Robert Wisdom
Acting
1953-09-14 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
TheatersDreams in Nightmares
2026 · Movie
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025 · Series
Accused
2023 · Series
Black Bird
2022 · Series
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · Series
A Journal for Jordan
2021 · Movie
Vacation Friends
2021 · Movie
Helstrom
2020 · Series
Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · Movie
Watchmen
2019 · Series
The Hot Zone
2019 · Series
The Fix
2019 · Series
Barry
2018 · Series
Beast of Burden
2018 · Movie
The Alienist
2018 · Series
Unforgettable
2017 · Movie
Live Cargo
2016 · Movie
Flaked
2016 · Series
Rosewood
2015 · Series
Ballers
2015 · Series
12 Monkeys
2015 · Series
The Loft
2014 · Movie
Legends
2014 · Series
Chicago P.D.
2014 · Series
Nashville
2012 · Series
Freelancers
2012 · Movie
The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Movie
Rampart
2011 · Movie
Passion Play
2011 · Movie
Happy Town
2010 · Series
Sympathy for Delicious
2010 · Movie
The Collector
2009 · Movie
Lie to Me
2009 · Series
Burn Notice
2007 · Series
Sex and Death 101
2007 · Movie
The Hawk Is Dying
2007 · Movie
Freedom Writers
2007 · Movie
Inconceivable
2005 · Series
Close to Home
2005 · Series
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Series
Supernatural
2005 · Series
Mozart and the Whale
2005 · Movie
Prison Break
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Ray
2004 · Movie
The Forgotten
2004 · Movie
Haven
2004 · Movie
Century City
2004 · Series
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 · Movie
Killer Diller
2004 · Movie
Duplex
2003 · Movie
NCIS
2003 · Series
Masked and Anonymous
2003 · Movie
Kingpin
2003 · Series
Live from Baghdad
2002 · Movie
Boomtown
2002 · Series
The Wire
2002 · Series
Coastlines
2002 · Movie
Storytelling
2001 · Movie
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001 · Movie
The Agency
2001 · Series
Osmosis Jones
2001 · Movie
Rocky Road
2001 · Movie
Hollywood Palms
2000 · Movie
The District
2000 · Series
The Heist
2000 · Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Movie
Three Businessmen
1998 · Movie
Dharma & Greg
1997 · Series
Cracker
1997 · Series
Stir
1997 · Movie
Face/Off
1997 · Movie
Jamaica Beat
1997 · Movie
Volcano
1997 · Movie
That Thing You Do!
1996 · Movie
Lifeform
1996 · Movie
If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · Movie
Arli$$
1996 · Series
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 · Series
The Sentinel
1996 · Series
Sahara
1995 · Movie
Cosmic Slop
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Clean Slate
1994 · Movie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Series