Robert Wisdom

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-09-14 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Robert Wisdom

Biography

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 re...

Acting

2000

The Heist

as Slim

2007

Freedom Writers

as Dr. Carl Cohn

2009

2004

1998

2004

Haven

as Mr. Sterling

2002

Live from Baghdad

as Bernard Shaw

2007

The Hawk Is Dying

as Billy Bob

1995

Sahara

as Tambul

2001

Storytelling

as Mr. Scott

1994

1996

That Thing You Do!

as Bobby Washington

2014

The Loft

as Detective Cohagan

2011

Rampart

as Captain

1998

Three Businessmen

as Leroy Jasper

1997

Jamaica Beat

as Inspector Sterling

2002

Coastlines

as Bob Johnson

1996

Lifeform

as Colonel Jessie Pratt

2001

Rocky Road

as Michael Jones

2004

Ray

as Jack Lauderdale

2012

Freelancers

as Terrence Burke

2004

The Forgotten

as Carl Dayton

1994

Cosmic Slop

as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

as Army Captain at Bridge

2003

Duplex

as Officer Dan

2016

1997

Face/Off

as Tito Biondi

1997

Stir

as Detective Williams

2017

Unforgettable

as Detective Pope

2007

2010

2011

Passion Play

as Malcolm

2004

2018

Beast of Burden

as Mallory

2019

Motherless Brooklyn

as Billy Rose

2000

Hollywood Palms

as The Dutchman

1997

Volcano

as O.E.M. Staffer #2

2021

2021

A Journal for Jordan

as Sgt. T.J. Canedy

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