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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.
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.
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Malcolm Barrett Filmography
| 2024 | Last to Leave · as Thom |
| 2023 | Gen V (TV Series) · as Seth Reed |
| 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 Idi Amin |
| 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 | Dropping The Soap · as Josh |
| 2017 | Genius (2017) (TV Series) · as Ted White |
| 2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron · as Greg |
| 2017 | Dimension 404 (TV Series) · as Chris |
| 2017 | Dropping The Soap (TV Series) · as Josh |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet (TV Series) · as Morgan |
| 2016 | Calico Skies (Director's Cut) · as John |
| 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 | Addicted to Fresno · as Eric |
| 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 | My Best Friend's Girl · as Dwalu |
| 2008 | American Violet · as Byron Hill |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life (TV Series) · as Andy Ryan |
| 2007 | The Minister of Divine · as Fred |
| 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 | Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show (TV Series) |
| 2004 | The Big House (2004) (TV Series) |
| 2003 | The Forgotten · as Anderson |
| 2003 | Luis (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Rhythm of the Saints · as Cast |
| 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 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Thomas Duncan |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Angelo Davis |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Julian Zalak |
| 2022 | The Edge of Her Mind Anthology · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Definition Please · as Associate Producer |
| 2020 | Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |