Robert Wisdom
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 appeare...
Known For
Filmography
Dreams in Nightmares
2026
as Virgil
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025
as Jed Haverford
Accused
2023
as Mitch Becker
Black Bird
2022
as Edmund Beaumont
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
as Dak'Reh
Vacation Friends
2021
as Harold
A Journal for Jordan
2021
as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
Helstrom
2020
as Henry / Caretaker
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Billy Rose
The Hot Zone
2019
as Vernon Tucker
Watchmen
2019
as Seymour
The Fix
2019
as Buck Neal
Beast of Burden
2018
as Mallory
Barry
2018
as Jim Moss
The Alienist
2018
as Cyrus Montrose
Unforgettable
2017
as Detective Pope
Live Cargo
2016
as Roy
Flaked
2016
as George
12 Monkeys
2015
as Jeremy
Rosewood
2015
as Gerald Kelly
Ballers
2015
as Dennis
The Loft
2014
as Detective Cohagan
Legends
2014
as Conrad Tomlin
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Ron Perry
Freelancers
2012
as Terrence Burke
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Army Captain at Bridge
Nashville
2012
as Coleman Carlisle
Rampart
2011
as Captain
Passion Play
2011
as Malcolm
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
as Prendell
Happy Town
2010
as Detective Roger Hobbs
The Collector
2009
as Roy
Lie to Me
2009
as Bonds
Freedom Writers
2007
as Dr. Carl Cohn
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
as Billy Bob
Sex and Death 101
2007
as Alpha
Burn Notice
2007
as Vaughn Anderson
Mozart and the Whale
2005
as Blume
Close to Home
2005
as Reverend Scofield
Supernatural
2005
as Uriel
Prison Break
2005
as Norman "Lechero" St. John
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Hamilton
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as McCracken
Inconceivable
2005
as Earl Godchaux
Killer Diller
2004
as Moker
Haven
2004
as Mr. Sterling
Ray
2004
as Jack Lauderdale
The Forgotten
2004
as Carl Dayton
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Alderman Brown
Century City
2004
Masked and Anonymous
2003
as Lucius
Duplex
2003
as Officer Dan
NCIS
2003
as Gene Halsey
Kingpin
2003
Live from Baghdad
2002
as Bernard Shaw
Coastlines
2002
as Bob Johnson
The Wire
2002
as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
Boomtown
2002
as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
Storytelling
2001
as Mr. Scott
Rocky Road
2001
as Michael Jones
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
as Eddie
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Big Germ (voice)
The Agency
2001
as Mr. Banga
The Heist
2000
as Slim
Hollywood Palms
2000
as The Dutchman
The District
2000
as Mr. Broyles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Father Theo Burdett
Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Kweli
Three Businessmen
1998
as Leroy Jasper
Jamaica Beat
1997
as Inspector Sterling
Face/Off
1997
as Tito Biondi
Stir
1997
as Detective Williams
Volcano
1997
as O.E.M. Staffer #2
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Prospero
Cracker
1997
as Detective Danny Watlington
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Bobby Washington
Lifeform
1996
as Colonel Jessie Pratt
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
as Policeman
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Daniel Euwara
The Sentinel
1996
as Lieutenant Williams
Arli$$
1996
as Donny Thurman
Sahara
1995
as Tambul
Clean Slate
1994
as Mort
Cosmic Slop
1994
as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
ER
1994
as Dr. Hammond
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Waiter