Biography and filmography

Jeffrey Wright

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.

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Movies (97)

The Batman: Part II

The Batman: Part II

2028 · Lt. James Gordon

Samo Lives

Samo Lives

2026

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

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

2026 · Self

The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

2026 · Rowland

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

2025 · Bp. Langstrom

Del cielo al infierno

Del cielo al infierno

2025 · Paul Christopher

El esquema Fenicio

El esquema Fenicio

2025 · Marty

Atrabilious

Atrabilious

2024 · Vincent Daugherty

Ficción Estadounidense

Ficción Estadounidense

2023 · Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison

Rustin

Rustin

2023 · Rep. Adam Clayton Powell

Asteroid City

Asteroid City

2023 · General Gibson

Say Hey, Willie Mays! Un Gigante del Béisbol

Say Hey, Willie Mays! Un Gigante del Béisbol

2022 · Jackie Robinson (voice)

Batman

Batman

2022 · Lt. James Gordon

Frederick Douglass: En Cinco Discursos

Frederick Douglass: En Cinco Discursos

2022 · Self

Especial Disney+ Day de Marvel Studios 2021

Especial Disney+ Day de Marvel Studios 2021

2021 · The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)

La Crónica Francesa

La Crónica Francesa

2021 · Roebuck Wright

Sin tiempo para morir

Sin tiempo para morir

2021 · Felix Leiter

Monstruo

Monstruo

2021 · Mr. Harmon

American Pathogen

American Pathogen

2020 · Self - Narrator

The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project

2020 · Tiresias

Todo el día y una noche

Todo el día y una noche

2020 · JD

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

2019 · Self

La lavandería

La lavandería

2019 · Malchus Irvin Boncamper

El jilguero

El jilguero

2019 · James 'Hobie' Hobart

The Public

The Public

2019 · Anderson

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

2019 · Narrator (voice)

We Are Not Done Yet

We Are Not Done Yet

2018 · Self, Producer

Moynihan

Moynihan

2018 · Narrator (voice)

Noche de lobos

Noche de lobos

2018 · Russell Core

Age Out

Age Out

2018 · Detective Portnoy

O.G.

O.G.

2018 · Louis Menkins

Noche de juegos

Noche de juegos

2018 · FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)

Unseen Enemy

Unseen Enemy

2017 · Narrator (voice)

Hero With A Thousand Faces

Hero With A Thousand Faces

2016 · Self

Confirmación

Confirmación

2016 · Charles Ogletree

Los juegos del hambre: Sinsajo - Parte 2

Los juegos del hambre: Sinsajo - Parte 2

2015 · Beetee Latier

Un gran dinosaurio

Un gran dinosaurio

2015 · Poppa (voice)

The Gospel According to Mac

The Gospel According to Mac

2015 · Narrator (voice)

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

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

2015 · Self - Beetee

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

2014 · Narrator (voice)

Los juegos del hambre: Sinsajo - Parte 1

Los juegos del hambre: Sinsajo - Parte 1

2014 · Beetee Latier

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014 · Self

Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football

Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football

2014 · Narrator (voice)

Sólo los amantes sobreviven

Sólo los amantes sobreviven

2013 · Dr. Watson

Los juegos del hambre: En llamas

Los juegos del hambre: En llamas

2013 · Beetee Latier

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

2013 · Henry

Al primer disparo

Al primer disparo

2013 · Simon

Ciudad de sombras

Ciudad de sombras

2013 · Carl Fairbanks

Bond on Location

Bond on Location

2012 · Self / Felix Leiter

Tan fuerte y tan cerca

Tan fuerte y tan cerca

2011 · William Black

Poder y Traición

Poder y Traición

2011 · Senator Thompson

A Child's Garden of Poetry

A Child's Garden of Poetry

2011 · Self (voice)

8 Minutos antes de morir

8 Minutos antes de morir

2011 · Dr. Rutledge

Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008 · Muddy Waters

007: Quantum

007: Quantum

2008 · Felix Leiter

W.

W.

2008 · Colin Powell

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008 · Bobby Seale (voice)

Blackout

Blackout

2007 · Nelson

Invasores

Invasores

2007 · Dr. Stephen Galeano

New Orleans

New Orleans

2007 · Narrator (voice)

Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds

2006 · Narrator (voice)

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

2006 · Felix Leiter

Becoming Bond

Becoming Bond

2006 · Self

La dama en el agua

La dama en el agua

2006 · Mr. Dury

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

2006 · Self

Syriana

Syriana

2005 · Bennett Holiday

Flores rotas

Flores rotas

2005 · Winston

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005 · Mr. Paul

The True Story of Hannibal

The True Story of Hannibal

2005 · Narrator (voice)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004 · Other Voices (voice)

El embajador del miedo

El embajador del miedo

2004 · CPL Al Melvin

Sin's Kitchen

Sin's Kitchen

2004 · Rex

With All Deliberate Speed

With All Deliberate Speed

2004 · Narrator (Voice)

Sam Cooke: Legend

Sam Cooke: Legend

2003 · Narrator (voice)

The Topdog Diaries

The Topdog Diaries

2002 · Self / Lincoln

D-Tox

D-Tox

2002 · Jaworski

The Making of 'Ali'

The Making of 'Ali'

2001 · Self

Alí

Alí

2001 · Howard Bingham

Boicot

Boicot

2001 · Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

2000 · Chris

Shaft

Shaft

2000 · Peoples Hernandez

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000 · Gravedigger

Cement

Cement

2000 · Ninny

Cabalgando con el diablo

Cabalgando con el diablo

1999 · Daniel Holt

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

1999 · Sidney Bechet

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

1999 · Sidney Bechet

The Giraffe

The Giraffe

1999 · Win

El Precio del Éxito

El Precio del Éxito

1998 · Greg

Too Tired to Die

Too Tired to Die

1998 · Balzac Man

Critical Care

Critical Care

1997 · Rafael ("Bed Two")

Basquiat

Basquiat

1996 · Jean Michel Basquiat

Faithful

Faithful

1996 · Young Man at Rolls

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

1993

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

1991 · Derek

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

1991 · William Coleman

Presunto inocente

Presunto inocente

1990 · Prosecuting Attorney

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

· Willy Loman

TV shows (38)

The Agency

The Agency

2024 · Henry Ogletree

ARK: La serie animada

ARK: La serie animada

2024 · Henry Townsend (voice)

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023 · Self

Digman!

Digman!

2023 · (voice), Uncle Christ (voice)

Bill Russell: Leyenda

Bill Russell: Leyenda

2023 · Bill Russell (voice)

The Last of Us

The Last of Us

2023 · Isaac Dixon

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Self

Yo soy Groot

Yo soy Groot

2022 · The Watcher (voice)

El dilema de Lincoln

El dilema de Lincoln

2022 · Self - Narrator (voice)

What If...?

What If...?

2021 · The Watcher (voice)

Marvel Studios: Unidos

Marvel Studios: Unidos

2021 · Self

Huevos verdes con jamón

Huevos verdes con jamón

2019 · McWinkle (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

Steve

Steve

2017 · Self

Westworld

Westworld

2016 · Bernard Lowe

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015 · Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self - Guest

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 · Self

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014 · Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice), Cuddlywhiskers (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

2013 · Tony (voice)

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012 · Self

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

2010 · Valentin Narcisse

CNN Heroes

CNN Heroes

2007 · Self - Guest

Chelsea Lately

Chelsea Lately

2007 · Self

Dr. House

Dr. House

2004 · Dr. Walter Cofield

Venture Bros

Venture Bros

2004 · Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)

Ángeles en América

Ángeles en América

2003 · Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

1994 · Andre Foreman

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993 · Hal Wilson

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992 · Sidney Bechet

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

1991 · William Coleman

American Experience

American Experience

1988 · Narrator (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982 · Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self