
Robert Wisdom
Biography
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.
Filmography

Inconceivable
2005 · 9.0

The Wire
2002 · 8.6

Chicago P.D.
2014 · 8.4

Supernatural
2005 · 8.3

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · 8.2

How I Met Your Mother
2005 · 8.1

Black Bird
2022 · 8.1

Prison Break
2005 · 8.1

The Terminal List
2022 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Freedom Writers
2007 · 7.9

Barry
2018 · 7.9

Lie to Me
2009 · 7.9

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · 7.9

ER
1994 · 7.8

The Dark Knight Rises
2012 · 7.8

The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
2025 · 7.7

Watchmen
2019 · 7.6

NCIS
2003 · 7.6

The Alienist
2018 · 7.5

Ray
2004 · 7.5

Jamaica Beat
1997 · 7.5

Burn Notice
2007 · 7.5

12 Monkeys
2015 · 7.4

The Sentinel
1996 · 7.2

Cracker
1997 · 7.2

The Hot Zone
2019 · 7.1

Face/Off
1997 · 7.1

Vacation Friends
2021 · 7.0

The District
2000 · 6.9

Arli$$
1996 · 6.9

The Agency
2001 · 6.9

That Thing You Do!
1996 · 6.9

The Fix
2019 · 6.9

A Journal for Jordan
2021 · 6.9

Accused
2023 · 6.9

Ballers
2015 · 6.8

Flaked
2016 · 6.8

If These Walls Could Talk
1996 · 6.8

Sahara
1995 · 6.7

Live from Baghdad
2002 · 6.7

Motherless Brooklyn
2019 · 6.7

Helstrom
2020 · 6.7

The Collector
2009 · 6.6

Nashville
2012 · 6.6

Rosewood
2015 · 6.5

Boomtown
2002 · 6.5

Osmosis Jones
2001 · 6.5
Rocky Road
2001 · 6.5

Storytelling
2001 · 6.5

Dharma & Greg
1997 · 6.4

The Loft
2014 · 6.4

Kingpin
2003 · 6.4

Legends
2014 · 6.4

Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996 · 6.3

Mighty Joe Young
1998 · 6.3

Sex and Death 101
2007 · 6.2

Mozart and the Whale
2005 · 6.2

Three Businessmen
1998 · 6.2

Duplex
2003 · 6.1

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 · 6.1

Happy Town
2010 · 6.1

Century City
2004 · 6.0

Volcano
1997 · 6.0

The Forgotten
2004 · 5.9

Close to Home
2005 · 5.9

Unforgettable
2017 · 5.9

Live Cargo
2016 · 5.8

Clean Slate
1994 · 5.7

Sympathy for Delicious
2010 · 5.7

Rampart
2011 · 5.5

Hollywood Palms
2000 · 5.5

Killer Diller
2004 · 5.5

Dancing at the Blue Iguana
2001 · 5.4

The Heist
2000 · 5.4

Lifeform
1996 · 5.4

Haven
2004 · 5.2

Masked and Anonymous
2003 · 5.2

Cosmic Slop
1994 · 5.2

Coastlines
2002 · 5.2

Freelancers
2012 · 5.1

The Hawk Is Dying
2007 · 4.9

Passion Play
2011 · 4.7

Stir
1997 · 4.6

Beast of Burden
2018 · 4.3

Dreams in Nightmares
2026 · 0.0