Jeffrey Wright
Born | December 7, 1965 |
Hometown | Washington, D.C., United States |
Net worth | $8 million |
Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
Spouse | Carmen Ejogo (m 2000 - 2014) |
Children | TK Wright , Elijah Wright |
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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2020 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
2018 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
2017 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Westworld | Nominated |
2014 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Nominated |
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MGM Repping Sales On Western ‘Surrounded’ Starring Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell & The Late Michael K. Williams In Last Movie Role
EXCLUSIVE: MGM has boarded world sales rights to western Surrounded, starring Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell, Jeffrey Donovan, Brett Gelman and the late Michael K. Williams in his last movie role. Anthony Mandler directed the feature, which has been in post-production since early 2021. Andrew Pagana and Justin Thomas penned the script, which is set five […]
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MGM’s Orion Acquires Cord Jefferson’s Directorial Debut Starring Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross, And Jeffrey Wright
The unnamed film also stars Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, and more.
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Jeffrey Wright to Star in ‘Erasure’ Adaptation for MGM’s Orion Pictures
The untitled "Erasure" adaptation will mark the directorial debut of Cord Jefferson.
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Tracee Ellis Ross, Sterling K. Brown Join Cord Jefferson’s Debut Feature as MGM’s Orion Pictures Takes Worldwide Rights
The Emmy-winning "Watchmen" scribe's untitled film is led by Jeffrey Wright
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Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Sterling K. Brown, Issa Rae Join Jeffrey Wright in Cord Jefferson’s Directorial Debut for MGM’s Orion Pictures
MGM’s Orion Pictures has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Emmy-winning writer Cord Jefferson’s untitled feature directorial debut, starring Emmy winner Jeffrey Wright. Produced by MRC and Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s T-Street Productions, the film is based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett. Jefferson (“Watchmen,” “Maser of None”) also adapted the screenplay. “As longtime […]
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Subject Matter Announces Inaugural Grant Winners, $120,000 Total in Funds for Films and Nonprofits (EXCLUSIVE)
Subject Matter, a recently-launched nonprofit organization that supports social issue documentary films and other nonprofits that work on its featured topics, announced their inaugural grantees, awarding a total of $120,000 to four feature-length documentaries and four of the films’ coinciding nonprofits. Subject Matter launched in July, spearheaded by former Tribeca Film Institute leaders Amy Hobby, […]
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Luke Hemsworth Says ‘Westworld’s Surprise Cancellation Was “Disappointing” But “You Can’t Get Depressed About It”
Luke Hemsworth did not see HBO’s cancellation of Westworld coming, but is taking a philosophical approach to the fate of the dystopian sci-fi series. Speaking to ET, at the premiere of his brother Chris Hemsworth’s new Disney+ series Limitless, he said: “You hope these things go forever, but everyone’s got their own reasons. “I’m very thankful for my […]
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Luke Hemsworth: ‘Westworld’ Shocking Cancellation Was ‘Disappointing’
"Unfortunately, we get cut off, but it's the nature of the world," Hemsworth said. "You can't get depressed about it."
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Jeffrey Wright To Star In MRC And T-Street’s Untitled Cord Jefferson Film
EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Wright is set to star in the untitled film from MRC and T-Street based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett. Cord Jefferson wrote the adaptation and is making his feature directorial debut. Wright plays Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, an English professor and author who writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to […]
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Westworld May Be Over, But Its Stars and Creators Still Get Paid for It
Late Friday afternoon, news broke that HBO had pulled the plug on its sci-fi drama Westworld after four seasons. Before this, creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy had already planned to bring the twisty and often convoluted series to a close with a fifth and final season, but those plans have been dashed as Warner Bros. Discovery tries to cut costs anywhere it can following its recent merger.
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