Robert Wisdom
ActingAlso Known As
Bob Wisdom, Robert Ray Wisdom, روبرت ويسدم
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 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.
Movies
(45 total)
The Dark Knight Rises
as Army Captain at Bridge
Face/Off
as Tito Biondi
Freedom Writers
as Dr. Carl Cohn
Ray
as Jack Lauderdale
Duplex
as Officer Dan
Volcano
as O.E.M. Staffer #2
The Collector
as Roy
Motherless Brooklyn
as Billy Rose
The Loft
as Detective Cohagan
The Forgotten
as Carl Dayton
Osmosis Jones
as Big Germ (voice)
That Thing You Do!
as Bobby Washington
Vacation Friends
as Harold
Mighty Joe Young
as Kweli
Unforgettable
as Detective Pope
Rampart
as Captain
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Alderman Brown
Sex and Death 101
as Alpha
Freelancers
as Terrence Burke
Storytelling
as Mr. Scott
TV Shows
(38 total)
Grey's Anatomy
as Mr. Hamilton
Supernatural
as Uriel
Prison Break
as Norman "Lechero" St. John
How I Met Your Mother
as McCracken
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Father Theo Burdett
The Wire
as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
Chicago P.D.
as Ron Perry
NCIS
as Warden Gene Halsey
Lie to Me
as Bonds
Watchmen
as Seymour
12 Monkeys
as Jeremy
Barry
as Jim Moss
Black Bird
as Edmund Beaumont
ER
as Dr. Hammond
Ballers
as Dennis
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
as Dak'Reh
The Alienist
as Cyrus Montrose
Burn Notice
as Vaughn Anderson
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Waiter
Dharma & Greg
as Prospero