Robert Wisdom

Robert Ray Wisdom (born September 14, 1953) is an American actor.

He is known for his roles as Howard "Bunny" Colvin in The Wire, Norman "Lechero" St. John in Prison Break, and Harold Conway in the 2021 Hulu film Vacation Friends.

Wisdom was born to Jamaican parents.

He is a graduate of St. Albans School and Columbia University, where he was a star sprinter on the school's track team.

He appeared in four of the five seasons (primarily seasons three and four) of the HBO program The Wire as Howard "Bunny" Colvin.

Wisdom had initially auditioned for the role of Stringer Bell.

He has also starred in the 2004 films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Ray, and the 2007 film Freedom Writers.

He landed a regular role on season 3 of Prison Break playing the role of a Panamanian drug kingpin named Lechero.

He also had recurring roles in the television series Supernatural, Happy Town, and Burn Notice.

Wisdom was once a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.

From 2012 to 2013, Wisdom was a series regular in season one of the ABC drama series Nashville, as Coleman Carlisle.

From 2022 to 2023, Wisdom starred in the HBO black-comedy series Barry, as Jim Moss, for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.