Jeffrey Wright was born on December 7, 1965, in Washington, D.C.
What is Jeffrey Wright’s Height?
He has a height of 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 78 kg. His shoe size is 11 (US). He is bald and has black eyes.
Jeffrey Wright Relationship :
Jeffrey is at present single. Previously he was married to actress Carmen Ejogo in 2000. After getting married they appeared in the 2001 movie Boycott. Carmen became a mother for the first time as she gave birth to her first child Elijah Wright (daughter). Similarly, their second child Juno was born. Their relationship lasted for 14 long years as their marriage ended in divorce in 2014.
Although they got separated but have remained in contact with each other and often hang out together with their children.
What is Jeffrey Wright’s Net Worth?
At present he has a net worth of $8 million.
Is Jeffrey Wright active on Social Media?
He is active on social media. He has 71.1K followers on Instagram and has 236K followers on Twitter. Likewise, he has more than 13.4K followers on Facebook.
New York University, St. Albans School, Amherst College, St Albans School, Hertfordshire
Nationality
American
Spouse
Carmen Ejogo (m. 2000–2014)
Children
Elijah Wright, TK Wright
Awards
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, ...
Nominations
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Sp...
Movies
Westworld, The Good Dinosaur, Casino Royale, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Shaft, Quantum of Solace, Cadillac Records, Source Code, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Boardwalk Empire, Syriana, The Ides of March, Basquiat
One of the people who made a huge impression on me early in my career and who was also kind of a master to my apprentice was a woman named Lilia Skala. She said to me "You know, Jeffrey, you're good, but you must work hard. Success will not drop out of the sky like a ripe apple. You must work!" One of the best pieces of advice anybody ever gave to me.
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About Cement (2000) - "That was a film that Adrian Pasdar directed. He's been a good friend of mine. It's kind of a cops and criminals film, but it's hard to decipher who's who. We shot it guerrilla-style, mostly out in Long Beach, California. My character's struggling to maintain his balance in an imbalanced, criminal underground."
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I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine.
Quick Facts of Jeffrey Wright
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Fact
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He was awarded the 1994 New York Drama Desk Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play for "Angels in America: Part Two: Perestroika," on Broadway in New York City.
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He was awarded the 1994 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for "Angels in America: Part Two: Perestroika," on Broadway in New York City.
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He has two roles in common with David Oyelowo: (1) Wright played Martin Luther King in Boycott (2001) while Oyelowo played him in Selma (2014) - in both productions, Carmen Ejogo played King's wife Coretta Scott King and (2) Oyelowo played Muddy Waters in Who Do You Love (2008) while Wright played him in Cadillac Records (2008).
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He appeared in three films with Daniel Craig in as many years: Casino Royale (2006), The Invasion (2007) and Quantum of Solace (2008).
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He played CIA Agent Felix Leiter in both Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008). This made him only the second actor in the history of the Bond franchise to play the role more than once. David Hedison had previously played the role in both Live and Let Die (1973) and Licence to Kill (1989). Unlike Hedison, Wright played Leiter in two consecutive films. Hedison's two appearances were separated by 16 years, 8 films and one other actor (John Terry).
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In 2006, he became the first African American to play Felix Leiter in an official James Bond film (Casino Royale (2006). Bernie Casey played Leiter in the unofficial Never Say Never Again (1983).
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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.
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The only original cast member from the play Angels In America to appear in the film version Angels in America (2003).
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Has one son, Elijah.
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Is friends with Adrian Pasdar.
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Graduated from prestigious St. Albans School for Boys in Washington, DC.
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His cousin, Brian Wright, was the boy who portrayed young 'Basquiat' at the beginning of that film. The production team needed a child to portray Basquiat who also looked like Jeffrey Wright. Because of this, Jeffrey asked his cousin to do the job.
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Although he alters aspects of his physical appearance for each role, his voice is often unrecognizable from one role to the next. The voices of Belize, with his intelligent, acerbic wit in Angels in America (2003), to Peoples Hernandez whose vicious macho confidence is conveyed through his Latino accent in Shaft (2000) to Al Melvin The Manchurian Candidate (2004), whose deep grumblings heartbreakingly represent the state of a destroyed man.
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He received an honorary degree from Amherst College in 2004.
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Attended New York University on a theatre scholarship, but dropped out after only two months to act full time.
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Won Broadway's 1994 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for Tony Kushner's "Angels In America: Perestroika," a role he recreated in the television mini-series version, Angels in America (2003). In 2002, he was nominated for Tony's Best Actor (Play) Award for "Topdog/Underdog."
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Graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1987.
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Studied Political Science at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Trademarks of Jeffrey Wright
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Trademark
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Often plays intelligent characters
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Deep, smooth voice
Filmography of Jeffrey Wright
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Friday's Child
2017
post-production
Detective Portnoy
Monster
2017/II
post-production
Mr.Harmon
The Public
filming
Westworld
2016-2018
TV Series
Bernard Lowe
BoJack Horseman
2016
TV Series
Cuddlywhiskers / Father
Confirmation
2016
TV Movie
Charles Ogletree
The Venture Bros.
2016
TV Series
Think Tank / Dr. Nidaba
The Good Dinosaur
2015
Poppa (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
Beetee
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
Beetee
Boardwalk Empire
2013-2014
TV Series
Valentin Narcisse
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
Beetee
Only Lovers Left Alive
2013
Dr. Watson
A Single Shot
2013
Simon
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
2013
Henry
Broken City
2013
Carl Fairbanks
Ernest & Celestine
2012
Grizzly Judge (English version, voice)
House M.D.
2012
TV Series
Dr. Walter Cofield
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
William Black
The Ides of March
2011
Senator Thompson
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
TV Movie voice
Source Code
2011
Dr. Rutledge
Cadillac Records
2008
Muddy Waters
Quantum of Solace
2008
Felix Leiter
W.
2008/I
Colin Powell
Blackout
2007/III
Nelson
The Invasion
2007/I
Dr. Stephen Galeano
American Experience
2007
TV Series documentary
Narrator
Chicago 10
2007
Documentary
Bobby Seale (voice)
Casino Royale
2006
Felix Leiter
Lady in the Water
2006
Mr. Dury
Syriana
2005
Bennett Holiday
Broken Flowers
2005
Winston
Lackawanna Blues
2005
TV Movie
Mr. Paul
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Al Melvin
Sin's Kitchen
2004
Rex
Angels in America
2003
TV Mini-Series
BelizeMr. LiesHomeless man...
Eye See You
2002
Jaworski
Ali
2001
Howard Bingham
Boycott
2001
TV Movie
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shaft
2000
Peoples Hernandez
Cement
2000
Ninny
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia
2000
Chris
Hamlet
2000
Gravedigger
Ride with the Devil
1999/I
Daniel Holt
Blossoms and Veils
1998
Short
Ben
Meschugge
1998
Win
Celebrity
1998
Greg - Off-Off Broadway Director
Too Tired to Die
1998
Balzac Man
Homicide: Life on the Street
1997
TV Series
Hal Wilson
Critical Care
1997
Bed Two
Basquiat
1996
Jean Michel Basquiat
Faithful
1996
Young Man at Rolls
New York Undercover
1994
TV Series
Andre Foreman
Young Indiana Jones
1993
TV Series
Sidney Bichet
Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991
Derek
Separate But Equal
1991
TV Mini-Series
William Coleman
Presumed Innocent
1990
Prosecuting Attorney
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cadillac Records
2008
performer: "I'm a Man", "Country Blues", "I Can't Be Satisfied", "Forty Days and Forty Nights", "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"
Hamlet
2000
performer: "All Along the Watchtower"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blackout
2007/III
producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hamlet
2000
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Reflections of Lady in the Water
2006
Video documentary short
Becoming Bond
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
2006 Independent Spirit Awards
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
37th NAACP Image Awards
2006
TV Special
Himself
Heute
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
2006
Documentary
Himself
Live from Lincoln Center
2005
TV Series
Himself
The True Story of Hannibal
2005
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Time Machine: Rwanda - Do Scars Ever Fade?
2004
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004
Documentary
Other Voices (voice)
With All Deliberate Speed
2004
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photography of Milt Hinton
2003
Documentary
Himself (voice)
Stage on Screen: The Topdog Diaries
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself / Lincoln
The 56th Annual Tony Awards
2002
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play
Working in the Theatre
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
33rd NAACP Image Awards
2002
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
VH1 Legends
2001
TV Series documentary
Narrator
HBO First Look
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Making of 'Ali'
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The 48th Annual Tony Awards
1994
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Featured Actor in a Play
Running for His Life: The Lawrence Phillips Story
2016
Documentary
Narrator
Hero with a Thousand Faces
2016
Documentary
Himself
Made in Hollywood
2011-2015
TV Series
Himself
The Hunger Games: The Phenomenon
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
2015
Video documentary
Himself
Saving My Tomorrow
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
Good Morning America
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Queen Latifah Show
2014
TV Series
Himself - The Hunger Games
Dwight Howard in the Moment
2014
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Melissa Harris-Perry
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Forgotten Four: The Integration of Pro Football
2014
Documentary
Narrator (voice)
Friend or Foe: New Cast of Catching Fire
2014
Video short
Himself
The 7th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
2013
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Presenter
Tavis Smiley
2010-2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Wendy Williams Show
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Chelsea Lately
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Putting It All Together: The Making of 'Broken City'
2013
Video documentary short
Himself
Anderson Live
2013
TV Series
Himself
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
2010
TV Movie documentary voice
Open Book
2009
TV Series documentary
Himself
Playing Chess: The Making of Cadillac Records
2009
Video documentary short
Himself
D.L. Hughley Breaks the News
2008
TV Series
Himself
Bond on Location
2008
TV Short documentary
Himself
Independent Lens
2005-2008
TV Series documentary
Bobby Seale / Himself / Narrator
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show
2008
TV Movie
Himself
The 17th Annual Gotham Awards
2007
TV Special
Himself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Broken Flowers: Start to Finish
2006
Video documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Blood Diamonds
2006
TV Movie documentary
Narrator
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Silenci?
2005
TV Series
Winston
Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe
2005
TV Special
Jean Michel Basquiat (uncredited)
Young Indiana Jones
1993
TV Series
Sidney Bechet
Awards of Jeffrey Wright
Won
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Vision Award
NAMIC Vision Awards
Best Performance - Drama
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2008
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Cadillac Records (2008)
2007
Career Achievement Award
Chicago International Film Festival
2006
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Supporting Actor - Television
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
2005
SDFCS Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Broken Flowers (2005)
2004
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Television: Best Supporting Actor
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actor
Angels in America (2003)
2002
AFI Award
AFI Awards, USA
Actor of the Year - Male - TV Movie or Mini-Series
Boycott (2001)
2000
TFCA Award
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Best Supporting Performance, Male
Shaft (2000)
Nominated
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2014
Vision Award
NAMIC Vision Awards
Best Performance - Drama
Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2008
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Cadillac Records (2008)
2007
Career Achievement Award
Chicago International Film Festival
2006
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Best Supporting Actor - Television
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
2005
SDFCS Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Best Supporting Actor
Broken Flowers (2005)
2004
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, USA
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Black Reel
Black Reel Awards
Television: Best Supporting Actor
Angels in America (2003)
2004
Gold Derby TV Award
Gold Derby Awards
TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actor
Angels in America (2003)
2002
AFI Award
AFI Awards, USA
Actor of the Year - Male - TV Movie or Mini-Series