Portrait of Jeffrey Wright

Acting

Jeffrey Wright

Career

Active from 1996 to 2028, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
33
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Angels in America
Angels in America
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jeffrey Wright Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 9
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Psychological Tension 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Slow-Burn Mystery 3
  • Political Drama 3
  • New York City 3
  • Historical Adventure 2
  • Dark Realism 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman

as Willy Loman

2020s

25 titles ยท average score 68
The Wizard of the Kremlin
The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026)
GoodWatch score 53

as Rowland

Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Paul Christopher

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bp. Langstrom

The Agency
The Agency (2024)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Henry Ogletree

ARK: The Animated Series
ARK: The Animated Series (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Henry Townsend (voice)

American Fiction
American Fiction (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

as Thelonious 'Monk' Ellison

Asteroid City
Asteroid City (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as General Gibson

The Last of Us
The Last of Us (2023)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Isaac Dixon

The Batman
The Batman (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

as Lt. James Gordon

What If...?
What If...? (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as The Watcher (voice)

Monster
Monster (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mr. Harmon

All Day and a Night
All Day and a Night (2020)
GoodWatch score 59

as JD

2010s

31 titles ยท average score 69
The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch (2019)
GoodWatch score 49

as James 'Hobie' Hobart

The Laundromat
The Laundromat (2019)
GoodWatch score 52

as Malchus Irvin Boncamper

Hold the Dark
Hold the Dark (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

as Russell Core

O.G.
O.G. (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Louis Menkins

Westworld
Westworld (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Bernard Lowe

The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
GoodWatch score 67

as Poppa (voice)

A Single Shot
A Single Shot (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

as Simon

Only Lovers Left Alive
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
GoodWatch score 78

as Dr. Watson

Broken City
Broken City (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

as Carl Fairbanks

Source Code
Source Code (2011)
GoodWatch score 79

as Dr. Rutledge

The Ides of March
The Ides of March (2011)
GoodWatch score 72

as Senator Thompson

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
GoodWatch score 54

as William Black

2000s

29 titles ยท average score 65
Cadillac Records
Cadillac Records (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Muddy Waters

Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as Felix Leiter

The Invasion
The Invasion (2007)
GoodWatch score 43

as Dr. Stephen Galeano

Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water (2006)
GoodWatch score 41

as Mr. Dury

Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006)
GoodWatch score 84

as Felix Leiter

Syriana
Syriana (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bennett Holiday

House
House (2004)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Dr. Walter Cofield

Angels in America
Angels in America (2003)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Norman 'Belize' Ariaga / Mr. Lies / Homeless man / The Angel Europa

D-Tox
D-Tox (2002)
GoodWatch score 32

as Jaworski

Ali
Ali (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

as Howard Bingham

Boycott
Boycott (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Shaft
Shaft (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Peoples Hernandez

1990s

16 titles ยท average score 63
Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Daniel Holt

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sidney Bechet

The Giraffe
The Giraffe (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Win

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sidney Bechet

Too Tired to Die
Too Tired to Die (1998)
GoodWatch score 39

as Balzac Man

Celebrity
Celebrity (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Greg

Critical Care
Critical Care (1997)
GoodWatch score 54

as Rafael ("Bed Two")

Basquiat
Basquiat (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jean Michel Basquiat

New York Undercover
New York Undercover (1994)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Andre Foreman

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Hal Wilson

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Sidney Bechet

Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

as Prosecuting Attorney

1980s

1 title ยท average score 75
American Experience
American Experience (1988)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Narrator (voice)