Barry Shabaka Henley
44 movies · 44 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 15, 1954 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
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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.
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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: movies and TV shows
Acting (88)
- Upcoming
- 2025
- 2025
- 2022 Due Season
as Uncle Ken
- 2021 100 Years from Mississippi
as voiceover poetry
- 2019 Dolemite Is My Name
as Demond
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 American Nightmares
as Bishop Love
- 2018 Miscreant
as Detective Lambert
- 2018 A Star Is Born
as Little Feet
- 2018 Office Uprising
as Clarence
- 2018
- 2017 Lucky
as Joe
- 2017 Chasing Titles Vol. 1
as Luke Parker
- 2017 Mad Families
as Pops
- 2016 Paterson
as Doc
- 2015
- 2015 White Water
as Rev. Stokes
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Water & Power
as Preacher Broyard
- 2013 Carrie
as Principal Henry Morton
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Remember Sunday
as Baptiste
- 2012
- 2012 Stolen
as Reginald
- 2012
- 2011 The Big Year
as Dr. Neil Kramer
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010 The Dry Land
as Colonel Stephen Evans
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009 Streets of Blood
as Captain Friendly
- 2009 State of Play
as Gene Stavitz
- 2009 Horsemen
as Tuck
- 2009
- 2006
- 2006 Miami Vice
as Lt. Martin Castillo
- 2005
- 2005 Shackles
as Virgil
- 2005
- 2005 Four Brothers
as Councilman Douglas
- 2005
- 2005 Lackawanna Blues
as Shakey Winfield
- 2005
- 2004 Collateral
as Daniel Baker
- 2004 The Terminal
as Thurman
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002 Pavement
as Lieutenant Marks
- 2002
- 2001 Ali
as Herbert Muhammad
- 2001
- 1999
- 1999 Life
as Pokerface
- 1999
- 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
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Devil in a Blue Dress
as Woodcutter
- 1995
- 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
as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice) · 1 episode
- 1994 The Scout
as McDermott
- 1994
- 1994 Fear of a Black Hat
as Geoffrey Lennox
- 1994
- 1993 The Thing Called Love
as Reverend Raymond
- 1993
- 1993 What's Love Got to Do with It
as El Paso Doctor
- 1992 Till Death Us Do Part
as Judge Barton
- 1991
- 1991
- 1987
Behind the camera (1)
- 2021 100 Years from Mississippi
Associate Producer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2004