Jeffrey Wright’s exquisitely calibrated performance as the irascible novelist Thelonious Ellison, known as Monk, in “American Fiction” recently earned him his first Oscar nomination.

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Jeffrey Wright Tells Onscreen Mom Leslie Uggams ... Finally, Wright thanked American Fiction screenwriter Cord Jefferson — who won the Spirit Award for best screenplay earlier in the evening ...

Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) has been tapped to star opposite Michael Fassbender in The Agency (fka The Department), George Clooney's remake of French political drama series The Bureau.

Anti-social author and college professor Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) lampoons this grim thirst with a gaudy parody that becomes an accidental hit. SEE ALSO: 'American Fiction ...

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Jeffrey Wright stars as Monk, a frustrated novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point ...

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American Fiction arrives highly recommended: five Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture, for Jefferson as screenwriter, and a Best Actor nod – his first – for star Jeffrey Wright.

As one of Hollywood's most celebrated actors, Jeffrey Wright can afford to be picky when it comes to selecting projects to be a part of.

Episode four of The Last of Us season 2 introduced a new character to the show's fans. This character is none other than Isaac Dixon, portrayed by actor Jeffrey Wright.