Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
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 Acting
Popularity 8.827
Birthday 1953-09-14
Place of Birth Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also Known As Bob Wisdom, Robert Ray Wisdom,
Freedom Writers
2007

Freedom Writers

The Heist
2000

The Heist

The Collector
2009

The Collector

Mozart and the Whale
2005

Mozart and the Whale

Masked and Anonymous
2003

Masked and Anonymous

Killer Diller
2004

Killer Diller

Mighty Joe Young
1998

Mighty Joe Young

Haven
2004

Haven

Live from Baghdad
2002

Live from Baghdad

Sahara
1995

Sahara

Storytelling
2001

Storytelling

Clean Slate
1994

Clean Slate

The Loft
2014

The Loft

Rampart
2011

Rampart

Three Businessmen
1998

Three Businessmen

Lifeform
1996

Lifeform

Ray
2004

Ray

Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001

Dancing at the Blue Iguana

Freelancers
2012

Freelancers

The Forgotten
2004

The Forgotten

The Dark Knight Rises
2012

The Dark Knight Rises

Duplex
2003

Duplex

Live Cargo
2016

Live Cargo

Face/Off
1997

Face/Off

The Hawk Is Dying
2007

The Hawk Is Dying

Stir
1997

Stir

Sex and Death 101
2007

Sex and Death 101

Sympathy for Delicious
2010

Sympathy for Delicious

Passion Play
2011

Passion Play

If These Walls Could Talk
1996

If These Walls Could Talk

Unforgettable
2017

Unforgettable

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Beast of Burden
2018

Beast of Burden

Motherless Brooklyn
2019

Motherless Brooklyn

Hollywood Palms
2000

Hollywood Palms

Volcano
1997

Volcano

Vacation Friends
2021

Vacation Friends

A Journal for Jordan
2021

A Journal for Jordan

That Thing You Do!
1996

That Thing You Do!

Jamaica Beat
1997

Jamaica Beat

Coastlines
2002

Coastlines

Rocky Road
2001

Rocky Road

Cosmic Slop
1994

Cosmic Slop

The Wire
2002

The Wire

The Wire
2002

The Wire

Kingpin
2003

Kingpin

Close to Home
2005

Close to Home

The District
2000

The District

Boomtown
2002

Boomtown

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dharma & Greg
1997

Dharma & Greg

NCIS
2003

NCIS

Lie to Me
2009

Lie to Me

Cracker
1997

Cracker

Happy Town
2010

Happy Town

Nashville
2012

Nashville

Chicago P.D.
2014

Chicago P.D.

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996

Poltergeist: The Legacy

Rosewood
2015

Rosewood

Rosewood
2015

Rosewood

Supernatural
2005

Supernatural

The Alienist
2018

The Alienist

Prison Break
2005

Prison Break

The Hot Zone
2019

The Hot Zone

Helstrom
2020

Helstrom

Watchmen
2019

Watchmen

Ballers
2015

Ballers

How I Met Your Mother
2005

How I Met Your Mother

The Sentinel
1996

The Sentinel

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Legends
2014

Legends

ER
1994

ER

12 Monkeys
2015

12 Monkeys

Accused
2023

Accused

Barry
2018

Barry

Flaked
2016

Flaked

Burn Notice
2007

Burn Notice

Black Bird
2022

Black Bird

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Grey's Anatomy
2005

Grey's Anatomy