Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Acting

Born:
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

Filmography

The Batman: Part II

The Batman: Part II

2028Lt. James Gordon
Movie
Samo Lives

Samo Lives

2026
Movie
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

6.02026Self
Movie
The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

6.42026Rowland
Movie
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

7.22025Bp. Langstrom
Movie
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

5.52025Paul Christopher
Movie
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

6.52025Marty
Movie
The Agency

The Agency

7.32024Henry Ogletree
TV
Atrabilious

Atrabilious

1.02024Vincent Daugherty
Movie
ARK: The Animated Series

ARK: The Animated Series

7.82024Henry Townsend (voice)
TV
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2.92023Self
TV
American Fiction

American Fiction

7.22023Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
Movie
Rustin

Rustin

6.52023Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Movie
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

6.52023General Gibson
Movie
Digman!

Digman!

6.12023Uncle Christ (voice)
TV
Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

7.42023Bill Russell (voice)
TV
The Last of Us

The Last of Us

8.42023Isaac Dixon
TV
Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

6.02022Jackie Robinson (voice)
Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

5.62022Self
TV
I Am Groot

I Am Groot

7.02022The Watcher (voice)
TV
The Batman

The Batman

7.72022Lt. James Gordon
Movie
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

4.62022Self
Movie
Lincoln's Dilemma

Lincoln's Dilemma

6.72022Self - Narrator (voice)
TV
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

6.92021The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
Movie
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

7.02021Roebuck Wright
Movie
No Time to Die

No Time to Die

7.32021Felix Leiter
Movie
What If...?

What If...?

8.02021The Watcher (voice)
TV
Monster

Monster

6.42021Mr. Harmon
Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled

Marvel Studios Assembled

7.22021Self
TV
American Pathogen

American Pathogen

2020Self - Narrator
Movie
The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project

10.02020Tiresias
Movie
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night

6.32020JD
Movie
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

5.72019Self
Movie
Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham

8.02019McWinkle (voice)
TV
The Laundromat

The Laundromat

6.02019Malchus Irvin Boncamper
Movie
The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

7.12019James 'Hobie' Hobart
Movie
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.22019Self
TV
The Public

The Public

6.52019Anderson
Movie
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

8.52019Narrator (voice)
Movie
We Are Not Done Yet

We Are Not Done Yet

6.92018Self
Movie
Moynihan

Moynihan

8.02018Narrator (voice)
Movie
Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark

5.42018Russell Core
Movie
Age Out

Age Out

5.92018Detective Portnoy
Movie
O.G.

O.G.

5.92018Louis Menkins
Movie
Game Night

Game Night

6.92018FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
Movie
Unseen Enemy

Unseen Enemy

7.72017Narrator (voice)
Movie
Steve

Steve

6.02017Self
TV
Hero With A Thousand Faces

Hero With A Thousand Faces

6.82016Self
Movie
Westworld

Westworld

8.02016Bernard Lowe
TV
Confirmation

Confirmation

6.92016Charles Ogletree
Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

6.92015Beetee Latier
Movie
The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur

6.82015Poppa (voice)
Movie
The Gospel According to Mac

The Gospel According to Mac

7.02015Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015Self - Guest
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

6.22015Self
TV
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

5.12015Self - Guest
TV
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

7.22015Self - Beetee
Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.22014Self
TV
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

7.02014Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

6.82014Beetee Latier
Movie