Robert Wisdom
Acting Born Sep 14, 1953 Washington, District of Columbia, USA 85 credits
Biography
Robert Ray Wisdom is an American actor born in Washington, D.C., to Jamaican parents. He holds a degree in history and economics from Columbia University. Before pursuing acting, he worked as a producer for the NPR program All Things Considered. Wisdom is recognized for his roles as Howard Bunny Colvin in the HBO series The Wire, Norman Lechero St. John in the Fox series Prison Break, and Harold Conway in the 2021 Hulu film Vacation Friends. His extensive film and television credits include That Thing You Do!, Face/Off, Ray, The Manchurian Candidate, and The Good Wife. Additionally, he has held recurring roles on the television series The Practice.
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Frequent co-stars
Kamal Angelo Bolden
2 shared titles
Kristin Lehman
2 shared titles
Troy Garity
2 shared titles
Hayden Panettiere
1 shared title
Clare Bowen
1 shared title
Charles Esten
1 shared title
Jonathan Jackson
1 shared title
Lennon Stella
1 shared title
Maisy Stella
1 shared title
Sam Palladio
1 shared title
Career timeline
Dreams in Nightmares
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Accused
Star Trek: Strange New WorldsBlack Bird
Vacation FriendsA Journal for Jordan
Helstrom
WatchmenThe Hot ZoneMotherless BrooklynThe Fix
BarryThe AlienistBeast of Burden
Unforgettable
FlakedLive Cargo
Rosewood12 MonkeysBallers
Chicago P.D.LegendsThe Loft
NashvilleThe Dark Knight RisesFreelancers
RampartPassion Play
Happy TownSympathy for Delicious
Lie to MeThe Collector
Burn NoticeFreedom WritersSex and Death 101The Hawk Is Dying
SupernaturalGrey's AnatomyPrison BreakHow I Met Your MotherClose to Home
RayCentury CityThe ForgottenHavenBarbershop 2: Back in Business
NCISDuplexKingpinMasked and Anonymous
The WireBoomtownLive from BaghdadCoastlines
The AgencyOsmosis JonesRocky RoadDancing at the Blue IguanaStorytelling
The DistrictThe HeistHollywood Palms
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mighty Joe YoungThree Businessmen
Dharma & GregFace/OffCrackerVolcanoJamaica Beat
Arli$$The SentinelPoltergeist: The LegacyThat Thing You Do!Lifeform
Sahara
ERCosmic SlopClean Slate
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Full filmography
- Dreams in Nightmares (2026) as Virgil
- The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (2025) as Jed Haverford
- Accused (2023) as Mitch Becker
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) as Dak'Reh
- Black Bird (2022) as Edmund Beaumont
- Vacation Friends (2021) as Harold
- A Journal for Jordan (2021) as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
- Helstrom (2020) as Henry / Caretaker
- Watchmen (2019) as Seymour
- The Hot Zone (2019) as Vernon Tucker
- Motherless Brooklyn (2019) as Billy Rose
- The Fix (2019) as Buck Neal
- Barry (2018) as Jim Moss
- The Alienist (2018) as Cyrus Montrose
- Beast of Burden (2018) as Mallory
- Unforgettable (2017) as Detective Pope
- Flaked (2016) as George
- Live Cargo (2016) as Roy
- Rosewood (2015) as Gerald Kelly
- 12 Monkeys (2015) as Jeremy
- Ballers (2015) as Dennis
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Ron Perry
- Legends (2014) as Conrad Tomlin
- The Loft (2014) as Detective Cohagan
- Nashville (2012) as Coleman Carlisle
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Army Captain at Bridge
- Freelancers (2012) as Terrence Burke
- Rampart (2011) as Captain
- Passion Play (2011) as Malcolm
- Happy Town (2010) as Detective Roger Hobbs
- Sympathy for Delicious (2010) as Prendell
- Lie to Me (2009) as Bonds
- The Collector (2009) as Roy
- Burn Notice (2007) as Vaughn Anderson
- Freedom Writers (2007) as Dr. Carl Cohn
- Sex and Death 101 (2007) as Alpha
- The Hawk Is Dying (2007) as Billy Bob
- Supernatural (2005) as Uriel
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Mr. Hamilton
- Prison Break (2005) as Norman "Lechero" St. John
- How I Met Your Mother (2005) as McCracken
- Close to Home (2005) as Reverend Scofield
- Mozart and the Whale (2005) as Blume
- Ray (2004) as Jack Lauderdale
- Century City (2004)
- The Forgotten (2004) as Carl Dayton
- Haven (2004) as Mr. Sterling
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Alderman Brown
- Killer Diller (2004) as Moker
- NCIS (2003) as Warden Gene Halsey
- Duplex (2003) as Officer Dan
- Kingpin (2003)
- Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Lucius
- The Wire (2002) as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
- Boomtown (2002) as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
- Live from Baghdad (2002) as Bernard Shaw
- Coastlines (2002) as Bob Johnson
- The Agency (2001) as Mr. Banga
- Osmosis Jones (2001) as Big Germ (voice)
- Rocky Road (2001) as Michael Jones
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2001) as Eddie
- Storytelling (2001) as Mr. Scott
- The District (2000) as Mr. Broyles
- The Heist (2000) as Slim
- Hollywood Palms (2000) as The Dutchman
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Father Theo Burdett
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) as Kweli
- Three Businessmen (1998) as Leroy Jasper
- Dharma & Greg (1997) as Prospero
- Face/Off (1997) as Tito Biondi
- Cracker (1997) as Detective Danny Watlington
- Volcano (1997) as O.E.M. Staffer #2
- Jamaica Beat (1997) as Inspector Sterling
- Stir (1997) as Detective Williams
- Arli$$ (1996) as Donny Thurman
- The Sentinel (1996) as Lieutenant Williams
- Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) as Daniel Euwara
- That Thing You Do! (1996) as Bobby Washington
- Lifeform (1996) as Colonel Jessie Pratt
- If These Walls Could Talk (1996) as Policeman
- Sahara (1995) as Tambul
- ER (1994) as Dr. Hammond
- Cosmic Slop (1994) as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
- Clean Slate (1994) as Mort
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Waiter