Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
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.
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Personal Info
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Acting
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-09-14 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Acting

2025

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf as Jed Haverford

2024

Dreams in Nightmares as Virgil

2023

Accused as Mitch Becker

2022

Black Bird as Edmund Beaumont

2021

Vacation Friends as Harold

2021

A Journal for Jordan as Sgt. T.J. Canedy

2020

Helstrom as Henry / Caretaker

2019

Watchmen as Seymour

2019

Motherless Brooklyn as Billy Rose

2019

The Hot Zone as Vernon Tucker

2018

Barry as Jim Moss

2018

The Alienist as Cyrus Montrose

2018

Beast of Burden as Mallory

2017

Unforgettable as Detective Pope

2016

Flaked as George

2016

Live Cargo as Roy

2015

Ballers as Dennis

2015

12 Monkeys as Jeremy

2015

Rosewood as Gerald Kelly

2014

Chicago P.D. as Ron Perry

2014

The Loft as Detective Cohagan

2014

Legends as Conrad Tomlin

2012

Nashville as Coleman Carlisle

2012

The Dark Knight Rises as Army Captain at Bridge

2012

Freelancers as Terrence Burke

2011

Rampart as Captain

2011

Passion Play as Malcolm

2010

Happy Town as Detective Roger Hobbs

2010

Sympathy for Delicious as Prendell

2009

Lie to Me as Bonds

2009

The Collector as Roy

2007

Burn Notice as Vaughn Anderson

2007

Freedom Writers as Dr. Carl Cohn

2007

Sex and Death 101 as Alpha

2007

The Hawk Is Dying as Billy Bob

2005

Supernatural as Uriel

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Hamilton

2005

Prison Break as Norman "Lechero" St. John

2005

How I Met Your Mother as McCracken

2005

Close to Home as Reverend Scofield

2005

Mozart and the Whale as Blume

2004

The Forgotten as Carl Dayton

2004

Ray as Jack Lauderdale

2004

Haven as Mr. Sterling

2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Alderman Brown

2004

Killer Diller as Moker

2003

NCIS as Warden Gene Halsey

2003

Duplex as Officer Dan

2003

Kingpin as Not available

2003

Masked and Anonymous as Lucius

2002

The Wire as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin

2002

Boomtown as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)

2002

Coastlines as Bob Johnson

2002

Live from Baghdad as Bernard Shaw

2001

Storytelling as Mr. Scott

2001

Rocky Road as Michael Jones

2000

The District as Mr. Broyles

2000

Hollywood Palms as The Dutchman

2000

The Heist as Slim

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Father Theo Burdett

1998

Three Businessmen as Leroy Jasper

1998

Mighty Joe Young as Kweli

1997

Face/Off as Tito Biondi

1997

Dharma & Greg as Prospero

1997

Volcano as O.E.M. Staffer #2

1997

Cracker as Detective Danny Watlington

1997

Stir as Detective Williams

1997

Jamaica Beat as Inspector Sterling

1996

The Sentinel as Lieutenant Williams

1996

That Thing You Do! as Bobby Washington

1996

If These Walls Could Talk as Policeman

1996

Poltergeist: The Legacy as Daniel Euwara

1996

Lifeform as Colonel Jessie Pratt

1995

Sahara as Tambul

1994

ER as Dr. Hammond

1994

Cosmic Slop as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')

1994

Clean Slate as Mort