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Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright
Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0

About

Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965, in Washington, D.C.) is an American actor who built a career spanning New York theatre and major Hollywood franchises. He first made his name as Belize in the Broadway production of Angels in America, a role that later earned him an Emmy for the HBO miniseries on top of his Tony and Golden Globe. He is widely recognized as Felix Leiter in the Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die, as Bernard Lowe in Westworld, and as Commissioner Gordon in The Batman. In 2024 he received his first Academy Award nomination, for Best Actor in American Fiction.

Born:
7 December 1965 (60 years)
Place of birth:
Washington, D.C., USA
1
Oscar nomination (American Fiction, 2024)
7×
Emmy Award nomination in career

What's new

  • 2026-02

    Wright was cast in the lead role of Willy Loman in the upcoming film adaptation of the play Death of a Salesman by Tony Kushner and Chinonye Chukwu, where he will star alongside Octavia Spencer.

  • 2026-05

    The thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin entered American cinemas, in which he plays American journalist Rowland.

  • 2026-03

    According to available reports, Wright is expected to reprise his role as Commissioner Jim Gordon in the upcoming sequel The Batman: Part II.

  • 2025-08

    The cast for the film adaptation of Death of a Salesman has been announced alongside Octavia Spencer, with Tony Kushner as co-writer of the screenplay.

Tracks

Angels in Americarole of Belize - Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe
American Fictionrole of Monka Ellison, first Oscar nomination (2024)
James Bond: Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, No Time to Dierole of Felix Leiter
Westworldrole of Bernard Low, since 2016
The Batman / The Batman: Part IIrole of Commissioner James Gordon

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Past · 2

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