Lenny Henry

Bernard and the Genie

1991 · Josephus the Genie

Penelope

2007 · Krull

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014 · Self

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004 · Self

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012 · Peg Leg Hastings (voice)

True Identity

1991 · Miles Pope

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

1987 · Self

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989 · Self

The Suicide Club

1988 · Cam

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017 · Self - Presenter

Lenny Live and Unleashed

1989 · Himself & various characters

Parkinson at 50

2021 · Self (archive footage)

The Best of French & Saunders

2002 · Various

Coast to Coast

1987 · Ritchie Lee

Famous Fred

1996 · Fred (voice)

Work Experience

1989 · Terence

My Name Is Leon

2022 · Mr. Johnson

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

2011

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016 · Self

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

2022 · Self

Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

2011 · Self

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990 · Warder

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

2022 · Sadoc Burrows

Oxford

1990 · Steve Wild

An Audience with Kylie

2023 · Self

Our Queen at Ninety

2016 · Self

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

2005 · Self

Just Like That!

1989 · Self

Lenny Go Home

1991 · Self

Alive and Kicking

1991 · Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

MirrorMask

2005 · Cops 1-4

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

2024 · Self

Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say

2005

Danny & the Human Zoo

2015 · Samson

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

2021 · Self

The Magic Faraway Tree

2026 · Know All

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024 · Mr. Convenience (voice)

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

2009 · Himself

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

2016 · Self

Grand Prix of Europe

2025 · Erwin (voice)

Art Matters

2024 · Self

Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy

1999 · Himself

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004 · Shrunken Head (voice)

In Dreams

1992 · Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince

White Goods

1994 · Charlie Collins

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors

2012 · Antipholus of Syracuse

Zog

2018 · Himself - Narrator (voice)

Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University

2019 · Self - Presenter

Black and White in Colour

1992 · Self

The Story of Bean

1997 · Self

The Big Night In

2020 · Self - Presenter

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

1986 · Self

Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History

2020 · Self - Presenter

Zog and the Flying Doctors

2021 · Narrator (voice)

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

2020 · Self

Tommy Cooper at the BBC

Presenter

It Started with Swap Shop

2006 · Self

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

2012 · Self - Presenter

Lying To Michael Jackson

2003 · Michael Jackson

Gaybo Laughs Back

2008 · Self

The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

The Man

1999 · Dennis Jackson

Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994

1994

Jay Kelly

2025 · Larry

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982 · Various Characters

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

1988 · Various Roles

The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

2005 · Self

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

1988 · Self

The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space

2008 · Himself

Hope and Glory

1999 · Ian George

Shooting Stars

1993 · Self

Tiswas

1974

The One Show

2006 · Self

Chef

1993 · Gareth Blackstock

Three of a Kind

1981 · Self / Various Characters

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976 · Self

The Young Ones

1982 · Postman

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

1986

The BAFTA Awards

1949 · Host

The Lenny Henry Show

1987

O.T.T.

1982

Lenny Henry in Pieces

2000

The Summer Show

1975

Saturday Night Clive

1989

The Lenny Henry Show

2004

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

2010

V Graham Norton

2002 · Self

Natural World

1983 · Narrator

Lenny Goes to Town

1998

Lenny's Britain

2007 · Himself - Presenter

Lenny Henry Tonite

1986

Aspel & Company

1984

Lenry Henry.TV

2008

Six Fifty-Five Special

1981 · Self

The Witcher: Blood Origin

2022 · Chief Sage Balor

The Lenny Henry Show

1984 · Self / Various

The Syndicate

2012 · Godfrey Watson

Windrush

1998 · Himself

A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007

The One Show

2006 · Self - Guest

Happy Families

1985 · Hollywood Hobo

Harry & Paul

2005

Broadchurch

2013 · Ed Burnett

W1A

2014 · Self

Wogan

1982 · Self

Great British Menu

2006 · Self - Guest Judge

Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

2022 · Presenter

Going Live!

1987 · Self

A Life on Screen

2014 · Self

The Sandman

2022 · Martin Tenbones (voice)

The Long Song

2018 · Godfrey

Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief

2011 · Himself

The Magicians

2011 · Self

Little Robots

2003 · Sporty (voice)

Missing You

2025 · Clint Donovan

The Last Leg

2013 · Self

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

2016 · Self

Comic Relief

1988 · Self - Presenter

Tinga Tinga Tales

2010 · Elephant (voice)

Trust Morecambe & Wise

2019 · Self - Presenter

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy

2019 · Presenter

Doctor Who

2005 · Daniel Barton

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Self

Q&A

2008 · Self - Panellist

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Warder

The Comic Strip Presents...

1982 · Steve Wild

Perspectives

2011

French & Saunders

1987 · Lt. Chris Clark

French & Saunders

1987 · Richard

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022 · Sadoc Burrows

Back to the…

2020 · Self

Parkinson

1998 · Self

Top of the Pops

1964 · Self - Host

Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

2024 · Self - Host

This Morning

1988 · Self

Alison Hammond's Big Weekend

2025 · Self - Interviewed Guest

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters

2025 · Self - Contestant

Perfect Pub Walks

2024 · Self

The Fosters

1976 · Sonny Foster

Big & Small

2008 · Big / Small (voice, British version)

World in Action

1963

Olivier Awards

1981 · Self - Host