Robert Wisdom
Acting
Born: September 14, 1953 (age 73) · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Supernatural
2005
Prison Break
2005
Face/Off
1997
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Wire
2002
Chicago P.D.
2014
NCIS
2003
Freedom Writers
2007
Ray
2004
Photos (1)
Movies (44)
The Dark Knight Rises
Army Captain at Bridge
Face/Off
Tito Biondi
Sex and Death 101
Alpha
Freedom Writers
Dr. Carl Cohn
The Loft
Detective Cohagan
Mighty Joe Young
Kweli
Vacation Friends
Harold
That Thing You Do!
Bobby Washington
Volcano
O.E.M. Staffer #2
The Forgotten
Carl Dayton
The Collector
Roy
Ray
Jack Lauderdale
Motherless Brooklyn
Billy Rose
Osmosis Jones
Big Germ (voice)
Duplex
Officer Dan
A Journal for Jordan
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Alderman Brown
If These Walls Could Talk
Policeman
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Eddie
Passion Play
Malcolm
Rampart
Captain
Haven
Mr. Sterling
Sahara
Tambul
Beast of Burden
Mallory
Unforgettable
Detective Pope
Storytelling
Mr. Scott
Clean Slate
Mort
Freelancers
Terrence Burke
The Heist
Slim
Sympathy for Delicious
Prendell
Mozart and the Whale
Blume
Masked and Anonymous
Lucius
The Hawk Is Dying
Billy Bob
Live from Baghdad
Bernard Shaw
Three Businessmen
Leroy Jasper
Hollywood Palms
The Dutchman
Lifeform
Colonel Jessie Pratt
Cosmic Slop
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
Killer Diller
Moker
Coastlines
Bob Johnson
Jamaica Beat
Inspector Sterling
Dreams in Nightmares
Virgil
Live Cargo
Roy
Stir
Detective Williams
TV Shows (41)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Father Theo Burdett · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Hamilton · 1 eps
NCIS
Gene Halsey · 1 eps
Supernatural
Uriel · 5 eps
Chicago P.D.
Ron Perry · 7 eps
Prison Break
Norman "Lechero" St. John · 13 eps
How I Met Your Mother
McCracken · 1 eps
ER
Dr. Hammond · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Waiter · 1 eps
The Wire
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin · 27 eps
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Dak'Reh · 1 eps
Burn Notice
Vaughn Anderson · 7 eps
Lie to Me
Bonds · 1 eps
Arli$$
Donny Thurman · 1 eps
The District
Mr. Broyles · 1 eps
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Jed Haverford · 6 eps
Nashville
Coleman Carlisle · 21 eps
Close to Home
Reverend Scofield · 1 eps
The Sentinel
Lieutenant Williams · 1 eps
12 Monkeys
Jeremy · 1 eps
Rosewood
Gerald Kelly · 7 eps
Barry
Jim Moss · 11 eps
Ballers
Dennis · 20 eps
Dharma & Greg
Prospero · 1 eps
The Agency
Mr. Banga · 1 eps
The Alienist
Cyrus Montrose · 18 eps
Accused
Mitch Becker · 1 eps
Legends
Conrad Tomlin · 2 eps
Watchmen
Seymour · 2 eps
Black Bird
Edmund Beaumont · 4 eps
Boomtown
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott) · 1 eps
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Daniel Euwara · 3 eps
The Fix
Buck Neal · 7 eps
Helstrom
Henry / Caretaker · 10 eps
The Hot Zone
Vernon Tucker · 6 eps
Century City
1 eps
Flaked
George · 13 eps
Kingpin
2 eps
Inconceivable
Earl Godchaux · 1 eps
Cracker
Detective Danny Watlington · 16 eps
Happy Town
Detective Roger Hobbs · 8 eps