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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 15, 1954
Place of Birth:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Barry Shabaka Henley
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Due Season | Uncle Ken |
| 2021 | 100 Years From Mississippi | voiceover poetry |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Demond |
| 2018 | Office Uprising | Clarence |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born | Little Feet |
| 2018 | American Nightmares | Bishop Love |
| 2018 | Miscreant | Detective Lambert |
| 2017 | Mad Families | Pops |
| 2017 | Lucky | Joe |
| 2017 | Chasing Titles Vol. 1 | Luke Parker |
| 2016 | Paterson | Doc |
| 2015 | White Water | Rev. Stokes |
| 2014 | Water & Power | Preacher Broyard |
| 2013 | Carrie | Principal Henry Morton |
| 2013 | Remember Sunday | Baptiste |
| 2012 | Stolen | Reginald |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Dr. Neil Kramer |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Colonel Stephen Evans |
| 2009 | State of Play | Gene Stavitz |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Tuck |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood | Captain Friendly |
| 2006 | Miami Vice | Lt. Martin Castillo |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Councilman Douglas |
| 2005 | Shackles | Virgil |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Shakey Winfield |
| 2004 | The Terminal | Thurman |
| 2004 | Collateral | Daniel Baker |
| 2004 | City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' | Self |
| 2002 | Pavement | Lieutenant Marks |
| 2001 | Ali | Herbert Muhammad |
| 1999 | Life | Pokerface |
| 1998 | Patch Adams | Emmet |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Buddy |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Bobby |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Man at Frankie's |
| 1998 | Fallen | Uniformed Cop |
| 1995 | Lord of Illusions | Dr. Toffler |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress | Woodcutter |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Dravec |
| 1994 | The Scout | McDermott |
| 1994 | Fear of a Black Hat | Geoffrey Lennox |
| 1993 | The Thing Called Love | Reverend Raymond |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | El Paso Doctor |
| 1992 | Till Death Us Do Part | Judge Barton |
| Origami |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sherman's Showcase | Uncle Phil |
| 2019 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Uncle Tunde |
| 2018 | Station 19 | Oscar Delgado |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Detective Sanders |
| 2015 | Bosch | Terry Drake |
| 2014 | Extant | Senator Gabel |
| 2014 | black-ish | T Jackson |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Marcus Benson |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones | Pete |
| 2012 | Veep | Fast Food Executive |
| 2012 | Elementary | Wendell Hecht |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Al Chapman |
| 2011 | Unforgettable | Leo Hackett |
| 2011 | Shameless | Glen Aufseeser |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Shelly Vreede |
| 2006 | Heroes | Detective Bryan Fuller |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Mr. Patterson |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | |
| 2005 | Close to Home | |
| 2005 | Barbershop | Eddie |
| 2004 | Hustle | Thomas Jackson |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Omar Maltese |
| 1999 | Providence | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Asante Odufemi |
| 1997 | Oz | Lieutenant Schmand |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South | Mr. Anders |
| 1997 | Die Gang | Sam Otero |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show | Tom Cunningham |
| 1995 | The Client | Linton Bell |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice) |
| 1994 | Duckman | |
| 1994 | ER | Detective |
| 1993 | Johnny Bago | |
| 1991 | The Royal Family | Willis Tillis |
| 1991 | Roc | |
| 1991 | Roc | Ernie |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Charlie |