Robert Wisdom
Acting • Born 1953-09-14
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.
Filmography
83 credits
The Heist
Movie • 2000
Slim
Freedom Writers
Movie • 2007
Dr. Carl Cohn
The Collector
Movie • 2009
Roy
Mozart and the Whale
Movie • 2005
Blume
Masked and Anonymous
Movie • 2003
Lucius
Killer Diller
Movie • 2004
Moker
Mighty Joe Young
Movie • 1998
Kweli
Haven
Movie • 2004
Mr. Sterling
Live from Baghdad
Movie • 2002
Bernard Shaw
The Hawk Is Dying
Movie • 2007
Billy Bob
Sahara
Movie • 1995
Tambul
Storytelling
Movie • 2001
Mr. Scott
Clean Slate
Movie • 1994
Mort
That Thing You Do!
Movie • 1996
Bobby Washington
The Loft
Movie • 2014
Detective Cohagan
Rampart
Movie • 2011
Captain
Three Businessmen
Movie • 1998
Leroy Jasper
Jamaica Beat
Movie • 1997
Inspector Sterling
Coastlines
Movie • 2002
Bob Johnson
Lifeform
Movie • 1996
Colonel Jessie Pratt
Rocky Road
Movie • 2001
Michael Jones
Ray
Movie • 2004
Jack Lauderdale
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Movie • 2001
Eddie
Freelancers
Movie • 2012
Terrence Burke
The Forgotten
Movie • 2004
Carl Dayton
Cosmic Slop
Movie • 1994
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
The Dark Knight Rises
Movie • 2012
Army Captain at Bridge
Duplex
Movie • 2003
Officer Dan
Live Cargo
Movie • 2016
Roy
Face/Off
Movie • 1997
Tito Biondi
Dreams in Nightmares
Movie • 2024
Virgil
Stir
Movie • 1997
Detective Williams
Unforgettable
Movie • 2017
Detective Pope
Sex and Death 101
Movie • 2007
Alpha
Sympathy for Delicious
Movie • 2010
Prendell
Passion Play
Movie • 2011
Malcolm
If These Walls Could Talk
Movie • 1996
Policeman
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Movie • 2004
Alderman Brown
Beast of Burden
Movie • 2018
Mallory
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie • 2019
Billy Rose
Hollywood Palms
Movie • 2000
The Dutchman
Volcano
Movie • 1997
O.E.M. Staffer #2
Vacation Friends
Movie • 2021
Harold
A Journal for Jordan
Movie • 2021
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Osmosis Jones
Movie • 2001
Big Germ (voice)
The District
TV • 2000
Mr. Broyles
The Wire
TV • 2002
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
Boomtown
TV • 2002
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Father Theo Burdett
Dharma & Greg
TV • 1997
Prospero
NCIS
TV • 2003
Warden Gene Halsey
Kingpin
TV • 2003
Close to Home
TV • 2005
Reverend Scofield
Lie to Me
TV • 2009
Bonds
Cracker
TV • 1997
Detective Danny Watlington
Happy Town
TV • 2010
Detective Roger Hobbs
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV • 1989
Waiter
Legends
TV • 2014
Conrad Tomlin
Nashville
TV • 2012
Coleman Carlisle
Chicago P.D.
TV • 2014
Ron Perry
Burn Notice
TV • 2007
Vaughn Anderson
Black Bird
TV • 2022
Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV • 2022
Dak'Reh
Poltergeist: The Legacy
TV • 1996
Daniel Euwara
ER
TV • 1994
Dr. Hammond
12 Monkeys
TV • 2015
Jeremy
Supernatural
TV • 2005
Uriel
Rosewood
TV • 2015
Gerald Kelly
Accused
TV • 2023
Mitch Becker
Barry
TV • 2018
Jim Moss
The Alienist
TV • 2018
Cyrus Montrose
Prison Break
TV • 2005
Norman "Lechero" St. John
The Hot Zone
TV • 2019
Vernon Tucker
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Mr. Hamilton
Helstrom
TV • 2020
Henry / Caretaker
Ballers
TV • 2015
Dennis
Watchmen
TV • 2019
Seymour
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
McCracken
Flaked
TV • 2016
George
The Sentinel
TV • 1996
Lieutenant Williams
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
TV • 2025
Jed Haverford
The Agency
TV • 2001
Mr. Banga
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Donny Thurman