Acting
Jeffrey Wright
Born 7 December 1965 in Washington, D.C., USA
126 credits
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
Acting 125
- TBADeath of a SalesmanFilmWilly Loman
- 2028The Batman: Part IIFilmLt. James Gordon
- 2026The Wizard of the KremlinFilmRowland
- 2026W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a CauseFilmSelf
- 2026Samo LivesFilm
- 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryFilmBp. Langstrom
- 2025Highest 2 LowestFilmPaul Christopher
- 2025The Phoenician SchemeFilmMarty
- 2024The AgencySeriesHenry Ogletree
- 2024ARK: The Animated SeriesSeriesHenry Townsend (voice)
- 2024AtrabiliousFilmVincent Daugherty
- 2023The Last of UsSeriesIsaac Dixon
- 2023Asteroid CityFilmGeneral Gibson
- 2023American FictionFilmThelonious 'Monk' Ellison
- 2023RustinFilmRep. Adam Clayton Powell
- 2023Digman!SeriesUncle Christ (voice), (voice)
- 2023Bill Russell: LegendSeriesBill Russell (voice)
- 2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSeriesSelf
- 2022The BatmanFilmLt. James Gordon
- 2022I Am GrootSeriesThe Watcher (voice)
- 2022Lincoln's DilemmaSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!FilmJackie Robinson (voice)
- 2022Frederick Douglass: In Five SpeechesFilmSelf
- 2021What If...?SeriesThe Watcher (voice)
- 2021No Time to DieFilmFelix Leiter
- 2021Marvel Studios AssembledSeriesSelf
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunFilmRoebuck Wright
- 2021MonsterFilmMr. Harmon
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialFilmThe Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
- 2020All Day and a NightFilmJD
- 2020The Oedipus ProjectFilmTiresias
- 2020American PathogenFilmSelf - Narrator
- 2019The LaundromatFilmMalchus Irvin Boncamper
- 2019The GoldfinchFilmJames 'Hobie' Hobart
- 2019Green Eggs and HamSeriesMcWinkle (voice)
- 2019The PublicFilmAnderson
- 2019Marvel Studios: Expanding the UniverseFilmSelf
- 2019Rigged: The Voter Suppression PlaybookFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2018Game NightFilmFBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
- 2018Hold the DarkFilmRussell Core
- 2018O.G.FilmLouis Menkins
- 2018Age OutFilmDetective Portnoy
- 2018We Are Not Done YetFilmSelf
- 2018MoynihanFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2017Unseen EnemyFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2016WestworldSeriesBernard Lowe
- 2016ConfirmationFilmCharles Ogletree
- 2016Hero With A Thousand FacesFilmSelf
- 2015The Good DinosaurFilmPoppa (voice)
- 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2FilmBeetee Latier
- 2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1FilmSelf - Beetee
- 2015The Gospel According to MacFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014BoJack HorsemanSeriesCuddlywhiskers / Father (voice), Cuddlywhiskers (voice)
- 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1FilmBeetee Latier
- 2014Mass Extinction: Life at the BrinkFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro FootballFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk EmpireFilmSelf
- 2013Rick and MortySeriesTony (voice)
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireFilmBeetee Latier
- 2013Broken CityFilmCarl Fairbanks
- 2013Only Lovers Left AliveFilmDr. Watson
- 2013A Single ShotFilmSimon
- 2013The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & PeteFilmHenry
- 2012Finding Your RootsSeriesSelf
- 2012Bond on LocationFilmSelf / Felix Leiter
- 2011Source CodeFilmDr. Rutledge
- 2011The Ides of MarchFilmSenator Thompson
- 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseFilmWilliam Black
- 2011A Child's Garden of PoetryFilmSelf (voice)
- 2010Boardwalk EmpireSeriesValentin Narcisse
- 2008Quantum of SolaceFilmFelix Leiter
- 2008Cadillac RecordsFilmMuddy Waters
- 2008W.FilmColin Powell
- 2008Chicago 10FilmBobby Seale (voice)
- 2007The InvasionFilmDr. Stephen Galeano
- 2007Chelsea LatelySeriesSelf
- 2007BlackoutFilmNelson
- 2007CNN HeroesSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2007New OrleansFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2006Casino RoyaleFilmFelix Leiter
- 2006Lady in the WaterFilmMr. Dury
- 2006Blood DiamondsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2006Becoming BondFilmSelf
- 2006Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony KushnerFilmSelf
- 2005Broken FlowersFilmWinston
- 2005SyrianaFilmBennett Holiday
- 2005Lackawanna BluesFilmMr. Paul
- 2005The True Story of HannibalFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2004HouseSeriesDr. Walter Cofield
- 2004The Venture Bros.SeriesThink Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateFilmCPL Al Melvin
- 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonFilmOther Voices (voice)
- 2004Sin's KitchenFilmRex
- 2004With All Deliberate SpeedFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2003Angels in AmericaSeriesNorman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
- 2003Sam Cooke: LegendFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2002D-ToxFilmJaworski
- 2002The Topdog DiariesFilmSelf / Lincoln
- 2001AliFilmHoward Bingham
- 2001BoycottFilmDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 2001The Making of 'Ali'FilmSelf
- 2000ShaftFilmPeoples Hernandez
- 2000HamletFilmGravedigger
- 2000Crime + Punishment in SuburbiaFilmChris
- 2000CementFilmNinny
- 1999Ride with the DevilFilmDaniel Holt
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the BluesFilmSidney Bechet
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920FilmSidney Bechet
- 1999The GiraffeFilmWin
- 1998CelebrityFilmGreg
- 1998Too Tired to DieFilmBalzac Man
- 1997Critical CareFilmRafael ("Bed Two")
- 1996BasquiatFilmJean Michel Basquiat
- 1996FaithfulFilmYoung Man at Rolls
- 1994New York UndercoverSeriesAndre Foreman
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSeriesHal Wilson
- 1993In the Wings: Angels in America On BroadwayFilm
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeriesSidney Bechet
- 1991Jumpin' at the BoneyardFilmDerek
- 1991Separate but EqualFilmWilliam Coleman
- 1991Separate but EqualSeriesWilliam Coleman
- 1990Presumed InnocentFilmProsecuting Attorney
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesSelf
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
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Filmography from TMDB.