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Barry Shabaka Henley
Actor, ProducerBorn September 15, 1954 (71 years)
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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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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
Barry Shabaka Henley Filmography
| 2025 | Death by Lightning (TV Series) · as Blanche Bruce |
| 2025 | FOREVER (2025) (TV Series) · as George |
| 2022 | Due Season · as Uncle Ken |
| 2021 | 100 Years from Mississippi · as Voiceover Poetry |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name · as Demond |
| 2019 | Bob Hearts Abishola (TV Series) · as Uncle Tunde |
| 2019 | Sherman's Showcase (TV Series) · as Uncle Phil |
| 2018 | American Nightmares · as Bishop Love |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born · as Little Feet |
| 2018 | Office Uprising · as Clarence |
| 2018 | Station 19 (TV Series) · as Oscar Delgado |
| 2017 | Lucky · as Joe |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (TV Series) · as Captain Jackson #3 |
| 2017 | Chasing Titles Vol. 1 · as Luke Parker |
| 2017 | The Off Season (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2017 | Mad Families · as Pops |
| 2016 | Paterson · as Doc |
| 2016 | Brothers in Atlanta · as Buddy |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul (TV Series) · as Detective Sanders |
| 2015 | White Water · as Rev. Stokes |
| 2014 | black-ish (TV Series) · as T Jackson |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) · as Baton Rouge Detective Todd Lamont |
| 2014 | Black Jesus (TV Series) · as Judge Horation Homey |
| 2014 | Extant (TV Series) · as Senator Gabel |
| 2014 | Bosch (TV Series) · as Terry Drake |
| 2014 | Creating 'Carrie' · as Principal Morton |
| 2013 | Carrie · as Principal Henry Morton |
| 2013 | The Crazy Ones (TV Series) · as Pete |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) · as Marcus Benson |
| 2013 | Water & Power · as Preacher Broyard |
| 2013 | Remember Sunday · as Baptiste |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Wendell Hecht |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Veep (TV Series) · as Fast Food Executive |
| 2011 | Luck (TV Series) · as Parole Officer |
| 2011 | The Big Year · as Dr. Neil Kramer |
| 2011 | Unforgettable (2011) (TV Series) · as Leo Hackett |
| 2011 | Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Al Chapman |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal (TV Series) · as Agent Donovan |
| 2011 | Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Glen Aufseeser |
| 2010 | The Dry Land · as Colonel Stephen Evans |
| 2010 | The Good Guys (2010) (TV Series) · as Commissioner |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | FlashForward (TV Series) · as Shelly Vreede |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood · as Captain Friendly |
| 2009 | State of Play · as Gene Stavitz |
| 2009 | Horsemen · as Tuck |
| 2009 | Lie to Me (TV Series) · as Dr. Vincent Olson |
| 2006 | Heroes (TV Series) · as Detective Bryan Fuller |
| 2006 | Miami Vice · as Lt. Martin Castillo |
| 2005 | Close to Home (TV Series) · as Detective Lou Drummer |
| 2005 | Barbershop (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 2005 | Shackles · as Virgil |
| 2005 | Four Brothers · as Councilman Douglas |
| 2005 | The Comeback (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Mr. Patterson |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues · as Shakey Winfield |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Coach Grady |
| 2004 | Collateral · as Daniel Baker |
| 2004 | The Terminal · as Thurman |
| 2004 | Hustle (TV Series) · as Thomas Jackson |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Earl Goddard |
| 2002 | Market · as Cast |
| 2002 | Pavement · as Lieutenant Marks |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Ali · as Herbert Muhammad |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Omar Maltese |
| 2000 | City of Angels (TV Series) · as Delmar Forchette |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Asante Odufemi |
| 1999 | Life · as Pokerface |
| 1999 | Providence (TV Series) |
| 1998 | Patch Adams · as Emmet |
| 1998 | Rush Hour · as Bobby |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back · as Buddy |
| 1998 | Bulworth · as Man At Frankie's |
| 1998 | Fallen · as Uniformed Cop |
| 1997 | Brooklyn South (TV Series) · as Mr. Anders |
| 1997 | Oz (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Schmand |
| 1997 | Die Gang (TV Series) · as Sam Otero |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Sparks (TV Series) · as Stan Lawrence |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show (TV Series) · as Tom Cunningham |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue Dress · as Woodcutter |
| 1995 | The Client (TV Series) · as Linton Bell |
| 1995 | Lord of Illusions · as Dr. Toffler |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio · as Dravec |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice) |
| 1994 | The Scout · as Mcdermott |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Detective |
| 1994 | Duckman (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Fear of a Black Hat · as Geoffrey Lennox |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Archie Day |
| 1993 | The Thing Called Love · as Reverend Raymond |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It · as El Paso Doctor |
| 1993 | Johnny Bago (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Till Death Us Do Part · as Judge Barton |
| 1991 | The Royal Family (TV Series) · as Willis Tillis |
| 1991 | Roc (TV Series) · as Ernie |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Barbershop: A Little Off the Top · as Self |
| 2004 | Inside 'the Terminal' · as Self |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Ali' · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | 100 Years from Mississippi · as Associate Producer |