Jeffrey Wright (Belize) was honored with an AFI Award for best actor
for his portrayal of Martin Luther King, Jr. in HBO's "Boycott." His films
include "Ali," "Shaft," "Ride with the Devil," "Cement," "Critical Care," and
"Basquiat," which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his
debut performance in the title role. He won the 1994 Tony Award for Featured
Actor for his portrayal of Belize in "Angels in America: Perestroika." More
recently, Wright enjoyed a critically acclaimed run on Broadway in the
Pulitzer Prize-winning show "Topdog/Underdog," for which he received a Tony
nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor.