Lenny Henry
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Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Known For
Filmography
The Magic Faraway Tree
2026
as Know All
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026
as Self (archive footage)
TFI Unplugged
2026
as Self
Live From The Lycett Arms
2026
as Self / Pub Manager
The Split Up
2026
as Alex Edwards
Jay Kelly
2025
as Larry
Missing You
2025
as Clint Donovan
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
2025
as Self - Interviewed Guest
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
2025
as Self - Contestant
The Assembly
2025
as Self
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
as Self
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
2024
as Mr. Convenience (voice)
Art Matters
2024
as Self
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
2024
as Self - Host
Perfect Pub Walks
2024
as Self
An Audience with Kylie
2023
as Self
My Name Is Leon
2022
as Mr. Johnson
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022
as Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022
as Sadoc Burrows
The Witcher: Blood Origin
2022
as Chief Sage Balor
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
2022
as Presenter
The Sandman
2022
as Martin Tenbones (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
as Sadoc Burrows
The Sandman
2022
as Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Self
Zog and the Flying Doctors
2021
as Narrator (voice)
The Big Night In
2020
as Self - Presenter
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
2020
as Self - Presenter
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
Back to the…
2020
as Self
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
2019
as Self - Presenter
Trust Morecambe & Wise
2019
as Self - Presenter
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
2019
as Presenter
Zog
2018
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Long Song
2018
as Godfrey
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self - Presenter
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
as Self
Our Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016
as Self
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
2016
as Self
Danny & the Human Zoo
2015
as Samson
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Self
W1A
2014
as Self
A Life on Screen
2014
as Self
Broadchurch
2013
as Ed Burnett
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
2012
as Antipholus of Syracuse
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
as Self - Presenter
The Syndicate
2012
as Godfrey Watson
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
2011
as Self
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
2011
as Himself
The Magicians
2011
as Self
Perspectives
2011
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
Tinga Tinga Tales
2010
as Elephant (voice)
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as Himself
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
as Self
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
2008
as Himself
Lenry Henry.TV
2008
Q&A
2008
as Self - Panellist
Big & Small
2008
as Big / Small (voice)
Penelope
2007
as Krull
Lenny's Britain
2007
as Himself - Presenter
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
It Started with Swap Shop
2006
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self
The One Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
MirrorMask
2005
as Cops 1-4
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
Harry & Paul
2005
Doctor Who
2005
as Daniel Barton
The F Word
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Shrunken Head (voice)
The Lenny Henry Show
2004
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest
Lying To Michael Jackson
2003
as Michael Jackson
Little Robots
2003
as Sporty (voice)
The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999
as Himself
The Man
1999
as Dennis Jackson
Hope and Glory
1999
as Ian George
Lenny Goes to Town
1998
Windrush
1998
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
The Story of Bean
1997
as Self
Famous Fred
1996
as Fred (voice)
White Goods
1994
as Charlie Collins
Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Chef
1993
as Gareth Blackstock
In Dreams
1992
as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
Black and White in Colour
1992
as Self
Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Josephus the Genie
True Identity
1991
as Miles Pope
Lenny Go Home
1991
as Self
Alive and Kicking
1991
as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Warder
Oxford
1990
as Steve Wild
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
Lenny Live and Unleashed
1989
as Himself & various characters
Work Experience
1989
as Terence
Just Like That!
1989
as Self
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Screen One
1989
as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
The Suicide Club
1988
as Cam
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Various Roles
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
Comic Relief
1988
as Self - Presenter
This Morning
1988
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
Coast to Coast
1987
as Ritchie Lee
The Lenny Henry Show
1987
as Delbert Wilkins
Going Live!
1987
as Self
French & Saunders
1987
as Lt. Chris Clark
French & Saunders
1987
as Richard
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Lenny Henry Tonite
1986
Happy Families
1985
as Hollywood Hobo
Screen Two
1985
as Ritchie Lee
Aspel & Company
1984
The Lenny Henry Show
1984
as Self / Various
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
The Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Various Characters
The Young Ones
1982
as Postman
O.T.T.
1982
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Warder
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Steve Wild
Three of a Kind
1981
as Self / Various Characters
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
Olivier Awards
1981
as Self - Host
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The Fosters
1976
as Sonny Foster
The Summer Show
1975
Tiswas
1974
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self - Host
World in Action
1963
The BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host