Michael Wright (actor)


Michael Wright is an American actor best known for his roles in the films The Five Heartbeats, Streamers for which he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and Sugar Hill, and for his television roles Elias Taylor in V: The Series, Omar White in Oz, and Lazarus Prime in Black Lightning.
Wright was born and raised in New York City and is a graduate of the New Lincoln School.

Career

Wright'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

The Wanderers as ClintonStreamers as Carlyle