Actor

Jeffrey Wright

Date of birth: 7 December 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: stage actor, film actor, television actor, film producer, actor
Languages: English

Biography

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.

Education

Amherst College
New York University
St. Albans School

Awards

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play1994
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play1994
Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor2008 Cadillac Records
Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble2008 Cadillac Records
honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie2004 Angels in America
British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role2026
Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance2023 American Fiction