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Michael Wright

Michael Wright

Actor, Producer, Cinematographer

Born April 30, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA

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Michael Wright (born April 6, 1956) is an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie Kane, 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 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. In 1982, he starred in Peter Byrne's production of Barrie Keefe's play Barbarians at the SoHo Rep Theater with Gregg Martin and the as yet unknown actor Kevin Spacey.

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Filmography

Actor

64

Type

Year

Dope King Poster

Dope King Feature Film2023Willie

Transitions Poster

Transitions TV Series2019Lloyd Blackwell

Black Lightning Poster

Black Lightning TV Series2018Lazarus Prime

Making the Five Heartbeats Poster

Making the Five Heartbeats Documentary2018Self

Rel TV Series2018Mr. Donaldson

2 aces and a dirty heart Poster

2 aces and a dirty heart Feature Film2017Redds

Lies Short Film2016Hallway Boy

On the Slate TV Poster

On the Slate TV TV Series2014Self

Stitch TV Series2014Michael Stitch Grey

D'Curse Feature Film2013Officer Ruda

Firefighter Poster

Firefighter Short Film2013Arsonist

Good Brutha Bad Brutha Poster

Good Brutha Bad Brutha Feature Film2013Sterling Jones

The Devil Goes Down Poster

The Devil Goes Down Short Film2013Pops

BET Awards 2011 Poster

BET Awards 2011 TV Special2011Self

Beto! The Bad Boy of Thompson Street Poster

Beto! The Bad Boy of Thompson Street Feature Film2011Presented by The Prince of Darkness)

Jesse Feature Film2011Juan

Passages from Miles Poster

Passages from Miles Short Film2011Miles

The Gift Feature Film2010Officer Conway

The Sissy Gamache Show Poster

The Sissy Gamache Show TV Series2010Self

Before I Self Destruct Poster

Before I Self Destruct Video2009First Victim

The Mo'Nique Show Poster

The Mo'Nique Show TV Series2009Self

Diminished Capacity Poster

Diminished Capacity Feature Film2008McCormick

Hardrock Poster

Hardrock Video2007

Light and the Sufferer Poster

Light and the Sufferer Feature Film2007Randall

Raving Short Film2007Security Guard

El cantante Poster

El cantante Feature Film2006Shooting Gallery Man

Blood on the Wall$ Feature Film2005Michael Wright

The Interpreter Poster

The Interpreter Feature Film2005Marcus

Coalition Poster

Coalition Feature Film2004Lou

Downtown: A Street Tale Poster

Downtown: A Street Tale Feature Film2004Rudy

Batman: Dark Tomorrow Poster

Batman: Dark Tomorrow Video Game2003Zsasz

Piñero Feature Film2001Edgar Bowser

Daring Capers Poster

Daring Capers TV Series1999Reenactment actor

Rage Feature Film1999B-Boy at the Elephant

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story Poster

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story TV Movie1999Student

Point Blank Poster

Point Blank Feature Film1998Sonny

Money Talks Poster

Money Talks Feature Film1997Aaron

Oz TV Series1997Omar White

Nash Bridges Poster

Nash Bridges TV Series1996Ben

The Cottonwood Poster

The Cottonwood Feature Film1996Simon Z

Confessions of a Hitman Poster

Confessions of a Hitman Feature Film1994Charley

New York Undercover Poster

New York Undercover TV Series1994Rene Mazili

The Suzanne Somers Show Poster

The Suzanne Somers Show TV Series1994Self

Sugar Hill Poster

Sugar Hill Feature Film1993Raynathan Skuggs

Private Times TV Movie1991

The Five Heartbeats Poster

The Five Heartbeats Feature Film1991Eddie

Bedtime Eyes Poster

Bedtime Eyes Feature Film1987Spoon

The Principal Poster

The Principal Feature Film1987Victor Duncan

Sundance: A Matter of Process Feature Film1986Self

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self

The Laundromat Poster

The Laundromat TV Movie1985Shooter Stevens

Miami Vice Poster

Miami Vice TV Series1984The Savage

The Moonstone Gem Poster

The Moonstone Gem TV Movie1984Narrator

V TV Series1984Elias Taylor

V: The Final Battle Poster

V: The Final Battle Mini-Series1984Elias Taylor

Lontano da dove Poster

Lontano da dove Feature Film1983Sylvester

Streamers Poster

Streamers Feature Film1983Carlyle

V Mini-Series1983Elias Taylor

Benny's Place Poster

Benny's Place TV Movie1982Jimmy Mills

Dream House Poster

Dream House TV Movie1981Mace

We're Fighting Back Poster

We're Fighting Back TV Movie1981

The Wanderers Poster

The Wanderers Feature Film1979Clinton

Brass Knuckles Poster

Brass Knuckles Feature Film

Street Justice Poster

Street Justice Feature FilmErnie Rays

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3

Type

Year

Lies Short Film2016

Stitch TV Series2014

Passages from Miles Poster

Passages from Miles Short Film2011

Cinematographer

1

Lies Short Film2016

Editorial Department

1

Lies Short Film2016

Visual Effects

1

Sausage Party Poster

Sausage Party Feature Film2016

Writer

1

Lies Short Film2016

Other Crew

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Star Trek: Picard: The IMAX Live Series Finale Event Poster

Star Trek: Picard: The IMAX Live Series Finale Event TV Series2023

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