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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barry Shabaka Henley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 15, 1954
Age
71 years old
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Popularity Score
1.6
Filmography
Death by Lightning
Blanche Bruce
2025TV
FOREVER
George
2025TV
Due Season
Uncle Ken
2022Movie
100 Years from Mississippi
voiceover poetry
2021Movie
100 Years from Mississippi
Associate Producer
2021Movie
Dolemite Is My Name
Demond
2019Movie
Sherman's Showcase
Uncle Phil
2019TV
Bob Hearts Abishola
Uncle Tunde
2019TV
Office Uprising
Clarence
2018Movie
A Star Is Born
Little Feet
2018Movie
American Nightmares
Bishop Love
2018Movie
Miscreant
Detective Lambert
2018Movie
Station 19
Oscar Delgado
2018TV
Mad Families
Pops
2017Movie
Lucky
Joe
2017Movie
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
Luke Parker
2017Movie
Paterson
Doc
2016Movie
White Water
Rev. Stokes
2015Movie
Better Call Saul
Detective Sanders
2015TV
Bosch
Terry Drake
2015TV
Water & Power
Preacher Broyard
2014Movie
Extant
Senator Gabel
2014TV
black-ish
T Jackson
2014TV
Carrie
Principal Henry Morton
2013Movie
Remember Sunday
Baptiste
2013Movie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marcus Benson
2013TV
The Crazy Ones
Pete
2013TV
Stolen
Reginald
2012Movie
Veep
Fast Food Executive
2012TV
Elementary
Wendell Hecht
2012TV
The Big Year
Dr. Neil Kramer
2011Movie
Body of Proof
Al Chapman
2011TV
Unforgettable
Leo Hackett
2011TV
Shameless
Glen Aufseeser
2011TV
Fairly Legal
Agent Donovan
2011TV
The Dry Land
Colonel Stephen Evans
2010Movie
The Good Guys
Commissioner
2010TV
State of Play
Gene Stavitz
2009Movie
Horsemen
Tuck
2009Movie
Streets of Blood
Captain Friendly
2009Movie
FlashForward
Shelly Vreede
2009TV
Lie to Me
Dr. Vincent Olson
2009TV
Miami Vice
Lt. Martin Castillo
2006Movie
Heroes
Bryan Fuller
2006TV
Four Brothers
Councilman Douglas
2005Movie
Shackles
Virgil
2005Movie
Lackawanna Blues
Shakey Winfield
2005Movie
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Patterson
2005TV
Numb3rs
Coach Grady
2005TV
Close to Home
Lou Drummer
2005TV
Barbershop
Eddie
2005TV
The Terminal
Thurman
2004Movie
Collateral
Daniel Baker
2004Movie
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
Self
2004Movie
Hustle
Thomas Jackson
2004TV
NCIS
Earl Goddard
2003TV
Pavement
Lieutenant Marks
2002Movie
Robbery Homicide Division
Sgt. Albert Simms
2002TV
Ali
Herbert Muhammad
2001Movie
Crossing Jordan
Omar Maltese
2001TV
Life
Pokerface
1999Movie
Providence
1999TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Asante Odufemi
1999TV
Patch Adams
Emmet
1998Movie
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Buddy
1998Movie
Rush Hour
Bobby
1998Movie
Bulworth
Man at Frankie's
1998Movie
Fallen
Uniformed Cop
1998Movie
Oz
Lieutenant Schmand
1997TV
Brooklyn South
Mr. Anders
1997TV
Die Gang
Sam Otero
1997TV
Malcolm & Eddie
1996TV
The Steve Harvey Show
Tom Cunningham
1996TV
Lord of Illusions
Dr. Toffler
1995Movie
Devil in a Blue Dress
Woodcutter
1995Movie
Destiny Turns on the Radio
Dravec
1995Movie
The Client
Linton Bell
1995TV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
1995TV
The Scout
McDermott
1994Movie
Fear of a Black Hat
Geoffrey Lennox
1994Movie
Duckman
1994TV
ER
Detective
1994TV
The Thing Called Love
Reverend Raymond
1993Movie
What's Love Got to Do with It
El Paso Doctor
1993Movie
Johnny Bago
1993TV
Till Death Us Do Part
Judge Barton
1992Movie
The Royal Family
Willis Tillis
1991TV
Roc
1991TV
Married... with Children
Charlie
1987TV
Origami
—Movie