Barry Shabaka Henley
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-09-15 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Barry Shabaka Henley
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.
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Acting
(2022)
Due Season
as Uncle Ken
(2021)
100 Years From Mississippi
as voiceover poetry
(2019)
Dolemite Is My Name
as Demond
(2018)
A Star Is Born
as Little Feet
(2018)
Office Uprising
as Clarence
(2018)
American Nightmares
as Bishop Love
(2018)
Miscreant
as Detective Lambert
(2017)
Lucky
as Joe
(2017)
Mad Families
as Pops
(2017)
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
as Luke Parker
(2016)
Paterson
as Doc
(2015)
White Water
as Rev. Stokes
(2014)
Water & Power
as Preacher Broyard
(2013)
Carrie
as Principal Henry Morton
(2013)
Remember Sunday
as Baptiste
(2012)
Stolen
as Reginald
(2011)
The Big Year
as Dr. Neil Kramer
(2010)
The Dry Land
as Colonel Stephen Evans
(2009)
State of Play
as Gene Stavitz
(2009)
Horsemen
as Tuck
(2009)
Streets of Blood
as Captain Friendly
(2006)
Miami Vice
as Lt. Martin Castillo
(2005)
Four Brothers
as Councilman Douglas
(2005)
Shackles
as Virgil
(2005)
Lackawanna Blues
as Shakey Winfield
(2004)
The Terminal
as Thurman
(2004)
Collateral
as Daniel Baker
(2004)
(2002)
Pavement
as Lieutenant Marks
(2001)
Ali
as Herbert Muhammad
(1999)
Life
as Pokerface
(1998)
Rush Hour
as Bobby
(1998)
Fallen
as Uniformed Cop
(1998)
Patch Adams
as Emmet
(1998)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Buddy
(1998)
Bulworth
as Man at Frankie's
(1995)
Devil in a Blue Dress
as Woodcutter
(1995)
Lord of Illusions
as Dr. Toffler
(1995)
Destiny Turns on the Radio
as Dravec
(1994)
The Scout
as McDermott
(1994)
Fear of a Black Hat
as Geoffrey Lennox
(1993)
What's Love Got to Do with It
as El Paso Doctor
(1993)
The Thing Called Love
as Reverend Raymond
(1992)
Till Death Us Do Part
as Judge Barton
Crew
(2021)
100 Years From Mississippi
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