Robert Wisdom
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 14, 1953 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Credits
- 86
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.
Known for
Filmography
Dreams in Nightmares
2026Movie
Virgil
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025TV
Jed Haverford
Accused
2023TV
Mitch Becker
Black Bird
2022TV
Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022TV
Dak'Reh
A Journal for Jordan
2021Movie
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Vacation Friends
2021Movie
Harold
Helstrom
2020TV
Henry / Caretaker
Motherless Brooklyn
2019Movie
Billy Rose
Watchmen
2019TV
Seymour
The Hot Zone
2019TV
Vernon Tucker
The Fix
2019TV
Buck Neal
Barry
2018TV
Jim Moss
Beast of Burden
2018Movie
Mallory
The Alienist
2018TV
Cyrus Montrose
Unforgettable
2017Movie
Detective Pope
Live Cargo
2016Movie
Roy
Flaked
2016TV
George
Rosewood
2015TV
Gerald Kelly
Ballers
2015TV
Dennis
12 Monkeys
2015TV
Jeremy
The Loft
2014Movie
Detective Cohagan
Legends
2014TV
Conrad Tomlin
Chicago P.D.
2014TV
Ron Perry
Nashville
2012TV
Coleman Carlisle
Freelancers
2012Movie
Terrence Burke
The Dark Knight Rises
2012Movie
Army Captain at Bridge
Rampart
2011Movie
Captain
Passion Play
2011Movie
Malcolm
Happy Town
2010TV
Detective Roger Hobbs
Sympathy for Delicious
2010Movie
Prendell
The Collector
2009Movie
Roy
Lie to Me
2009TV
Bonds
Burn Notice
2007TV
Vaughn Anderson
Sex and Death 101
2007Movie
Alpha
The Hawk Is Dying
2007Movie
Billy Bob
Freedom Writers
2007Movie
Dr. Carl Cohn
Inconceivable
2005TV
Earl Godchaux
Close to Home
2005TV
Reverend Scofield
How I Met Your Mother
2005TV
McCracken
Supernatural
2005TV
Uriel
Mozart and the Whale
2005Movie
Blume
Prison Break
2005TV
Norman "Lechero" St. John
Grey's Anatomy
2005TV
Mr. Hamilton
Ray
2004Movie
Jack Lauderdale
The Forgotten
2004Movie
Carl Dayton
Haven
2004Movie
Mr. Sterling
Century City
2004TV
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004Movie
Alderman Brown
Killer Diller
2004Movie
Moker
Duplex
2003Movie
Officer Dan
NCIS
2003TV
Gene Halsey
Masked and Anonymous
2003Movie
Lucius
Kingpin
2003TV
Live from Baghdad
2002Movie
Bernard Shaw
Boomtown
2002TV
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
The Wire
2002TV
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
Coastlines
2002Movie
Bob Johnson
Storytelling
2001Movie
Mr. Scott
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001Movie
Eddie
The Agency
2001TV
Mr. Banga
Osmosis Jones
2001Movie
Big Germ (voice)
Rocky Road
2001Movie
Michael Jones
Hollywood Palms
2000Movie
The Dutchman
The District
2000TV
Mr. Broyles
The Heist
2000Movie
Slim
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Father Theo Burdett
Mighty Joe Young
1998Movie
Kweli
Three Businessmen
1998Movie
Leroy Jasper
Dharma & Greg
1997TV
Prospero
Cracker
1997TV
Detective Danny Watlington
Stir
1997Movie
Detective Williams
Face/Off
1997Movie
Tito Biondi
Jamaica Beat
1997Movie
Inspector Sterling
Volcano
1997Movie
O.E.M. Staffer #2
That Thing You Do!
1996Movie
Bobby Washington
Lifeform
1996Movie
Colonel Jessie Pratt
If These Walls Could Talk
1996Movie
Policeman
Arli$$
1996TV
Donny Thurman
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996TV
Daniel Euwara
The Sentinel
1996TV
Lieutenant Williams
Sahara
1995Movie
Tambul
Cosmic Slop
1994Movie
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
ER
1994TV
Dr. Hammond
Clean Slate
1994Movie
Mort
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989TV
Waiter