Robert Wisdom

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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.

Appearances

The Heist
5.4
The Heist
Slim
Freedom Writers
7.9
Freedom Writers
Dr. Carl Cohn
The Collector
6.6
The Collector
Roy
Mozart and the Whale
6.1
Mozart and the Whale
Blume
Masked and Anonymous
5.2
Masked and Anonymous
Lucius
Killer Diller
5.5
Killer Diller
Moker
Mighty Joe Young
6.3
Mighty Joe Young
Kweli
Haven
5.2
Haven
Mr. Sterling
Live from Baghdad
6.7
Live from Baghdad
Bernard Shaw
The Hawk Is Dying
4.9
The Hawk Is Dying
Billy Bob
Sahara
6.4
Sahara
Tambul
Storytelling
6.5
Storytelling
Mr. Scott
Clean Slate
5.8
Clean Slate
Mort
That Thing You Do!
6.9
That Thing You Do!
Bobby Washington
The Loft
6.4
The Loft
Detective Cohagan
Rampart
5.5
Rampart
Captain
Three Businessmen
6.4
Three Businessmen
Leroy Jasper
Jamaica Beat
7.5
Jamaica Beat
Inspector Sterling
Coastlines
5.2
Coastlines
Bob Johnson
Lifeform
5.4
Lifeform
Colonel Jessie Pratt
Rocky Road
6.5
Rocky Road
Michael Jones
Ray
7.4
Ray
Jack Lauderdale
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
5.4
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Eddie
Freelancers
5.1
Freelancers
Terrence Burke
The Forgotten
5.9
The Forgotten
Carl Dayton
Cosmic Slop
5.3
Cosmic Slop
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
The Dark Knight Rises
7.8
The Dark Knight Rises
Army Captain at Bridge
Duplex
6.1
Duplex
Officer Dan
Live Cargo
5.8
Live Cargo
Roy
Face/Off
7.1
Face/Off
Tito Biondi
Dreams in Nightmares
6.5
Dreams in Nightmares
Virgil
Stir
4.6
Stir
Detective Williams
Unforgettable
5.9
Unforgettable
Detective Pope
Sex and Death 101
6.2
Sex and Death 101
Alpha
Sympathy for Delicious
5.7
Sympathy for Delicious
Prendell
Passion Play
4.8
Passion Play
Malcolm
If These Walls Could Talk
6.7
If These Walls Could Talk
Policeman
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
6.0
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Alderman Brown
Beast of Burden
4.3
Beast of Burden
Mallory
Motherless Brooklyn
6.7
Motherless Brooklyn
Billy Rose
Hollywood Palms
5.5
Hollywood Palms
The Dutchman
Volcano
5.9
Volcano
O.E.M. Staffer #2
Vacation Friends
7.0
Vacation Friends
Harold
A Journal for Jordan
7.0
A Journal for Jordan
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Osmosis Jones
6.5
Osmosis Jones
Big Germ (voice)
The District
6.8
The District
Mr. Broyles
The Wire
8.6
The Wire
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
Boomtown
6.4
Boomtown
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Father Theo Burdett
Dharma & Greg
6.4
Dharma & Greg
Prospero
NCIS
7.6
NCIS
Warden Gene Halsey
Kingpin
6.4
Kingpin
Close to Home
5.9
Close to Home
Reverend Scofield
Lie to Me
7.9
Lie to Me
Bonds
Cracker
7.2
Cracker
Detective Danny Watlington
Happy Town
6.1
Happy Town
Detective Roger Hobbs
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Waiter
Legends
6.4
Legends
Conrad Tomlin
Nashville
6.7
Nashville
Coleman Carlisle
Chicago P.D.
8.4
Chicago P.D.
Ron Perry
Burn Notice
7.5
Burn Notice
Vaughn Anderson
Black Bird
8.1
Black Bird
Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
8.0
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Dak'Reh
Poltergeist: The Legacy
6.2
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Daniel Euwara
ER
7.8
ER
Dr. Hammond
12 Monkeys
7.4
12 Monkeys
Jeremy
Supernatural
8.3
Supernatural
Uriel
Rosewood
6.5
Rosewood
Gerald Kelly
Accused
6.9
Accused
Mitch Becker
Barry
7.9
Barry
Jim Moss
The Alienist
7.5
The Alienist
Cyrus Montrose
Prison Break
8.1
Prison Break
Norman "Lechero" St. John
The Hot Zone
7.1
The Hot Zone
Vernon Tucker
Grey's Anatomy
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Hamilton
Helstrom
6.7
Helstrom
Henry / Caretaker
Ballers
6.8
Ballers
Dennis
Watchmen
7.6
Watchmen
Seymour
How I Met Your Mother
8.1
How I Met Your Mother
McCracken
Flaked
6.8
Flaked
George
The Sentinel
7.2
The Sentinel
Lieutenant Williams
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
7.4
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Jed Haverford
The Agency
6.7
The Agency
Mr. Banga
Arli$$
6.8
Arli$$
Donny Thurman
The Fix
6.8
The Fix
Buck Neal
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