Barry Shabaka Henley
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Shabaka Henley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2025 · Death by Lightning as Blanche Bruce
- 2019 · Bob Hearts Abishola as Uncle Tunde
- 2018 · Miscreant as Detective Lambert
- 2018 · A Star Is Born as Little Feet
- 2018 · Station 19 as Oscar Delgado
- 2017 · Mad Families as Pops
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Detective Sanders
- 2015 · Bosch as Terry Drake
- 2014 · black-ish as T Jackson
- 2014 · Extant as Senator Gabel
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Marcus Benson
- 2012 · Elementary as Wendell Hecht
- 2012 · Veep as Fast Food Executive
- 2011 · Unforgettable as Leo Hackett
- 2011 · Body of Proof as Al Chapman
- 2011 · Shameless as Glen Aufseeser
- 2009 · FlashForward as Shelly Vreede
- 2009 · State of Play as Gene Stavitz
- 2006 · Heroes as Detective Bryan Fuller
- 2005 · Close to Home as Detective Lou Drummer
- 2005 · Four Brothers as Councilman Douglas
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Patterson
- 2005 · Numb3rs as Coach Grady
- 2004 · Collateral as Daniel Baker
- 2004 · The Terminal as Thurman
- 2004 · Hustle as Thomas Jackson
- 2003 · NCIS as Earl Goddard
- 2002 · Pavement as Lieutenant Marks
- 2001 · Ali as Herbert Muhammad
- 2001 · Crossing Jordan as Omar Maltese
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Asante Odufemi
- 1999 · Life as Pokerface
- 1999 · Providence as
- 1998 · Patch Adams as Emmet
- 1998 · Rush Hour as Bobby
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as Mr. Anders
- 1997 · Oz as Lieutenant Schmand
- 1996 · Malcolm & Eddie as
- 1996 · The Steve Harvey Show as Tom Cunningham
- 1995 · Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
- 1994 · ER as Detective
- 1994 · Duckman as
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Charlie
- Future · Origami as
- 2022 · Due Season as Uncle Ken
- 2021 · 100 Years From Mississippi as voiceover poetry
- 2019 · Dolemite Is My Name as Demond
- 2019 · Sherman's Showcase as Uncle Phil
- 2018 · American Nightmares as Bishop Love
- 2018 · Office Uprising as Clarence
- 2017 · Lucky as Joe
- 2017 · Chasing Titles Vol. 1 as Luke Parker
- 2016 · Paterson as Doc
- 2015 · White Water as Rev. Stokes
- 2014 · Water & Power as Preacher Broyard
- 2013 · Carrie as Principal Henry Morton
- 2013 · The Crazy Ones as Pete
- 2013 · Remember Sunday as Baptiste
- 2012 · Stolen as Reginald
- 2011 · The Big Year as Dr. Neil Kramer
- 2010 · The Dry Land as Colonel Stephen Evans
- 2010 · The Good Guys as Commissioner
- 2009 · Streets of Blood as Captain Friendly
- 2009 · Horsemen as Tuck
- 2006 · Miami Vice as Lt. Martin Castillo
- 2005 · Shackles as Virgil
- 2005 · Barbershop as Eddie
- 2005 · Lackawanna Blues as Shakey Winfield
- 2004 · City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' as Self
- 2002 · Robbery Homicide Division as Sgt. Albert Simms
- 1998 · How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Buddy
- 1998 · Bulworth as Man at Frankie's
- 1998 · Fallen as Uniformed Cop
- 1997 · Die Gang as Sam Otero
- 1995 · Devil in a Blue Dress as Woodcutter
- 1995 · The Client as Linton Bell
- 1995 · Lord of Illusions as Dr. Toffler
- 1995 · Destiny Turns on the Radio as Dravec
- 1994 · The Scout as McDermott
- 1994 · Fear of a Black Hat as Geoffrey Lennox
- 1993 · The Thing Called Love as Reverend Raymond
- 1993 · Johnny Bago as
- 1993 · What's Love Got to Do with It as El Paso Doctor
- 1992 · Till Death Us Do Part as Judge Barton
- 1991 · The Royal Family as Willis Tillis
- 1991 · Roc as
- 1991 · Roc as Ernie