Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 14, 1953
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Credits
86 titles
Robert Wisdom
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dreams in Nightmares
Virgil
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Jed Haverford
Accused
Mitch Becker
Black Bird
Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Dak'Reh
A Journal for Jordan
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Vacation Friends
Harold
Helstrom
Henry / Caretaker
Motherless Brooklyn
Billy Rose
Watchmen
Seymour
The Hot Zone
Vernon Tucker
The Fix
Buck Neal
Barry
Jim Moss
Beast of Burden
Mallory
The Alienist
Cyrus Montrose
Unforgettable
Detective Pope
Live Cargo
Roy
Flaked
George
Rosewood
Gerald Kelly
Ballers
Dennis
12 Monkeys
Jeremy
The Loft
Detective Cohagan
Legends
Conrad Tomlin
Chicago P.D.
Ron Perry
Nashville
Coleman Carlisle
Freelancers
Terrence Burke
The Dark Knight Rises
Army Captain at Bridge
Rampart
Captain
Passion Play
Malcolm
Happy Town
Detective Roger Hobbs
Sympathy for Delicious
Prendell
The Collector
Roy
Lie to Me
Bonds
Burn Notice
Vaughn Anderson
Sex and Death 101
Alpha
The Hawk Is Dying
Billy Bob
Freedom Writers
Dr. Carl Cohn
Inconceivable
Earl Godchaux
Close to Home
Reverend Scofield
How I Met Your Mother
McCracken
Supernatural
Uriel
Mozart and the Whale
Blume
Prison Break
Norman "Lechero" St. John
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Hamilton
Ray
Jack Lauderdale
The Forgotten
Carl Dayton
Haven
Mr. Sterling
Century City
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Alderman Brown
Killer Diller
Moker