Dennis Haysbert

Acting

Dennis Haysbert

Born June 2, 1954San Mateo, California, USA149 credits

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale, Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the A&E Network's American Justice television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

TV

2026

Radio Sky

Radio Sky

Movie

2026

Relationship Goals

Relationship Goals

Movie

2026

Send Help

Send Help

Movie

2026

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

Movie

2025

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Movie

2025

Filmography

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord

2026Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lordas Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)TV

Radio Sky

2026Radio Skyas Joseph FinleyMovie

Relationship Goals

2026Relationship Goalsas Papa JimMovie

Send Help

2026Send Helpas FranklinMovie

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir

2025Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choiras FeaturingMovie

Lost & Found in Cleveland

2025Lost & Found in Clevelandas Marty AndersonMovie

2025ClosureMovie

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed

2025Hole in the Head: A Life Revealedas NarratorMovie

Holidazed

2024Holidazedas Robert LewinTV

In Fidelity

2024In Fidelityas Hoyt JohnstonMovie

Summer Camp

2024Summer Campas TommyMovie

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

2023Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Teamas Gabriel StoneMovie

Digman!

2023Digman!as Vernon (voice)TV

Flamin' Hot

2023Flamin' Hotas Clarence C. BakerMovie

Paul T. Goldman

2023Paul T. Goldmanas Agent PortmanTV

Sniper: Rogue Mission

2022Sniper: Rogue Missionas Gabriel StoneMovie

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangersas Zipper (voice)Movie

No Exit

2022No Exitas EdMovie

Masters of the Universe: Revelation

2021Masters of the Universe: Revelationas Grayskull (voice)TV

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020Home Movie: The Princess Brideas Prince HumperdinckTV

Playing with Fire

2019Playing with Fireas Commander RichardsMovie

Secret Obsession

2019Secret Obsessionas Detective Frank PageMovie

Breakthrough

2019Breakthroughas Dr. GarrettMovie

Christmas Everlasting

2018Christmas Everlastingas Uncle BarneyMovie

Reverie

2018Reverieas Charlie VentanaTV

Kodachrome

2017Kodachromeas LarryMovie

Naked

2017Nakedas Reginald SwopeMovie

The Dark Tower

2017The Dark Toweras Steven DeschainMovie

Fist Fight

2017Fist Fightas Superintendent JohnsonMovie

Incorporated

2016Incorporatedas Julian MorseTV

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

2016Sniper: Ghost Shooteras ColonelMovie

Dead Rising: Endgame

2016Dead Rising: Endgameas General LyonsMovie

Undercover

2016Undercoveras Rudy JonesTV

Lucifer

2016Luciferas GodTV

Jarhead 3: The Siege

2016Jarhead 3: The Siegeas Major LincolnMovie

Baby, Baby, Baby

2015Baby, Baby, Babyas Doctor HankinMovie

Experimenter

2015Experimenteras Ossie DavisMovie

The Grinder

2015The Grinderas Special AgentTV

Ted 2

2015Ted 2as Fertility DoctorMovie

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015Dead Rising: Watchtoweras General LyonsMovie

Backstrom

2015Backstromas Det. Sgt. AlmondTV

How Murray Saved Christmas

2014How Murray Saved Christmasas Narrator (voice)Movie

Dear White People

2014Dear White Peopleas Dean FairbanksMovie

Men, Women & Children

2014Men, Women & Childrenas SecretluvurMovie

Sniper: Legacy

2014Sniper: Legacyas The ColonelMovie

The Real

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014Sin City: A Dame to Kill Foras ManuteMovie

Think Like a Man Too

2014Think Like a Man Tooas Uncle EddieMovie

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014Mr. Peabody & Shermanas Judge (voice)Movie

Civil War 360

2013Civil War 360as Self - HostTV

Out of the Blue

2013Out of the Blueas ControlMovie

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Bob AnndersonTV

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

2013Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collectionas Ox (Voice)Movie

Life of a King

2013Life of a Kingas SearcyMovie

Welcome to the Jungle

2013Welcome to the Jungleas Mr. PalmerMovie

Battledogs

2013Battledogsas Lt. General Christopher MonningMovie

LUV

2013LUVas Mr. FishMovie

The World According to Dick Cheney

2013The World According to Dick Cheneyas Narrator (voice)Movie

2013Heartburnas Matthew BoaMovie

The Details

2012The Detailsas LincolnMovie

Wreck-It Ralph

2012Wreck-It Ralphas General Hologram (voice)Movie

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

2011Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Mastersas Ox (voice)Movie

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout

2011Field of Dreams 2: Lockoutas MannMovie

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011Kung Fu Panda 2as Master Storming Ox (voice)Movie

2010When the Dragon Swallowed the Sunas SelfMovie

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Bostonas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie

Breach

2007Breachas Dean PlesacMovie

Goodbye Bafana

2007Goodbye Bafanaas Nelson MandelaMovie

The Unit

2006The Unitas Jonas BlaneTV

The Boondocks

2005The Boondocksas Sturdy Harris (voice)TV

Jarhead

2005Jarheadas Major LincolnMovie

Empire

The Making of 'Heat'

2005The Making of 'Heat'as SelfMovie

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

2004Secrets of Pearl Harboras Self - HostMovie

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

2003Sinbad and the Cyclops Islandas KaleMovie

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seasas Kale (voice)Movie

Ticker

2002Tickeras FBI AgentMovie

Far from Heaven

2002Far from Heavenas Raymond DeaganMovie

Justice League

2001Justice Leagueas Kilowog (voice)TV

200124as David PalmerTV

The Hire

2001The Hireas FBI AgentTV

Static Shock

2000Static Shockas Chief Barnsdale (voice)TV

Soul Food

2000Soul Foodas Rick GrantTV

Love & Basketball

2000Love & Basketballas Zeke McCallMovie

What's Cooking?

2000What's Cooking?as Ronald WilliamsMovie

The Early Show

1999The Early Showas SelfTV

Random Hearts

1999Random Heartsas Detective George BeaufortMovie

The Minus Man

1999The Minus Manas GravesMovie

Now and Again

1999Now and Againas Dr. Theodore MorrisTV

The Thirteenth Floor

1999The Thirteenth Flooras Det. Larry McBainMovie

Godzilla: The Series

1998Godzilla: The Seriesas General Ekwensi (voice)TV

Major League: Back to the Minors

1998Major League: Back to the Minorsas Pedro CerranoMovie

How to Make the Cruelest Month

1998How to Make the Cruelest Monthas Manhattan ParksMovie

Standoff

1998Standoffas Agent Ty 'Bama' JonesMovie

The New Batman Adventures

1997The New Batman Adventuresas Barkley James (voice)TV

The View

1997The Viewas SelfTV

Absolute Power

1997Absolute Poweras Tim CollinMovie

Superman: The Animated Series

1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas Agent #1 (voice)TV

The Writing on the Wall

1996The Writing on the Wallas SullivanMovie

Widow's Kiss

1996Widow's Kissas Eddie CostelloMovie

Amanda

1996Amandaas Seven / Sir JordanMovie

Waiting to Exhale

1995Waiting to Exhaleas KennethMovie

Heat

1995Heatas Donald BreedanMovie

The Outer Limits

1995The Outer Limitsas Joshua FinchTV

Major League II

1994Major League IIas Pedro CerranoMovie

Duckman

1994Duckmanas Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)TV

1993Hallelujahas Rev. Oliver CrawfordMovie

Return to Lonesome Dove

1993Return to Lonesome Doveas Cherokee Jack JacksonTV

Suture

1993Sutureas Clay ArlingtonMovie

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV

Alex Haley's Queen

1993Alex Haley's Queenas DavisTV

Love Field

1992Love Fieldas Paul CaterMovie

Mr. Baseball

1992Mr. Baseballas Max 'Hammer' DuboisMovie

Navy Seals

1990Navy Sealsas Billy GrahamMovie

K-9000

1990K-9000as Nick SanrioMovie

Major League

1989Major Leagueas Pedro CerranoMovie

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV

Just the Ten of Us

1988Just the Ten of UsTV

Growing Pains

1985Growing Painsas Police OfficerTV

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What's Happening Now!!

1985What's Happening Now!!TV

A Summer to Remember

1985A Summer to Rememberas Sheriff PierceMovie

Off the Rack

1985Off the Rackas Cletus MaxwellTV

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.as Dr. BeaumontMovie

Night Court

1984Night Courtas James MorganTV

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV

The A-Team

1983The A-Teamas Psych Ward StaffTV

The Fall Guy

1981The Fall Guyas Jeremy WolfTV

1981Grambling's White Tigeras James 'Shack' HarrisMovie

Code Red

1981Code Redas Stuff WadeTV

Magnum, P.I.

1980Magnum, P.I.TV

Galactica 1980

1980Galactica 1980as Imperious Leader (voice)TV

Knots Landing

1979Knots Landingas Police OfficerTV

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

1979Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Security GuardTV

The Facts of Life

1979The Facts of LifeTV

Scoring

1979Scoringas Lt. HarriganMovie

The White Shadow

1978The White Shadowas Basketball PlayerTV

The Incredible Hulk

1977The Incredible HulkTV

Quincy, M.E.

1976Quincy, M.E.TV

Laverne & Shirley

1976Laverne & ShirleyTV

Saturday Night Live

1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV

Tony Awards

1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV

Golden Globe Awards

1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV

Silent Retreat

—Silent Retreatas Josh AlpertMovie

—American SmugglerMovie

—Suburban PsychoMovie

—Higher LoveMovie

—Don't Ever WonderMovie

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