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Robert Wisdom

Acting

Born September 14, 1953 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also known as Bob Wisdom · Robert Ray Wisdom · روبرت ويسدم

Biography

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.

Filmography50+ titles

The Wire

2002as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin

Chicago P.D.

2014as Ron Perry

Supernatural

2005as Uriel

Grey's Anatomy

2005as Mr. Hamilton

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as Waiter

Black Bird

2022as Edmund Beaumont

How I Met Your Mother

2005as McCracken

Prison Break

2005as Norman "Lechero" St. John

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2022as Dak'Reh

Barry

2018as Jim Moss

Lie to Me

2009as Bonds

Freedom Writers

2007as Dr. Carl Cohn

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Father Theo Burdett

The Dark Knight Rises

2012as Army Captain at Bridge

ER

1994as Dr. Hammond

Watchmen

2019as Seymour

NCIS

2003as Warden Gene Halsey

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

2025as Jed Haverford

The Alienist

2018as Cyrus Montrose

Burn Notice

2007as Vaughn Anderson

Ray

2004as Jack Lauderdale

12 Monkeys

2015as Jeremy

Cracker

as Detective Danny Watlington

The Hot Zone

2019as Vernon Tucker

Face/Off

1997as Tito Biondi

Vacation Friends

2021as Harold

A Journal for Jordan

2021as Sgt. T.J. Canedy

Accused

2023as Mitch Becker

That Thing You Do!

1996as Bobby Washington

The Fix

2019as Buck Neal

Flaked

2016as George

Ballers

2015as Dennis

The District

2000as Mr. Broyles

Arli$$

1996as Donny Thurman

Helstrom

2020as Henry / Caretaker

Motherless Brooklyn

2019as Billy Rose

Nashville

2012as Coleman Carlisle

If These Walls Could Talk

1996as Policeman

The Collector

2009as Roy

Rosewood

2015as Gerald Kelly

Osmosis Jones

2001as Big Germ (voice)

Storytelling

2001as Mr. Scott

The Loft

2014as Detective Cohagan

Legends

2014as Conrad Tomlin

Kingpin

2003

Sahara

1995as Tambul

Mighty Joe Young

1998as Kweli

Mozart and the Whale

2005as Blume

Three Businessmen

1998as Leroy Jasper

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996as Daniel Euwara