Michael Wright (April 6, 1956 – August 21, 2026) was an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie Kane, Jr. in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats. Wright's body of work in television includes the 1983 NBC science fiction miniseries V, the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle" and on "V: The Series" as Elias Taylor, TV series "Miami Vice" 1987 episode "The Savage", and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White from 2001-2003. And he played "Clinton", the leader of The Del Bombers in the cult film The Wanderers.
Wright's film roles include the 1987 drama The Principal as Victor Duncan, also starring James Belushi, and the 1994 film Sugar Hill with Wesley Snipes, his most recent film is 2005's The Interpreter. He has also made guest appearances on other TV shows including New York Undercover. In 1982, he starred in Peter Byrne's production of Barrie Keefe's play Barbarians at the SoHo Rep Theater with Gregg Martin and the as yet unknown actor Kevin Spacey.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse (2011) | Juan | - | - |
| 2 | Before I Self Destruct (2009) | First Victim | - | - |
| 3 | Raving (2007) | Security Guard | - | - |
| 4 | El Cantante (2006) | Shooting Gallery Man | 8 | |
| 5 | The Interpreter (2005) | Marcus | 6.7 | |
| 6 | Point Blank (1998) | Sonny | - | - |
| 7 | Money Talks (1997) | Aaron | 6 | |
| 8 | Sugar Hill (1994) | Raynathan Skuggs | 8 | |
| 9 | The Five Heartbeats (1991) | Eddie | 10 | |
| 10 | The Principal (1987) | Victor Duncan | 10 | |
| 11 | The Wanderers (1979) | Clinton | 7 |
