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My Take
Jeffrey Wright is an actor's actor, and I rate him very highly. An Amherst graduate who has won a Tony on stage and an Emmy on television, he has proven himself across every medium of performance. What draws me in is his range and restraint: he can play the intellectual, the menacing, or the quietly wounded, and his mere presence raises the prestige of a scene. He feels less interested in chasing leading-man glory than in disappearing into the work. That kind of disciplined, character-first craftsman only deepens with age, and he is someone I intend to keep watching closely.
Overview
Jeffrey Charles Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. His accolades include a British Academy Games Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Tony Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeffrey Wright
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェフリー・ライト
- Reading
- じぇふりー・らいと
- Born
- December 7, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / film producer / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Amherst College
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
- 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
- 2008 Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 2008 Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble
- honorary doctor of the University of Pennsylvania
- 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.