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
- Motherless Brooklyn as Billy Rose
2018
- The Alienist as Cyrus Montrose
- Barry as Jim Moss
- Beast of Burden as Mallory
2017
- Unforgettable as Detective Pope
2016
- Live Cargo as Roy
- Flaked as George
2015
- 12 Monkeys as Jeremy
- Ballers as Dennis
- Rosewood as Gerald Kelly
2014
- Chicago P.D. as Ron Perry
- The Loft as Detective Cohagan
- Legends as Conrad Tomlin
2012
- The Dark Knight Rises as Army Captain at Bridge
- Nashville as Coleman Carlisle
- Freelancers as Terrence Burke
2011
- Passion Play as Malcolm
- Rampart as Captain
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
- Supernatural as Uriel
- Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Hamilton
- 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
- Haven as Mr. Sterling
- The Forgotten as Carl Dayton
- Killer Diller as Moker
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Alderman Brown
2003
- NCIS as Warden Gene Halsey
- Duplex as Officer Dan
- Masked and Anonymous as Lucius
- Kingpin
2002
- The Wire as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
- Coastlines as Bob Johnson
- Boomtown as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
- Live from Baghdad as Bernard Shaw
2001
- The Agency as Mr. Banga
- Storytelling as Mr. Scott
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana as Eddie
- Rocky Road as Michael Jones
2000
- The District as Mr. Broyles
- Hollywood Palms as The Dutchman
- The Heist as Slim
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Father Theo Burdett
1998
- Three Businessmen as Leroy Jasper
- Mighty Joe Young as Kweli
1997
- Face/Off as Tito Biondi
- Dharma & Greg as Prospero
- Volcano as O.E.M. Staffer #2
- Stir as Detective Williams
- Cracker as Detective Danny Watlington
- Jamaica Beat as Inspector Sterling
1996
- The Sentinel as Lieutenant Williams
- If These Walls Could Talk as Policeman
- Poltergeist: The Legacy as Daniel Euwara
- That Thing You Do! as Bobby Washington
- 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