Robert Wisdom
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.
Acted in
Dreams In Nightmares
2024
as Virgil
Accused
2023
as Mitch Becker
Black Bird
2022
as Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Dak'Reh
A Journal for Jordan
2021
as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Vacation Friends
2021
as Harold
Helstrom
2020
as Henry / Caretaker
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Billy Rose
Watchmen
2019
as Seymour
The Hot Zone
2019
as Vernon Tucker
Barry
2018
as Jim Moss
Beast of Burden
2018
as Mallory
The Alienist
2018
as Cyrus Montrose
Unforgettable
2017
as Detective Pope
Live Cargo
2016
as Roy
Flaked
2016
as George
Rosewood
2015
as Gerald Kelly
Ballers
2015
as Dennis
12 Monkeys
2015
as Jeremy
The Loft
2014
as Detective Cohagan
Legends
2014
as Conrad Tomlin
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Ron Perry
Nashville
2012
as Coleman Carlisle
Freelancers
2012
as Terrence Burke
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Army Captain at Bridge
Rampart
2011
as Captain
Passion Play
2011
as Malcolm
Happy Town
2010
as Detective Roger Hobbs
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
as Prendell
The Collector
2009
as Roy
Lie to Me
2009
as Bonds
Burn Notice
2007
as Vaughn Anderson
Sex and Death 101
2007
as Alpha
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
as Billy Bob
Freedom Writers
2007
as Dr. Carl Cohn
Close to Home
2005
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as McCracken
Supernatural
2005
as Uriel
Mozart and the Whale
2005
as Blume
Prison Break
2005
as Norman "Lechero" St. John
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Hamilton
Ray
2004
as Jack Lauderdale
The Forgotten
2004
as Carl Dayton
Haven
2004
as Mr. Sterling
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Alderman Brown
Killer Diller
2004
as Moker
Duplex
2003
as Officer Dan
NCIS
2003
as Warden Gene Halsey
Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Lucius
Kingpin
2003
Live from Baghdad
2002
as Bernard Shaw
Boomtown
2002
as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
The Wire
2002
as Major Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
The Wire
2002
as Howard "Bunny" Colvin
Coastlines
2002
as Bob Johnson
Storytelling
2001
as Mr. Scott
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Eddie
Rocky Road
2001
as Michael Jones
Hollywood Palms
2000
as The Dutchman
The District
2000
as Mr. Broyles
The Heist
2000
as Slim
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Father Theo Burdett
Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Kweli
Three Businessmen
1998
as Leroy Jasper
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Prospero
Cracker
1997
as Detective Danny Watlington
Stir
1997
as Detective Williams
Face/Off
1997
as Tito Biondi
Jamaica Beat
1997
as Inspector Sterling
Volcano
1997
as O.E.M. Staffer #2
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Bobby Washington
Lifeform
1996
as Colonel Jessie Pratt
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Policeman
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Daniel Euwara
The Sentinel
1996
as Lieutenant Williams
Sahara
1995
as Tambul
Cosmic Slop
1994
as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
ER
1994
as Dr. Hammond
Clean Slate
1994
as Mort
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Waiter