Wisdom was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. He is of Liverpool/Bolton mix. Wisdom grew up in many different places because of his father's position in the Royal Air Force, including British air bases in Swindon, Doncaster and Devon. Wisdom has two siblings, an older brother and a younger sister. Wisdom attended both the Taunton's College in Southampton and the Academy Drama School, where he became the recipient of the Stage Scholarship. Wisdom has stated that he is an avid lover of sports, "even the boring ones" and that he follows Liverpool F.C. devotedly. He plays football himself, as well as "golf, tennis, badminton, cricket, snooker, pool" and others. If he didn't become an actor, Wisdom has stated that he would have liked to become a professional athlete. Wisdom also lists his other hobbies as cooking, reading, and watching films.
Career
On television, Wisdom played Tom Ferguson in the long-running soap Coronation Street, Ivor Claire in the Evelyn Waugh adaptation Sword of Honour, Stephen Clarke in the thriller Suspicion and Marco Bailey in Sky One's airline drama Mile High. Other television work includes Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show, Children of the New Forest, Wycliffe and Blackhearts in Battersea. In early 2010, Wisdom starred in an episode of Agatha Christie'sPoirot. He had a one-episode guest role in NBC's Hannibal as Antony Dimmond in 2015. Wisdom also starred as the archangel Michael in SyFy Channel's Dominion, which began airing in June 2014 and was renewed for a second season which concluded on 1 October 2015. Wisdom's notable known roles in theatre include Journey's End as Stanhope and Guy Bennett in Julian Mitchell's Another Country, though Wisdom has stated that he has been participating in drama since he was young. Wisdom created and subsequently played role of Steven Carter in Patrick Wilde's 1994 play What's Wrong With Angry? Wisdom's films include his role as Ryan in Hey Mr DJ, Astinos in 300, and as 'Midnight' Mark in the 2009 film The Boat That Rocked. Other film roles were in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, The Lightkeepers, Romeo and Juliet, and as Douglas Talbot in Soulmate.
