Michael Wright (actor)
| Michael Wright | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 1956 New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978-present |
Michael Wright (born April 30, 1956) is an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie King, Jr., in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats.
Wright's body of work in television includes the 1983 NBC science fiction miniseries V, the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle and on V: The Series as Elias Taylor, TV series Miami Vice 1987 episode "The Savage", and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001-2003. And he played "Clinton", the leader of The Del Bombers gang in the cult film The Wanderers.
Wright's film roles include the 1987 drama The Principal as Victor Duncan, also starring James Belushi, and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes, his most recent film is 2005's The Interpreter.
He has also made guest appearances on other TV shows including New York Undercover & FOX's TV Award winning tv series "EMPIRE" second season.
Filmography
- The Wanderers (1979)
- Streamers (1983)
- V (1983 miniseries) (1983)
- V (The Final Battle) (1984)
- V (The Series) (1985)
- Bedtime Eyes (1987)
- The Principal (1987)
- The Five Heartbeats (1991)
- Private Times (1991)
- Sugar Hill (1994)
- New York Undercover (1996)
- The Cottonwood (1996)
- Point Blank (1997)
- Money Talks (1997) - Aaron
- Rage (1999)
- Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2001) (VG)
- Piñero (2001)
- Oz (2001–03) - Omar White
- The Interpreter (2005)
- Downtown: A Street Tale (2007)
- Before I Self Destruct (2009)