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, 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.
69Credits39 TV · 30 films
1989–2025Years activefirst to latest
8.6 Highest ratedThe Wire
7.0 Average ratingacross 69 titles
Top TV shows 39best Robert Wisdom shows
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The WireHoward 'Bunny' Colvin · 27 eps · 2002 - 2
Chicago P.D.Ron Perry · 7 eps · 2014 - 3
SupernaturalUriel · 5 eps · 2005 - 4
Grey's AnatomyMr. Hamilton · 1 ep · 2005 - 5
Agatha Christie's PoirotWaiter · 1 ep · 1989 - 6
How I Met Your MotherMcCracken · 1 ep · 2005 - 7
Prison BreakNorman "Lechero" St. John · 13 eps · 2005 - 8
Black BirdEdmund Beaumont · 4 eps · 2022 - 9
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFather Theo Burdett · 1 ep · 1999 - 10
Star Trek: Strange New WorldsDak'Reh · 1 ep · 2022 - 11
BarryJim Moss · 11 eps · 2018 - 12
Lie to MeBonds · 1 ep · 2009 - 13
ERDr. Hammond · 1 ep · 1994 - 14
WatchmenSeymour · 2 eps · 2019 - 15
NCISWarden Gene Halsey · 1 ep · 2003 - 16
The Terminal List: Dark WolfJed Haverford · 6 eps · 2025 - 17
The AlienistCyrus Montrose · 18 eps · 2018 - 18
Burn NoticeVaughn Anderson · 7 eps · 2007 - 19
12 MonkeysJeremy · 1 ep · 2015 - 20
CrackerDetective Danny Watlington · 16 eps · 1997 - 21
The SentinelLieutenant Williams · 1 ep · 1996 - 22
The Hot ZoneVernon Tucker · 6 eps · 2019 - 23
Happy TownRoger Hobbs · 2010–2010 · Drama - 24
The AgencyMr. Banga · 1 ep · 2001 - 25
AccusedMitch Becker · 1 ep · 2023 - 26
The FixBuck Neal · 7 eps · 2019 - 27
The DistrictMr. Broyles · 1 ep · 2000 - 28
BallersDennis · 20 eps · 2015 - 29
FlakedGeorge · 13 eps · 2016 - 30
Arli$$Donny Thurman · 1 ep · 1996 - 31
HelstromHenry / Caretaker · 10 eps · 2020 - 32
NashvilleColeman Carlisle · 21 eps · 2012 - 33
RosewoodGerald Kelly · 7 eps · 2015 - 34
LegendsConrad Tomlin · 2 eps · 2014 - 35
BoomtownChronic (Daryl C. Norcott) · 1 ep · 2002 - 36
Kingpin2 eps · 2003 - 37
Dharma & GregProspero · 1 ep · 1997 - 38
Poltergeist: The LegacyDaniel Euwara · 3 eps · 1996 - 39
Close to HomeReverend Scofield · 1 ep · 2005
Top movies 30best Robert Wisdom movies
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Freedom WritersDr. Carl Cohn · 2007 - 2
The Dark Knight RisesArmy Captain at Bridge · 2012 - 3
Jamaica BeatInspector Sterling · 1997 - 4
RayJack Lauderdale · 2004 - 5
Face/OffTito Biondi · 1997 - 6
Vacation FriendsHarold · 2021 - 7
A Journal for JordanSgt. T.J. Canedy · 2021 - 8
That Thing You Do!Bobby Washington · 1996 - 9
Live from BaghdadBernard Shaw · 2002 - 10
Motherless BrooklynBilly Rose · 2019 - 11
If These Walls Could TalkPoliceman · 1996 - 12
The CollectorRoy · 2009 - 13
StorytellingMr. Scott · 2001 - 14
Osmosis JonesBig Germ (voice) · 2001 - 15Rocky RoadMichael Jones · 2001
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SaharaTambul · 1995 - 17
The LoftDetective Cohagan · 2014 - 18
Mighty Joe YoungKweli · 1998 - 19
Three BusinessmenLeroy Jasper · 1998 - 20
Mozart and the WhaleBlume · 2005 - 21
Sex and Death 101Alpha · 2007 - 22
DuplexOfficer Dan · 2003 - 23
Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessAlderman Brown · 2004 - 24
The ForgottenCarl Dayton · 2004 - 25
VolcanoO.E.M. Staffer #2 · 1997 - 26
UnforgettableDetective Pope · 2017 - 27
Clean SlateMort · 1994 - 28
Live CargoRoy · 2016 - 29
Sympathy for DeliciousPrendell · 2010 - 30
Killer DillerMoker · 2004
