Barry Shabaka Henley

Acting

Barry Shabaka Henley

Born September 15, 1954New Orleans, Louisiana, USA86 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Death by Lightning
2025Death by Lightning
as Blanche BruceTV
Due Season
2022Due Season
as Uncle KenMovie
100 Years From Mississippi
2021100 Years From Mississippi
as voiceover poetryMovie
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019Bob Hearts Abishola
as Uncle TundeTV
Sherman's Showcase
2019Sherman's Showcase
as Uncle PhilTV
American Nightmares
2018American Nightmares
as Bishop LoveMovie
Miscreant
2018Miscreant
as Detective LambertMovie
A Star Is Born
2018A Star Is Born
as Little FeetMovie
Office Uprising
2018Office Uprising
as ClarenceMovie
Station 19
2018Station 19
as Oscar DelgadoTV
Lucky
2017Lucky
as JoeMovie
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
2017Chasing Titles Vol. 1
as Luke ParkerMovie
Mad Families
2017Mad Families
as PopsMovie
Paterson
2016Paterson
as DocMovie
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saul
as Detective SandersTV
White Water
2015White Water
as Rev. StokesMovie
Bosch
2015Bosch
as Terry DrakeTV
black-ish
2014black-ish
as T JacksonTV
Extant
2014Extant
as Senator GabelTV
Water & Power
2014Water & Power
as Preacher BroyardMovie
Carrie
2013Carrie
as Principal Henry MortonMovie
Remember Sunday
2013Remember Sunday
as BaptisteMovie
Elementary
2012Elementary
as Wendell HechtTV
Stolen
2012Stolen
as ReginaldMovie
Veep
2012Veep
as Fast Food ExecutiveTV
The Big Year
2011The Big Year
as Dr. Neil KramerMovie
Unforgettable
2011Unforgettable
as Leo HackettTV
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proof
as Al ChapmanTV
Shameless
2011Shameless
as Glen AufseeserTV
The Dry Land
2010The Dry Land
as Colonel Stephen EvansMovie
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guys
as CommissionerTV
FlashForward
2009FlashForward
as Shelly VreedeTV
Streets of Blood
2009Streets of Blood
as Captain FriendlyMovie
State of Play
2009State of Play
as Gene StavitzMovie
Horsemen
2009Horsemen
as TuckMovie
Heroes
2006Heroes
as Bryan FullerTV
Miami Vice
2006Miami Vice
as Lt. Martin CastilloMovie
Close to Home
2005Close to Home
as Detective Lou DrummerTV
Shackles
2005Shackles
as VirgilMovie
Barbershop
2005Barbershop
as EddieTV
Four Brothers
2005Four Brothers
as Councilman DouglasMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Mr. PattersonTV
Lackawanna Blues
2005Lackawanna Blues
as Shakey WinfieldMovie
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Coach GradyTV
Collateral
2004Collateral
as Daniel BakerMovie
The Terminal
2004The Terminal
as ThurmanMovie
Hustle
2004Hustle
as Thomas JacksonTV
NCIS
2003NCIS
as Earl GoddardTV
Pavement
2002Pavement
as Lieutenant MarksMovie
Robbery Homicide Division
2002Robbery Homicide Division
as Sgt. Albert SimmsTV
Ali
2001Ali
as Herbert MuhammadMovie
Crossing Jordan
2001Crossing Jordan
as Omar MalteseTV
Life
1999Life
as PokerfaceMovie
Patch Adams
1998Patch Adams
as EmmetMovie
Rush Hour
1998Rush Hour
as BobbyMovie
Bulworth
1998Bulworth
as Man at Frankie'sMovie
Fallen
1998Fallen
as Uniformed CopMovie
Brooklyn South
1997Brooklyn South
as Mr. AndersTV
Oz
1997Oz
as Lieutenant SchmandTV
D
1997Die Gang
as Sam OteroTV
The Steve Harvey Show
1996The Steve Harvey Show
as Tom CunninghamTV
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995Devil in a Blue Dress
as WoodcutterMovie
The Client
1995The Client
as Linton BellTV
Lord of Illusions
1995Lord of Illusions
as Dr. TofflerMovie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)TV
The Scout
1994The Scout
as McDermottMovie
ER
1994ER
as DetectiveTV
Fear of a Black Hat
1994Fear of a Black Hat
as Geoffrey LennoxMovie
The Thing Called Love
1993The Thing Called Love
as Reverend RaymondMovie
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993What's Love Got to Do with It
as El Paso DoctorMovie
Till Death Us Do Part
1992Till Death Us Do Part
as Judge BartonMovie
The Royal Family
1991The Royal Family
as Willis TillisTV