Jeffrey Wright
Birthdate: Dec 7, 1965
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born and raised in Washington DC, Jeffrey Wright graduated from Amherst College in 1987. Although he studied Political Science while at Amherst, Wright left the school with a love for acting. Shortly after graduating he won an acting scholarship to NYU, but dropped out after only two months to pursue acting full-time. With roles in Presumed Innocent (1990), and the Broadway production of Angels in America, (in which he won a Tony award), within a relatively short time Wright was able to show off his exceptional talent and ability on both stage and screen alike. His first major on-screen performance came in 1996 in the Julian Schnabel directed film Basquiat (1996). Wright's harrowing performance as the late painter Jean Michele Basquiat was critically acclaimed. Wright later had a continuing role in the HBO dramatic series Boardwalk Empire (2010).
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Jeffrey Wright Movies
actor
Upcoming (2)
- 2027 |
- 2025 |
The Phoenician Scheme
The story of a family and a family business.
Previous (55)
- 2023 | Rustinas Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
- 2023 |
American Fiction
asThelonious 'Monk' Ellison
A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
- 2023 |
- 2023 |
Asteroid City
asGeneral Gibson
World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the annual Asteroid Day celebration in an American desert town.
- 2022 | Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
- 2022 | Say Hey, Willie Mays!as Jackie Robinson
- 2022 |
The Batman
asLt. James Gordon
When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
- 2021 |
The French Dispatch
asRoebuck Wright
A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional twentieth century French city, that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch Magazine".
- 2021 |
No Time to Die
asFelix Leiter
James Bond has left active service. His peace is short-lived when Felix Leiter, an old friend from the CIA, turns up asking for help, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.
- 2020 | All Day and a Nightas James Daniel Lincoln 'JD'
- 2019 | Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook
- 2019 |
The Goldfinch
asHobie
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
- 2019 |
- 2019 |
The Public
asAnderson
An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.
- 2018 | Age Outas Detective Portnoy
- 2018 | Hold the Darkas Russell Core
- 2018 | O.G.as Louis
- 2018 |
Moynihan
asSelf - Narrator
A biographical portrait of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, twentieth century colossus: public intellectual, policy specialist, ambassador and U.S. Senator from New York. The film captures the spirit of Moynihan's remarkable ideas as they evolved over the course of his tumultuous life in... Read all
- 2016 | Hero with a Thousand Faces
- 2016 | Running for His Life: The Lawrence Phillips Storyas Narrator
- 2015 |
The Good Dinosaur
asPoppa
In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
- 2015 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
asBeetee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Katniss and a team of rebels from District 13 prepare for the final battle that will decide the fate of Panem.
- 2014 | Dwight Howard: In the Momentas Narrator
- 2014 | Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Footballas Narrator
- 2014 |
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
asBeetee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
- 2013 | Only Lovers Left Aliveas Dr. Watson
- 2013 | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Peteas Henry
- 2013 | A Single Shotas Simon
- 2013 |
Broken City
asCarl Fairbanks
In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
- 2011 |
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
asWilliam Black
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
- 2011 |
The Ides of March
asSenator Thompson
A campaign press secretary becomes involved in a scandal that threatens his candidate's election chances.
- 2011 | Source Codeas Dr. Rutledge
- 2008 | Cadillac Recordsas Muddy Waters
- 2008 | Quantum of Solaceas Felix Leiter
- 2008 | W.as Colin Powell
- 2007 | Chicago 10as Bobby Seale
- 2007 | Blackout
- 2007 | Blackoutas Nelson
- 2007 |
The Invasion
asDr. Stephen Galeano
As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.
- 2006 |
Casino Royale
asFelix Leiter
After earning a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, in Montenegro.
- 2006 | Lady in the Wateras Mr. Dury
- 2005 | Syrianaas Bennett Holiday
- 2004 | Sin's Kitchenas Rex
- 2004 | The Manchurian Candidateas Al Melvin
- 2004 | With All Deliberate Speedas Narrator
- 2002 | Eye See Youas Jaworski
- 2001 | Alias Howard Bingham
- 2001 |
- 2000 | Cementas Ninny
- 2000 | Crime + Punishment in Suburbiaas Chris
- 1998 | The Giraffeas Win
- 1998 | Too Tired to Dieas Balzac Man
- 1997 | Critical Careas Bed Two
- 1996 |
- 1996 | Faithfulas Young Man at Rolls
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