Jeffrey Wright
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1965-12-07
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Known for
Syriana
2005Bennett Holiday
Broken Flowers
2005Winston
Shaft
2000Peoples Hernandez
Basquiat
1996Jean Michel Basquiat
W.
2008Colin Powell
The Ides of March
2011Senator Thompson
Hamlet
2000Gravedigger
Quantum of Solace
2008Felix Leiter
The Invasion
2007Dr. Stephen Galeano
Rustin
2023Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Ride with the Devil
1999Daniel Holt
Ali
2001Howard Bingham
Lady in the Water
2006Mr. Dury
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
Chicago 10
2008Bobby Seale (voice)
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014Self
Casino Royale
2006Felix Leiter
The Manchurian Candidate
2004CPL Al Melvin
Cadillac Records
2008Muddy Waters