Malcolm Barrett
Born: 1980-04-22 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Malcolm Barrett (born 1980) is an American actor known for playing the role of scientist and time traveler Rufus Carlin in Timeless on NBC. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. He has appeared as a series regular on Fox's The Sketch Show and Luis. Barrett played the character "Dr. Lem Hewitt" on the ABC television show, Better Off Ted and was a supporting character in the Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker. Barrett has had recurring appearances on the New York-based Law & Order franchise. He was featured as a squatter and drug dealer in an episode of The Sopranos and also guest starred in the pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the series finale of The Office as one of Dunder/Mifflin's new employees, and in an episode of Monk as a lottery fanatic. He also had a small role in the movie Larry Crowne, as one of Tom Hanks' character's classmates. He has also appeared in several television commercials, including national spots for Hummer and AT&T. The AT&T spot, which features Barrett shooting baskets in a sports bar, received frequent airplay during the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Barrett began playing the role of Rufus Carlin in the Fall of 2016 in the NBC series, Timeless. Barrett is a spoken word artist and hip hop performer who has recorded under the aliases "Tourette's," "Verbal," and "The Velvet Rope." He appeared on the 2002 EP Timber, by electronic recording artist M Pinto. He is currently working on his debut album entitled The Backpacker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Filmography
2025
- The Errand as Duncan
- Missing Rhythms ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Fractal as Baba
2023
- Gen V as Seth Reed
- Krapopolis as (voice)
- Not Dead Yet as Quentin
- History of the World: Part II as Captain Hanks
- The Changeling as Patrice Green
2022
- The Edge of Her Mind Anthology ... (Executive Producer)
- This Fool as Gordon
2021
- Just Beyond as Andy
- Horror Noire as Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
2020
- Pooka Lives! as Derrick
- The Comeback Trail as Xavier Clay
2019
- The Boys as Seth Reed
- Weird City as Chonathon
2018
- Dinner Party as Barney
2017
- Genius as Ted White
- Santa Clarita Diet as Morgan
- Calico Skies as John
- Dimension 404 as Chris
- Literally, Right Before Aaron as Greg
- Dropping The Soap as Josh
2016
- Timeless as Rufus Carlin
- Preacher as F.J. Hoover
- War on Everyone as Reggie X
2015
- Addicted to Fresno as Eric
- Truth Be Told as Hudson
- Reunited as Chad
2014
- Dear White People as Helmut West
- 10.0 Earthquake as Booker
- Garfunkel and Oates as Daniel
- Man with a Movie Camera as Edwin - The Director
2013
- OJ: The Musical as Lawrence
2012
- Key & Peele as Harrassed Passenger
- The Soul Man as Bird
- Missed Connections as Jules Norris
2010
- Raising Hope as Lamar
- The Good Guys as A / C
2009
- Better Off Ted as Lem Hewitt
- Imaginary Larry as Kenneth
2008
- The Mentalist as Officer Price
- American Violet as Byron Hill
- The Hurt Locker as Sergeant Foster
- My Best Friend's Girl as Dwalu
2006
- Psych as Wally
2005
- The Office as Stanley's Replacement
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Terrell
- Ghost Whisperer as Dr. Jules Huffman
- Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
2004
2003
- Luis
- The Forgotten as Anderson
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Ahmal
2000
- King of the Jungle as Basketball Kid #2
- The Beat as Russsell Lucas
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Thomas Duncan
- The Sopranos as Angelo Davis
1990
- Law & Order as Harry Johnson