Robert Wisdom
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
Credits
- 2024 · Dreams In Nightmares as Virgil
- 2023 · Accused as Mitch Becker
- 2022 · Black Bird as Edmund Beaumont
- 2022 · Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Dak'Reh
- 2021 · A Journal for Jordan as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
- 2021 · Vacation Friends as Harold
- 2020 · Helstrom as Henry / Caretaker
- 2019 · Motherless Brooklyn as Billy Rose
- 2019 · Watchmen as Seymour
- 2019 · The Hot Zone as Vernon Tucker
- 2018 · Barry as Jim Moss
- 2018 · Beast of Burden as Mallory
- 2018 · The Alienist as Cyrus Montrose
- 2017 · Unforgettable as Detective Pope
- 2016 · Live Cargo as Roy
- 2016 · Flaked as George
- 2015 · Rosewood as Gerald Kelly
- 2015 · Ballers as Dennis
- 2015 · 12 Monkeys as Jeremy
- 2014 · The Loft as Detective Cohagan
- 2014 · Legends as Conrad Tomlin
- 2014 · Chicago P.D. as Ron Perry
- 2012 · Nashville as Coleman Carlisle
- 2012 · Freelancers as Terrence Burke
- 2012 · The Dark Knight Rises as Army Captain at Bridge
- 2011 · Rampart as Captain
- 2011 · Passion Play as Malcolm
- 2010 · Happy Town as Detective Roger Hobbs
- 2010 · Sympathy for Delicious as Prendell
- 2009 · The Collector as Roy
- 2009 · Lie to Me as Bonds
- 2007 · Burn Notice as Vaughn Anderson
- 2007 · Sex and Death 101 as Alpha
- 2007 · The Hawk Is Dying as Billy Bob
- 2007 · Freedom Writers as Dr. Carl Cohn
- 2005 · Close to Home as
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as McCracken
- 2005 · Supernatural as Uriel
- 2005 · Mozart and the Whale as Blume
- 2005 · Prison Break as Norman "Lechero" St. John
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Hamilton
- 2004 · Ray as Jack Lauderdale
- 2004 · The Forgotten as Carl Dayton
- 2004 · Haven as Mr. Sterling
- 2004 · Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Alderman Brown
- 2004 · Killer Diller as Moker
- 2003 · Duplex as Officer Dan
- 2003 · NCIS as Warden Gene Halsey
- 2003 · Masked and Anonymous as Lucius
- 2003 · Kingpin as
- 2002 · Live from Baghdad as Bernard Shaw
- 2002 · Boomtown as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
- 2002 · The Wire as Major Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
- 2002 · The Wire as Howard "Bunny" Colvin
- 2002 · Coastlines as Bob Johnson
- 2001 · Storytelling as Mr. Scott
- 2001 · Dancing at the Blue Iguana as Eddie
- 2001 · Rocky Road as Michael Jones
- 2000 · Hollywood Palms as The Dutchman
- 2000 · The District as Mr. Broyles
- 2000 · The Heist as Slim
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Father Theo Burdett
- 1998 · Mighty Joe Young as Kweli
- 1998 · Three Businessmen as Leroy Jasper
- 1997 · Dharma & Greg as Prospero
- 1997 · Cracker as Detective Danny Watlington
- 1997 · Stir as Detective Williams
- 1997 · Face/Off as Tito Biondi
- 1997 · Jamaica Beat as Inspector Sterling
- 1997 · Volcano as O.E.M. Staffer #2
- 1996 · That Thing You Do! as Bobby Washington
- 1996 · Lifeform as Colonel Jessie Pratt
- 1996 · If These Walls Could Talk as Policeman
- 1996 · Poltergeist: The Legacy as Daniel Euwara
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Lieutenant Williams
- 1995 · Sahara as Tambul
- 1994 · Cosmic Slop as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
- 1994 · ER as Dr. Hammond
- 1994 · Clean Slate as Mort
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Waiter