Jeffrey Wright

LCT: A Free Man of Color. Broadway: Angels in America (Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards), Topdog/ Underdog (Tony nomination, Obie Award - also London and Off-Broadway) and Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, all directed by George C. Wolfe. Off-Broadway: Julius Caesar, King Lear (NYSF). Regional: Les Blancs, Juno and the Paycock, She Stoops to Conquer (Arena Stage); Playboy of the West Indies, Daylight in Exile, Search and Destroy (Yale Rep.). Film: Basquiat (Independent Spirit Award nomination), Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale, Cadillac Records, W. , Syriana, Broken Flowers, The Manchurian Candidate, Ride with the Devil, Ali, Shaft, Source Code (upcoming). TV: "Angels in America" (Golden Globe and Emmy Awards), "Lackawanna Blues," "Boycott" (AFI Award). Graduate: Amherst College (BA, political science; honorary doctorate, humane letters). Co-founder and chairman, Taia, LLC and Taia Peace Foundation.