---
name: "Michael Wright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-wright-2248"
fi1m_id: "michael-wright-2248"
imdb_id: "nm0942646"
tmdb_id: 2248
wikidata_id: "Q3308594"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 April 1956"
died: "21 August 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T04:09:23.220679+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Wright

## Identity

Michael Wright

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-wright-2248
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-wright-2248
- **IMDb ID:** nm0942646
- **TMDB ID:** 2248
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3308594
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wright_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3308594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942646/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2248

Actor. Born 30 April 1956 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 21 August 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 April 1956, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 August 2026
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wright_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3308594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942646/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2248

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Interpreter*](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md) (62)

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## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Interpreter* (2005), Fi1m 62, as Marcus — [page](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Black Lightning* (2018), series, as Lazarus Prime
- *2 Aces and a Dirty Heart* (2017), as Redds
- *D'Curse* (2013), as Officer Ruda
- *Jesse* (2011), as Juan
- *Before I Self Destruct* (2009), as First Victim
- *Diminished Capacity* (2008), as McCormick
- *Hardrock* (2007), Actor
- *Raving* (2007), as Security Guard
- *Coalition* (2006), as Lou
- *El Cantante* (2006), as Shooting Gallery Man
- *The Interpreter* (2005), as Marcus — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-interpreter.md)
- *Downtown: A Street Tale* (2004), as Rudy
- *Piñero* (2001), as Edgar Bowser
- *Point Blank* (1998), as Sonny
- *Money Talks* (1997), as Aaron
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Omar White — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *The Cottonwood* (1996), as Simon Z
- *New York Undercover* (1994), series, Actor
- *Confessions of a Hitman* (1994), as Charley
- *Sugar Hill* (1994), as Raynathan Skuggs
- *The Five Heartbeats* (1991), as Eddie
- *The Principal* (1987), as Victor Duncan
- *Bedtime Eyes* (1987), Actor
- *The Laundromat* (1985), as Shooter Stevens
- *V* (1984), series, as Elias Taylor
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as The Savage — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *V: The Final Battle* (1984), series, as Elias Taylor
- *Streamers* (1983), as Carlyle
- *The Moonstone Gem* (1983), as Narrator
- *V* (1983), series, as Elias Taylor
- *Benny's Place* (1982), as Jimmy Mills
- *Dream House* (1981), as Mace
- *We're Fighting Back* (1981), as Melvin Gilford
- *The Wanderers* (1979), as Clinton

## Gallery

- ![Michael Wright](https://film.one/media/person/5686717/gallery-555642c369e2.jpg) Michael Wright — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Wright](https://film.one/media/person/5686717/gallery-b34c7aa40a7d.jpg) Michael Wright — Image via TMDB
- ![Michael Wright](https://film.one/media/person/5686717/gallery-f0f47a2c5c40.jpg) Michael Wright — Image via TMDB

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