Jeffrey Wright is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Norman “Belize” Arriaga in HBO miniseries Angels in America. For his performance in the show, Wright won a Emmy and Golden Globe award for Best Supporting Actor.

How old is Jeffrey Wright?

Wright is 54 years old as of now; he was born on December 7, 1965, in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Talking about his height, he is 5 ft. and 11 in (1.8 m) tall.

Short Biography

Jeffrey was born in Washington, D.C., to Barbara Evon Whiting and James Charles Wright, Jr. His father died when he was a year old and his mother raised him who worked as a lawyer before serving at the U.S. Customs Department.

The 54-year-old graduated from St. Albans School and then attended Amherst College in Massachusetts to study political science. After graduating from Amherst in 1987, he had planned to attend a law school but instead attended New York University on a theatre scholarship for two months before pursuing a full-time acting career.

What is Jeffrey Wright’s net worth?

Wright has a net worth of $8 million as fo 2020. He started his career with 1990 legal drama Presumed Innocent, which brought in $221 million becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of the year.

His other films include Celebrity, Hamlet, The Manchurian Candidate, The Invasion, Cadillac Records, The Hunger Games film series, The Goldfinch, and recently All Day and a Night. Jeffrey will appear as James Gordon in the upcoming reboot of the Batman film franchise.

Wright has also appeared on several television shows. He had episodic roles in Homicide: Life on the Street, House, and Sesame Street. Moreover, the 54-year-old played as Bernard Lowe in HBO’s Westworld, for which he reportedly earned $250,000 per episode.

Wife & Children

Jeffrey married actress Carmen Ejogo on October 18, 2001. Together, they have two children: a son Elijah Wright and a daughter Juno Wright.

They resided in Brooklyn, New York, with their two children until separating in 2014. The 54-year-old is active on Instagram and has 89.7k followers as of now. His Instagram handle is @jfreewright.