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Jeffrey Wright (actor)

Jeffrey Wright (actor)
Wright at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 28, 2007
Personal information
Birth dateDecember 7, 1965(age 46)
Place of birthWashington, D.C.
OccupationActor, film producer
SpouseCarmen Ejogo (2000 � present)

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Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American film, television, and stage actor and film producer.

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0.33 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Lady in the Water - Starring Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Freddy Rodríguez, and Jared Harris Release Date: July 21, 2006
2.50 min. | 5.0 user rating		 www.myfilm.gr - ΤΠΤÎÎÎΥΤÎÎÎ 8 ÎÎΠΤΠ(SOURCE CODE) trailer#2 HD Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13 Copyright © 2010 Summit Entertainment In theaters: April 15th, 2011 ÏÎ¿Ï ÎÏάνκαν ΤζÏοÏÎ½Ï Î¼Îµ ÏοÏÏ Î¤Î¶Î­Î¹Îº ΤζίλενÏαλ, ÎέÏα ΦαÏμάιγκα, ÎιÏέλ ÎÏναγκαν, ΤζέÏÏι Î¡Î¬Î¹Ï Î ÏÏÏαÏιÏÏÎ·Ï ÎÏλÏÎµÏ Î£ÏÎ¯Î²ÎµÎ½Ï Î¾ÏÏνά μέÏα Ïε ένα εÏιβαÏÎ¹ÎºÏ ÏÏένο με καÏεÏθÏνÏη Ïο Σικάγο, ÏÏÏÎ¯Ï Î½Î± έÏει καμιά ιδέα για Ïο ÏÏÏ Î²Ïέθηκε εκεί. Το ÏελεÏÏαίο ÏÏάγμα ÏÎ¿Ï Î¸ÏμάÏαι είναι να ÏεÏάει με ένα ελικÏÏÏεÏο για μια αÏοÏÏολή ÏÏο ÎÏάκ. ΤÏÏα βÏίÏκεÏαι οÏÏιαÏÏικά ÏÏο ÏÏμα κάÏÎ¿Î¹Î¿Ï Î¬Î»Î»Î¿Ï, ζÏνÏÎ±Ï Î¼Î¹Î± ξένη ζÏή. ΠÏιν ÏÏολάβει να καÏαλάβει Ïι ÏÏμβαίνει, ένα ÏÏένο ÏληÏιάζει αÏÏ Ïην ανÏίθεÏη καÏεÏθÏνÏη και μια βÏμβα ÏοÏÏ ÏκοÏÏνει ÏλοÏÏ. ΠιÏÏοÏία ÏμÏÏ Î´ÎµÎ½ ÏελειÏνει ÎµÎ´Ï Î³Î¹Î± Ïον ΣÏίβενÏ, ο οÏÎ¿Î¯Î¿Ï ÎµÎ¯Î½Î±Î¹ αναγκαÏÎ¼Î­Î½Î¿Ï Î½Î± ζει ξανά και ξανά Ïα γεγονÏÏα ÏÏιν Ïην έκÏηξη, μέÏÏι να ανακαλÏÏει Ïην ÏαÏÏÏÏηÏα ÏÎ¿Ï Î²Î¿Î¼Î²Î¹ÏÏή. Director: Duncan Jones Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright Writers: Ben Ripley When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the "Source Code," a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident <b>...</b>
1.05 min. | 4.2 user rating		 The Invasion - Starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, and Jeffrey Wright Release Date: August 17, 2007
2.48 min. | 4.0 user rating		 www.dumouttv.com
3.00 min. | 5.0 user rating
Release Date: April 1st, 2011 Genre: Action and Adventure, Thriller Official Site: enterthesourcecode.com Director Duncan Jones Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright Writers: Ben Ripley Tags: Source Code "What Is The Source Code?" (Featurette) [HD] Source Code, Movie Clip, Exclusive, Featurette, Source Code Mission.
1.95 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Actress Osas Ighodaro in Cadillac Records scene with Golden Globe winning actor Jeffrey Wright & Oscar winning actor Adrien Brody. Wonderful scene....
1.18 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Jeffrey Wright reads his favorite Walt Whitman poem "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" from the Walt Whitman Houses in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, where both artists have lived. This is a segment from Works In Progress, a new TV and online series about storytellers around the world in development from creator Ina Howard Parker.
2.87 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Some white kids get autographs from actor Jeffrey Wright outside the Sheraton New York hotel in New York City. Credit: www.stupidfamouspeople.com http
0.68 min. | 0 user rating		 Release Date: April 1st, 2011 Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal Vera Farmiga Michelle Monaghan Jeffrey Wright Russell Peters
2.40 min. | 5.0 user rating

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The Film Strip: Jeffrey Wright Work... - Eurweb.com Tweet this news
Eurweb.com--*-Jeffrey Wright- works his magic on-screen once again in “The Source Code,” as Walter Rutledge. He is one of the best in his profession and it is truly amazing and unfortunate he has not copped an Oscar. He was astounding in “Basquiat� - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:11:33 GMT+00:00
Movie Review: Duncan Jones' Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle ... - Creative Loafing Tampa (blog) Tweet this news
Creative Loafing Tampa (blog)--Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and -Jeffrey Wright-. Opens Fri., April 1 at area theaters. And so it begins: Capt. Stevens awakes in his train seat, a pretty brunette (Michelle Monaghan) sitting ac - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:09:23 GMT+00:00
Use Your Head! - Philadelphia Citypaper Tweet this news
Philadelphia Citypaper--"The show is to raise awareness about the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet," says Full Force's Lou Matlow, who chose local artists with a fresh, wild vision, including Andrew -Jeffrey Wright-, Adam Wall - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:21:54 GMT+00:00
'Source Code' repeats itself on purpose - The Salinas Californian Tweet this news
The Salinas Californian--Summitt Pictures ª MPAA rating: PG-13 for some violence including disturbing images, and for language. ª film facts: Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga and -Jeffrey Wright-. Directed by Duncan Moore. 93 minut - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:25:15 GMT+00:00
REVIEW: 'Source Code' Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Jeffrey ... - Muveez Tweet this news
Muveez--He then wakes in the cockpit of a military experiment known as 'Source Code', of which he is the first test subject, under the instruction of 'Goodwin' (Vera Farmiga) and the experiment's creator Dr. Rutledge (-Jeffrey Wri - Date : Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:29:38 GMT+00:00
Jeffrey Wright and More Will Celebrate 49th Annual World Theatre Day; Ellen ... - Playbill.com Tweet this news
Playbill.com--This year, a US message for the day has been composed by Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor -Jeffrey Wright-. The international message has been composed by artist, academic and humanitarian Jessica A. Kaahwa, who is from Uganda. ... - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:41:58 GMT+00:00
Mayor Jeff Wright Expected To Resign Monday - Hartford Courant Tweet this news
Hartford Courant--Several sources said Wright had accepted a job in Texas. The agenda for Monday's meeting, posted on the town's website late this afternoon, includes this item: "Accept resignation of Mayor -Jeffrey Wright-." T - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:17:10 GMT+00:00
New Images from Source Code - HeyUGuys.co.uk Tweet this news
HeyUGuys.co.uk--Source Code also stars Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, -Jeffrey Wright-, Russell Peters and is released in the UK 11th March so not too long to wait!--- - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:15:26 GMT+00:00
Josh Brolin Still Whining Over 'W.' Criticism - Big Hollywood Tweet this news
Big Hollywood--Second place in the Inane Department is the normally reliable -Jeffrey Wright- who plays Colin Powell as an automaton of virtue. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:43:20 GMT+00:00
Vandalia: 50 years in the life of a city - Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton Tweet this news
Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton---Jeffrey- was a 1994 graduate of -Wright- State University and a 1998 graduate of Ohio State University College of Optometry. Ray and Arline Strobel, ... - Date : Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:49:56 GMT+00:00

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1990 Presumed Innocent Prosecuting Attorney
1992 Jumpin' at the Boneyard Derek
1996 Faithful Young Man at Rolls
Basquiat Jean Michel Basquiat Alternative title: Build a Fort, Set It on Fire
1997 Critical Care Bed Two
1998 Too Tired to Die Balzac Man
Celebrity Greg � Off-Off Broadway Director
Meschugge Win Alternative title: The Giraffe
Blossoms and Veils Ben
1999 Cement Ninny
Ride with the Devil Daniel Holt
2000 Hamlet Gravedigger
Crime and Punishment in Suburbia Chris
Shaft Peoples Hernandez
2001 Ali Howard Bingham
2002 D-Tox Jaworski Alternative title: Eye See You
2004 Sin's Kitchen Rex
The Manchurian Candidate Al Melvin
2005 Broken Flowers Winston
Syriana Bennett Holiday
2006 Lady in the Water Mr. Dury
Casino Royale Felix Leiter
2007 The Invasion Dr. Stephen Galeano
Blackout Nelson Producer
2008 W. General Colin Powell
Quantum of Solace Felix Leiter
Cadillac Records Muddy Waters
2009 One Blood Dan Clark Producer
2011 Source Code Dr. Rutledge
The Ides of March Senator Thompson
2012 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Separate But Equal William Coleman Television movie
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Sidney Bechet 2 episodes
1994 New York Undercover Andre Foreman 1 episode
1997 Homicide: Life on the Street Hal Wilson 3 episodes
2001 Boycott Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Television movie
2003 Angels in America Belize Miniseries
2005 Lackawanna Blues Mr. Paul Television movie
2007 American Experience Narrator 1 episode
2008 Independent Lens Bobby Seale 1 episode

Year Award Category Film
2002 AFI Awards AFI Actor of the Year � Male � Movie or Mini-Series Blackout
2004 Black Reel Awards Television: Best Supporting Actor Angels in America
2006 Best Supporting Actor � Television Lackawanna Blues
2008 Best Supporting Actor Cadillac Records
Best Ensemble Cadillac Records (Shared with cast)
2007 Chicago International Film Festival Career Achievement Award
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2004 Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Angels in America
2004 Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Angels in America
2005 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Supporting Actor Broken Flowers
2006 Chlotrudis Awards Best Supporting Actor Broken Flowers
1990 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actor Angels in America: Perestroika
2000 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Performance, Male Shaft (Tied with Tobey Maguire for Wonder Boys)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Miniseries or a Movie

Brian Cox (2001) * Michael Moriarty (2002) * Ben Gazzara (2003) * Jeffrey Wright (2004) * Paul Newman (2005) * Jeremy Irons (2006) * Thomas Haden Church (2007) * Tom Wilkinson (2008) * Ken Howard (2009)

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Charles Durning (1990) * Louis Gossett, Jr. (1991) * Maximilian Schell (1992) * Beau Bridges (1993) * Edward James Olmos (1994) * Donald Sutherland (1995) * Ian McKellen (1996) * George C. Scott (1997) * Don Cheadle/Gregory Peck (1998) * Peter Fonda (1999) * Robert Downey, Jr. (2000) * Stanley Tucci (2001) * Donald Sutherland (2002) * Jeffrey Wright (2003) * William Shatner (2004) * Paul Newman (2005) * Jeremy Irons (2006) * Jeremy Piven (2007) * Tom Wilkinson (2008) * John Lithgow (2009) ---- Complete List * (1970-1989) * (1990-2009)

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

Edward Herrmann (1976) * Jonathan Pryce (1977) * Lester Rawlins (1978) * Michael Gough (1979) * David Rounds (1980) * Brian Backer (1981) * Zakes Mokae (1982) * Matthew Broderick (1983) * Joe Mantegna (1984) * Barry Miller (1985) * John Mahoney (1986) * John Randolph (1987) * B. D. Wong (1988) * Boyd Gaines (1989) * Charles Durning (1990) * Kevin Spacey (1991) * Laurence Fishburne (1992) * Stephen Spinella (1993) * Jeffrey Wright (1994) * John Glover (1995) * Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1996) * Owen Teale (1997) * Tom Murphy (1998) * Frank Wood (1999) * Roy Dotrice (2000)



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