Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom (born September 14, 1953 in Washington, DC ) is an American actor .
Life
Robert Wisdom was born to Jamaican parents. The second of three children, he grew up in Washington, DC. He attended St. Alban's School and decided against his athletic scholarship as a runner and for Columbia University during his academic career . There he graduated in history and sociology in 1976 . During his senior year in college, he began acting at university and, against the advice of his lecturer, opted for banking training. After a few years he returned to Washington, where he produced shows for the National Public Radio and occasionally also organized theater productions. This also brought him to London , where he was encouraged to take acting a little more seriously. He himself auditioned for various theater productions and was able to successfully take part in some. He gave up his job and from 1990 was on the road for several years on various theater stages in England and Scotland.
His first film role in the comedy Blackout - A Detective Seeks Himself , at the side of Kevin Pollak , James Earl Jones and Dana Carvey , started his Hollywood career. He has since appeared in successful films such as In the Body of the Enemy , The Apartment Schreck and Ray and has played major roles in television series such as The Wire , Prison Break , Supernatural , Happy Town and Nashville .
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1994: Blackout - A detective seeks himself ( Clean Slate )
- 1995: Sahara - Desert of Death ( Sahara )
- 1996: House of Silent Screams ( If These Walls Could Talk )
- 1996: Invader - Visit from Space ( Invader )
- 1997: In the body of the enemy ( Face / Off )
- 1997: Volcano
- 1998: My great friend Joe ( Mighty Joe Young )
- 1999: Shot Down ( The Heist )
- 2000: The Jazz Connection ( For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story )
- 2001: storytelling
- 2002: Live from Baghdad ( Live from Baghdad )
- 2003: The Schreck Apartment ( Duplex )
- 2004: Haven
- 2004: Barbershop 2 ( Barbershop 2: Back in Business )
- 2004: The Forgotten ( The Forgotten )
- 2004: Ray
- 2005: Mozart and the Whale ( Mozart and the Whale )
- 2007: Freedom Writers
- 2007: Sex and Death 101
- 2009: The Collector - He Always Takes One (The Collector)
- 2011: Rampart - Cop out of control (Rampart)
- 2012: The Dark Knight Rises
- 2012: Freelancers
- 2019: Motherless Brooklyn
series
- 1996: The Sentinel ( The Sentinel , 1 episode)
- 1997–1999: Fitz again and again ( Cracker , 16 episodes)
- 1997–1999: Poltergeist - The uncanny power ( Poltergeist: The Legacy , 3 episodes)
- 2003-2008: The Wire (27 episodes)
- 2007-2008: Prison Break (13 episodes)
- 2008–2009: Supernatural (4 episodes)
- 2009: How I Met Your Mother (1 episode)
- 2010–2011: Burn Notice (8 episodes)
- 2010: Happy Town (8 episodes)
- 2012-2013: Nashville
- 2014–2015: Chicago PD
- 2016: Flaked
- 2018: The Alienist ( The Alienist , Miniseries)
Web links
- Robert Wisdom in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Wisdom in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Actor Robert Wisdom '76 Brings Depth to His Roles , college.columbia.edu
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wisdom, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC , United States |