Biography
Michael Wright was an American actor. He was born in New York City on 30 April 1956 and graduated from the New Lincoln School. He began his professional stage career by 1978 and appeared in the 1982 production of Barbarians at the SoHo Rep Theater.
Wright's film roles included Clinton in The Wanderers (1979), Carlyle in Streamers (1983), Victor Duncan in The Principal (1987), Aaron in Money Talks (1997) and Marcus in The Interpreter (2005). He played Eddie Kane Jr. in The Five Heartbeats (1991) and was also known for television work as Elias Taylor in the miniseries and series V (1983–1985) and as Omar White in Oz (2001–2003). He appeared as Lazarus Prime in Black Lightning (2019). Wright died in Los Angeles on 19 August 2026.
