Barry Shabaka Henley
Born: 1954-09-15 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley is a fixture in many films, most often the films of director Michael Mann, having worked with the director four times. Henley played Herbert Muhammad in Ali. In Collateral he made an impression as a sensitive jazz musician living on borrowed time. He also starred in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal. In Miami Vice, Henley succeeded Edward James Olmos as superior officer, Lt. Martin Castillo. He also appeared in the short-lived television series, Robbery Homicide Division and Barbershop. From 2009, he has played the recurring character of FBI Agent Vreede in FlashForward, an ABC television series. He also played Buddy in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. It was announced that Henley will have a role on Heroes as Detective Fuller. In 1999 Henley supplied the role of Pokerface in the Eddie Murphy/Martin Lawrence film Life. As a stage actor, Henley's honors include the Drama Desk, Obie, and Olivier Awards. He was also a member of the West Coast Black Repertory Theatre and the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Shabaka Henley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Death by Lightning as Blanche Bruce
2022
- Due Season as Uncle Ken
2021
- 100 Years From Mississippi as voiceover poetry
2019
- Bob Hearts Abishola as Uncle Tunde
- Dolemite Is My Name as Demond
- Sherman's Showcase as Uncle Phil
2018
- Station 19 as Oscar Delgado
- A Star Is Born as Little Feet
- Miscreant as Detective Lambert
- Office Uprising as Clarence
- American Nightmares as Bishop Love
2017
- Mad Families as Pops
- Chasing Titles Vol. 1 as Luke Parker
- Lucky as Joe
2016
- Paterson as Doc
2015
- Better Call Saul as Detective Sanders
- Bosch as Terry Drake
- White Water as Rev. Stokes
2014
- black-ish as T Jackson
- Extant as Senator Gabel
- Water & Power as Preacher Broyard
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Marcus Benson
- Remember Sunday as Baptiste
- The Crazy Ones as Pete
- Carrie as Principal Henry Morton
2012
- Elementary as Wendell Hecht
- Veep as Fast Food Executive
- Stolen as Reginald
2011
- Shameless as Glen Aufseeser
- Unforgettable as Leo Hackett
- Body of Proof as Al Chapman
- The Big Year as Dr. Neil Kramer
2010
- The Good Guys as Commissioner
- The Dry Land as Colonel Stephen Evans
2009
- FlashForward as Shelly Vreede
- State of Play as Gene Stavitz
- Horsemen as Tuck
- Streets of Blood as Captain Friendly
2006
- Heroes as Detective Bryan Fuller
- Miami Vice as Lt. Martin Castillo
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Patterson
- Numb3rs as Coach Grady
- Four Brothers as Councilman Douglas
- Close to Home as Detective Lou Drummer
- Barbershop as Eddie
- Lackawanna Blues as Shakey Winfield
- Shackles as Virgil
2004
- Hustle as Thomas Jackson
- The Terminal as Thurman
- Collateral as Daniel Baker
- City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' as Self
2003
- NCIS as Earl Goddard
2002
- Pavement as Lieutenant Marks
- Robbery Homicide Division as Sgt. Albert Simms
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Omar Maltese
- Ali as Herbert Muhammad
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Asante Odufemi
- Providence
- Life as Pokerface
1998
- Rush Hour as Bobby
- Patch Adams as Emmet
- Fallen as Uniformed Cop
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Buddy
- Bulworth as Man at Frankie's
1997
- Oz as Lieutenant Schmand
- Brooklyn South as Mr. Anders
- Die Gang as Sam Otero
1996
- The Steve Harvey Show as Tom Cunningham
- Malcolm & Eddie
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
- The Client as Linton Bell
- Devil in a Blue Dress as Woodcutter
- Lord of Illusions as Dr. Toffler
- Destiny Turns on the Radio as Dravec
1994
- ER as Detective
- Duckman
- The Scout as McDermott
- Fear of a Black Hat as Geoffrey Lennox
1993
- The Thing Called Love as Reverend Raymond
- What's Love Got to Do with It as El Paso Doctor
- Johnny Bago
1992
- Till Death Us Do Part as Judge Barton
1991
- Roc
- The Royal Family as Willis Tillis
1987
- Married... with Children as Charlie