Robert Wisdom
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 14, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dreams in Nightmares
Movie · as Virgil
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
TV · as Jed Haverford · 6 eps
Accused
TV · as Mitch Becker · 1 ep
Black Bird
TV · as Edmund Beaumont · 4 eps
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV · as Dak'Reh · 1 ep
The Terminal List
TV · as Jed Haverford · 1 ep
Vacation Friends
Movie · as Harold
A Journal for Jordan
Movie · as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Helstrom
TV · as Henry / Caretaker · 10 eps
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie · as Billy Rose
The Hot Zone
TV · as Vernon Tucker · 6 eps
Watchmen
TV · as Seymour · 2 eps
The Fix
TV · as Buck Neal · 7 eps
Beast of Burden
Movie · as Mallory
Barry
TV · as Jim Moss · 11 eps
The Alienist
TV · as Cyrus Montrose · 18 eps
Unforgettable
Movie · as Detective Pope
Live Cargo
Movie · as Roy
Flaked
TV · as George · 13 eps
12 Monkeys
TV · as Jeremy · 1 ep
Rosewood
TV · as Gerald Kelly · 7 eps
Ballers
TV · as Dennis · 20 eps
The Loft
Movie · as Detective Cohagan
Legends
TV · as Conrad Tomlin · 2 eps
Chicago P.D.
TV · as Ron Perry · 7 eps
Freelancers
Movie · as Terrence Burke
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie · as Army Captain at Bridge
Nashville
TV · as Coleman Carlisle · 21 eps
Rampart
Movie · as Captain
Passion Play
Movie · as Malcolm
Sympathy for Delicious
Movie · as Prendell
Happy Town
TV · as Detective Roger Hobbs · 8 eps
The Collector
Movie · as Roy
Lie to Me
TV · as Bonds · 1 ep
Freedom Writers
Movie · as Dr. Carl Cohn
The Hawk Is Dying
Movie · as Billy Bob
Sex and Death 101
Movie · as Alpha
Burn Notice
TV · as Vaughn Anderson · 7 eps
Mozart and the Whale
Movie · as Blume
Close to Home
TV · as Reverend Scofield · 1 ep
Supernatural
TV · as Uriel · 5 eps
Prison Break
TV · as Norman "Lechero" St. John · 13 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Mr. Hamilton · 1 ep
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as McCracken · 1 ep
Inconceivable
TV · as Earl Godchaux · 1 ep
Killer Diller
Movie · as Moker
Haven
Movie · as Mr. Sterling
Ray
Movie · as Jack Lauderdale
The Forgotten
Movie · as Carl Dayton
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Movie · as Alderman Brown
Century City
TV · 1 ep
Masked and Anonymous
Movie · as Lucius
Duplex
Movie · as Officer Dan
NCIS
TV · as Gene Halsey · 1 ep
Kingpin
TV · 2 eps
Live from Baghdad
Movie · as Bernard Shaw
Coastlines
Movie · as Bob Johnson
The Wire
TV · as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin · 27 eps
Boomtown
TV · as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott) · 1 ep
Storytelling
Movie · as Mr. Scott
Rocky Road
Movie · as Michael Jones
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Movie · as Eddie
Osmosis Jones
Movie · as Big Germ (voice)
The Agency
TV · as Mr. Banga · 1 ep
The Heist
Movie · as Slim
Hollywood Palms
Movie · as The Dutchman
The District
TV · as Mr. Broyles · 1 ep
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Father Theo Burdett · 1 ep
Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Kweli
Three Businessmen
Movie · as Leroy Jasper
Jamaica Beat
Movie · as Inspector Sterling
Face/Off
Movie · as Tito Biondi
Stir
Movie · as Detective Williams
Volcano
Movie · as OEM Staffer #2
Dharma & Greg
TV · as Prospero · 1 ep
Cracker
TV · as Detective Danny Watlington · 16 eps
That Thing You Do!
Movie · as Bobby Washington
Lifeform
Movie · as Colonel Jessie Pratt
If These Walls Could Talk
Movie · as Policeman
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TV · as Daniel Euwara · 3 eps
The Sentinel
TV · as Lieutenant Williams · 1 ep
Arli$$
TV · as Donny Thurman · 1 ep
Sahara
Movie · as Tambul
Clean Slate
Movie · as Mort
Cosmic Slop
Movie · as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
ER
TV · as Dr. Hammond · 1 ep
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep