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.
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Movies (45)
Dreams in Nightmares
2026 · Virgil
Un diario para Jordan
2021 · Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Amigos de las vacaciones
2021 · Harold
Huérfanos de Brooklyn
2019 · Billy Rose
El traficante
2018 · Mallory
Mio O De Nadie
2017 · Detective Pope
Live Cargo
2016 · Roy
El penthouse
2014 · Detective Cohagan
Un crimen inesperado
2012 · Terrence Burke
Batman: El caballero de la noche asciende
2012 · Army Captain at Bridge
Rampart
2011 · Captain
El Angel del Deseo
2011 · Malcolm
Sympathy for Delicious
2010 · Prendell
El Coleccionista
2009 · Roy
Sex and Death 101
2007 · Alpha
The Hawk Is Dying
2007 · Billy Bob
Escritores de Libertad
2007 · Dr. Carl Cohn
Mozart and the Whale
2005 · Blume
Ray
2004 · Jack Lauderdale
Misteriosa Obsesión
2004 · Carl Dayton
Haven
2004 · Mr. Sterling
La barbería 2: Vuelta al negocio
2004 · Alderman Brown
Killer Diller
2004 · Moker
Dúplex
2003 · Officer Dan
Masked and Anonymous
2003 · Lucius
Live from Baghdad
2002 · Bernard Shaw
Coastlines
2002 · Bob Johnson
Storytelling
2001 · Mr. Scott
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001 · Eddie
Ósmosis Jones
2001 · Big Germ (voice)
Rocky Road
2001 · Michael Jones
Hollywood Palms
2000 · The Dutchman
The Heist
2000 · Slim
Mi gran amigo Joe
1998 · Kweli
Three Businessmen
1998 · Leroy Jasper
Stir
1997 · Detective Williams
Contracara
1997 · Tito Biondi
Jamaica Beat
1997 · Inspector Sterling
Volcano
1997 · O.E.M. Staffer #2
¡Eso que tú haces!
1996 · Bobby Washington
Lifeform
1996 · Colonel Jessie Pratt
Si Estas Paredes Hablaran
1996 · Policeman
Sahara
1995 · Tambul
Cosmic Slop
1994 · Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
Clean Slate
1994 · Mort
TV shows (42)
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025 · Jed Haverford
Accused
2023 · Mitch Becker
Black Bird: Confesiones de un asesino
2022 · Edmund Beaumont
The Terminal List
2022 · Jed Haverford
Star Trek: Nuevos y Extraños Mundos
2022 · Dak'Reh
Helstrom
2020 · Henry / Caretaker
Watchmen
2019 · Seymour
The Hot Zone
2019 · Vernon Tucker
The Fix
2019 · Buck Neal
Barry
2018 · Jim Moss
El Alienista
2018 · Cyrus Montrose
Flaked
2016 · George
Rosewood
2015 · Gerald Kelly
Ballers
2015 · Dennis
12 Monos
2015 · Jeremy
Legends
2014 · Conrad Tomlin
Policías de Chicago
2014 · Ron Perry
Nashville
2012 · Coleman Carlisle
Happy Town
2010 · Detective Roger Hobbs
Miénteme (Lie to Me)
2009 · Bonds
Operación Miami
2007 · Vaughn Anderson
Inconceivable
2005 · Earl Godchaux
Close to Home
2005 · Reverend Scofield
Cómo conocí a tu madre
2005 · McCracken
Supernatural
2005 · Uriel
Prison Break
2005 · Norman "Lechero" St. John
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Mr. Hamilton
Century City
2004
NCIS
2003 · Gene Halsey
La Corporación
2003
Boomtown
2002 · Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
Los Vigilantes
2002 · Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
The Agency
2001 · Mr. Banga
The District
2000 · Mr. Broyles
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Father Theo Burdett
Dharma & Greg
1997 · Prospero
Cracker
1997 · Detective Danny Watlington
Arli$$
1996 · Donny Thurman
Poltergeist: El legado
1996 · Daniel Euwara
The Sentinel
1996 · Lieutenant Williams
Sala de urgencias
1994 · Dr. Hammond
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Waiter