Michael Wright (actor)
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Michael Wright (born January 18, 1961 in New York City, New York) is an American film and television actor . He is well known for his television roles in the 1983 NBC science fiction mini series V, the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle" and on "V: The Series" as Elias Taylor, and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001-2003.
Michael Wright's film roles include the 1987 drama The Principal as Victor Duncan, also starring James Belushi, the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats as Eddie King, Jr., and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes, his most recent film is 2005's The Interpreter.
He has made guest appearances on tv shows like Miami Vice and New York Undercover.
[edit] Selected filmography
- The Wanderers (1979)
- Bedtime Eyes (1987)
- The Principal (1987)
- The Five Heartbeats (1991)
- Sugar Hill (1994)
- The Cottonwood (1996)
- Point Blank (1997)
- Money Talks (1997)
- Rage (1999)
- Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2001) (VG)
- Downtown: A Street Tale (2004)
- The Interpreter (2005)
