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Barry Shabaka Henley
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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…
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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.
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2025
Death by Lightning
TV show Blanche Bruce
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2025
FOREVER
TV show George
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2022
Due Season
Movie Uncle Ken
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2021
100 Years from Mississippi
Movie voiceover poetry
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2019
Dolemite Is My Name
Movie Demond
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2019
Bob Hearts Abishola
TV show Uncle Tunde
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2019
Sherman's Showcase
TV show Uncle Phil
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2018
American Nightmares
Movie Bishop Love
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2018
Miscreant
Movie Detective Lambert
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2018
A Star Is Born
Movie Little Feet
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2018
Office Uprising
Movie Clarence
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2018
Station 19
TV show Oscar Delgado
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2017
Lucky
Movie Joe
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2017
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
Movie Luke Parker
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2017
Mad Families
Movie Pops
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2016
Paterson
Movie Doc
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2015
Better Call Saul
TV show Detective Sanders
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2015
White Water
Movie Rev. Stokes
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2015
Bosch
TV show Terry Drake
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2014
black-ish
TV show T Jackson
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2014
Extant
TV show Senator Gabel
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2014
Water & Power
Movie Preacher Broyard
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2013
Carrie
Movie Principal Henry Morton
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2013
The Crazy Ones
TV show Pete
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2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV show Marcus Benson
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2013
Remember Sunday
Movie Baptiste
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2012
Elementary
TV show Wendell Hecht
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2012
Stolen
Movie Reginald
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2012
Veep
TV show Fast Food Executive
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2011
The Big Year
Movie Dr. Neil Kramer
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2011
Unforgettable
TV show Leo Hackett
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2011
Body of Proof
TV show Al Chapman
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2011
Fairly Legal
TV show Agent Donovan
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2011
Shameless
TV show Glen Aufseeser
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2010
The Dry Land
Movie Colonel Stephen Evans
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2010
The Good Guys
TV show Commissioner
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2009
FlashForward
TV show Shelly Vreede
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2009
Streets of Blood
Movie Captain Friendly
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2009
State of Play
Movie Gene Stavitz
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2009
Horsemen
Movie Tuck
