Jeffrey Wright
December 7, 1965 (59 years old) in Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2027 ·Untitled The Batman Sequelas Lt. James Gordon
- 2025 ·The Phoenician Schemeas
- 2025 ·Highest 2 Lowestas
- 2024 ·The Agencyas Henry Ogletree
- 2024 ·Atrabiliousas Vincent Daugherty
- 2024 ·ARK: The Animated Seriesas Henry Townsend (voice)
- 2023 ·Off Script with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
- 2023 ·American Fictionas Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
- 2023 ·Rustinas Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
- 2023 ·Asteroid Cityas General Gibson
- 2023 ·Digman!as (voice)
- 2023 ·Bill Russell: Legendas Bill Russell (voice)
- 2022 ·The Jennifer Hudson Showas
- 2022 ·The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self
- 2022 ·I Am Grootas The Watcher (voice)
- 2022 ·The Batmanas Lt. James Gordon
- 2022 ·Frederick Douglass: In Five Speechesas Self
- 2022 ·Lincoln's Dilemmaas Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 ·Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Specialas The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
- 2021 ·The French Dispatchas Roebuck Wright
- 2021 ·No Time to Dieas Felix Leiter
- 2021 ·Being James Bondas Self (archive footage)
- 2021 ·What If...?as The Watcher (voice)
- 2021 ·Monsteras Mr. Harmon
- 2021 ·Marvel Studios Assembledas Self
- 2020 ·American Pathogenas Self - Narrator
- 2020 ·The Oedipus Projectas Tiresias
- 2020 ·All Day and a Nightas JD
- 2019 ·Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universeas Self
- 2019 ·Green Eggs and Hamas McWinkle (voice)
- 2019 ·The Laundromatas Malchus Irvin Boncamper
- 2019 ·The Goldfinchas James 'Hobie' Hobart
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas
- 2019 ·The Publicas
- 2019 ·Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbookas Narrator (voice)
- 2018 ·We Are Not Done Yetas Self
- 2018 ·Moynihanas Narrator (voice)
- 2018 ·Hold the Darkas Russell Core
- 2018 ·Age Outas Detective Portnoy
- 2018 ·O.G.as Louis Menkins
- 2018 ·Game Nightas FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
- 2017 ·Julian Schnabel: A Private Portraitas Self (archive footage)
- 2017 ·Unseen Enemyas Narrator (voice)
- 2016 ·Westworldas Bernard Lowe
- 2016 ·Confirmationas Charles Ogletree
- 2015 ·The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2as Beetee
- 2015 ·The Good Dinosauras Poppa (voice)
- 2015 ·The Gospel According to Macas Narrator (voice)
- 2015 ·The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
- 2015 ·Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
- 2015 ·The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1as Self (Beetee)
- 2014 ·Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
- 2014 ·Mass Extinction: Life at the Brinkas Narrator (voice)
- 2014 ·The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1as Beetee
- 2014 ·The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empireas Self
- 2014 ·BoJack Horsemanas Cuddlywhiskers (voice)
- 2014 ·BoJack Horsemanas Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2013 ·Only Lovers Left Aliveas Dr. Watson
- 2013 ·Rick and Mortyas Tony (voice)
- 2013 ·The Hunger Games: Catching Fireas Beetee
- 2013 ·The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Peteas Henry
- 2013 ·A Single Shotas Simon
- 2013 ·Broken Cityas Carl Fairbanks
- 2012 ·Bond on Locationas Self / Felix Leiter
- 2012 ·Finding Your Rootsas Self
- 2011 ·Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas William Black
- 2011 ·The Ides of Marchas Senator Thompson
- 2011 ·A Child's Garden of Poetryas Self (voice)
- 2011 ·Source Codeas Dr. Rutledge
- 2010 ·Boardwalk Empireas Valentin Narcisse
- 2008 ·Cadillac Recordsas Muddy Waters
- 2008 ·Quantum of Solaceas Felix Leiter
- 2008 ·W.as Colin Powell
- 2008 ·Chicago 10as Bobby Seale (voice)
- 2007 ·Blackoutas Nelson
- 2007 ·The Invasionas Dr. Stephen Galeano
- 2007 ·New Orleansas Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·Blood Diamondsas Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·America's Game: The Super Bowl Championsas Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·Casino Royaleas Felix Leiter
- 2006 ·Becoming Bondas Self
- 2006 ·Lady in the Wateras Mr. Dury
- 2006 ·Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushneras Self
- 2005 ·Syrianaas Bennett Holiday
- 2005 ·Broken Flowersas Winston
- 2005 ·Lackawanna Bluesas Mr. Paul
- 2005 ·The True Story of Hannibalas Narrator (voice)
- 2004 ·Houseas Dr. Walter Cofield
- 2004 ·Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)
- 2004 ·The Manchurian Candidateas CPL Al Melvin
- 2004 ·Sin's Kitchenas Rex
- 2004 ·With All Deliberate Speedas Narrator (Voice)
- 2003 ·Angels in Americaas Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
- 2003 ·Sam Cooke: Legendas Narrator (voice)
- 2003 ·Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
- 2002 ·The Topdog Diariesas Self / Lincoln
- 2002 ·D-Toxas Jaworski
- 2001 ·Alias Howard Bingham
- 2001 ·Boycottas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 2000 ·Crime + Punishment in Suburbiaas Chris
- 2000 ·Shaftas Peoples Hernandez
- 2000 ·Hamletas Gravedigger
- 2000 ·Cementas Ninny
- 1999 ·Ride with the Devilas Daniel Holt
- 1998 ·Celebrityas Greg
- 1998 ·Too Tired to Dieas Balzac Man
- 1997 ·Critical Careas Rafael ("Bed Two")
- 1996 ·Basquiatas Jean Michel Basquiat
- 1996 ·Faithfulas Young Man at Rolls
- 1994 ·New York Undercoveras Andre Foreman
- 1993 ·In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadwayas
- 1993 ·The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920as Sidney Bechet
- 1993 ·The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Bluesas Sidney Bechet
- 1993 ·Homicide: Life on the Streetas
- 1992 ·The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Sidney Bechet
- 1991 ·Jumpin' at the Boneyardas Derek
- 1991 ·Separate but Equalas William Coleman
- 1991 ·Separate But Equalas William Coleman
- 1990 ·Presumed Innocentas Prosecuting Attorney
- 1988 ·American Experienceas Narrator (voice)
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- Future ·The Wizard of the Kremlinas