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      Jeffrey Wright

      Jeffrey Wright

      Highest Rated: 100% Atrabilious (2024)

      Lowest Rated: 6% Faithful (1996)

      Birthday: Dec 7, 1965

      Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA

      After developing a prolific and acclaimed career on the stage, actor Jeffrey Wright quietly worked his way into the public consciousness in chameleon-like fashion, playing a wide range of roles in features and on television. Though he spent several years honing his craft off-Broadway and in regional theater, Wright staked his reputation with a Tony Award-winning performance in the widely acclaimed play, "Angels in America: Perestroika," which he later reprised almost a decade later in the highly lauded HBO miniseries. In between the play and the six-part movie, Wright built a resume that included deft performances as such divergent historical figures as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as an array of strong supporting roles in Woody Allen's "Celebrity" (1998) and "Shaft" (2000). After earning an Emmy for "Angels in America," Wright had finally broken through to the mainstream, earning meatier parts in "Syriana" (2005), "Casino Royale" (2006) and "W" (2008). The versatile actor continued to genre hop, jumping from the musical biopic "Cadillac Records" (2008) to the sci-fi thriller "Source Code" (2011) to the prescient political drama "The Ides of March" (2011) with impressive ease. During this period, he also gained mainstream success in the blockbuster "The Hunger Games" franchise, Pixar hit "The Good Dinosaur" (2015) and science-fiction cable drama "Westworld" (HBO 2016- ). While not the marquee draw of some of his contemporaries, Wright could always be counted upon to deliver a performance on par with the very best.

      Highest rated movies

      Atrabilious
      Casino Royale American Fiction
      Source Code
      The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
      O.G.
      Broken Flowers
      Only Lovers Left Alive

      Photos

      None SHAFT, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, 2000. (c)Paramount/. QUANTUM OF SOLACE, Jeffrey Wright, 2008. ©MGM THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, Jeffrey Wright, 2004, (c) Paramount BASQUIAT, Jeffrey Wright as Jean Michel Basquiat, 1996. (c)Miramax CASINO ROYALE, Jeffrey Wright, 2006. ©Sony Pictures CADILLAC RECORDS, Jeffrey Wright, as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films CADILLAC RECORDS, Jeffrey Wright, as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films CADILLAC RECORDS, Jeffrey Wright, as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films CADILLAC RECORDS, Jeffrey Wright, as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films CADILLAC RECORDS, Jeffrey Wright (center), as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, Jeffrey Wright, Tobey Maguire, Jewel, 1999, corsage CADILLAC RECORDS, foreground center: Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films CADILLAC RECORDS, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, 2008. ©Sony BMG Feature Films BASQUIAT, Jeffrey Wright as Jean Michel Basquiat, 1996. ©Miramax ALI, Jeffrey Wright, 2001, (c) Columbia BASQUIAT, Jeffrey Wright, Benicio Del Toro, 1996, (c)Miramax Boardwalk Empire, Christina Jackson (L), Jeffrey Wright (R), 09/19/2010, ©HBO Boardwalk Empire, Jeffrey Wright (L), Margot Bingham (R), 'Acres of Diamonds', Season 4, Ep. #3, 09/22/2013, ©HBO SHAFT, Jeffrey Wright, 2000. (c)Paramount.

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      100% No Score Yet Atrabilious Vincent Daugherty (Character) - 2024
      93% 96% American Fiction Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Character) $21.0M 2023
      84% 84% Rustin Rep. Adam Clayton Powell (Character) - 2023
      75% 62% Asteroid City General Gibson (Character) $28.1M 2023
      85% 87% The Batman Lt. James Gordon (Character) $369.3M 2022
      No Score Yet 73% Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches Unknown (Character) - 2022
      75% 76% The French Dispatch Roebuck Wright (Character) $16.1M 2021
      83% 88% No Time to Die Felix Leiter (Character) $160.8M 2021
      51% 60% All Day and a Night J.D. (Character) - 2020
      41% 40% The Laundromat Boncamper (Character) - 2019
      25% 72% The Goldfinch Hobie (Character) $5.3M 2019
      69% 69% Monster Mr. Harmon (Character) - 2018
      No Score Yet 75% Age Out Detective Portnoy (Character) - 2018
      66% 78% The Public Anderson (Character) $571.2K 2018
      89% 67% O.G. Louis (Character) - 2018
      86% 67% Moynihan Narrator $19.2K 2018
      68% 33% Hold the Dark Russell Core (Character) - 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Friday's Child Unknown (Character) - 2018
      84% 73% Confirmation Charles Ogletree (Character) - 2016
      75% 64% The Good Dinosaur Poppa (Voice) $123.1M 2015
      69% 66% The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 Beetee (Character) $281.7M 2015
      69% 71% The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Beetee (Character) - 2014
      86% 75% Only Lovers Left Alive Dr. Watson (Character) $1.9M 2013
      90% 89% The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Beetee (Character) - 2013
      84% 88% The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Henry (Character) $487.3K 2013
      47% 31% A Single Shot Simon (Character) - 2013
      27% 40% Broken City Fairbanks (Character) $19.7M 2013
      98% 88% Ernest & Celestine Grizzly Judge (Voice) $71.4K 2012
      45% 61% Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close William Black (Character) $31.8M 2011
      83% 73% The Ides of March Sen. Thompson (Character) $41.0M 2011
      92% 82% Source Code Rutledge (Character) $54.7M 2011
      66% 65% Cadillac Records Muddy Waters (Character) $8.1M 2008
      64% 58% Quantum of Solace Felix Leiter (Character) $168.4M 2008
      58% 42% W. Colin Powell (Character) $25.5M 2008
      80% 77% Chicago 10 Bobby Seale (Voice) $176.5K 2007
      No Score Yet 49% Blackout Nelson (Character),
      Producer
      - 2007
      20% 40% The Invasion Dr. Stephen Galeano (Character) $15.1M 2007
      94% 90% Casino Royale Felix Leiter (Character) $167.0M 2006
      25% 49% Lady in the Water Mr. Dury (Character) $42.3M 2006
      75% 91% Lackawanna Blues Mr. Paul (Character) - 2005
      87% 70% Broken Flowers Winston (Character) $13.7M 2005
      73% 67% Syriana Bennett Holiday (Character) $50.8M 2005
      80% 63% The Manchurian Candidate Al Melvin (Character) $65.9M 2004
      No Score Yet 89% Angels in America Belize (Character) - 2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton Unknown (Character) - 2003
      17% 28% Eye See You Jaworski (Character) - 2002
      No Score Yet 78% Boycott Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Character) - 2001
      68% 65% Ali Howard Bingham (Character) $58.2M 2001
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Sin's Kitchen Rex (Character) - 2000
      58% 46% Hamlet Gravedigger (Character) $1.6M 2000
      21% 58% Crime and Punishment in Suburbia Chris (Character) $26.4K 2000
      67% 41% Shaft Peoples Hernandez (Character) $70.3M 2000
      64% 66% Ride With the Devil Daniel Holt (Character) $630.8K 1999
      No Score Yet 47% Cement Ninny (Character) - 1999
      No Score Yet 54% Too Tired to Die Balzac Man (Character) - 1998
      42% 42% Celebrity Greg (Character) $5.0M 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Meschugge Win (Character) - 1998
      59% 30% Critical Care Bed Two (Character) $169.4K 1997
      67% 77% Basquiat Jean Michel Basquiat (Character) $3.0M 1996
      6% 49% Faithful Young Man at Rolls (Character) $2.1M 1996
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues Sidney Bichet (Character) - 1993

      TV

      Credit
      No Score Yet 92% ARK: The Animated Series Henry Townsend (Voice) 2024
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2024
      No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018 2022 2024
      No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2024
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2024
      No Score Yet 36% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2024
      91% 80% What If...? The Watcher (Voice) 2021 2023
      No Score Yet 24% The Jennifer Hudson Show Guest 2023
      88% 79% I Am Groot The Watcher (Voice) 2023
      100% 83% Bill Russell: Legend Narrator 2023
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Inside the Black Box Self 2022
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Batman: The Audio Adventures Batman (Voice) 2021-2022
      79% 75% Westworld Bernard Lowe (Character) 2016 2018 2020 2022
      100% 89% Green Eggs and Ham McWinkle (Voice) 2019 2022
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Nick Cannon Guest 2022
      94% 80% Lincoln's Dilemma Narrator 2022
      No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2018 2022
      No Score Yet No Score Yet While the Rest of Us Die Narrator 2021
      No Score Yet 19% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2021
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Finding Your Roots Guest 2020
      No Score Yet 29% The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Guest 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Question Your Answers Unknown (Character) 2018
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter Guest 2017
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Saving My Tomorrow Unknown (Character) 2014
      92% 95% Boardwalk Empire Dr. Valentin Narcisse (Character) 2013-2014
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell Guest 2013
      No Score Yet No Score Yet 106 & Park Guest 2013
      No Score Yet 92% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2013
      90% 96% House Dr. Walter Cofield (Guest Star) 2012
      90% 93% Angels in America Unknown (Character) 2003
      No Score Yet No Score Yet New York Undercover Unknown (Guest Star) 1994
      78% 87% The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Unknown (Character) 1993