Jeffrey Wright
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Syriana
as Bennett Holiday
2005
Broken Flowers
as Winston
2005
Shaft
as Peoples Hernandez
2000
Basquiat
as Jean Michel Basquiat
1996
W.
as Colin Powell
2008
The Ides of March
as Senator Thompson
2011
Hamlet
as Gravedigger
2000
Quantum of Solace
as Felix Leiter
2008
The Invasion
as Dr. Stephen Galeano
2007
Rustin
as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
2023
Ride with the Devil
as Daniel Holt
1999
Ali
as Howard Bingham
2001
Lady in the Water
as Mr. Dury
2006
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
2021
Chicago 10
as Bobby Seale (voice)
2008
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
2014
Casino Royale
as Felix Leiter
2006
The Manchurian Candidate
as CPL Al Melvin
2004
Cadillac Records
as Muddy Waters
2008
Source Code
as Dr. Rutledge
2011
TV Appearances
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Sidney Bechet
1992
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Hal Wilson
1993
ARK: The Animated Series
as Henry Townsend (voice)
2024
Angels in America
as Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
2003
Bill Russell: Legend
as Bill Russell (voice)
2023
Rick and Morty
as Tony (voice)
2013
Westworld
as Bernard Lowe
2016
Digman!
as (voice)
2023
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
2021
Lincoln's Dilemma
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015