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Jeffrey Wright(I)

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Jeffrey Wright in Westworld (2016)
IMDb sits down with the Bat and the Cat, Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz, to hear about their on-screen relationship in director Matt Reeves's 'The Batman.' Plus, we get Paul Dano and Jeffrey Wright's perspectives on reacting to the Batsuit in real-time as The Riddler and Jim Gordon.
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Born and raised in Washington DC, Jeffrey Wright graduated from Amherst College in 1987. Although he studied Political Science while at Amherst, Wright left the school with a love for acting. Shortly after graduating he won an acting scholarship to NYU, but dropped out after only two months to pursue acting full-time. With roles in Presumed Innocent (1990), and the Broadway production of Angels in America, (in which he won a Tony award), within a relatively short time Wright was able to show off his exceptional talent and ability on both stage and screen alike. His first major on-screen performance came in 1996 in the Julian Schnabel directed film Basquiat (1996). Wright's harrowing performance as the late painter Jean Michele Basquiat was critically acclaimed. Wright later had a continuing role in the HBO dramatic series Boardwalk Empire (2010).
BornDecember 7, 1965
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BornDecember 7, 1965
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Jeffrey Wright and Robert Pattinson in The Batman (2022)
Jeffrey Wright and Robert Pattinson in The Batman (2022)
Mathieu Amalric, Hippolyte Girardot, Steve Park, Jeffrey Wright, and Mauricette Coudivat in The French Dispatch (2020)
Jeffrey Wright in The French Dispatch (2020)
Bill Murray, Wallace Wolodarsky, and Jeffrey Wright in The French Dispatch (2020)
Daniel Craig and Jeffrey Wright in No Time to Die (2021)
Daniel Craig and Jeffrey Wright in No Time to Die (2021)
Jeffrey Wright in Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Jeffrey Wright and Oakes Fegley in The Goldfinch (2019)
Jeffrey Wright in No Small Parts (2014)
Jeffrey Wright in The IMDb Show (2017)
Alexander Skarsgård, Eric Keenleyside, Brian Martell, Jeffrey Wright, Julian Black Antelope, and Ryan Irving in Hold the Dark (2018)

Known for

Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Benicio Del Toro, Edward Norton, Henry Winkler, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Lois Smith, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Wallace Wolodarsky, Jeffrey Wright, Jarvis Cocker, Mohamed Belhadjine, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, and Krishna Bagadiya in The French Dispatch (2020)
The French Dispatch
7.1
  • Roebuck Wright
  • 2020
Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
The Batman
7.8
  • Lt. James Gordon
  • 2022
Bill Murray in Broken Flowers (2005)
Broken Flowers
7.2
  • Winston
  • 2005
Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft (2000)
Shaft
6.0
  • Peoples Hernandez
  • 2000

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Actor

  • Asteroid City
    • Post-production
  • Atrabilious
    • Completed
  • Rustin
    • Post-production
  • ARK: The Animated Series
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Untitled MRC and T-Street/Cord Jefferson Project
    • Post-production
  • Josh Keaton, Jeffrey Wright, Lake Bell, Chadwick Boseman, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Hudson Thames, Hayley Atwell, and Ross Marquand in What If...? (2021)
    What If...?
    • (voice)
  • Batman: The Audio Adventures (2021)
    Batman: The Audio Adventures
    • (voice)
  • The Sandman (2020)
    The Sandman
  • Fate of a Sport (2022)
    Fate of a Sport
  • Westworld (2016)
    Westworld
  • Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
    The Batman
  • Daniel Craig in No Time to Die (2021)
    No Time to Die
  • Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, Benicio Del Toro, Edward Norton, Henry Winkler, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Lois Smith, Tilda Swinton, Christoph Waltz, Wallace Wolodarsky, Jeffrey Wright, Jarvis Cocker, Mohamed Belhadjine, Saoirse Ronan, Tony Revolori, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, and Krishna Bagadiya in The French Dispatch (2020)
    The French Dispatch
  • Ashley Johnson in The Last of Us: Part II (2020)
    The Last of Us: Part II
  • All Day and a Night (2020)
    All Day and a Night
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • (voice)
  • Michael Douglas and Adam Devine in Green Eggs and Ham (2019)
    Green Eggs and Ham
    • (voice)
  • Oakes Fegley in The Goldfinch (2019)
    The Goldfinch
  • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
    The Laundromat
  • Jeffrey Wright and Riley Keough in Hold the Dark (2018)
    Hold the Dark

Producer

  • We Are Not Done Yet (2018)
    We Are Not Done Yet
  • Zoe Saldana, Melvin Van Peebles, and Jeffrey Wright in Blackout (2007)
    Blackout

Soundtrack

  • Adrien Brody, Beyoncé, and Jeffrey Wright in Cadillac Records (2008)
    Cadillac Records
  • Ethan Hawke in Hamlet (2000)
    Hamlet
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Jeffrey Wright: Apocalypse Now and Sid & Nancy
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Jeffrey Wright: Apocalypse Now and Sid & Nancy
"Westworld" Star Jeffrey Wright Honors Veterans in "We Are Not Done Yet"
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"Westworld" Star Jeffrey Wright Honors Veterans in "We Are Not Done Yet"
Evan Rachel Wood, Aaron Paul, and "Westworld" Cast Choose Humans vs. Hosts
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Evan Rachel Wood, Aaron Paul, and "Westworld" Cast Choose Humans vs. Hosts
Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz Answer Burning Questions About 'The Batman'
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Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz Answer Burning Questions About 'The Batman'
Jeffrey Wright | Career Retrospective
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Jeffrey Wright | Career Retrospective
Trailer Breakdown: 'The Batman'
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Trailer Breakdown: 'The Batman'
Jeffrey Wright on Why 'Apocalypse Now' Changed His Life
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Jeffrey Wright on Why 'Apocalypse Now' Changed His Life
Why "Westworld" Season 3 Make Us Hopeful for Its Bleak Future
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Why "Westworld" Season 3 Make Us Hopeful for Its Bleak Future
These Bond Women Are Changing the Spy Game
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These Bond Women Are Changing the Spy Game
Bond 25 Returns to 007's Origins
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Bond 25 Returns to 007's Origins
"Downtown Chicago" from Source Code
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"Downtown Chicago" from Source Code
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete

Personal details

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    • December 7, 1965
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Carmen EjogoOctober 18, 2001 - 2014 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    "Topdog/Underdog," an original comedy, written by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by George C. Wolfe, with Yasiin Bey (in his Broadway debut, portraying Booth) and Jeffrey Wright (portraying Lincoln), on Broadway at the Ambassador Theater, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. (175 total performances, including 31 previews beginning March 12, 2002)
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 8 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Father died when he was a year old and was raised by his mother, who was a lawyer before working at the U.S. Customs Department, and his aunt, a one-time nurse.
  • Quotes
    I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.
    • Deep, smooth voice
    • Westworld
      (2016)
      $250,000 /episode (Season 3)

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