Robert Wisdom
Acting
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.
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tvThe Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025
Jed Haverford
tvAccused
2023
Mitch Becker
tvBlack Bird
2022
Edmund Beaumont
movieA Journal for Jordan
2021
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
tvHelstrom
2020
Henry / Caretaker
movieMotherless Brooklyn
2019
Billy Rose
tvWatchmen
2019
Seymour
tvThe Hot Zone
2019
Vernon Tucker
tvThe Fix
2019
Buck Neal
tvBarry
2018
Jim Moss
movieBeast of Burden
2018
Mallory
tvThe Alienist
2018
Cyrus Montrose
movieUnforgettable
2017
Detective Pope
tvFlaked
2016
George
tvRosewood
2015
Gerald Kelly
tvBallers
2015
Dennis
tv12 Monkeys
2015
Jeremy
movieThe Loft
2014
Detective Cohagan
tvLegends
2014
Conrad Tomlin
tvChicago P.D.
2014
Ron Perry
tvNashville
2012
Coleman Carlisle
movieFreelancers
2012
Terrence Burke
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
Army Captain at Bridge
movieRampart
2011
Captain
moviePassion Play
2011
Malcolm
tvHappy Town
2010
Detective Roger Hobbs
movieSympathy for Delicious
2010
Prendell
tvLie to Me
2009
Bonds
tvBurn Notice
2007
Vaughn Anderson
movieThe Hawk Is Dying
2007
Billy Bob
movieFreedom Writers
2007
Dr. Carl Cohn
tvClose to Home
2005
Reverend Scofield
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005
McCracken
tvSupernatural
2005
Uriel
tvPrison Break
2005
Norman "Lechero" St. John
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005
Mr. Hamilton
movieRay
2004
Jack Lauderdale
movieThe Forgotten
2004
Carl Dayton
movieHaven
2004
Mr. Sterling
movieBarbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
Alderman Brown
movieDuplex
2003
Officer Dan
tvNCIS
2003
Warden Gene Halsey
movieLive from Baghdad
2002
Bernard Shaw
tvBoomtown
2002
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
tvThe Wire
2002
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
movieCoastlines
2002
Bob Johnson
movieStorytelling
2001
Mr. Scott
tvThe Agency
2001
Mr. Banga
movieOsmosis Jones
2001
Big Germ (voice)
Rocky Road
2001
Michael Jones
movieHollywood Palms
2000
The Dutchman
tvThe District
2000
Mr. Broyles
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Father Theo Burdett
movieThree Businessmen
1998
Leroy Jasper
tvDharma & Greg
1997
Prospero
tvCracker
1997
Detective Danny Watlington
movieStir
1997
Detective Williams
movieFace/Off
1997
Tito Biondi
movieJamaica Beat
1997
Inspector Sterling
movieVolcano
1997
O.E.M. Staffer #2
movieThat Thing You Do!
1996
Bobby Washington
movieLifeform
1996
Colonel Jessie Pratt
movieIf These Walls Could Talk
1996
Policeman
tvArli$$
1996
Donny Thurman
tvPoltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Daniel Euwara
tvThe Sentinel
1996
Lieutenant Williams
movieSahara
1995
Tambul
movieCosmic Slop
1994
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
tvER
1994
Dr. Hammond
