Robert Wisdom
Born: 1953-09-14 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Terminal List: Dark Wolf as Jed Haverford
2024
- Dreams in Nightmares as Virgil
2023
- Accused as Mitch Becker
2022
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Dak'Reh
- Black Bird as Edmund Beaumont
2021
- Vacation Friends as Harold
- A Journal for Jordan as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
2020
- Helstrom as Henry / Caretaker
2019
- Watchmen as Seymour
- The Hot Zone as Vernon Tucker
- The Fix as Buck Neal
- Motherless Brooklyn as Billy Rose
2018
- Barry as Jim Moss
- The Alienist as Cyrus Montrose
- Beast of Burden as Mallory
2017
- Unforgettable as Detective Pope
2016
- Flaked as George
- Live Cargo as Roy
2015
- Ballers as Dennis
- 12 Monkeys as Jeremy
- Rosewood as Gerald Kelly
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Ron Perry
- Legends as Conrad Tomlin
- The Loft as Detective Cohagan
2012
- Nashville as Coleman Carlisle
- The Dark Knight Rises as Army Captain at Bridge
- Freelancers as Terrence Burke
2011
- Rampart as Captain
- Passion Play as Malcolm
2010
- Happy Town as Detective Roger Hobbs
- Sympathy for Delicious as Prendell
2009
- Lie to Me as Bonds
- The Collector as Roy
2007
- Burn Notice as Vaughn Anderson
- Freedom Writers as Dr. Carl Cohn
- Sex and Death 101 as Alpha
- The Hawk Is Dying as Billy Bob
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Hamilton
- Supernatural as Uriel
- Prison Break as Norman "Lechero" St. John
- How I Met Your Mother as McCracken
- Close to Home as Reverend Scofield
- Mozart and the Whale as Blume
2004
- Ray as Jack Lauderdale
- The Forgotten as Carl Dayton
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Alderman Brown
- Haven as Mr. Sterling
- Killer Diller as Moker
2003
- NCIS as Warden Gene Halsey
- Duplex as Officer Dan
- Kingpin
- Masked and Anonymous as Lucius
2002
- The Wire as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
- Boomtown as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
- Live from Baghdad as Bernard Shaw
- Coastlines as Bob Johnson
2001
- The Agency as Mr. Banga
- Osmosis Jones as Big Germ (voice)
- Storytelling as Mr. Scott
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana as Eddie
- Rocky Road as Michael Jones
2000
- The District as Mr. Broyles
- The Heist as Slim
- Hollywood Palms as The Dutchman
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Father Theo Burdett
1998
- Mighty Joe Young as Kweli
- Three Businessmen as Leroy Jasper
1997
- Dharma & Greg as Prospero
- Face/Off as Tito Biondi
- Volcano as O.E.M. Staffer #2
- Cracker as Detective Danny Watlington
- Stir as Detective Williams
- Jamaica Beat as Inspector Sterling
1996
- The Sentinel as Lieutenant Williams
- Arli$$ as Donny Thurman
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Daniel Euwara
- That Thing You Do! as Bobby Washington
- If These Walls Could Talk as Policeman
- Lifeform as Colonel Jessie Pratt
1995
- Sahara as Tambul
1994
- ER as Dr. Hammond
- Clean Slate as Mort
- Cosmic Slop as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Waiter