death 101

as Alpha

2007
The Forgotten 5.9

The Forgotten

as Carl Dayton

2004
Motherless Brooklyn 6.7

Motherless Brooklyn

as Billy Rose

2019
Mighty Joe Young 6.3

Mighty Joe Young

as Kweli

1998
Barbershop 2: Back in Business 6.1

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

as Alderman Brown

2004
Unforgettable 5.9

Unforgettable

as Detective Pope

2017
A Journal for Jordan 6.9

A Journal for Jordan

as Sgt. T.J. Canedy

2021
Haven 5.2

Haven

as Mr. Sterling

2004
Rampart 5.5

Rampart

as Captain

2011
Sahara 6.7

Sahara

as Tambul

1995
Passion Play 4.7

Passion Play

as Malcolm

2011
Dancing at the Blue Iguana 5.4

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

as Eddie

2001
Storytelling 6.5

Storytelling

as Mr. Scott

2001
Freelancers 5.1

Freelancers

as Terrence Burke

2012
Mozart and the Whale 6.2

Mozart and the Whale

as Blume

2005
If These Walls Could Talk 6.8

If These Walls Could Talk

as Policeman

1996
Beast of Burden 4.3

Beast of Burden

as Mallory

2018
Live from Baghdad 6.7

Live from Baghdad

as Bernard Shaw

2002
Cosmic Slop 5.2

Cosmic Slop

as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')

1994
Sympathy for Delicious 5.7

Sympathy for Delicious

as Prendell

2010
Masked and Anonymous 5.2

Masked and Anonymous

as Lucius

2003
The Hawk Is Dying 4.9

The Hawk Is Dying

as Billy Bob

2007
Clean Slate 5.7

Clean Slate

as Mort

1994
Dreams in Nightmares

Dreams in Nightmares

as Virgil

2026
Killer Diller 5.5

Killer Diller

as Moker

2004
Hollywood Palms 5.5

Hollywood Palms

as The Dutchman

2000
Rocky Road 6.5

Rocky Road

as Michael Jones

2001
Coastlines 5.2

Coastlines

as Bob Johnson

2002
Three Businessmen 6.2

Three Businessmen

as Leroy Jasper

1998
Stir 4.6

Stir

as Detective Williams

1997
Lifeform 5.4

Lifeform

as Colonel Jessie Pratt

1996
The Heist 5.4

The Heist

as Slim

2000
Jamaica Beat 7.5

Jamaica Beat

as Inspector Sterling

1997
Live Cargo 5.8

Live Cargo

as Roy

2016

TV Shows 42

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Father Theo Burdett

1999
How I Met Your Mother 8.1

How I Met Your Mother

as McCracken

2005
Supernatural 8.3

Supernatural

as Uriel

2005
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Mr. Hamilton

2005
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Gene Halsey

2003
Chicago P.D. 8.4

Chicago P.D.

as Ron Perry

2014
The Terminal List 8.0

The Terminal List

as Jed Haverford

2022
Prison Break 8.1

Prison Break

as Norman "Lechero" St. John

2005
ER 7.8

ER

as Dr. Hammond

1994
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Waiter

1989
The Wire 8.6

The Wire

as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin

2002
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 7.9

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

as Dak'Reh

2022
Burn Notice 7.5

Burn Notice

as Vaughn Anderson

2007
Nashville 6.7

Nashville

as Coleman Carlisle

2012
The District 6.9

The District

as Mr. Broyles

2000
Lie to Me 7.9

Lie to Me

as Bonds

2009
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf 7.7

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

as Jed Haverford

2025
Arli$$ 6.9

Arli$$

as Donny Thurman

1996
12 Monkeys 7.4

12 Monkeys

as Jeremy

2015
Barry 7.9

Barry

as Jim Moss

2018
Ballers 6.8

Ballers

as Dennis

2015
Rosewood 6.5

Rosewood

as Gerald Kelly

2015
The Sentinel 7.2

The Sentinel

as Lieutenant Williams

1996
Dharma & Greg 6.4

Dharma & Greg

as Prospero

1997
Close to Home 5.9

Close to Home

as Reverend Scofield

2005
The Alienist 7.5

The Alienist

as Cyrus Montrose

2018
The Agency 7.1

The Agency

as Mr. Banga

2001
Watchmen 7.6

Watchmen

as Seymour

2019
Black Bird 8.1

Black Bird

as Edmund Beaumont

2022
Accused 6.9

Accused

as Mitch Becker

2023
Legends 6.4

Legends

as Conrad Tomlin

2014
Flaked 6.8

Flaked

as George

2016
Poltergeist: The Legacy 6.3

Poltergeist: The Legacy

as Daniel Euwara

1996
Helstrom 6.7

Helstrom

as Henry / Caretaker

2020
Boomtown 6.5

Boomtown

as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)

2002
The Hot Zone 7.1

The Hot Zone

as Vernon Tucker

2019
Happy Town 6.1

Happy Town

as Detective Roger Hobbs

2010
The Fix 6.9

The Fix

as Buck Neal

2019
Cracker 7.2

Cracker

as Detective Danny Watlington

1997
Kingpin 6.4

Kingpin

2003
Century City 6.0

Century City

2004
Inconceivable 9.0

Inconceivable

as Earl Godchaux

2005

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