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