In this article, we will talk about a famous and popular actor named Jeffrey Wright. On his account dozens of works. Many films with his participation were warmly received by critics and viewers.
Childhood and young years
Jeffrey was born in 1965 in Washington. When he was still very young, his father died, so the guy was raised by his mother, who worked as a lawyer. After graduating from high school, Jeffrey went to college, which he graduated in 1987 and then received a bachelor's degree in political science. As you can see, in his youth, the guy was not determined to work in the cinema, but already in 1990 he got his first role and made his debut on the big screen.
Debut in the cinema
In 1990, the film "The Presumption of Innocence" was released, the main role was played by a popular actor, a real star - Harrison Ford. Jeffrey Wright got a small role, but this was the first experience, and the man had many interesting roles in front.
Three years later, Jeffrey again worked with Harrison Ford, only this time on the series "The Adventures of Indiana Jones." This television series talked about the adventures of Indiana in his young years. The series enjoyed a certain popularity, which was held at the expense of the success of the original franchise.
Actor Jeffrey Wright played one of the secondary roles in this series and was able to add another project to his filmography.
Other work in the 1990s
1996 was a special year for the young actor. In addition to the episodic role in the film "Fidelity", he received the main role in the film "Basquiat". In addition to the novice Wright, such popular actors as Gary Oldman, as well as Willem Dafoe and others, starred in the film. The popular singer and composer David Bowie took part in this picture.
This picture was about a young and talented artist of the 1980s. His name was Jean-Michel Basquiat. This film showed his short, but vibrant and eventful life. The background for his formation, creativity, and after this search for himself and self-destruction are the cultural characteristics of those years.
Jeffrey Wright actively continued to act in films and during these years received many offers. He actively starred both in feature films and in television series, for example, in “The Slaughter Department”.
Among other things, I would like to note the participation in the Woody Allen painting “Celebrity”. The film was released in 1998 and was distinguished by an interesting and peculiar plot and style of narration, which is typical for Allen's films. In addition to Wright, the film starred young DiCaprio, as well as Kenneth Branagh, Winona Ryder and others.
Further movie career
In 2000, the movie "Shaft" was released, which was positively received by critics and gathered a good box office. In this dramatic film, Wright got a secondary role, but still it was a valuable experience.
In 2001, the picture “Ali” was published, telling about the fate of the great boxer Mohammed Ali. The image of a boxer and freedom fighter was embodied by the popular and talented actor Will Smith. He even received an Academy Award nomination for this role, but then the figurine went to another applicant.
Although most of the positive and laudatory reviews were received by Will Smith’s game, Jeffrey Wright also became part of the cast of this picture.
Angels in America and Other Roles
In 2003, the mini-series Angels in America was released, featuring an interesting concept and a strong cast. Judge for yourself: starring Al Pacino, Meryl Streep. Geoffrey Wright played one of the secondary roles, but this time he managed to get some of the awards that the series received. There were many nominations. "Golden Globe" for the best supporting role in the mini-series on television, Jeffrey Wright added to his piggy bank.
The filmography of this talented actor is extensive. After the series "Angels in America" was again followed by secondary roles and new proposals. In 2004, it was a small role in the film "Manchu candidate." In 2005, an interesting film "Broken Flowers" was released, where the main role was played by Bill Murray. His character learns that the turbulent life in his young years bore fruit and that he has an adult son. And now the man is trying to find information about the mother of his son. In this he is helped by a neighbor obsessed with detectives, who convinces him that you can not leave the case halfway. It is this neighbor named Winston who plays Jeffrey Wright.
In the same 2005, the political thriller “Syrian” was released, in which such famous actors as George Clooney and Matt Damon starred. The cast of this thriller was joined by Jeffrey Wright, who played the role of a corporate lawyer who found himself in a difficult situation. This film was warmly received by critics and received many awards, and was nominated even more.
Bond ally or how Wright’s career developed further
Most likely, many Jeffrey Wright was primarily remembered precisely because of the role of Bond's ally, CIA agent Felix Leiter. For the first time in this image, Wright appeared in the movie "Casino Royale." With this film, everything was not easy: disputes regarding the candidacy of Daniel Craig and the atmosphere of the overall failure of the picture. But everything worked out, as we know, and the film became the highest grossing record in the history of the franchise before Skyfall in 2012, Jeffrey Wright got the role of CIA agent Felix Leiter. His character was sent just like Bond to stop Le Cipher, who was suspected of organizing various attacks and accused of serious crimes.
The actor returned to the role of Felix Leiter for the second time in 2008 in the film Quantum of Solace.
After that, other successful works followed, for example, participation in the film “The Ides of March”, which was highly appreciated by critics and could even get an Oscar. In addition, it should be called the film "Terribly Loudly Outrageously", which touched on the topic of September 11th.
The year 2011 was very eventful for Wright, since three films were released with his participation, we wrote about two above. The third is a picture called "Source Code" with Gyllenhaal in the title role. The film was liked by the audience and was successful.
It might seem that the actor had only secondary roles, and he was always second number. But this is not so. During his long career, Wright achieved some success and received 10 honorary awards, and was nominated for a total of 24 awards for his acting work.
Jeffrey Wright: biography, filmography recently
In 2013, Wright joined the cast of the second part of The Hunger Games. He got the role of one of the tributes of the third district named Beaty. The actor returned to this role a year later in the continuation of the cult franchise. All this speaks in favor of the fact that the actor has become popular and therefore he is often offered supporting roles in the most famous and high-profile projects.
For 2016, the actor announced a fantastic project called “The Western World”. The film tells about the events of the near future.
