Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Acting

60 years oldWashington, D.C., USABorn 12/7/1965

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.

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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

Filmography

2028

The Batman: Part II
The Batman: Part II
Movie
as Lt. James Gordon

2026

Samo Lives
Samo Lives
Movie
The Hunger Games Series
The Hunger Games Series
Movie
as Beetee Latier
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Movie
as Self
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Movie
as Rowland

2025

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie
as Bp. Langstrom
Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest
Movie
as Paul Christopher
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
Movie
as Marty

2024

The Agency
The Agency
TV
as Henry Ogletree20 Episodes
Atrabilious
Atrabilious
Movie
as Vincent Daugherty
ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series
TV
as Henry Townsend (voice)14 Episodes

2023

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV
as Self2 Episodes
American Fiction
American Fiction
Movie
as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
Rustin
Rustin
Movie
as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
Movie
as General Gibson
Digman!
Digman!
TV
as (voice)1 Episode
Digman!
Digman!
TV
as Uncle Christ (voice)1 Episode
Bill Russell: Legend
Bill Russell: Legend
TV
as Bill Russell (voice)2 Episodes
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
TV
as Isaac Dixon2 Episodes

2022

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Movie
as Jackie Robinson (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV
1 Episode
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV
as Self1 Episode
I Am Groot
I Am Groot
TV
as The Watcher (voice)1 Episode
The Batman
The Batman
Movie
as Lt. James Gordon
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Movie
as Self
Lincoln's Dilemma
Lincoln's Dilemma
TV
as Self - Narrator (voice)4 Episodes

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Movie
as The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Movie
as Roebuck Wright
No Time to Die
No Time to Die
Movie
as Felix Leiter
What If...?
What If...?
TV
as The Watcher (voice)26 Episodes
Monster
Monster
Movie
as Mr. Harmon
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Assembled
TV
as Self1 Episode

2020

American Pathogen
American Pathogen
Movie
as Self - Narrator
The Oedipus Project
The Oedipus Project
Movie
as Tiresias
All Day and a Night
All Day and a Night
Movie
as JD

2019

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Movie
as Self
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
TV
as McWinkle (voice)13 Episodes
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
Movie
as Malchus Irvin Boncamper
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch
Movie
as James 'Hobie' Hobart
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV
as Self2 Episodes
The Public
The Public
Movie
as Anderson
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
Movie
as Narrator (voice)

2018

We Are Not Done Yet
We Are Not Done Yet
Movie
as Self
We Are Not Done Yet
We Are Not Done Yet
Movie
Producer
Moynihan
Moynihan
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Hold the Dark
Hold the Dark
Movie
as Russell Core
Age Out
Age Out
Movie
as Detective Portnoy
O.G.
O.G.
Movie
as Louis Menkins
Game Night
Game Night
Movie
as FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)

2017

Unseen Enemy
Unseen Enemy
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Steve
Steve
TV
as Self1 Episode

2016

Hero With A Thousand Faces
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Movie
as Self
Westworld
Westworld
TV
as Bernard Lowe36 Episodes
Confirmation
Confirmation
Movie
as Charles Ogletree

2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Movie
as Beetee Latier
The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur
Movie
as Poppa (voice)
The Gospel According to Mac
The Gospel According to Mac
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV
as Self2 Episodes
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV
as Self1 Episode
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV
as Self - Guest1 Episode
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Movie
as Self - Beetee

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV
as Self1 Episode
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Movie
as Beetee Latier
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Movie
as Self
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
TV
as Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)1 Episode
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
TV
as Cuddlywhiskers (voice)2 Episodes
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV
as Self - Guest2 Episodes

2013

Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive
Movie
as Dr. Watson
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty
TV
as Tony (voice)1 Episode
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Movie
as Beetee Latier
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Movie
as Henry
A Single Shot
A Single Shot
Movie
as Simon
Broken City
Broken City
Movie
as Carl Fairbanks

2012

Bond on Location
Bond on Location
Movie
as Self / Felix Leiter
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
TV
as Self1 Episode

2011

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Movie
as William Black
The Ides of March
The Ides of March
Movie
as Senator Thompson
A Child's Garden of Poetry
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Movie
as Self (voice)
Source Code
Source Code
Movie
as Dr. Rutledge

2010

Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire
TV
as Valentin Narcisse20 Episodes

2008

Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records
Movie
as Muddy Waters
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace
Movie
as Felix Leiter
W.
W.
Movie
as Colin Powell
Chicago 10
Chicago 10
Movie
as Bobby Seale (voice)

2007

CNN Heroes
CNN Heroes
TV
as Self - Guest1 Episode
Blackout
Blackout
Movie
as Nelson
The Invasion
The Invasion
Movie
as Dr. Stephen Galeano
Chelsea Lately
Chelsea Lately
TV
as Self1 Episode
New Orleans
New Orleans
Movie
as Narrator (voice)

2006

Blood Diamonds
Blood Diamonds
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
Movie
as Felix Leiter
Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond
Movie
as Self
Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
Movie
as Mr. Dury
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Movie
as Self

2005

Syriana
Syriana
Movie
as Bennett Holiday
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers
Movie
as Winston
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
Movie
as Mr. Paul
N/A
The True Story of Hannibal
Movie
as Narrator (voice)

2004

House
House
TV
as Dr. Walter Cofield1 Episode
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Movie
as Other Voices (voice)
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.
TV
as Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)1 Episode
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie
as CPL Al Melvin
N/A
Sin's Kitchen
Movie
as Rex
With All Deliberate Speed
With All Deliberate Speed
Movie
as Narrator (Voice)

2003

Angels in America
Angels in America
TV
as Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa6 Episodes
Sam Cooke: Legend
Sam Cooke: Legend
Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV
as Self1 Episode

2002

The Topdog Diaries
The Topdog Diaries
Movie
as Self / Lincoln
D-Tox
D-Tox
Movie
as Jaworski

2001

The Making of 'Ali'
The Making of 'Ali'
Movie
as Self
Ali
Ali
Movie
as Howard Bingham
Boycott
Boycott
Movie
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2000

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Movie
as Chris
Shaft
Shaft
Movie
as Peoples Hernandez
Hamlet
Hamlet
Movie
as Gravedigger
Cement
Cement
Movie
as Ninny

1999

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil
Movie
as Daniel Holt
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Movie
as Sidney Bechet
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
Movie
as Sidney Bechet
The Giraffe
The Giraffe
Movie
as Win

1998

Celebrity
Celebrity
Movie
as Greg
Too Tired to Die
Too Tired to Die
Movie
as Balzac Man

1997

Critical Care
Critical Care
Movie
as Rafael ("Bed Two")

1996

Basquiat
Basquiat
Movie
as Jean Michel Basquiat
Faithful
Faithful
Movie
as Young Man at Rolls

1994

New York Undercover
New York Undercover
TV
as Andre Foreman1 Episode

1993

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV
as Hal Wilson3 Episodes

1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV
as Sidney Bechet2 Episodes

1991

Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Movie
as Derek
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
Movie
as William Coleman
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
TV
as William Coleman2 Episodes

1990

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
Movie
as Prosecuting Attorney

1988

American Experience
American Experience
TV
as Narrator (voice)1 Episode
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV
as Self - Guest3 Episodes

1982

American Playhouse
American Playhouse
TV
as Self1 Episode

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
TV
as Self1 Episode

Unknown

N/A
Death of a Salesman
Movie
as Willy Loman