Birth Place: Washington, DC, USA
Jeffrey Wright is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of Angels in America, for which he won a Tony Award, and its acclaimed HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he won an Emmy and Golden Globe.
[1990]Presumed Innocent Prosecuting Attorney
[1991]Jumpin' at the Boneyard Derek
[1996]Faithful Young Man at Rolls
[1996]Basquiat Jean Michel Bquiat
[1997]Critical Care Bed Two
[1998]Too Tired to Die Balzac Man
[1998]The Giraffe Win
[1998]Celebrity Greg - Off-Off Broadway Director
[1999]Ride with the Devil Daniel Holt
[2000]Shaft Peoples Hernandez
[2000]Cement Ninny
[2000]Crime + Punishment in Suburbia Chris
[2000]Hamlet Gravedigger
[2001]Ali Howard Bingham
[2002]Eye See You Jaworski
[2003]Sam Cooke: Legend Narrator
[2004]Sin's Kitchen Rex
[2004]The Manchurian Candidate Al Melvin
[2005]Broken Flowers Winston
[2005]Syriana Bennett Holiday
[2006]Casino Royale Felix Leiter
[2006]Lady in the Water Mr. Dury
[2007]The Invasion Dr. Stephen Galeano
[2007]Blackout Nelson
[2008]W. Colin Powell
[2008]Quantum of Solace Felix Leiter
[2008]Cadillac Records Muddy Waters
[2011]Source Code Dr. Rutledge
[2011]Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close William Black
[2011]The Ides of March Senator Thompson
[2012]Ernest & Celestine Grizzly Judge
[2013]The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Henry
[2013]The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Beetee
[2013]A Single Shot Simon
[2013]Only Lovers Left Alive Dr. Watson
[2013]Broken City Carl Fairbanks
[2014]The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Beetee
[2015]The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 Beetee
[2015]The Good Dinosaur Poppa
[2018]Age Out Detective Portnoy
[2018]Monster Mr. Harmon
[2018]Hold the Dark Russell Core
[2018]O.G. Louis
[2018]The Public Anderson
[2019]The Laundromat Malchus Irvin Boncamper
[2019]The Goldfinch Hobie
[2020]The French Dispatch Roebuck Wright
[2020]All Day and a Night James Daniel LincolnJD
[2021]No Time to Die Felix Leiter
[2022]The Batman Lt. James Gordon
[2023]Atrabilious Vincent Daugherty
Boardwalk Empire Valentin Narcisse
Westworld Bernard Lowe
What If...? The Watcher
Jeffrey Wright, Topdog/Underdog
Jeffrey Wright , Underdog
Jeffrey Wright, Topdog/Underdog
Jeffrey Wright, Topdog/Underdog
Jeffrey Wright - , Angels in America
Jeffrey Wright, Angels in America: Perestroika
Jeffrey Wright, Angels in America: Perestroika
Jeffrey Wright has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Jeffrey Wright has not appeared in the West End.
Jeffrey Wright has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Topdog/Underdog," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Underdog," Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for "Topdog/Underdog," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Topdog/Underdog," Best Debut Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Angels in America," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Angels in America: Perestroika," and Outstanding Supporting Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Angels in America: Perestroika."
Jeffrey Wright has won several awards including Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Topdog/Underdog, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Underdog, Best Debut Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Angels in America, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika, and Outstanding Supporting Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Angels in America: Perestroika.
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