Acting
Jeffrey Wright
Born December 7, 1965 · 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
7.5
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Beetee Latier
6.6
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Beetee Latier
6.6
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Beetee Latier
7.8
The Batman
Lt. James Gordon
8.0
Casino Royale
Felix Leiter
9.0
Rick and Morty
Tony (voice)
7.5
Source Code
Dr. Rutledge
6.5
Quantum of Solace
Felix Leiter
8.7
House
Dr. Walter Cofield
7.3
No Time to Die
Felix Leiter
8.4
The Last of Us
Isaac Dixon
6.9
Game Night
FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
8.4
Westworld
Bernard Lowe
6.7
The Good Dinosaur
Poppa (voice)
7.3
What If...?
The Watcher (voice)
7.1
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Roebuck Wright
8.8
BoJack Horseman
Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice), Cuddlywhiskers (voice)
7.3
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Bp. Langstrom
7.1
The Ides of March
Senator Thompson
6.4
Asteroid City
General Gibson
Filmography
- 2026W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a CauseSelfMovie
- 2026The Wizard of the KremlinRowlandMovie
- 2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryBp. LangstromMovie
- 2025Highest 2 LowestPaul ChristopherMovie
- 2025The Phoenician SchemeMartyMovie
- 2024The AgencyHenry OgletreeSeries
- 2024AtrabiliousVincent DaughertyMovie
- 2024ARK: The Animated SeriesHenry Townsend (voice)Series
- 2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
- 2023American FictionThelonious 'Monk' EllisonMovie
- 2023RustinRep. Adam Clayton PowellMovie
- 2023Asteroid CityGeneral GibsonMovie
- 2023Digman!(voice), Uncle Christ (voice)Series
- 2023Bill Russell: LegendBill Russell (voice)Series
- 2023The Last of UsIsaac DixonSeries
- 2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!Jackie Robinson (voice)Movie
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries
- 2022I Am GrootThe Watcher (voice)Series
- 2022The BatmanLt. James GordonMovie
- 2022Frederick Douglass: In Five SpeechesSelfMovie
- 2022Lincoln's DilemmaSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialThe Watcher (voice) (archive footage)Movie
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunRoebuck WrightMovie
- 2021No Time to DieFelix LeiterMovie
- 2021What If...?The Watcher (voice)Series
- 2021MonsterMr. HarmonMovie
- 2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelfSeries
- 2020All Day and a NightJDMovie
- 2019Marvel Studios: Expanding the UniverseSelfMovie
- 2019Green Eggs and HamMcWinkle (voice)Series
- 2019The LaundromatMalchus Irvin BoncamperMovie
- 2019The GoldfinchJames 'Hobie' HobartMovie
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelfSeries
- 2019The PublicAndersonMovie
- 2019Rigged: The Voter Suppression PlaybookNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2018We Are Not Done YetSelf, ProducerMovie
- 2018Hold the DarkRussell CoreMovie
- 2018Age OutDetective PortnoyMovie
- 2018O.G.Louis MenkinsMovie
- 2018Game NightFBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)Movie
- 2017Unseen EnemyNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2017SteveSelfSeries
- 2016Hero With A Thousand FacesSelfMovie
- 2016WestworldBernard LoweSeries
- 2016ConfirmationCharles OgletreeMovie
- 2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Beetee LatierMovie
- 2015The Good DinosaurPoppa (voice)Movie
- 2015The Gospel According to MacNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - GuestSeries
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - GuestSeries
- 2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1Self - BeeteeMovie
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelfSeries
- 2014Mass Extinction: Life at the BrinkNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Beetee LatierMovie
- 2014BoJack HorsemanCuddlywhiskers / Father (voice), Cuddlywhiskers (voice)Series
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
- 2013Only Lovers Left AliveDr. WatsonMovie
- 2013Rick and MortyTony (voice)Series
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireBeetee LatierMovie
- 2013The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & PeteHenryMovie
- 2013A Single ShotSimonMovie
- 2013Broken CityCarl FairbanksMovie
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelfSeries
- 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseWilliam BlackMovie
- 2011The Ides of MarchSenator ThompsonMovie
- 2011Source CodeDr. RutledgeMovie
- 2010Boardwalk EmpireValentin NarcisseSeries
- 2008Cadillac RecordsMuddy WatersMovie
- 2008Quantum of SolaceFelix LeiterMovie
- 2008W.Colin PowellMovie
- 2008Chicago 10Bobby Seale (voice)Movie
- 2007BlackoutNelsonMovie
- 2007The InvasionDr. Stephen GaleanoMovie
- 2007Chelsea LatelySelfSeries
- 2006Blood DiamondsNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2006Casino RoyaleFelix LeiterMovie
- 2006Becoming BondSelfMovie
- 2006Lady in the WaterMr. DuryMovie
- 2006Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony KushnerSelfMovie
- 2005SyrianaBennett HolidayMovie
- 2005Broken FlowersWinstonMovie
- 2005Lackawanna BluesMr. PaulMovie
- 2005The True Story of HannibalNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2004HouseDr. Walter CofieldSeries
- 2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)Movie
- 2004The Venture Bros.Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)Series
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateCPL Al MelvinMovie
- 2004Sin's KitchenRexMovie
- 2004With All Deliberate SpeedNarrator (Voice)Movie
- 2003Angels in AmericaNorman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel EuropaSeries
- 2003Sam Cooke: LegendNarrator (voice)Movie
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!SelfSeries
- 2002D-ToxJaworskiMovie
- 2001AliHoward BinghamMovie
- 2001BoycottDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Movie
- 2000Crime + Punishment in SuburbiaChrisMovie
- 2000ShaftPeoples HernandezMovie
- 2000HamletGravediggerMovie
- 2000CementNinnyMovie
- 1999Ride with the DevilDaniel HoltMovie
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the BluesSidney BechetMovie
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920Sidney BechetMovie
- 1999The GiraffeWinMovie
- 1998CelebrityGregMovie
- 1998Too Tired to DieBalzac ManMovie
- 1997Critical CareRafael ("Bed Two")Movie
- 1996BasquiatJean Michel BasquiatMovie
- 1996FaithfulYoung Man at RollsMovie
- 1994New York UndercoverAndre ForemanSeries
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetHal WilsonSeries
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSidney BechetSeries
- 1991Jumpin' at the BoneyardDerekMovie
- 1991Separate but EqualWilliam ColemanMovie
- 1991Separate but EqualWilliam ColemanSeries
- 1990Presumed InnocentProsecuting AttorneyMovie
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)Series
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
- 1982American PlayhouseSelfSeries
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries