Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

🎂 7th December 1965 (60 yrs) 📍 Washington, D.C., USA

Known For

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

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.

Jeffrey Wright

Movies Featuring Jeffrey Wright

Untitled The Batman Sequel

Untitled The Batman Sequel (2027)

as Lt. James Gordon
The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026)

as Rowland
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

as Bp. Langstrom
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

as Paul Christopher
The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

as Marty
Atrabilious

Atrabilious (2024)

as Vincent Daugherty
American Fiction

American Fiction (2023)

as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
Rustin

Rustin (2023)

as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Asteroid City

Asteroid City (2023)

as General Gibson
Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)

as Jackie Robinson (voice)
The Batman

The Batman (2022)

as Lt. James Gordon
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches (2022)

as Self
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)

as The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)

as Roebuck Wright
No Time to Die

No Time to Die (2021)

as Felix Leiter
Monster

Monster (2021)

as Mr. Harmon
American Pathogen

American Pathogen (2020)

as Self - Narrator
The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project (2020)

as Tiresias
All Day and a Night

All Day and a Night (2020)

as JD
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe (2019)

as Self
The Laundromat

The Laundromat (2019)

as Malchus Irvin Boncamper
The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch (2019)

as James 'Hobie' Hobart
The Public

The Public (2019)

as Anderson
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (2019)

as Narrator (voice)
We Are Not Done Yet

We Are Not Done Yet (2018)

as Self
Moynihan

Moynihan (2018)

as Narrator (voice)
Hold the Dark

Hold the Dark (2018)

as Russell Core
Age Out

Age Out (2018)

as Detective Portnoy
O.G.

O.G. (2018)

as Louis Menkins
Game Night

Game Night (2018)

as FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
Unseen Enemy

Unseen Enemy (2017)

as Narrator (voice)
Hero With A Thousand Faces

Hero With A Thousand Faces (2016)

as Self
Confirmation

Confirmation (2016)

as Charles Ogletree
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)

as Beetee Latier
The Good Dinosaur

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

as Poppa (voice)
The Gospel According to Mac

The Gospel According to Mac (2015)

as Narrator (voice)
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015)

as Self - Beetee
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink (2014)

as Narrator (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

as Beetee Latier
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014)

as Self
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football

Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football (2014)

as Narrator (voice)
Only Lovers Left Alive

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

as Dr. Watson
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

as Beetee Latier
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)

as Henry
A Single Shot

A Single Shot (2013)

as Simon
Broken City

Broken City (2013)

as Carl Fairbanks
Bond on Location

Bond on Location (2012)

as Self / Felix Leiter
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

as William Black
The Ides of March

The Ides of March (2011)

as Senator Thompson
A Child's Garden of Poetry

A Child's Garden of Poetry (2011)

as Self (voice)
Source Code

Source Code (2011)

as Dr. Rutledge
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records (2008)

as Muddy Waters
Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace (2008)

as Felix Leiter
W.

W. (2008)

as Colin Powell
Chicago 10

Chicago 10 (2008)

as Bobby Seale (voice)
Blackout

Blackout (2007)

as Nelson
The Invasion

The Invasion (2007)

as Dr. Stephen Galeano
New Orleans

New Orleans (2007)

as Narrator (voice)
Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds (2006)

as Narrator (voice)
Casino Royale

Casino Royale (2006)

as Felix Leiter
Becoming Bond

Becoming Bond (2006)

as Self
Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water (2006)

as Mr. Dury
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (2006)

as Self
Syriana

Syriana (2005)

as Bennett Holiday
Broken Flowers

Broken Flowers (2005)

as Winston
Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues (2005)

as Mr. Paul
No Image

The True Story of Hannibal (2005)

as Narrator (voice)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

as Other Voices (voice)
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

as CPL Al Melvin
No Image

Sin's Kitchen (2004)

as Rex
With All Deliberate Speed

With All Deliberate Speed (2004)

as Narrator (Voice)
Sam Cooke: Legend

Sam Cooke: Legend (2003)

as Narrator (voice)
The Topdog Diaries

The Topdog Diaries (2002)

as Self / Lincoln
D-Tox

D-Tox (2002)

as Jaworski
Ali

Ali (2001)

as Howard Bingham
Boycott

Boycott (2001)

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (2000)

as Chris
Shaft

Shaft (2000)

as Peoples Hernandez
Hamlet

Hamlet (2000)

as Gravedigger
Cement

Cement (2000)

as Ninny
Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil (1999)

as Daniel Holt
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)

as Sidney Bechet
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 (1999)

as Sidney Bechet
Celebrity

Celebrity (1998)

as Greg
Too Tired to Die

Too Tired to Die (1998)

as Balzac Man
Critical Care

Critical Care (1997)

as Rafael ("Bed Two")
Basquiat

Basquiat (1996)

as Jean Michel Basquiat
Faithful

Faithful (1996)

as Young Man at Rolls
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway

In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway (1993)

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1991)

as Derek
Separate But Equal

Separate But Equal (1991)

as William Coleman
Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent (1990)

as Prosecuting Attorney
No Image

Death of a Salesman (N/A)

as Willy Loman
Samo Lives

Samo Lives (N/A)