Jeffrey Wright Net Worth is
$5 Million
Jeffrey Wright Biography
$5 Million: Jeffrey Wright is a favorite American actor. We also added few advertisements income which include Come Sunday, Bremen City Musicians
Known for movies
Casino Royale (2006)
as Felix Leiter
Source Code (2011)
as Dr. Rutledge
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Al Melvin
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
as Poppa
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jeffrey Wright |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 7, 1965 |
| Height | 1.8 m |
| Profession | Actor |
| Education | New York University, St. Albans School, Amherst College, St Albans School, Hertfordshire |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Carmen Ejogo |
| Children | Elijah Wright, TK Wright |
| http://www.twitter.com/jfreewright | |
| http://www.instagram.com/jfreewright | |
| 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, Obie Award for Performance, Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Debut Performance, Black Reel Award for Outstanding Ensemble, Outer Critics Circle Special Award, Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 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 Special, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor |
| Movies | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, The Good Dinosaur, Casino Royale, Basquiat, Cadillac Records, Quantum of Solace, Source Code, Shaft, Syriana, The Ides of March, Broken City, Broken Flowers, Lady in the Water, The Manchurian Candidate, Only Lovers Left Alive, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Ride with the Devil, The Invasion, A Single Shot, Ali, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, D-Tox, Confirmation, Too Tired to Die, Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, Chicago 10, Hamlet, Boycott, Critical Care, With All Deliberate Speed, A Child's Garden of Poetry, W., Unforgivable Blackness, Faithful, Blackout, Cement, Rupert Patterson Wants to Be a Superhero |
| TV Shows | Boardwalk Empire, Angels in America, Westworld |
Interesting Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | 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). |
| 4 | He appeared in three films with Daniel Craig in as many years: Casino Royale (2006), The Invasion (2007) and Quantum of Solace (2008). |
| 5 | 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). |
| 6 | 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). |
| 7 | 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. |
| 8 | The only original cast member from the play Angels In America to appear in the film version Angels in America (2003). |
| 9 | Has one son, Elijah. |
| 10 | Is friends with Adrian Pasdar. |
| 11 | Graduated from prestigious St. Albans School for Boys in Washington, DC. |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | 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. |
| 14 | He received an honorary degree from Amherst College in 2004. |
| 15 | Attended New York University on a theatre scholarship, but dropped out after only two months to act full time. |
| 16 | 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." |
| 17 | Graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1987. |
| 18 | Studied Political Science at Amherst College in Massachusetts. |
Trademarks
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often plays intelligent characters |
| 2 | Deep, smooth voice |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | 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." |
| 3 | I do have characters who are more well known than I am, which suits me fine. |
Pictures
Won Awards
Won awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Westworld (2016) | Ben Barnes Ingrid Bolsø Berdal Ed Harris Luke Hemsworth Anthony Hopkins Sidse Babett Knudsen James Marsden Leonardo Nam Thandie Newton Talulah Riley Rodrigo Santoro Angela Sarafyan Jimmi Simpson Ptolemy Slocum Evan Rachel Wood Shannon Woodward |
| 2016 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Voice Performance | The Good Dinosaur (2015) | |
| 2016 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Theatrical) | The Good Dinosaur (2015) | |
| 2015 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) | |
| 2015 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Performance - Drama | Boardwalk Empire (2010) | |
| 2014 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) | |
| 2014 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) | |
| 2014 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) | Patricia Arquette Margot Bingham Steve Buscemi Brian Geraghty Stephen Graham Erik LaRay Harvey Jack Huston Ron Livingston Domenick Lombardozzi Gretchen Mol Ben Rosenfield Michael Stuhlbarg Jacob A. Ware Shea Whigham Michael Kenneth Williams Paul Sparks |
| 2013 | IGN Award | IGN Summer Movie Awards | Best TV Villain | Boardwalk Empire (2010) | |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | The Ides of March (2011) | Ryan Gosling George Clooney Philip Seymour Hoffman Paul Giamatti Evan Rachel Wood Marisa Tomei Max Minghella |
| 2012 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Ides of March (2011) | |
| 2009 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Cadillac Records (2008) | |
| 2006 | Black Movie Award | Black Movie Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Syriana (2005) | |
| 2006 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Syriana (2005) | |
| 2006 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Broken Flowers (2005) | |
| 2006 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Lackawanna Blues (2005) | |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Supporting Male | Broken Flowers (2005) | |
| 2005 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | |
| 2005 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Dramatic Performance | Angels in America (2003) | |
| 2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Angels in America (2003) | |
| 2004 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries | Angels in America (2003) | |
| 2003 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Angels in America (2003) | |
| 2002 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable - Best Actor | Boycott (2001) | |
| 2002 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Boycott (2001) | |
| 2002 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Boycott (2001) | |
| 1997 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Debut Performance | Basquiat (1996) |
Filmography
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 | Belize Mr. Lies Homeless 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 |