Barry Shabaka Henley
Acting • Born 1954-09-15
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
Movie • 2004
Thurman
Collateral
Movie • 2004
Daniel Baker
Patch Adams
Movie • 1998
Emmet
Life
Movie • 1999
Pokerface
Ali
Movie • 2001
Herbert Muhammad
Four Brothers
Movie • 2005
Councilman Douglas
The Scout
Movie • 1994
McDermott
The Dry Land
Movie • 2010
Colonel Stephen Evans
State of Play
Movie • 2009
Gene Stavitz
Pavement
Movie • 2002
Lieutenant Marks
Horsemen
Movie • 2009
Tuck
Fear of a Black Hat
Movie • 1994
Geoffrey Lennox
Shackles
Movie • 2005
Virgil
Streets of Blood
Movie • 2009
Captain Friendly
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Movie • 2004
Self
Carrie
Movie • 2013
Principal Henry Morton
Remember Sunday
Movie • 2013
Baptiste
Due Season
Movie • 2022
Uncle Ken
The Thing Called Love
Movie • 1993
Reverend Raymond
Water & Power
Movie • 2014
Preacher Broyard
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie • 1998
Buddy
100 Years From Mississippi
Movie • 2021
voiceover poetry
What's Love Got to Do with It
Movie • 1993
El Paso Doctor
Paterson
Movie • 2016
Doc
Miami Vice
Movie • 2006
Lt. Martin Castillo
Lackawanna Blues
Movie • 2005
Shakey Winfield
Mad Families
Movie • 2017
Pops
Lucky
Movie • 2017
Joe
Till Death Us Do Part
Movie • 1992
Judge Barton
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
Movie • 2017
Luke Parker
Rush Hour
Movie • 1998
Bobby
Bulworth
Movie • 1998
Man at Frankie's
Origami
Movie
Stolen
Movie • 2012
Reginald
Office Uprising
Movie • 2018
Clarence
A Star Is Born
Movie • 2018
Little Feet
Lord of Illusions
Movie • 1995
Dr. Toffler
Devil in a Blue Dress
Movie • 1995
Woodcutter
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Movie • 1995
Dravec
American Nightmares
Movie • 2018
Bishop Love
Dolemite Is My Name
Movie • 2019
Demond
White Water
Movie • 2015
Rev. Stokes
The Big Year
Movie • 2011
Dr. Neil Kramer
Fallen
Movie • 1998
Uniformed Cop
Miscreant
Movie • 2018
Detective Lambert
Malcolm & Eddie
TV • 1996
Duckman
TV • 1994
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Mr. Patterson
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Coach Grady
Providence
TV • 1999
Heroes
TV • 2006
Detective Bryan Fuller
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Omar Maltese
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Asante Odufemi
Oz
TV • 1997
Lieutenant Schmand
Robbery Homicide Division
TV • 2002
Sgt. Albert Simms
Close to Home
TV • 2005
Detective Lou Drummer
ER
TV • 1994
Detective
The Royal Family
TV • 1991
Willis Tillis
Roc
TV • 1991
Barbershop
TV • 2005
Eddie
Extant
TV • 2014
Senator Gabel
FlashForward
TV • 2009
Shelly Vreede
Brooklyn South
TV • 1997
Mr. Anders
Johnny Bago
TV • 1993
The Client
TV • 1995
Linton Bell
Hustle
TV • 2004
Thomas Jackson
Body of Proof
TV • 2011
Al Chapman
Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Charlie
Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Detective Sanders
Roc
TV • 1991
Ernie
Unforgettable
TV • 2011
Leo Hackett
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
Die Gang
TV • 1997
Sam Otero
Veep
TV • 2012
Fast Food Executive
Station 19
TV • 2018
Oscar Delgado
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013
Marcus Benson
The Steve Harvey Show
TV • 1996
Tom Cunningham
black-ish
TV • 2014
T Jackson
Elementary
TV • 2012
Wendell Hecht
The Crazy Ones
TV • 2013
Pete
Sherman's Showcase
TV • 2019
Uncle Phil
Bosch
TV • 2015
Terry Drake
Bob Hearts Abishola
TV • 2019
Uncle Tunde
Shameless
TV • 2011
Glen Aufseeser
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Commissioner
NCIS
TV • 2003
Earl Goddard
Death by Lightning
TV • 2025
Blanche Bruce