Robert Wisdom
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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Grey's Anatomy

NCIS

Supernatural

Prison Break

Chicago P.D.

ER

Agatha Christie's Poirot
All Movies (45)
- Dreams in Nightmares2026 · as Virgil
- A Journal for Jordan2021 · as Sgt. T.J. Canedy
- Vacation Friends2021 · as Harold
- Motherless Brooklyn2019 · as Billy Rose
- Beast of Burden2018 · as Mallory
- Unforgettable2017 · as Detective Pope
- Live Cargo2016 · as Roy
- The Loft2014 · as Detective Cohagan
- Freelancers2012 · as Terrence Burke
- The Dark Knight Rises2012 · as Army Captain at Bridge
- Rampart2011 · as Captain
- Passion Play2011 · as Malcolm
- Sympathy for Delicious2010 · as Prendell
- The Collector2009 · as Roy
- Sex and Death 1012007 · as Alpha
- The Hawk Is Dying2007 · as Billy Bob
- Freedom Writers2007 · as Dr. Carl Cohn
- Mozart and the Whale2005 · as Blume
- Ray2004 · as Jack Lauderdale
- The Forgotten2004 · as Carl Dayton
- Haven2004 · as Mr. Sterling
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · as Alderman Brown
- Killer Diller2004 · as Moker
- Duplex2003 · as Officer Dan
- Masked and Anonymous2003 · as Lucius
- Live from Baghdad2002 · as Bernard Shaw
- Coastlines2002 · as Bob Johnson
- Storytelling2001 · as Mr. Scott
- Dancing at the Blue Iguana2001 · as Eddie
- Osmosis Jones2001 · as Big Germ (voice)
- Rocky Road2001 · as Michael Jones
- Hollywood Palms2000 · as The Dutchman
- The Heist2000 · as Slim
- Mighty Joe Young1998 · as Kweli
- Three Businessmen1998 · as Leroy Jasper
- Stir1997 · as Detective Williams
- Face/Off1997 · as Tito Biondi
- Jamaica Beat1997 · as Inspector Sterling
- Volcano1997 · as O.E.M. Staffer #2
- That Thing You Do!1996 · as Bobby Washington
- Lifeform1996 · as Colonel Jessie Pratt
- If These Walls Could Talk1996 · as Policeman
- Sahara1995 · as Tambul
- Cosmic Slop1994 · as Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
- Clean Slate1994 · as Mort
All TV Shows (40)
- The Terminal List: Dark Wolf2025 · as Jed Haverford
- Accused2023 · as Mitch Becker
- Black Bird2022 · as Edmund Beaumont
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds2022 · as Dak'Reh
- Helstrom2020 · as Henry / Caretaker
- Watchmen2019 · as Seymour
- The Hot Zone2019 · as Vernon Tucker
- The Fix2019 · as Buck Neal
- Barry2018 · as Jim Moss
- The Alienist2018 · as Cyrus Montrose
- Flaked2016 · as George
- Rosewood2015 · as Gerald Kelly
- Ballers2015 · as Dennis
- 12 Monkeys2015 · as Jeremy
- Legends2014 · as Conrad Tomlin
- Chicago P.D.2014 · as Ron Perry
- Nashville2012 · as Coleman Carlisle
- Happy Town2010 · as Detective Roger Hobbs
- Lie to Me2009 · as Bonds
- Burn Notice2007 · as Vaughn Anderson
- Close to Home2005 · as Reverend Scofield
- How I Met Your Mother2005 · as McCracken
- Supernatural2005 · as Uriel
- Prison Break2005 · as Norman "Lechero" St. John
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Mr. Hamilton
- Century City2004
- NCIS2003 · as Warden Gene Halsey
- Kingpin2003
- Boomtown2002 · as Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
- The Wire2002 · as Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
- The Agency2001 · as Mr. Banga
- The District2000 · as Mr. Broyles
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Father Theo Burdett
- Dharma & Greg1997 · as Prospero
- Cracker1997 · as Detective Danny Watlington
- Arli$$1996 · as Donny Thurman
- Poltergeist: The Legacy1996 · as Daniel Euwara
- The Sentinel1996 · as Lieutenant Williams
- ER1994 · as Dr. Hammond
- Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Waiter