Robert Wisdom
45 movies · 41 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 14, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Wisdom · Robert Ray Wisdom · روبرت ويسدم
Biography
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
Robert Wisdom: movies and TV shows
Acting (86)
- 2026 Dreams in Nightmares
as Virgil
- 2025
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021 A Journal for Jordan
as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
- 2021 Vacation Friends
as Harold
- 2020
- 2019 Motherless Brooklyn
as Billy Rose
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2018 Beast of Burden
as Mallory
- 2018
- 2017 Unforgettable
as Detective Pope
- 2016 Live Cargo
as Roy
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014 The Loft
as Detective Cohagan
- 2014
- 2014
- 2012
- 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
- 2010 Sympathy for Delicious
as Prendell
- 2009 The Collector
as Roy
- 2009
- 2007
- 2007 Sex and Death 101
as Alpha
- 2007 The Hawk Is Dying
as Billy Bob
- 2007 Freedom Writers
as Dr. Carl Cohn
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Mozart and the Whale
as Blume
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Ray
as Jack Lauderdale
- 2004 The Forgotten
as Carl Dayton
- 2004 Haven
as Mr. Sterling
- 2004
- 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Alderman Brown
- 2004 Killer Diller
as Moker
- 2003 Duplex
as Officer Dan
- 2003
- 2003 Masked and Anonymous
as Lucius
- 2003
- 2002 Live from Baghdad
as Bernard Shaw
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Coastlines
as Bob Johnson
- 2001 Storytelling
as Mr. Scott
- 2001 Dancing at the Blue Iguana
as Eddie
- 2001
- 2001 Osmosis Jones
as Big Germ (voice)
- 2001 Rocky Road
as Michael Jones
- 2000 Hollywood Palms
as The Dutchman
- 2000
- 2000 The Heist
as Slim
- 1999
- 1998 Mighty Joe Young
as Kweli
- 1998 Three Businessmen
as Leroy Jasper
- 1997
- 1997
- 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
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Sahara
as Tambul
- 1994 Cosmic Slop
as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
- 1994
- 1994 Clean Slate
as Mort
- 1989