Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

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.

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Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 • as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 • as Self

Filmography

2027

Untitled The Batman Sequel
Untitled The Batman Sequel
as Lt. James Gordon
Movie - Released: 9/30/2027

2025

Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest
Movie - Released: 5/19/2025
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
Movie - Released: 5/23/2025

2024

Atrabilious
Atrabilious
as Vincent Daugherty
Movie - Released: 8/1/2024
ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series
as Henry Townsend (voice)
TV - Released: 3/21/2024
The Agency: Central Intelligence
The Agency: Central Intelligence
as Henry Ogletree
TV - Released: 12/1/2024

2023

Rustin
Rustin
as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Movie - Released: 11/3/2023
American Fiction
American Fiction
as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison
Movie - Released: 11/10/2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
as General Gibson
Movie - Released: 6/8/2023
Bill Russell: Legend
Bill Russell: Legend
as Bill Russell (voice)
TV - Released: 2/8/2023
Digman!
Digman!
as (voice)
TV - Released: 3/22/2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
TV - Released: 12/31/2023

2022

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/23/2022
The Batman
The Batman
as Lt. James Gordon
Movie - Released: 3/1/2022
Lincoln's Dilemma
Lincoln's Dilemma
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 2/17/2022
I Am Groot
I Am Groot
as The Watcher (voice)
TV - Released: 8/10/2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV - Released: 9/12/2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/12/2022

2021

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
as The Watcher (voice) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/12/2021
Being James Bond
Being James Bond
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/29/2021
Monster
Monster
as Mr. Harmon
Movie - Released: 7/15/2021
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
as Roebuck Wright
Movie - Released: 10/21/2021
No Time to Die
No Time to Die
as Felix Leiter
Movie - Released: 9/29/2021
Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
TV - Released: 3/12/2021
What If...?
What If...?
as The Watcher (voice)
TV - Released: 8/11/2021

2020

American Pathogen
American Pathogen
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/9/2020
All Day and a Night
All Day and a Night
as JD
Movie - Released: 5/1/2020
The Oedipus Project
The Oedipus Project
as Tiresias
Movie - Released: 6/24/2020

2019

The Public
The Public
Movie - Released: 4/5/2019
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch
as James 'Hobie' Hobart
Movie - Released: 9/12/2019
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/1/2019
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
as Malchus Irvin Boncamper
Movie - Released: 9/27/2019
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/12/2019
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
as McWinkle (voice)
TV - Released: 11/8/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Age Out
Age Out
as Detective Portnoy
Movie - Released: 6/21/2018
Hold the Dark
Hold the Dark
as Russell Core
Movie - Released: 9/22/2018
O.G.
O.G.
as Louis Menkins
Movie - Released: 4/20/2018
Moynihan
Moynihan
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/3/2018
We Are Not Done Yet
We Are Not Done Yet
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/8/2018
Game Night
Game Night
as FBI Agent Henderson (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/15/2018

2017

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/5/2017
Unseen Enemy
Unseen Enemy
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/22/2017

2016

Confirmation
Confirmation
as Charles Ogletree
Movie - Released: 4/16/2016
Westworld
Westworld
as Bernard Lowe
TV - Released: 10/2/2016

2015

The Gospel According to Mac
The Gospel According to Mac
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/3/2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Beetee
Movie - Released: 11/18/2015
The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur
as Poppa (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/14/2015
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self (Beetee)
Movie - Released: 3/6/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
TV - Released: 8/2/2015

2014

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/20/2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Beetee
Movie - Released: 11/19/2014
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/30/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/21/2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Cuddlywhiskers / Father (voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Cuddlywhiskers (voice)
TV - Released: 8/22/2014

2013

Broken City
Broken City
as Carl Fairbanks
Movie - Released: 1/18/2013
Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive
as Dr. Watson
Movie - Released: 12/12/2013
A Single Shot
A Single Shot
as Simon
Movie - Released: 9/19/2013
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
as Henry
Movie - Released: 10/11/2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Beetee
Movie - Released: 11/15/2013
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty
as Tony (voice)
TV - Released: 12/2/2013

2012

Bond on Location
Bond on Location
as Self / Felix Leiter
Movie - Released: 10/1/2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
as Self
TV - Released: 3/24/2012

2011

The Ides of March
The Ides of March
as Senator Thompson
Movie - Released: 10/7/2011
Source Code
Source Code
as Dr. Rutledge
Movie - Released: 3/30/2011
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
as William Black
Movie - Released: 12/25/2011
A Child's Garden of Poetry
A Child's Garden of Poetry
as Self (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/28/2011

2010

Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire
as Valentin Narcisse
TV - Released: 9/19/2010

2008

W.
W.
as Colin Powell
Movie - Released: 10/17/2008
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace
as Felix Leiter
Movie - Released: 10/29/2008
Chicago 10
Chicago 10
as Bobby Seale (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/29/2008
Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records
as Muddy Waters
Movie - Released: 12/5/2008

2007

The Invasion
The Invasion
as Dr. Stephen Galeano
Movie - Released: 8/17/2007
Blackout
Blackout
as Nelson
Movie - Released: 10/1/2007
New Orleans
New Orleans
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/12/2007

2006

Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
as Mr. Dury
Movie - Released: 7/20/2006
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
as Felix Leiter
Movie - Released: 11/14/2006
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/15/2006
Blood Diamonds
Blood Diamonds
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/23/2006
Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/7/2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 11/17/2006

2005

Syriana
Syriana
as Bennett Holiday
Movie - Released: 11/23/2005
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers
as Winston
Movie - Released: 7/31/2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
as Mr. Paul
Movie - Released: 2/12/2005
Movie
The True Story of Hannibal
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/2/2005

2004

The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
as CPL Al Melvin
Movie - Released: 7/30/2004
With All Deliberate Speed
With All Deliberate Speed
as Narrator (Voice)
Movie - Released: 5/14/2004
Movie
Sin's Kitchen
as Rex
Movie - Released: 7/1/2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
as Other Voices (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/4/2004
House
House
as Dr. Walter Cofield
TV - Released: 11/16/2004

2003

Sam Cooke: Legend
Sam Cooke: Legend
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/17/2003
Angels in America
Angels in America
as Norman "Belize" Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa
TV - Released: 12/7/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2003

2002

D-Tox
D-Tox
as Jaworski
Movie - Released: 1/4/2002
The Topdog Diaries
The Topdog Diaries
as Self / Lincoln
Movie - Released: 11/1/2002

2001

Ali
Ali
as Howard Bingham
Movie - Released: 12/10/2001
Boycott
Boycott
as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Movie - Released: 2/24/2001

2000

Shaft
Shaft
as Peoples Hernandez
Movie - Released: 6/15/2000
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Gravedigger
Movie - Released: 5/12/2000
Cement
Cement
as Ninny
Movie - Released: 4/14/2000
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
as Chris
Movie - Released: 8/25/2000

1999

Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil
as Daniel Holt
Movie - Released: 11/24/1999

1998

Celebrity
Celebrity
as Greg
Movie - Released: 9/7/1998
Too Tired to Die
Too Tired to Die
as Balzac Man
Movie - Released: 1/20/1998

1997

Critical Care
Critical Care
as Rafael ("Bed Two")
Movie - Released: 10/31/1997

1996

Basquiat
Basquiat
as Jean Michel Basquiat
Movie - Released: 8/9/1996
Faithful
Faithful
as Young Man at Rolls
Movie - Released: 4/3/1996

1994

New York Undercover
New York Undercover
as Andre Foreman
TV - Released: 9/8/1994

1993

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
as Sidney Bechet
Movie - Released: 3/13/1993
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
as Sidney Bechet
Movie - Released: 4/3/1993
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
In the Wings: Angels in America On Broadway
Movie - Released: 6/11/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV - Released: 1/31/1993

1992

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Sidney Bechet
TV - Released: 3/4/1992

1991

Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
as Derek
Movie - Released: 11/1/1991
Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal
as William Coleman
Movie - Released: 4/7/1991
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
as William Coleman
TV - Released: 4/7/1991

1990

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
as Prosecuting Attorney
Movie - Released: 7/27/1990

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988
American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/4/1988

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

Unknown

The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin
Movie