科幻、幻想和恐怖电影学院2019 Best Actor in a Television Series《西方世界》 (提名)2017 Best Supporting Actor on Television《西方世界》 (提名) 电影俱乐部的周末2019 最佳男配角《良知堡垒》 (获奖) 黑色电视节目奖2018 Outstanding Actor, Drama Series《西方世界》 (提名)2017 Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series《西方世界》 (提名) 黄金德比2018 Drama Actor《西方世界》 (提名)2017 Drama Supporting Actor《西方世界》 (提名)2004 TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actor《Angels in America》 (获奖) 黄金时间艾美奖2018 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series《西方世界》 (提名)2017 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series《西方世界》 (提名)2004 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie《Angels in America》 (获奖) 图像奖（NAACP）2017 Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special《关键判决》 (提名)2015 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series《大西洋帝国》 (提名)2014 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series《大西洋帝国》 (提名)2012 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (提名)2009 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (提名)2006 Outstanding Actor in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special《蓝调人生》 (提名)2002 Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special《联合抵制》 (提名) 夏季电影大奖2016 最佳电视演员《西方世界》 (提名)2016 最佳电视演员《西方世界》 (获奖) 黑色卷轴奖2008 最佳男配角 (获奖)2006 最佳男配角《辛瑞那》 (提名)2006 Best Supporting Actor - Television《蓝调人生》 (获奖)2005 最佳男配角《满洲候选人》 (提名)2004 Television: Best Supporting Actor《Angels in America》 (获奖)2002 Network/Cable - Best Actor《联合抵制》 (提名) 芝加哥国际电影节2007 Career Achievement Award (获奖) 电影独立精神奖2006 最佳男配角《破碎之花》 (提名) 黑人电影奖2006 演员在配角中的出色表现《辛瑞那》 (提名) Chlotrudis奖2006 最佳男配角《破碎之花》 (提名) 圣地亚哥影评人协会奖2005 最佳男配角《破碎之花》 (获奖) 演员工会奖2004 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries《Angels in America》 (提名) 金球奖2004 最佳电视剧集男配角《Angels in America》 (获奖) 美国电影协会奖2002 Actor of the Year - Male - TV Movie or Mini-Series《联合抵制》 (获奖)
Born and raised in Washington DC, Wright graduated from Amherst College in 1987. Although he studied Political Science while at Amherst, Wright left the school with a love for acting. Shortly after graduating he won an acting scholarship to NYU, but dropped out after only two months to pursue acting full-time. With roles in 1990's Presumed Innocent, and the Broadway production of Angels in America, (in which he won a Tony award), within a relatively short time Wright was able to show off his exceptional talent and ability on both stage and screen alike. His first major on-screen performance came in 1996 in the Julian Schnabel directed film Basquiat. Wright's harrowing performance as the late painter Jean Michele Basquiat was critically acclaimed. Wright later had a continuing role in the HBO dramatic series Boardwalk Empire.
Studied Political Science at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Graduated from Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1987.
Won Broadway's 1994 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for 托尼·库什纳'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."
Attended New York University on a theatre scholarship, but dropped out after only two months to act full time.
He received an honorary degree from Amherst College in 2004.
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 轴 (2000) to Al Melvin 满洲候选人 (2004), whose deep grumblings heartbreakingly represent the state of a destroyed man.
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.
Graduated from prestigious St. Albans School for Boys in Washington, DC.
Is friends with 亚德里安·帕斯达.
Has one son, Elijah.
The only original cast member from the play Angels In America to appear in the film version Angels in America (2003).
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.
In 2006, he became the first African American to play Felix Leiter in an official James Bond film (007：大战皇家赌场 (2006). 伯尼·凯西 played Leiter in the unofficial 007外传之巡弋飞弹 (1983).
He played CIA Agent Felix Leiter in both 007：大战皇家赌场 (2006) and 量子危机 (2008). This made him only the second actor in the history of the Bond franchise to play the role more than once. 大卫·海迪生 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 (约翰·特里).
He appeared in three films with 丹尼尔·克雷格 in as many years: 007：大战皇家赌场 (2006), 致命拜访 (2007) and 量子危机 (2008).
He has two roles in common with 大卫·奥伊罗: (1) Wright played Martin Luther King in 联合抵制 (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 你爱的是谁 (2008) while Wright played him in Cadillac Records (2008).
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.
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.
Has one daughter Juno.
Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category for his role as Bernard Lowe in 西方世界 (2016), but lost to 马修·瑞斯 from The Americans (2013).
Deep, smooth voice
Often plays intelligent characters
