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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Dreams in Nightmares
as Virgil
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
as Jed Haverford
Accused
as Mitch Becker
Black Bird
as Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Dak'Reh
A Journal for Jordan
as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Helstrom
as Henry / Caretaker
Motherless Brooklyn
as Billy Rose
Watchmen
as Seymour
The Hot Zone
as Vernon Tucker
Barry
as Jim Moss
Beast of Burden
as Mallory
The Alienist
as Cyrus Montrose
Unforgettable
as Detective Pope
Live Cargo
as Roy
Flaked
as George
Rosewood
as Gerald Kelly
Ballers
as Dennis
12 Monkeys
as Jeremy
The Loft
as Detective Cohagan
Legends
as Conrad Tomlin
Chicago P.D.
as Ron Perry
Nashville
as Coleman Carlisle
Freelancers
as Terrence Burke
The Dark Knight Rises
as Army Captain at Bridge
Rampart
as Captain
Passion Play
as Malcolm
Happy Town
as Detective Roger Hobbs
Sympathy for Delicious
as Prendell
The Collector
as Roy
Lie to Me
as Bonds
Burn Notice
as Vaughn Anderson
Sex and Death 101
as Alpha
The Hawk Is Dying
as Billy Bob
Freedom Writers
as Dr. Carl Cohn
Inconceivable
as Earl Godchaux
Close to Home
as Reverend Scofield
How I Met Your Mother
as McCracken
Mozart and the Whale
as Blume
Grey's Anatomy
as Mr. Hamilton
Ray
as Jack Lauderdale
The Forgotten
as Carl Dayton
Haven
as Mr. Sterling
Century City
as Unknown
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Alderman Brown
Killer Diller
as Moker
Duplex
as Officer Dan
NCIS
as Gene Halsey
Masked and Anonymous
as Lucius
Kingpin
as Unknown
Live from Baghdad
as Bernard Shaw
Boomtown
as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
The Wire
as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
Coastlines
as Bob Johnson
Storytelling
as Mr. Scott
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
as Eddie
The Agency
as Mr. Banga
Osmosis Jones
as Big Germ (voice)
Hollywood Palms
as The Dutchman
The District
as Mr. Broyles
The Heist
as Slim
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Father Theo Burdett
Mighty Joe Young
as Kweli
Three Businessmen
as Leroy Jasper
Dharma & Greg
as Prospero
Cracker
as Detective Danny Watlington
Stir
as Detective Williams
Face/Off
as Tito Biondi
Jamaica Beat
as Inspector Sterling
Volcano
as O.E.M. Staffer #2
That Thing You Do!
as Bobby Washington
Lifeform
as Colonel Jessie Pratt
If These Walls Could Talk
as Policeman
Arli$$
as Donny Thurman
Poltergeist: The Legacy
as Daniel Euwara
The Sentinel
as Lieutenant Williams
Sahara
as Tambul
Cosmic Slop
as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
ER
as Dr. Hammond
Clean Slate
as Mort
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Waiter