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.
84 acting credits
Acting · 84
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Supernatural
2005
NCIS
2003
Chicago P.D.
2014
Prison Break
2005
How I Met Your Mother
2005
ER
1994
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
The Wire
2002
Burn Notice
2007
Lie to Me
2009
Close to Home
2005
The District
2000
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
The Sentinel
1996
Ballers
2015
Nashville
2012
Barry
2018
12 Monkeys
2015
Rosewood
2015
Arli$$
1996
The Alienist
2018
Legends
2014
Dharma & Greg
1997
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025
Black Bird
2022
Watchmen
2019
Accused
2023
The Agency
2001
Face/Off
1997
Boomtown
2002
The Hot Zone
2019
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
Helstrom
2020
The Loft
2014
Cracker
1997
Kingpin
2003
Flaked
2016
Freedom Writers
2007
Volcano
1997
The Fix
2019
Ray
2004
Vacation Friends
2021
The Collector
2009
Happy Town
2010
The Forgotten
2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
Sex and Death 101
2007
Osmosis Jones
2001
That Thing You Do!
1996
Unforgettable
2017
Duplex
2003
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Rampart
2011
Mighty Joe Young
1998
Beast of Burden
2018
Freelancers
2012
Live from Baghdad
2002
Storytelling
2001
Haven
2004
If These Walls Could Talk
1996
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001
Passion Play
2011
A Journal for Jordan
2021
Masked and Anonymous
2003
Clean Slate
1994
Sahara
1995
Coastlines
2002
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
Cosmic Slop
1994
Three Businessmen
1998
Lifeform
1996
Stir
1997
Killer Diller
2004
Rocky Road
2001
Mozart and the Whale
2005
The Heist
2000
The Hawk Is Dying
2007
Dreams in Nightmares
2024
Hollywood Palms
2000
Live Cargo
2016
Jamaica Beat
1997