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Malcolm Barrett

Actor, ProducerBorn April 22, 1980 (45 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Peeples
  • Garfunkel and Oates
  • American Violet
  • Literally, Right Before Aaron
  • Calico Skies (Director's Cut)
  • The Edge of Her Mind Anthology
  • Dylan & Zoey

Known For

  • Timeless (2016)
  • Preacher
  • Better Off Ted
  • War on Everyone
  • Dear White People
  • Genius (2017)
  • Average Joe (2023)
  • American Violet
  • Peeples

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2023
    Krapopolis (TV Series) · as (voice)
    2023
    The Changeling (TV Series) · as Patrice Green
    2023
    Average Joe (2023) (TV Series) · as Leon Montgomery
    2023
    History of the World, Part II (TV Series) · as Captain Hanks
    2023
    Not Dead Yet (TV Series) · as Quentin
    2022
    Dylan & Zoey · as Jeffrey
    2022
    This Fool (TV Series) · as Gordon
    2021
    Horror Noire · as Arthur (segment 'fugue State')
    2021
    Just Beyond (TV Series) · as Andy
    2020
    The Comeback Trail · as Xavier Clay
    2020
    Central Park (TV Series) · as Landon Volk
    2020
    Pooka Lives! · as Derrick
    2019
    The Boys (TV Series) · as Seth Reed
    2019
    The New Negroes (TV Series) · as Cast
    2019
    Weird City (TV Series) · as Chonathon
    2018
    Into the Dark (TV Series) · as Derrick
    2018
    2017
    Genius (2017) (TV Series) · as Ted White
    2017
    2017
    Dimension 404 (TV Series) · as Chris
    2017
    Dropping The Soap (TV Series) · as Josh
    2017
    Santa Clarita Diet (TV Series) · as Morgan
    2016
    2016
    War on Everyone · as Reggie X
    2016
    Timeless (2016) (TV Series) · as Rufus Carlin
    2016
    Preacher (TV Series) · as F.j. Hoover
    2015
    Reunited · as Chad
    2015
    Truth Be Told (TV Series) · as Hudson
    2015
    2014
    Dear White People · as Helmut West
    2014
    10.0 Earthquake · as Booker
    2014
    Garfunkel and Oates (TV Series) · as Daniel
    2013
    OJ: The Musical · as Lawrence
    2013
    Peeples · as Chris Walker
    2013
    Kroll Show (TV Series) · as Gigolo
    2012
    The Soul Man (TV Series) · as Bird
    2012
    Missed Connections · as Jules Norris
    2012
    Key & Peele (TV Series) · as Harrassed Passenger
    2011
    Larry Crowne · as Dave Mack
    2011
    Traffic Light (US) (TV Series) · as Pete
    2010
    Raising Hope (TV Series) · as Lamar
    2010
    The Good Guys (2010) (TV Series) · as A / C
    2009
    SouthLAnd (TV Series) · as Henry Watts
    2009
    Better Off Ted (TV Series) · as Lem Hewitt
    2008
    The Hurt Locker · as Sergeant Foster
    2008
    The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Officer Price
    2008
    2008
    American Violet · as Byron Hill
    2007
    Side Order of Life (TV Series) · as Andy Ryan
    2007
    2006
    Psych (TV Series) · as Wally
    2006
    Let Go · as Sam Dubois
    2005
    Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) · as Dr. Jules Huffman
    2005
    It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) · as Terrell
    2005
    The Office (US) (TV Series) · as Stanley's Replacement
    2005
    2004
    2003
    The Forgotten · as Anderson
    2003
    Luis (TV Series)
    2003
    2002
    Swimfan · as Jock
    2002
    Monk (TV Series) · as Malcolm O'dwyer
    2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Ahmal
    2000
    King of the Jungle · as Basketball Kid #2
    2000
    The Beat (TV Series) · as Russsell Lucas
    1999
    The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Angelo Davis
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Harry Johnson

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