
Robert Wisdom
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1953-09-14 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Also known as
- Bob Wisdom · Robert Ray Wisdom · روبرت ويسدم
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
TV Shows (39)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Father Theo Burdett

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Hamilton

Supernatural
2005
as Uriel

NCIS
2003
as Warden Gene Halsey

Prison Break
2005
as Norman "Lechero" St. John

Chicago P.D.
2014
as Ron Perry

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as McCracken

ER
1994
as Dr. Hammond

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Waiter

The Wire
2002
as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin

Burn Notice
2007
as Vaughn Anderson

Arli$$
1996
as Donny Thurman

Lie to Me
2009
as Bonds

The District
2000
as Mr. Broyles

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Dak'Reh

Barry
2018
as Jim Moss

Ballers
2015
as Dennis

Nashville
2012
as Coleman Carlisle

The Sentinel
1996
as Lieutenant Williams

Rosewood
2015
as Gerald Kelly

12 Monkeys
2015
as Jeremy

Close to Home
2005
as Reverend Scofield

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025
as Jed Haverford

The Alienist
2018
as Cyrus Montrose

Dharma & Greg
1997
as Prospero

Black Bird
2022
as Edmund Beaumont

Watchmen
2019
as Seymour

Legends
2014
as Conrad Tomlin

Accused
2023
as Mitch Becker

The Agency
2001
as Mr. Banga

Boomtown
2002
as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)

The Hot Zone
2019
as Vernon Tucker

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Daniel Euwara

Helstrom
2020
as Henry / Caretaker

Cracker
1997
as Detective Danny Watlington

Flaked
2016
as George

The Fix
2019
as Buck Neal

Kingpin
2003

Happy Town
2010
as Detective Roger Hobbs
Movies (45)

The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Army Captain at Bridge

Face/Off
1997
as Tito Biondi

The Loft
2014
as Detective Cohagan

The Forgotten
2004
as Carl Dayton

The Collector
2009
as Roy

Volcano
1997
as O.E.M. Staffer #2

Ray
2004
as Jack Lauderdale

Freedom Writers
2007
as Dr. Carl Cohn

Freelancers
2012
as Terrence Burke

That Thing You Do!
1996
as Bobby Washington

Duplex
2003
as Officer Dan

Unforgettable
2017
as Detective Pope

Sex and Death 101
2007
as Alpha

Osmosis Jones
2001
as Big Germ (voice)

Vacation Friends
2021
as Harold

Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Billy Rose

Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Kweli

Passion Play
2011
as Malcolm

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Alderman Brown

Rampart
2011
as Captain

If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Policeman

The Heist
2000
as Slim

Haven
2004
as Mr. Sterling

A Journal for Jordan
2021
as Sgt. T.J. Canedy

Hollywood Palms
2000
as The Dutchman

Clean Slate
1994
as Mort

Beast of Burden
2018
as Mallory

Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Lucius

Live from Baghdad
2002
as Bernard Shaw

Sahara
1995
as Tambul

Coastlines
2002
as Bob Johnson

Stir
1997
as Detective Williams

Storytelling
2001
as Mr. Scott

Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Eddie

Lifeform
1996
as Colonel Jessie Pratt

Sympathy for Delicious
2010
as Prendell
Rocky Road
2001
as Michael Jones

Three Businessmen
1998
as Leroy Jasper

Mozart and the Whale
2005
as Blume

Killer Diller
2004
as Moker

Jamaica Beat
1997
as Inspector Sterling

Cosmic Slop
1994
as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')

Dreams in Nightmares
2024
as Virgil

The Hawk Is Dying
2007
as Billy Bob

Live Cargo
2016
as Roy
About 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, includin… With 84 credits spanning from 1989 to 2025, Robert Wisdom has appeared in 45 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert Wisdom Movies
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) — as Army Captain at Bridge
- Face/Off (1997) — as Tito Biondi
- The Loft (2014) — as Detective Cohagan
- The Forgotten (2004) — as Carl Dayton
- The Collector (2009) — as Roy
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