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
all 132
Movies 97
TV Shows 35
self 32
Voice 23
Narrator 3
Lt. James Gordon
Untitled The Batman Sequel (2027)
Movie
Henry Ogletree
The Agency (2024)
TV
Vincent Daugherty
Atrabilious (2024)
Movie
Henry Townsend (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series (2024)
TV
Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
American Fiction (2023)
Movie
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Rustin (2023)
Movie
General Gibson
Asteroid City (2023)
Movie
6.5
(voice)
Digman! (2023)
TV
Bill Russell (voice)
Bill Russell: Legend (2023)
TV
Jackie Robinson
Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)
Movie
The Watcher (voice)
I Am Groot (2022)
TV
Lt. James Gordon
The Batman (2022)
Movie
8.25
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lincoln's Dilemma (2022)
TV
The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
Movie
9.5
Roebuck Wright
The French Dispatch (2021)
Movie
10
Felix Leiter
No Time to Die (2021)
Movie
5.64
Self (archive footage)
Being James Bond (2021)
Movie
The Watcher (voice)
What If...? (2021)
TV
8.14
Mr. Harmon
Monster (2021)
Movie
6.19
Self - Narrator
American Pathogen (2020)
Movie
Tiresias
The Oedipus Project (2020)
Movie
McWinkle (voice)
Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
TV
10
Malchus Irvin Boncamper
The Laundromat (2019)
Movie
6.25
James 'Hobie' Hobart
The Goldfinch (2019)
Movie
6.79
Narrator (voice)
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (2019)
Movie
Self / Producer
We Are Not Done Yet (2018)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Moynihan (2018)
Movie
Russell Core
Hold the Dark (2018)
Movie
5.52
Detective Portnoy
Age Out (2018)
Movie
Louis Menkins
O.G. (2018)
Movie
FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
Game Night (2018)
Movie
6.08
Self (archive footage)
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait (2017)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Unseen Enemy (2017)
Movie
Bernard Lowe
Westworld (2016)
TV
6.71
Charles Ogletree
Confirmation (2016)
Movie
6
Poppa (voice)
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Movie
7
Narrator (voice)
The Gospel According to Mac (2015)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink (2014)
Movie
Cuddlywhiskers (voice) / Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)
BoJack Horseman (2014)
TV
6.24
Dr. Watson
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Movie
8
Tony (voice)
Rick and Morty (2013)
TV
7.16
Carl Fairbanks
Broken City (2013)
Movie
4
Self / Felix Leiter
Bond on Location (2012)
Movie
William Black
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Movie
3
Senator Thompson
The Ides of March (2011)
Movie
6.5
Self (voice)
A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011)
Movie
Dr. Rutledge
Source Code (2011)
Movie
6.69
Valentin Narcisse
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
TV
5.75
Muddy Waters
Cadillac Records (2008)
Movie
Felix Leiter
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Movie
5.7
Colin Powell
W. (2008)
Movie
Bobby Seale (voice)
Chicago 10 (2008)
Movie
7.57
Nelson
Blackout (2007)
Movie
Dr. Stephen Galeano
The Invasion (2007)
Movie
6
Narrator (voice)
New Orleans (2007)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Blood Diamonds (2006)
Movie
Felix Leiter
Casino Royale (2006)
Movie
6.86
Mr. Dury
Lady in the Water (2006)
Movie
5
Bennett Holiday
Syriana (2005)
Movie
5.44
Mr. Paul
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
The True Story of Hannibal (2005)
Movie
Dr. Walter Cofield
House (2004)
TV
7.83
Other Voices (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Movie
CPL Al Melvin
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Movie
6
Narrator (Voice)
With All Deliberate Speed (2004)
Movie
Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
Angels in America (2003)
TV
6
Narrator (voice)
Sam Cooke: Legend (2003)
Movie
Self / Lincoln
The Topdog Diaries (2002)
Movie
Jaworski
D-Tox (2002)
Movie
1
Howard Bingham
Ali (2001)
Movie
6
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boycott (2001)
Movie
Peoples Hernandez
Shaft (2000)
Movie
6
Gravedigger
Hamlet (2000)
Movie
Ninny
Cement (2000)
Movie
Daniel Holt
Ride with the Devil (1999)
Movie
6
Balzac Man
Too Tired to Die (1998)
Movie
Rafael ('Bed Two')
Critical Care (1997)
Movie
Jean Michel Basquiat
Basquiat (1996)
Movie
6
Young Man at Rolls
Faithful (1996)
Movie
Andre Foreman
New York Undercover (1994)
TV
1
Sidney Bechet
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
TV
5.44
William Coleman
Separate but Equal (1991)
TV
William Coleman
Separate But Equal (1991)
Movie
Prosecuting Attorney
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Movie
3.25
Narrator (voice)
American Experience (1988)
TV
3.5
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1965-12-07 (59 years old)
Birth NameJeffrey Wright
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States
RelationshipsCarmen Ejogo (2000 - 2014)
ChildrenElijah Wright
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesBrooklyn, United States
Also Known AsΤζέφρι Ράιτ, 杰弗里·赖特
Awardshonorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor, Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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