Michael Wright (born April 30, 1956) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films The Five Heartbeats (1991),[1] Streamers (1983) for which won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and Sugar Hill (1994), and for his television roles Elias Taylor in V: The Series (1984–1985),[2] Omar White in Oz (2001–2003), and Lazarus Prime in Black Lightning (2019).
Michael Wright | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Wright was born and raised in New York City and is a graduate of the New Lincoln School.
Career
editWright's body of work in television includes the 1983 NBC science fiction miniseries V, the 1984 sequel V: The Final Battle, and V: The Series as Elias Taylor. He appeared in the 1987 episode "Duty and Honor" of Miami Vice as "The Savage", and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001 to 2003. Wright has appeared on New York Undercover, and as Lazarus Prime on Black Lightning.
Wright's film roles include the 1987 drama The Principal, also starring James Belushi, and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes. He played Clinton, the leader of The Del Bombers gang in the cult film The Wanderers. His most recent film is the 2005 thriller The Interpreter.
Filmography
edit- The Wanderers (1979) as Clinton
- Streamers (1983) as Carlyle
- V (1983) as Elias Taylor (2 episodes)
- V: The Final Battle (1984) as Elias Taylor (3 episodes)
- V: The Series (1984–1985) as Elias Taylor (13 episodes)
- The Laundromat as Shooter Stevens
- Miami Vice Season 3 Episode 13 " Duty and Honor"
- Bedtime Eyes (1987) as Spoon
- The Principal (1987) as Victor Duncan
- Private Times (1991)
- The 5 Heartbeats (1991) as Eddie King Jr.
- Sugar Hill (1994) as Raynathan "Ray" Skuggs
- New York Undercover (1996) as Rene Mazili
- The Cottonwood (1996) as Simon Z.
- Money Talks (1997) as Aaron
- Point Blank (1998) as Sonny
- Rage (1999) as "B-Boy"
- Piñero (2001) as Edgar Bowser
- Oz (2001–2003) as Omar White (22 episodes)
- Batman: Dark Tomorrow (2003) (VG) as Black Mask (voice)
- Downtown: A Street Tale (2004) as Rudy
- The Interpreter (2005) as Marcus
- Before I Self Destruct (2009) as First Victim
- Rel (2018) as Mr. Donaldson
- Black Lightning (2019) as Lazarus Prime (2 episodes)
References
edit- ^ "All the Wright Moves". New York. New York Media, LLC. 1 April 1991. p. 24. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Copp, Dan (8 March 2017). Fascist Lizards from Outer Space: The Politics, Literary Influences and Cultural History of Kenneth Johnson's V. McFarland. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4766-6712-6.