Jeffrey Wright

Acting

Jeffrey Wright

Born December 7, 1965Washington, D.C., USA130 credits

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.

Known For

Untitled The Batman Sequel

Untitled The Batman Sequel

Movie

2027

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

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

Movie

2026

The Wizard of the Kremlin
6.4

The Wizard of the Kremlin

Movie

2026

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
7.2

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Movie

2025

Highest 2 Lowest
5.5

Highest 2 Lowest

Movie

2025

The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

Movie

2025

Filmography

Untitled The Batman Sequel
2027Untitled The Batman Sequelas Lt. James GordonMovie
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Causeas SelfMovie
The Wizard of the Kremlin
2026The Wizard of the Kremlinas RowlandMovie
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryas Bp. LangstromMovie
Highest 2 Lowest
2025Highest 2 Lowestas Paul ChristopherMovie
The Phoenician Scheme
2025The Phoenician Schemeas MartyMovie
The Agency: Central Intelligence
2024The Agency: Central Intelligenceas Henry OgletreeTV
Atrabilious
2024Atrabiliousas Vincent DaughertyMovie
ARK: The Animated Series
2024ARK: The Animated Seriesas Henry Townsend (voice)TV
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023Off Script with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
American Fiction
2023American Fictionas Thelonious 'Monk' EllisonMovie
Rustin
2023Rustinas Rep. Adam Clayton PowellMovie
Asteroid City
2023Asteroid Cityas General GibsonMovie
Digman!
2023Digman!as (voice)TV
Bill Russell: Legend
2023Bill Russell: Legendas Bill Russell (voice)TV
The Last of Us
2023The Last of Usas Isaac DixonTV
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays!as Jackie Robinson (voice)Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
I Am Groot
2022I Am Grootas The Watcher (voice)TV
The Batman
2022The Batmanas Lt. James GordonMovie
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
2022Frederick Douglass: In Five Speechesas SelfMovie
Lincoln's Dilemma
2022Lincoln's Dilemmaas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Specialas The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)Movie
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sunas Roebuck WrightMovie
No Time to Die
2021No Time to Dieas Felix LeiterMovie
What If...?
2021What If...?as The Watcher (voice)TV
Monster
2021Monsteras Mr. HarmonMovie
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021Marvel Studios Assembledas SelfTV
American Pathogen
2020American Pathogenas Self - NarratorMovie
The Oedipus Project
2020The Oedipus Projectas TiresiasMovie
All Day and a Night
2020All Day and a Nightas JDMovie
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
2019Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universeas SelfMovie
Green Eggs and Ham
2019Green Eggs and Hamas McWinkle (voice)TV
The Laundromat
2019The Laundromatas Malchus Irvin BoncamperMovie
The Goldfinch
2019The Goldfinchas James 'Hobie' HobartMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
The Public
2019The Publicas AndersonMovie
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
2019Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbookas Narrator (voice)Movie
We Are Not Done Yet
2018We Are Not Done Yetas SelfMovie
Moynihan
2018Moynihanas Narrator (voice)Movie
Hold the Dark
2018Hold the Darkas Russell CoreMovie
Age Out
2018Age Outas Detective PortnoyMovie
O.G.
2018O.G.as Louis MenkinsMovie
Game Night
2018Game Nightas FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)Movie
Unseen Enemy
2017Unseen Enemyas Narrator (voice)Movie
Hero With A Thousand Faces
2016Hero With A Thousand Facesas SelfMovie
Westworld
2016Westworldas Bernard LoweTV
Confirmation
2016Confirmationas Charles OgletreeMovie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2as Beetee LatierMovie
The Good Dinosaur
2015The Good Dinosauras Poppa (voice)Movie
The Gospel According to Mac
2015The Gospel According to Macas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - GuestTV
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
2015The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1as Self - BeeteeMovie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
2014Mass Extinction: Life at the Brinkas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1as Beetee LatierMovie
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empireas SelfMovie
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football
2014Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Footballas Narrator (voice)Movie
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013Only Lovers Left Aliveas Dr. WatsonMovie
Rick and Morty
2013Rick and Mortyas Tony (voice)TV
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fireas Beetee LatierMovie
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Peteas HenryMovie
A Single Shot
2013A Single Shotas SimonMovie
Broken City
2013Broken Cityas Carl FairbanksMovie
Bond on Location
2012Bond on Locationas Self / Felix LeiterMovie
Finding Your Roots
2012Finding Your Rootsas SelfTV
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas William BlackMovie
The Ides of March
2011The Ides of Marchas Senator ThompsonMovie
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011A Child's Garden of Poetryas Self (voice)Movie
Source Code
2011Source Codeas Dr. RutledgeMovie
Boardwalk Empire
2010Boardwalk Empireas Valentin NarcisseTV
Cadillac Records
2008Cadillac Recordsas Muddy WatersMovie
Quantum of Solace
2008Quantum of Solaceas Felix LeiterMovie
W.
2008W.as Colin PowellMovie
Chicago 10
2008Chicago 10as Bobby Seale (voice)Movie
Blackout
2007Blackoutas NelsonMovie
The Invasion
2007The Invasionas Dr. Stephen GaleanoMovie
Chelsea Lately
2007Chelsea Latelyas SelfTV
New Orleans
2007New Orleansas Narrator (voice)Movie
Blood Diamonds
2006Blood Diamondsas Narrator (voice)Movie
Casino Royale
2006Casino Royaleas Felix LeiterMovie
Becoming Bond
2006Becoming Bondas SelfMovie
Lady in the Water
2006Lady in the Wateras Mr. DuryMovie
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
2006Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushneras SelfMovie
Syriana
2005Syrianaas Bennett HolidayMovie
Broken Flowers
2005Broken Flowersas WinstonMovie
Lackawanna Blues
2005Lackawanna Bluesas Mr. PaulMovie
T
2005The True Story of Hannibalas Narrator (voice)Movie
House
2004Houseas Dr. Walter CofieldTV
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnsonas Other Voices (voice)Movie
The Venture Bros.
2004The Venture Bros.as Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice)TV
The Manchurian Candidate
2004The Manchurian Candidateas CPL Al MelvinMovie
S
2004Sin's Kitchenas RexMovie
With All Deliberate Speed
2004With All Deliberate Speedas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Angels in America
2003Angels in Americaas Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel EuropaTV
Sam Cooke: Legend
2003Sam Cooke: Legendas Narrator (voice)Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
The Topdog Diaries
2002The Topdog Diariesas Self / LincolnMovie
D-Tox
2002D-Toxas JaworskiMovie
Ali
2001Alias Howard BinghamMovie
Boycott
2001Boycottas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Movie
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000Crime + Punishment in Suburbiaas ChrisMovie
Shaft
2000Shaftas Peoples HernandezMovie
Hamlet
2000Hamletas GravediggerMovie
Cement
2000Cementas NinnyMovie
Ride with the Devil
1999Ride with the Devilas Daniel HoltMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Bluesas Sidney BechetMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920as Sidney BechetMovie
Celebrity
1998Celebrityas GregMovie
Too Tired to Die
1998Too Tired to Dieas Balzac ManMovie
Critical Care
1997Critical Careas Rafael ("Bed Two")Movie
Basquiat
1996Basquiatas Jean Michel BasquiatMovie
Faithful
1996Faithfulas Young Man at RollsMovie
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercoveras Andre ForemanTV
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
1993In the Wings: Angels in America On BroadwayMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Hal WilsonTV
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Sidney BechetTV
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991Jumpin' at the Boneyardas DerekMovie
Separate But Equal
1991Separate But Equalas William ColemanMovie
Separate but Equal
1991Separate but Equalas William ColemanTV
Presumed Innocent
1990Presumed Innocentas Prosecuting AttorneyMovie
American Experience
1988American Experienceas Narrator (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
D
—Death of a Salesmanas Willy LomanMovie
Samo Lives
—Samo LivesMovie