Robert Wisdom
Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in The Wire, Norman "Lechero" St. John in Prison Break, and Harold Conway in the 2021 Hulu movie Vacation Friends.
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| Born | Robert Ray Wisdom September 14, 1953 |
| Education | St. Albans School |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Early life
Wisdom was born to Jamaican parents. He is a graduate of St. Albans School and Columbia University, where he was a star sprinter on the school's track team.[1][2][3]
Career
He appeared in four of the five seasons (primarily seasons three and four) of the HBO program The Wire as Howard "Bunny" Colvin.[4] Wisdom had initially auditioned for the role of Stringer Bell.[5] He has also starred in the 2004 films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Ray, and the 2007 film Freedom Writers. He landed a regular role on season 3 of Prison Break playing the role of a Panamanian drug kingpin named Lechero.[6] He also had recurring roles in the television series Supernatural, Happy Town, and Burn Notice.[7] Wisdom was once a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.
From 2012 to 2013, Wisdom was a series regular in season one of the ABC drama series Nashville, as Coleman Carlisle.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Mort | |
| 1995 | Sahara | Tabulei | |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do! | Bobby Washington | |
| 1996 | Invader | Colonel Jessie Pratt | |
| 1996 | No Easy Way | Motel Manager | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Tito Biondi | |
| 1997 | Volcano | O.E.M. Staffer #2 | |
| 1997 | Stir | Detective Williams | |
| 1997 | Jamaica Beat | Inspector Sterling | |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Kwell | |
| 1998 | Three Businessmen | Leroy Jasper | |
| 1999 | How to Get Laid at the End of the World | Quonset Jones | |
| 2000 | The Heist | Slim | Video |
| 2000 | Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Eddie | |
| 2001 | Hollywood Palms | The Dutchman | |
| 2001 | Rocky Road | Michael Jones | Credited as Bob Wisdom |
| 2001 | Storytelling | Mr. Scott | |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Big Germ (voice) | |
| 2002 | Coastlines | Bob Johnson | |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Lucius | |
| 2003 | Duplex | Officer Dan | |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Alderman Lalowe Brown | |
| 2004 | Killer Diller | Moker | |
| 2004 | Haven | Mr. Sterling | |
| 2004 | Ray | Jack Lauderdale | |
| 2004 | The Forgotten | Carl Dayton | |
| 2004 | Crazy like a Fox | Roy Fowler | |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale | Blume | |
| 2006 | The Hawk Is Dying | Billy Bob | |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Dr. Carl Cohn | |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Alpha | |
| 2007 | Saw IV | Officer Peter | |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Officer Perkins | |
| 2009 | The Collector | Roy | |
| 2010 | Sympathy for Delicious | Prendell | |
| 2010 | Passion Play | Malcolm | |
| 2011 | Rampart | Captain | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Army Captain Parker | |
| 2012 | Freelancers | Terrence Burke | |
| 2014 | The Loft | Detective Cohagan | |
| 2016 | Live Cargo | Roy | |
| 2017 | Unforgettable | Detective Pope | |
| 2018 | Beast of Burden | Mallory | |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Billy Rose | |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends | Harold Conway | |
| 2021 | A Journal for Jordan | TBA | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Bill | Johnny Olina-Olu | Episode: "Street Smart" |
| 1993 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Waiter | Episode: "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" |
| 1995 | Sahara | Sergeant Major Tambul | Television film |
| 1996 | The Sentinel | Lieutenant Williams | Episode: "The Debt" |
| 1996 | If These Walls Could Talk | Policeman | Television film |
| 1997–99 | Cracker | Detective Danny Watlington | 15 episodes |
| 1997–99 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Daniel Euwara | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Arli$ | Episode: "His Name Is Arliss Michaels" | |
| 1998 | Dharma & Greg | Prospero | Episode: "It Takes a Village" |
| 1999 | Wasteland | Professor James | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Oscar Valdez | Television film |
| 2001 | ER | Dr. Hammond | Episode: "Piece of Mind" |
| 2001 | The District | Mr. Broyles | Episode: "To Serve and Protect" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Eric Green | Episode: "Safari, So Good" |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | Bernard Shaw | Television film |
| 2003 | The Agency | Mr. Banga | Episode: "Absolute Bastard" |
| 2003 | Kingpin | Rolando | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Boomtown | Chronic / Daryl C. Norcott | Episode: "Execution" |
| 2003 | Judging Amy | D.A. Matthews | Episode: "Tricks of the Trade" |
| 2003–08 | The Wire | Howard "Bunny" Colvin | 25 episodes |
| 2005 | Inconceivable | Earl Godcheaux | Episode: "Balls in Your Court" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Reverend Scofield | Episode: "Eminent Domain" |
| 2007 | The Nine | Clarence Jones | Episode: "Man of the Year" |
| 2007–08 | Prison Break | Norman "Lechero" St. John | 13 episodes |
| 2008–09 | Supernatural | Uriel | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | NCIS | Warden Gene Halsey | Episode: "Caged" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Bonds | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009 | How I Met Your Mother | McCracken | Episode: "Murtaugh" |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Father Theo | Episode: "Hell" |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Roger Hobbs | 8 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Burn Notice | Vaughn Anderson | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Calvin Jenkins | Episode: "Afterglow" |
| 2011 | Nikita | CIA Director Abbott | Episode: "Pandora" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Chuck Reingold | Episode: "Shame" |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Cop Actor | Episode: "Paul Rudd Wears a Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt" |
| 2012–13 | Nashville | Coleman Carlisle | 15 episodes |
| 2013 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Hamilton | Episode: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" |
| 2014 | Legends | Conrad Tomlin | 2 episodes |
| 2014–15 | Chicago P.D. | Commander Ron Perry | 9 episodes |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Jeremy | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2015–19 | Ballers | Dennis | 22 episodes |
| 2016–17 | Rosewood | Gerald Kelly | 7 episodes |
| 2016–17 | Flaked | George Flack | 13 episodes |
| 2018–20 | The Alienist | Cyrus Montrose | 14 episodes |
| 2019 | Blue Bloods | Inspector Andre Clifford | Episode: "Blues" |
| 2019 | The Fix | Buck Neal | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | Col. Vernon Tucker | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Watchmen | Seymour | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Helstrom | Caretaker | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | The Big Leap | Earl |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Luke Cage (voice) | |
| 2009 | The Lord of the Rings: Conquest | Uruk-Hai Officer #2 (voice) | |
| 2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Jonas Savimbi (voice) | |
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Prime Minister (voice) |
References
- "Robert Wisdom Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- Erickson, Amanda (April 2011). "Actor Robert Wisdom '76 Brings Depth to His Roles". Columbia College Today. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "30 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- "Character profile - Major Howard "Bunny" Colvin". HBO. 2006. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- Abrams, Jonathan (2018). All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of the Wire. New York: Crown. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-451-49814-4.
- "Exclusive Interview: 'Prison Break' Star Robert Wisdom". Buddy TV. 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- "Robert Wisdom Cast on Burn Notice". March 18, 2010.
- Ausiello, Michael (September 16, 2013). "'Nashville' Season 2: Powers Boothe Leaving as a Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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