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Jeffrey Wright

Biography

Jeffrey Wright

Actor

Born
December 7, 1965
Age
60 years old
Place of birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Years active
1988 – present
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78

Credits

57

Movies

21

TV series

39

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Jeffrey Wright

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Career timeline

  1. 1965 · Born

    Born in Washington, D.C., USA

  2. 1988 · Screen debut

    American Experience (TV)

  3. 2004 · Breakthrough

    House (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    The Wizard of the Kremlin (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama45
  • Thriller19
  • Crime18
  • Comedy16
  • Mystery12
  • Adventure11
Highest-rated title Rick and Morty 2013 8.7 Most popular title House 2004 8.6

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Jeffrey Wright in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2028 The Batman: Part II Upcoming as Lt. James Gordon Movie
  2. 2026 The Wizard of the Kremlin as Rowland Movie
  3. 2025 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery as Bp. Langstrom Movie
  4. 2025 Highest 2 Lowest as Paul Christopher Movie
  5. 2025 The Phoenician Scheme as Marty Movie
  6. 2024 The Agency as Henry Ogletree TV
  7. 2024 ARK: The Animated Series as Henry Townsend (voice) TV
  8. 2023 American Fiction as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison Movie
  9. 2023 Rustin as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Movie
  10. 2023 Asteroid City as General Gibson Movie
  11. 2023 Digman! as Uncle Christ (voice) TV
  12. 2023 Bill Russell: Legend as Bill Russell (voice) TV
  13. 2023 The Last of Us as Isaac Dixon TV
  14. 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show TV
  15. 2022 I Am Groot as The Watcher (voice) TV
  16. 2022 The Batman as Lt. James Gordon Movie
  17. 2021 Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special as The Watcher (voice) (archive footage) Movie
  18. 2021 The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Roebuck Wright Movie
  19. 2021 No Time to Die as Felix Leiter Movie
  20. 2021 What If...? as The Watcher (voice) TV
  21. 2021 Monster as Mr. Harmon Movie
  22. 2020 All Day and a Night as JD Movie
  23. 2019 Green Eggs and Ham as McWinkle (voice) TV
  24. 2019 The Laundromat as Malchus Irvin Boncamper Movie
  25. 2019 The Goldfinch as James 'Hobie' Hobart Movie
  26. 2019 The Public as Anderson Movie
  27. 2018 Hold the Dark as Russell Core Movie
  28. 2018 O.G. as Louis Menkins Movie
  29. 2018 Game Night as FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited) Movie
  30. 2016 Westworld as Bernard Lowe TV
  31. 2016 Confirmation as Charles Ogletree Movie
  32. 2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 as Beetee Latier Movie
  33. 2015 The Good Dinosaur as Poppa (voice) Movie
  34. 2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 as Beetee Latier Movie
  35. 2014 BoJack Horseman as Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice) TV
  36. 2013 Only Lovers Left Alive as Dr. Watson Movie
  37. 2013 Rick and Morty as Tony (voice) TV
  38. 2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Beetee Latier Movie
  39. 2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete as Henry Movie
  40. 2013 A Single Shot as Simon Movie
  41. 2013 Broken City as Carl Fairbanks Movie
  42. 2011 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close as William Black Movie
  43. 2011 The Ides of March as Senator Thompson Movie
  44. 2011 Source Code as Dr. Rutledge Movie
  45. 2010 Boardwalk Empire as Valentin Narcisse TV
  46. 2008 Cadillac Records as Muddy Waters Movie
  47. 2008 Quantum of Solace as Felix Leiter Movie
  48. 2008 W. as Colin Powell Movie
  49. 2007 The Invasion as Dr. Stephen Galeano Movie
  50. 2006 Casino Royale as Felix Leiter Movie
  51. 2006 Lady in the Water as Mr. Dury Movie
  52. 2005 Syriana as Bennett Holiday Movie
  53. 2005 Broken Flowers as Winston Movie
  54. 2004 House as Dr. Walter Cofield TV
  55. 2004 Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Other Voices (voice) Movie
  56. 2004 The Venture Bros. as Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba (voice) TV
  57. 2004 The Manchurian Candidate as CPL Al Melvin Movie
  58. 2003 Angels in America as Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa TV
  59. 2002 D-Tox as Jaworski Movie
  60. 2001 Ali as Howard Bingham Movie
  61. 2001 Boycott as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Movie
  62. 2000 Crime + Punishment in Suburbia as Chris Movie
  63. 2000 Shaft as Peoples Hernandez Movie
  64. 2000 Hamlet as Gravedigger Movie
  65. 1999 Ride with the Devil as Daniel Holt Movie
  66. 1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues as Sidney Bechet Movie
  67. 1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 as Sidney Bechet Movie
  68. 1998 Celebrity as Greg Movie
  69. 1997 Critical Care as Rafael ("Bed Two") Movie
  70. 1996 Basquiat as Jean Michel Basquiat Movie
  71. 1996 Faithful as Young Man at Rolls Movie
  72. 1994 New York Undercover as Andre Foreman TV
  73. 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Hal Wilson TV
  74. 1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Sidney Bechet TV
  75. 1991 Jumpin' at the Boneyard as Derek Movie
  76. 1991 Separate but Equal as William Coleman TV
  77. 1990 Presumed Innocent as Prosecuting Attorney Movie
  78. 1988 American Experience as Narrator (voice) TV

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Quick facts

How old is Jeffrey Wright?

Jeffrey Wright is 60 years old, born on December 7, 1965.

Where was Jeffrey Wright born?

Jeffrey Wright was born in Washington, D.C., USA.

What was Jeffrey Wright’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Jeffrey Wright is American Experience (1988).

How many movies and series has Jeffrey Wright made?

Our catalogue lists 78 titles for Jeffrey Wright: 57 movies and 21 TV series.

What is Jeffrey Wright’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Rick and Morty has the highest audience rating, with 8.7/10 on TMDB.

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