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Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Wright began his career in theater where he gained prominence for his role in the Broadway production of Tony Kushner's ''Angels in America'' (1993), for which he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He reprised his role in the acclaimed 2003 HBO miniseries adaptation, earning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

His first starring film role was as Jean-Michel Basquiat in ''Basquiat'' (1996). His other notable films include ''Syriana'' (2005), ''Lady in the Water'' (2006), ''Cadillac Records'' (2008), ''The Ides of March'' (2011), and ''Rustin'' (2023). He also acted in the Wes Anderson films ''The French Dispatch'' (2021) and ''Asteroid City'' (2023), and has played Peoples Hernandez in'' Shaft'' (2000), Felix Leiter in the ''James Bond'' films ''Casino Royale'' (2006), ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), and ''No Time to Die'' (2021), Beetee Latier in ''The Hunger Games'' films, and Jim Gordon in ''The Batman'' (2022). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''American Fiction'' (2023).

Wright earned acclaim for his role as Valentin Narcisse in the HBO series ''Boardwalk Empire'' (2013–2014) and robot programmer Bernard Lowe in the HBO series ''Westworld'' (2016–2022), the latter of which earned him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also appeared as Isaac Dixon in the video game ''The Last of Us Part II'' (2020) and the Watcher in the Marvel Studios animated series ''What If...?'' (2021–2024) and ''I Am Groot'' (2022–2023). Provided by Wikipedia