Jeffrey Wright is an American theater, film and television actor who is loved by audiences for his vivid roles in films such as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Only Lovers Left Alive, Terribly Loud and Outrageous Close "," Boardwalk Empire "and others. This actor has many prestigious awards on his account, he won the Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe awards.
Jeffrey Wright was born on December 7 in Washington, USA. Throughout his acting career, he has played more than 60 roles in film and theater.
Biography
The childhood of the famous actor took place in Washington, DC. Raised by his mother and her sister, as his father died when he was only one year old. Jeffrey's mother worked as a customs lawyer.
Wright attended the local St. Albans School and was later educated at Amchrist College, where he was awarded a BA in Political Science.
At first, Jeffrey wanted to continue his law degree, but then suddenly changed his mind. He decided to radically change his life by enrolling in acting classes. He received a scholarship at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but after 2 months of training, he realized that he did not need a teacher, and decided to devote himself and his life entirely to creativity and an acting career.
Career
At the beginning of his career, Jeffrey Wright played on the stage of off-Broadway theaters in New York and Washington. And in 1990 he made his first film debut, playing the first major role in the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Scott Thurow "The Presumption of Innocence" with the famous actor Harrson Ford in the title role.
In 1991 he joined the Actors' Company, in which he was able to play in the productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Blood Ties by the famous playwright and director Atol Fugard.
Between 1993 and 1994, he played Norman "Belize" Arriaga in the playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner's "Angels in America", where he played the vivid role of a gay nurse caring for a homophobic dying of a serious illness. For his magnificent and poignant performance of this role, Jeffrey was awarded the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play.
In 1996, Wright again expected success: he played the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in the biographical drama Basquiat directed by Julian Schnabel.
In the late 90s, Jeffrey managed to get several bright and memorable roles in the films "Celebrity", "Chase with the Devil", "Shaft" and "Boycott". And in 2004, he starred in the television adaptation of Angels in America, playing the role of Norman Arriaga, which is familiar to him. Such world-famous actors as Al Pacino, Emma Thompson and Meryl Streep starred with him. For the performance of this role in the series, he received Golden Globe and Emmy awards.
Further, Jeffrey's career only gained momentum. At the beginning of 2014, the famous actor had more than 50 roles in films and TV shows. The most famous and striking of them: "Boardwalk Empire", "Source Code", "Girl from the Water", "Only Lovers Will Survive", "Terribly Loud and Extremely Close", "Casino Royale", "Doctor House", " Quantum of Solace "and others.
Separately, it is worth noting the participation of Jeffrey Wright in the film project "The Hunger Games", beloved by millions of viewers around the world, where he played the role of Beaty.
It is worth noting that Wright was also actively involved in social activities. So since the 1980s, he participated in the movement to combat racial segregation in South Africa. He has also been a long-term resource-related conflict resolution activist. And in 2011, he founded a mining company in the small African state of Sierra Leone.
Personal life
In August 2000, Jeffrey Wright married the famous British actress and singer Carmen Ejogo. They had two wonderful children: son Elijah and daughter Juno.in 2014 it became known that they had divorced.
Filmography
1990 - "Presumption of innocence" (Presumed Innocent), prosecutor;
1991 - "Separate But Equal", William Coleman;
1993 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Sydney Bechet, in 2 episodes;
1994 - "Cops undercover" (New York Undercover), Andre Foreman, in 1 episode;
1996 - Faithful, youth;
1996 - "Basquiat", Jean-Michel Basquiat;
1997 - Critical Care, Bed Tu;
1997 - Homicide: Life on the Street, Hal Wilson, 3 episodes;
1998 - Celebrity, Greg, theater director;
1999 - "Ride with the Devil", Daniel Holt;
2000 - Cement, Ninny;
2000 - Hamlet, gravedigger;
2000 - Crime and Punishment in Suburbia, Chris
2000 - Shaft, Peeples Hernandez;
2001 - Ali, Howard Bingham;
2002 - Detoxification (D-Tox), Jaworski;
2003 - Angels in America, Belize;
2004 - "The Manchurian Candidate", Al Melvin;
2005 - Broken Flowers, Winston;
2005 - Syriana, Bennett Holiday;
2006 - "Lady in the Water", Mr. Dury;
2006 - Casino Royale, Felix Leiter;
2007 - "Invasion" (The Invasion), Dr. Stephen Galeano;
2008 - Bush (W), Colin Powell;
2008 - "Quantum of Solace", Felix Leiter;
2008 - Cadillac Records, Muddy Waters;
2011 - The Ides of March, Senator Thompson;
2011 - Source Code, Dr. Rutledge;
2011 - Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, James;
2013 - Broken City, Karl Fairbanks;
2013 - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Beaty;
2013 - "Only Lovers Left Alive", Dr. Watson;
2013-2014 - Boardwalk Empire, Dr. Valentin Narciss;
2014 - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Part 1 , (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1), Biti
2015 - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Part 2 (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2), Beaty;
2016 - "Hearing" (Confirmation), Charles Ogletree;
2016 - Westworld, Bernard Lowe / Arnold Weber;
2018 - Game Night, FBI Agent Ron Henderson (uncredited);
2018 - "Hold the Dark", Russell Core;
2019 - The Goldfinch, Hobie.
