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3 | [[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 I am Jeffrey Wright. I am your guide through these]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere vast new descriptions.]] |
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5 | Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965 in Washington, DC) is an American film, television and stage actor. |
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7 | Born in Washington D.C., he is known for such roles as Belize in the Creator/{{HBO}} miniseries ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'', Felix Leiter in the ''Film/JamesBond'' films starring Creator/DanielCraig, Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', Beetee Latier in three out of the four ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' films and Bernard Lowe in HBO's ''{{Series/Westworld}}''. He was Oscar nominated in 2024 for ''Film/AmericanFiction''. |
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9 | He was married to Creator/CarmenEjogo and they have two children. |
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11 | !!Film roles: |
12 | * ''Film/PresumedInnocent'' (1990) as Prosecuting Attorney |
13 | * ''Film/{{Basquiat}}'' as Jean-Michel Basquiat |
14 | * ''Film/{{Celebrity}}'' (1998) as Greg |
15 | * ''Film/RideWithTheDevil'' (1999) as Daniel Holt |
16 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' (2000) as Gravedigger |
17 | * ''Film/{{Shaft|2000}}'' (2000) as Peoples Hernandez |
18 | * ''Film/{{Ali}}'' (2001) as Howard Bingham |
19 | * ''Film/DTox'' (2002) as Jaworski |
20 | * ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'' (2004) as Al Melvin |
21 | * ''Film/BrokenFlowers'' (2005) as Winston |
22 | * ''Film/{{Syriana}}'' (2005) as Bennett Holiday |
23 | * ''Film/LadyInTheWater'' (2006) as Mr. Dury |
24 | * ''Film/JamesBond'' as Felix Leiter [[note]]Currently holds the record for playing the role in the most films at three, as of the seven other actors, most only did it once while only Creator/DavidHedison did it twice.[[/note]] |
25 | ** ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' (2006) |
26 | ** ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' (2008) |
27 | ** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' (2021) |
28 | * ''Film/TheInvasion'' (2007) as Dr. Stephen Galeano |
29 | * ''Film/{{W}}'' (2008) as Colin Powell |
30 | * ''Film/SourceCode'' (2011) as Dr. Rutledge |
31 | * ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'' (2011) as Senator Thompson |
32 | * ''Literature/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' (2011) as William Black |
33 | * ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' film series as Beetee: |
34 | ** ''Film/TheHungerGamesCatchingFire'' (2013) |
35 | ** ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay'' – Part 1 (2014) and Part 2 (2015) |
36 | * ''WesternAnimation/ErnestEtCelestine'' (2014) as Grizzly Judge (voice in the English dub) |
37 | * ''Film/OnlyLoversLeftAlive'' (2014) as Dr. Watson |
38 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodDinosaur'' (2015) as Poppa Henry (voice) |
39 | * ''Film/GameNight'' (2018) as FBI Agent Henderson |
40 | * ''Film/HoldTheDark'' (2018) as Russell Core |
41 | * ''Film/TheFrenchDispatch'' (2021) as Roebuck Wright |
42 | * ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'' (2022) as Lieutenant James Gordon |
43 | ** Gotham PD series (TBA) |
44 | * ''Film/AsteroidCity'' (2023) |
45 | * ''Film/AmericanFiction'' (2023) |
46 | * ''Film/{{Rustin}}'' (2023) |
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48 | !!Television roles: |
49 | * ''Series/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'' (1993, 2 episodes) as Sidney Bechet |
50 | * ''Series/NewYorkUndercover'' (1994, episode: "Garbage") as Andre Foreman |
51 | * ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' (1997, 3 episodes) as Hal Wilson |
52 | * ''Series/AngelsInAmerica'' (2003, 2 episodes) as Norman "Belize" Ariaga |
53 | * ''Series/{{House}}'' (2011, episode: "Nobody's Fault") as Dr. Walter Cofield |
54 | * ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (2013 – 2014) as Dr. Valentin Narcisse |
55 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' (2016, episode: "Tanks for Nuthin") as Think Tank (voice) |
56 | * ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (2016, 3 episodes) as Cuddlywhiskers (voice) |
57 | * ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (2016 – 2022) as Bernard Lowe/[[spoiler:Dr. Arnold Weber]] |
58 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 Green Eggs and Ham]]'' (2019 – 2022) as [=McWinkle=] (voice) |
59 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (2021 —) as Uatu the Watcher (voice) |
60 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021) |
61 | ** ''WesternAnimation/IAmGroot'' (2023) |
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63 | !!Stage roles: |
64 | * ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'' (1993) as Norman "Belize" Ariaga |
65 | * ''Theatre/TopdogUnderdog'' (2001) as Lincoln |
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67 | !! Video Game roles: |
68 | * ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII'' as Isaac |
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70 | !! Podcast/Audio Play roles: |
71 | * ''AudioPlay/TheSandman2020'' as Destiny |
72 | * ''Podcast/BatmanTheAudioAdventures'' as [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne / Batman]] |
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