Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Acting • Born 1954-09-15

Acting1New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

87 credits
The Terminal

The Terminal

Movie • 2004

Thurman

Collateral

Collateral

Movie • 2004

Daniel Baker

Patch Adams

Patch Adams

Movie • 1998

Emmet

Life

Life

Movie • 1999

Pokerface

Ali

Ali

Movie • 2001

Herbert Muhammad

Four Brothers

Four Brothers

Movie • 2005

Councilman Douglas

The Scout

The Scout

Movie • 1994

McDermott

The Dry Land

The Dry Land

Movie • 2010

Colonel Stephen Evans

State of Play

State of Play

Movie • 2009

Gene Stavitz

Pavement

Pavement

Movie • 2002

Lieutenant Marks

Horsemen

Horsemen

Movie • 2009

Tuck

Fear of a Black Hat

Fear of a Black Hat

Movie • 1994

Geoffrey Lennox

Shackles

Shackles

Movie • 2005

Virgil

Streets of Blood

Streets of Blood

Movie • 2009

Captain Friendly

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

Movie • 2004

Self

Carrie

Carrie

Movie • 2013

Principal Henry Morton

Remember Sunday

Remember Sunday

Movie • 2013

Baptiste

Due Season

Due Season

Movie • 2022

Uncle Ken

The Thing Called Love

The Thing Called Love

Movie • 1993

Reverend Raymond

Water & Power

Water & Power

Movie • 2014

Preacher Broyard

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Movie • 1998

Buddy

100 Years From Mississippi

100 Years From Mississippi

Movie • 2021

voiceover poetry

What's Love Got to Do with It

What's Love Got to Do with It

Movie • 1993

El Paso Doctor

Paterson

Paterson

Movie • 2016

Doc

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

Movie • 2006

Lt. Martin Castillo

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

Movie • 2005

Shakey Winfield

Mad Families

Mad Families

Movie • 2017

Pops

Lucky

Lucky

Movie • 2017

Joe

Till Death Us Do Part

Till Death Us Do Part

Movie • 1992

Judge Barton

Chasing Titles Vol. 1

Chasing Titles Vol. 1

Movie • 2017

Luke Parker

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Movie • 1998

Bobby

Bulworth

Bulworth

Movie • 1998

Man at Frankie's

Origami

Origami

Movie

Stolen

Stolen

Movie • 2012

Reginald

Office Uprising

Office Uprising

Movie • 2018

Clarence

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Movie • 2018

Little Feet

Lord of Illusions

Lord of Illusions

Movie • 1995

Dr. Toffler

Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

Movie • 1995

Woodcutter

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Movie • 1995

Dravec

American Nightmares

American Nightmares

Movie • 2018

Bishop Love

Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

Movie • 2019

Demond

White Water

White Water

Movie • 2015

Rev. Stokes

The Big Year

The Big Year

Movie • 2011

Dr. Neil Kramer

Fallen

Fallen

Movie • 1998

Uniformed Cop

Miscreant

Miscreant

Movie • 2018

Detective Lambert

Malcolm & Eddie

Malcolm & Eddie

TV • 1996

Duckman

Duckman

TV • 1994

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

TV • 2005

Mr. Patterson

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

TV • 2005

Coach Grady

Providence

Providence

TV • 1999

Heroes

Heroes

TV • 2006

Detective Bryan Fuller

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

TV • 2001

Omar Maltese

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Asante Odufemi

Oz

Oz

TV • 1997

Lieutenant Schmand

Robbery Homicide Division

Robbery Homicide Division

TV • 2002

Sgt. Albert Simms

Close to Home

Close to Home

TV • 2005

Detective Lou Drummer

ER

ER

TV • 1994

Detective

The Royal Family

The Royal Family

TV • 1991

Willis Tillis

Roc

Roc

TV • 1991

Barbershop

Barbershop

TV • 2005

Eddie

Extant

Extant

TV • 2014

Senator Gabel

FlashForward

FlashForward

TV • 2009

Shelly Vreede

Brooklyn South

Brooklyn South

TV • 1997

Mr. Anders

Johnny Bago

Johnny Bago

TV • 1993

The Client

The Client

TV • 1995

Linton Bell

Hustle

Hustle

TV • 2004

Thomas Jackson

Body of Proof

Body of Proof

TV • 2011

Al Chapman

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

TV • 1987

Charlie

Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

TV • 2015

Detective Sanders

Roc

Roc

TV • 1991

Ernie

Unforgettable

Unforgettable

TV • 2011

Leo Hackett

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV • 1995

Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)

Die Gang

Die Gang

TV • 1997

Sam Otero

Veep

Veep

TV • 2012

Fast Food Executive

Station 19

Station 19

TV • 2018

Oscar Delgado

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

TV • 2013

Marcus Benson

The Steve Harvey Show

The Steve Harvey Show

TV • 1996

Tom Cunningham

black-ish

black-ish

TV • 2014

T Jackson

Elementary

Elementary

TV • 2012

Wendell Hecht

The Crazy Ones

The Crazy Ones

TV • 2013

Pete

Sherman's Showcase

Sherman's Showcase

TV • 2019

Uncle Phil

Bosch

Bosch

TV • 2015

Terry Drake

Bob Hearts Abishola

Bob Hearts Abishola

TV • 2019

Uncle Tunde

Shameless

Shameless

TV • 2011

Glen Aufseeser

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

TV • 2010

Commissioner

NCIS

NCIS

TV • 2003

Earl Goddard

Death by Lightning

Death by Lightning

TV • 2025

Blanche Bruce

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