American television and film actor (born 1952)
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| Born | Harold Thomas Wright
(1952-11-29) November 29, 1952 (age 71)
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
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| Spouse | Leigh Johnson (m 1988) |
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| Children | 2 |
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Harold Thomas Wright (born November 29, 1952) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), Matewan (1987), Creepshow 2 (1987), City of Hope (1991), Passion Fish (1992), Seinfeld (1994), Extreme (1995), Star Trek: Voyager (1996), Martial Law (1998-1999), Sunshine State (2002), Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), Honeydripper (2007), Granite Flats (2014), Medical Police (2020), and Daisy Jones & the Six (2023).
Early life
Wright was born on November 29, 1952, in Englewood, New Jersey.[1]
Career
In 1976, His first appearance on screen was in the movie Deadbeat playing an Old Man.[1] In 1987, he played a lead role as the hitchhiker in the horror film Creepshow 2.[1]
In 2002, Wright co-starred in the feature film Barbershop (2002) and the sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) with Ice Cube.[1] In 2002, he co-starred with Angela Bassett as her ex-lover in Sunshine State (2002),[1] Wright did have a good working relationship with writer/director John Sayles, starring in many films previously: The Brother from Another Planet (1984),[1] Matewan (1987),[1] City of Hope (1991),[1] Passion Fish (1992),[1] and Honeydripper (2007).[1]
In 2000, Wright won the Best Actor Award at the Santa Monica Film Festival for his portrayal of John Shed in the indie film Dumbarton Bridge.[2](See IMDb)
He has played roles on several television programs but is best known for playing Mr. Morgan, Yankees co-worker of character George Costanza (Jason Alexander) on Seinfeld; and the hybrid alien Tuvix in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tuvix".[3][4]
In 2014, as a representative of Granite Flats which he starred as Agent Ezekiel Scott for 19 episodes, Wright attended the Dynamic and Diverse 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Celebration of Diversity at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood, Los Angeles.[5]
In 2023, Wright played the role of music producer Teddy Price, who is responsible for assisting the band The Six to stardom, doing the same for Daisy Jones, then bringing them together in Daisy Jones & the Six.[6]
