Jeffrey Wright

Born: December 7, 1965 · Washington, D.C., USA

Actor
miscellaneous
Producer

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.

Filmography · 55 credits

2028The Batman: Part II · Actor (James Gordon)
2025Highest 2 Lowest · Actor (Paul Christopher) ★ 5.5
2023American Fiction · Actor (Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison) ★ 7.5
2023Asteroid City · Actor (General Gibson) ★ 6.4
2023Rustin · Actor (Rep. Adam Clayton Powell) ★ 6.5
2023Atrabilious · Actor (Vincent Daugherty) ★ 6.5
2022The Batman · Actor (Lt. James Gordon) ★ 7.8
2022Say Hey, Willie Mays! · Actor (Jackie Robinson) ★ 7.5
2022Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches · Actor ★ 7.7
2021No Time to Die · Actor (Felix Leiter) ★ 7.3
2021The French Dispatch · Actor (Roebuck Wright) ★ 7.1
2020All Day and a Night · Actor (James Daniel Lincoln 'JD') ★ 6.0
2019The Goldfinch · Actor (Hobie) ★ 6.4
2019Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook · Self (Self - Narrator) ★ 5.6
2018Hold the Dark · Actor (Russell Core) ★ 5.6
2018Monster · Actor (Mr. Harmon) ★ 6.5
2018The Public · Actor (Anderson) ★ 6.7
2018O.G. · Actor (Louis) ★ 6.2
2018Age Out · Actor (Detective Portnoy) ★ 6.0
2018Moynihan · Self (Self - Narrator) ★ 7.6
2016Running for His Life: The Lawrence Phillips Story · Actor (Narrator) ★ 7.1
2016Hero with a Thousand Faces · Self (Self) ★ 7.4
2015The Good Dinosaur · Actor (Poppa) ★ 6.7
2014Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football · Actor (Narrator) ★ 7.9
2014Dwight Howard: In the Moment · Actor (Narrator) ★ 7.5
2013Broken City · Actor (Carl Fairbanks) ★ 6.1
2013A Single Shot · Actor (Simon) ★ 5.7
2013The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete · Actor (Henry) ★ 7.5
2011Source Code · Actor (Dr. Rutledge) ★ 7.5
2011The Ides of March · Actor (Senator Thompson) ★ 7.1
2008Quantum of Solace · Actor (Felix Leiter) ★ 6.5
2008W. · Actor (Colin Powell) ★ 6.3
2008Cadillac Records · Actor (Muddy Waters) ★ 7.0
2007The Invasion · Actor (Dr. Stephen Galeano) ★ 5.9
2007Chicago 10 · Actor (Bobby Seale) ★ 7.3
2007Blackout · Actor (Nelson) ★ 5.9
2007Blackout · Producer ★ 5.9
2006Casino Royale · Actor (Felix Leiter) ★ 8.0
2006Lady in the Water · Actor (Mr. Dury) ★ 5.5
2005Syriana · Actor (Bennett Holiday) ★ 6.8
2004The Manchurian Candidate · Actor (Al Melvin) ★ 6.6
2004Sin's Kitchen · Actor (Rex) ★ 5.2
2004With All Deliberate Speed · Actor (Narrator) ★ 7.6
2002D-Tox · Actor (Jaworski) ★ 5.4
2001Ali · Actor (Howard Bingham) ★ 6.7
2000Shaft · Actor (Peoples Hernandez) ★ 6.0
2000Crime + Punishment in Suburbia · Actor (Chris) ★ 5.8
2000Cement · Actor (Ninny) ★ 5.7
1998Too Tired to Die · Actor (Balzac Man) ★ 5.4
1997Critical Care · Actor (Bed Two) ★ 5.9
1996Basquiat · Actor (Jean Michel Basquiat) ★ 6.9
1996Faithful · Actor (Young Man at Rolls) ★ 5.7
—Samo Lives · Actor
—Death of a Salesman · Actor (Willy Loman)
—Bremen Musicians · Actor