Jeffrey Wright
Biography
Jeffrey Wright is an American actor whose work spans theater, film, television, and video games. Born in Washington, D.C., he first gained prominence on Broadway in Angels in America, winning a Tony Award, and later earned an Emmy for the HBO adaptation. His first leading film role was painter Jean-Michel Basquiat in Basquiat (1996), and he earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for it. His notable films include Shaft (2000), Syriana (2005), Casino Royale (2006), and Rustin (2023). He played Felix Leiter in the James Bond films, Beetee Latier in The Hunger Games series, and Jim Gordon in The Batman (2022). For American Fiction (2023), he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. On television, he appeared in Boardwalk Empire and Westworld, and he also voiced the Watcher in What If...? and acted in The Last of Us Part II. His accolades also include a Golden Globe and a British Academy Games Award.
60years old
Turns 61 on December 7in 67 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 51
- Career span
- 34 years1991 to 2025
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Early training
Wright spent two months in 1988 in the MFA acting program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He left for a part in Les Blancs at Arena Stage, then moved with the show to the Huntington Theatre Company and chose acting as a full-time career.
First role
In 1990, Wright took his first major film role, playing an attorney in the legal drama Presumed Innocent, which was directed by Alan J. Pakula.
First role
In 1996, Wright took his first leading film role, playing the painter Jean-Michel Basquiat in the film Basquiat, and his work drew critical acclaim.
A first
Wright and Sterling K. Brown became the first black lead actor and black supporting actor from the same film both nominated for Academy Awards, for American Fiction.
Behind the camera
In 2018, Wright produced an HBO documentary called We Are Not Done Yet. It gives voice to war veterans who find resilience and healing through shared experience at a USO-sponsored arts workshop held at Walter Reed National Military Hospital.
Jeffrey Wright movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Francis Lawrence directed three of these films, Wes Anderson two and Jim Jarmusch two. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Francis Lawrence
All films by Wes Anderson
All films by Jim Jarmusch
Also four films together9 more actors
- Tilda SwintonAsteroid City (2023), The French Dispatch (2021), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) and Broken Flowers (2005)
- Elizabeth BanksThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Philip Seymour HoffmanThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and The Ides of March (2011)
- Josh HutchersonThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Jennifer LawrenceThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Sam ClaflinThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Liam HemsworthThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Paula MalcomsonThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) and Hamlet (2000)
- Willow ShieldsThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015), The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jeffrey Wright's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$6.4 billion
37 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 51 films: 37 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 3 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 37Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 3Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 84% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$865M13.5% of the total
- 2$774M12.1% of the total
- 3$773M12.1% of the total
- 4$755M11.8% of the total
- 5$653M10.2% of the total
- 6$599M9.4% of the total
- 7$590M9.2% of the total
- 8$332M5.2% of the total
$1.0 billionfrom the other 29 films with a worldwide figure, 16% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1994 to 2026, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA | |||
| 2026 | Performer in a Supporting Role | Won | |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Angels in America | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1994 | Best Featured Actor in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Performance | American Fiction | Won |
| 2008 | Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble | Cadillac Records | Won |
| 2008 | Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor | Cadillac Records | Won |
| 1994 | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Won | |
| Honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania | Honorary | ||
Online
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