Actor Jeffrey Wright has earned an estimable reputation as one of the most versatile character actors of his generation, both on-stage and onscreen. Jeffrey Wright was born in Washington, D.C., in late 1965. Wright's father died when he was only a year old, and his mother, a lawyer working with the United States Customs Department, raised him with the help of her sister, a nurse. A ...more
- 2005
- San Diego Film Critics Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Broken Flowers
- win
- 2005
- Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Broken Flowers
- nom
- 2003
- Golden Globe
- Best Supporting Actor in a Teleivison Series
- Angels in America
- win
- 2001
- American Film Institute
- Best Male Actor in a Television Movie or Mini-Series
- Boycott
- win
- 2000
- Toronto Film Critics Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- Shaft
- win
- 2008
- Cadillac Records
- Muddy Waters
- 2008
- Quantum of Solace
- Felix leiter
- 2008
- W.
- Colin Powell
- 2008
- Chicago 10
- Bobby Seale
- 2007
- American Experience: New Orleans
- Narrator
- 2007
- Blackout
- Producer



















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