Cast & creator
Robert Wisdom
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Grey's Anatomy, Supernatural
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.
Also known as: Bob Wisdom, Robert Ray Wisdom, روبرت ويسدم
45
film credits
41
television credits
86
1989–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (86)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Father Theo Burdett
1999
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Hamilton
2005
Supernatural
Uriel
2005
NCIS
Gene Halsey
2003
Chicago P.D.
Ron Perry
2014
Prison Break
Norman "Lechero" St. John
2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Waiter
1989
How I Met Your Mother
McCracken
2005
ER
Dr. Hammond
1994
The Wire
Howard 'Bunny' Colvin
2002
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Dak'Reh
2022
Lie to Me
Bonds
2009
Burn Notice
Vaughn Anderson
2007
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Jed Haverford
2025
Arli$$
Donny Thurman
1996
The District
Mr. Broyles
2000
Nashville
Coleman Carlisle
2012
The Dark Knight Rises
Army Captain at Bridge
2012
12 Monkeys
Jeremy
2015
The Sentinel
Lieutenant Williams
1996
Close to Home
Reverend Scofield
2005
Rosewood
Gerald Kelly
2015
Ballers
Dennis
2015
Barry
Jim Moss
2018
The Agency
Mr. Banga
2001
Dharma & Greg
Prospero
1997
The Alienist
Cyrus Montrose
2018
Black Bird
Edmund Beaumont
2022
Watchmen
Seymour
2019
Accused
Mitch Becker
2023
Legends
Conrad Tomlin
2014
Face/Off
Tito Biondi
1997
Boomtown
Chronic (Daryl C. Norcott)
2002
Helstrom
Henry / Caretaker
2020
The Hot Zone
Vernon Tucker
2019
Poltergeist: The Legacy
Daniel Euwara
1996
Freedom Writers
Dr. Carl Cohn
2007
The Fix
Buck Neal
2019
Century City
2004
The Loft
Detective Cohagan
2014
Cracker
Detective Danny Watlington
1997
Sex and Death 101
Alpha
2007
Flaked
George
2016
Volcano
O.E.M. Staffer #2
1997
Vacation Friends
Harold
2021
Happy Town
Detective Roger Hobbs
2010
Inconceivable
Earl Godchaux
2005
The Collector
Roy
2009
Mighty Joe Young
Kweli
1998
That Thing You Do!
Bobby Washington
1996
The Forgotten
Carl Dayton
2004
Kingpin
2003
Osmosis Jones
Big Germ (voice)
2001
Motherless Brooklyn
Billy Rose
2019
Ray
Jack Lauderdale
2004
A Journal for Jordan
Sgt. T.J. Canedy
2021
Duplex
Officer Dan
2003
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Alderman Brown
2004
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Eddie
2001
If These Walls Could Talk
Policeman
1996
Clean Slate
Mort
1994
Live from Baghdad
Bernard Shaw
2002
Unforgettable
Detective Pope
2017
Rampart
Captain
2011
Passion Play
Malcolm
2011
Beast of Burden
Mallory
2018
Haven
Mr. Sterling
2004
Sahara
Tambul
1995
Freelancers
Terrence Burke
2012
Storytelling
Mr. Scott
2001
Mozart and the Whale
Blume
2005
Masked and Anonymous
Lucius
2003
The Heist
Slim
2000
The Hawk Is Dying
Billy Bob
2007
Hollywood Palms
The Dutchman
2000
Sympathy for Delicious
Prendell
2010
Jamaica Beat
Inspector Sterling
1997
Cosmic Slop
Captain Jackson (segment 'The First Commandment')
1994
Three Businessmen
Leroy Jasper
1998
Lifeform
Colonel Jessie Pratt
1996Rocky Road
Michael Jones
2001
Coastlines
Bob Johnson
2002
Killer Diller
Moker
2004
Dreams in Nightmares
Virgil
2026
Live Cargo
Roy
2016
Stir
Detective Williams
1997