Robert Wisdom

Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in The Wire (2003–2008), Norman "Lechero" St. John in Prison Break (2007–2008), Uriel in Supernatural (2008–2009), and as Jim Moss in Barry (2018–2023). He has been honored with an NAACP Image Award. He had turned down athletic scholarships in track and field to attend Columbia, becoming interested in acting as a senior after taking acting classes as a hobby. Wisdom had initially auditioned for the role of Stringer Bell. He has also starred in the 2004 films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Ray, and the 2007 film Freedom Writers. He landed a regular role on season 3 of Prison Break playing the role of a Panamanian drug kingpin named Lechero. He also had recurring roles in the television series Supernatural, Happy Town, and Burn Notice. Wisdom was once a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.

From 2022 to 2023, Wisdom starred in the HBO black-comedy series Barry, as Jim Moss, for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Clean Slate Mort 1996 Hellraiser: Bloodline Gambler Cenobite That Thing You Do! Bobby Washington Invader Colonel Jessie Pratt No Easy Way Motel Manager 1997 Volcano O.E.M. Staffer #2 Face/Off Tito Biondi Stir Detective Williams Jamaica Beat Inspector Sterling 1998 Three Businessmen Leroy Jasper Mighty Joe Young Kwell 1999 How to Get Laid at the End of the World Quonset Jones 2000 The Heist Slim Made-for-video Dancing at the Blue Iguana Eddie 2001 Rocky Road Michael Jones Storytelling Mr. Scott Osmosis Jones Big Germ Voice Hollywood Palms The Dutchman D.C. Smalls Miles Short subject 2002 Coastlines Bob Johnson 2003 Masked and Anonymous Lucius Duplex Officer Dan 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Alderman Lalowe Brown Killer Diller Moker Haven Mr. Sterling Ray Jack Lauderdale The Forgotten Carl Dayton Crazy like a Fox Roy Fowler 2005 Mozart and the Whale Blume 2006 The Hawk Is Dying Billy Bob 2007 Freedom Writers Dr. Carl Cohn Sex and Death 101 Alpha 2008 Ball Don't Lie Officer Perkins 2009 The Collector Roy 2010 Sympathy for Delicious Prendell Passion Play Malcolm 2011 Bright Irwin Short subject Rampart Captain 2012 The Dark Knight Rises Army Captain Parker Freelancers Terrence Burke 2014 The Loft Detective Cohagan 2016 Live Cargo Roy 2017 Unforgettable Detective Pope 2018 Beast of Burden Mallory Revival! Jesus' Father Co-Worker 2019 Motherless Brooklyn Billy Rose 2021 Vacation Friends Harold Conway A Journal for Jordan Sgt. T.J. Canedy 2024 Dreams in Nightmares Virgil

Television

Year Title Role Notes 1990 The Bill Johnny Olina-Olu Episode: "Street Smart" 1993 Agatha Christie's Poirot Waiter Episode: "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" 1995 Sahara Sergeant Major Tambul Television film 1996 The Sentinel Lieutenant Williams Episode: "The Debt" If These Walls Could Talk Policeman Television film 1997–1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Daniel Euwara Recurring cast (season 2), guest (season 3-4) Cracker Detective Danny Watlington Main cast 1998 Arli$$ - Episode: "His Name Is Arliss Michaels" Dharma & Greg Prospero Episode: "It Takes a Village" 1999 Wasteland Professor James Episode: "Pilot" 2000 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Oscar Valdez Television film 2001 ER Dr. Hammond Episode: "Piece of Mind" The District Mr. Broyles Episode: "To Serve and Protect" 2002 NYPD Blue Eric Green Episode: "Safari, So Good" Live from Baghdad Bernard Shaw Television film 2003 The Agency Mr. Banga Episode: "Absolute Bastard" Kingpin Rolando 2 episodes Boomtown Daryl "Chronic" Norcott Episode: "Execution" Judging Amy D.A. Matthews Episode: "Tricks of the Trade" 2003–2008 The Wire Howard "Bunny" Colvin Guest (season 2 & 5), main cast (season 3-4) 2004 Century City - Episode: "Only You" 2005 Inconceivable Earl Godcheaux Episode: "Balls in Your Court" 2007 Close to Home Reverend Scofield Episode: "Eminent Domain" The Nine Clarence Jones Episode: "Man of the Year" 2007–2008 Prison Break Norman "Lechero" St. John Main cast (season 3) 2008–2009 Supernatural Uriel Recurring cast (season 4) 2009 NCIS Warden Gene Halsey Episode: "Caged" Lie to Me Bonds Episode: "Pilot" How I Met Your Mother McCracken Episode: "Murtaugh" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Father Theo Burdett Episode: "Hell" 2010 Happy Town Roger Hobbs Main cast Hawthorne Calvin Jenkins Episode: "Afterglow" 2010–2011 Burn Notice Vaughn Anderson Recurring cast (season 4), guest (season 5) 2011 Nikita CIA Director Abbott Episode: "Pandora" Prime Suspect Chuck Reingold Episode: "Shame" 2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! Cop Actor Episode: "Paul Rudd Wears a Red Lumberjack Flannel Shirt" 2012–2013 Nashville Coleman Carlisle Main cast (season 1), guest (season 2) 2013 Grey's Anatomy Mr. Hamilton Episode: "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" 2014 Legends Conrad Tomlin 2 episodes 2014–2015 Chicago P.D. Commander Ron Perry Recurring cast (season 1-2) 2015 12 Monkeys Jeremy Episode: "Pilot" 2015–2019 Ballers Dennis Jerret Recurring cast 2016–2017 Rosewood Gerald Kelly Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2 Flaked George Flack Recurring cast 2017 Seven Bucks Digital Studios Dennis Jerret Episode: "Get Pumped Up for "Ballers" Season 3 with the Rock" 2018–2020 The Alienist Cyrus Montrose Main cast 2019 Blue Bloods Inspector Andre Clifford Episode: "Blues" The Fix Buck Neal Recurring cast The Hot Zone Col. Vernon Tucker Recurring cast (season 1) Watchmen Seymour Recurring cast 2020 Helstrom Caretaker Main cast 2021 The Big Leap Earl Reyes Recurring cast 2022 Black Bird Edmund Beaumont Recurring cast 2022–2023 Barry Jim Moss Recurring cast (season 3), main cast (season 4); Nominee Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2023 Accused Mitch Becker Episode: "Scott's Story" Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Dak’Rah Episode: "Under the Cloak of War" 2025 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf Jed Haverford Recurring role

Video games Year Title Role Notes2008 Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Luke Cage 2009 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Uruk-Hai Officer #2 2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Jonas Savimbi 2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Prime Minister