Bruce Wright

Acting

Bruce Wright

Bruce Wright is an American actor known for his supporting roles in films such as "Fire in the Sky" (1993), "Speed" (1994), and "Twister" (1996). He has appeared in numerous television series including "The Unit," "JAG," "The X-Files," "ER," and "The West Wing." Wright portrayed various characters in the original "Battlestar Galactica" series and its spin-offs, often playing bit parts such as security officers and other personnel. In addition to acting, he is noted as an effects animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios, contributing to major animated films including "Tangled," "Wreck-It Ralph," "Big Hero 6," "Zootopia," and "Frozen 2." Wright also directed the experimental virtual reality short "A Kite's Tale." His career spans both live-action and animation, showcasing diverse talents across entertainment mediums.

Acting credits

Apollo 13 poster
7.5

The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

Apollo 13

1995

Speed poster
7.2

Tensions run high when a crazed bomber rigs a Los Angeles bus with a device that will kill everyone on board if the vehicle's speed dips below fifty miles per hour.

Speed

1994

Twister poster
6.6

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.

Twister

1996

The Negotiator poster
7.1

The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

The Negotiator

1998

Fire in the Sky poster
6.7

After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.

Fire in the Sky

1993

Battlestar Galactica poster
6.9

After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet in a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.

Battlestar Galactica

1978

The Rich Man's Wife poster
5.4

A rich man's wife finds she has a bad prenuptial agreement with an even worse husband. Over drinks with a stranger, she fantasizes about doing her husband in to void the prenup — but much to her surprise, the stranger decides to turn her imagination into reality.

The Rich Man's Wife

1996

Mister Roberts poster
7.5

Set aboard a navy cargo ship during World War II, this comedic drama follows Lt. Doug Roberts, who battles boredom and a tyrannical captain to the admiration of Ensign Pulver, Doc, and the crew.

Mister Roberts

1984

The Scout poster
5.2

When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm of young phenom Steve Nebraska. Soon, the New York Yankees put a $55 million contract on the table—provided a psychiatrist can affirm Nebraska's mental stability.

The Scout

1994

I, Desire poster
5.7

A coroner's assistant, who is also a law student, gets involved in a strange case involving his girlfriend's place of employment (a hospital), prostitutes, a defrocked priest, and vampires.

I, Desire

1982

Brave New World poster
6.1

A man who grew up in a primitive society educating himself by reading Shakespeare is allowed to join the futuristic society where his parents are from. However, he cannot adapt to their repressive ways.

Brave New World

1980

Into the Homeland poster
6.6

A man's daughter disappears after falling in love with the son of a right wing, white-supremacist terrorist organization.

Into the Homeland

1987

Midnight Cabaret poster
4.0

A Broadway producer puts on a play with a Devil character in it. Soon the actors begin having nightmares, and events that are mentioned in the play really start happening.

Midnight Cabaret

1990

Two Idiots in Hollywood poster
4.0

Idiots Taylor Dupp and Murphy Wegg flee their humdrum existence in Dayton, Ohio for the glamour of Hollywood. Murphy turns his complete lack of talent into a career as a television producer ("The Pac-Man Show"), while Taylor is unjustly accused of murder.

Two Idiots in Hollywood

1988

Nobody's Fool poster
4.4

Cassie, who seeks love and escape from her mundane ordinary life, meets a traveling Shakespeare troupe offering a community acting workshop.

Nobody's Fool

1986

Runaway Father poster
7.4

A woman's husband leaves her and their three daughters. Years later she sets out to find him and get him to pay back child support.

Runaway Father

1991