Barry Shabaka Henley
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1954-09-15 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Asante Odufemi
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Mr. Patterson
NCIS
2003
as Earl Goddard
Shameless
2011
as Glen Aufseeser
Better Call Saul
2015
as Detective Sanders
ER
1994
as Detective
Bosch
2015
as Terry Drake
Elementary
2012
as Wendell Hecht
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Marcus Benson
Married... with Children
1987
as Charlie
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Omar Maltese
Heroes
2006
as Bryan Fuller
Numb3rs
2005
as Coach Grady
Station 19
2018
as Oscar Delgado
Oz
1997
as Lieutenant Schmand
Unforgettable
2011
as Leo Hackett
Veep
2012
as Fast Food Executive
black-ish
2014
as T Jackson
Body of Proof
2011
as Al Chapman
Death by Lightning
2025
as Blanche Bruce
Lie to Me
2009
as Dr. Vincent Olson
Providence
1999
Hustle
2004
as Thomas Jackson
Close to Home
2005
as Lou Drummer
Duckman
1994
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Uncle Tunde
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Tom Cunningham
FlashForward
2009
as Shelly Vreede
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
Extant
2014
as Senator Gabel
Brooklyn South
1997
as Mr. Anders
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
The Good Guys
2010
as Commissioner
The Crazy Ones
2013
as Pete
The Client
1995
as Linton Bell
FOREVER
2025
as George
Roc
1991
as Ernie
Barbershop
2005
as Eddie
Robbery Homicide Division
2002
as Sgt. Albert Simms
Sherman's Showcase
2019
as Uncle Phil
Die Gang
1997
as Sam Otero
The Royal Family
1991
as Willis Tillis
Johnny Bago
1993
Movies (45)
Rush Hour
1998
as Bobby
Collateral
2004
as Daniel Baker
The Terminal
2004
as Thurman
A Star Is Born
2018
as Little Feet
Carrie
2013
as Principal Henry Morton
Four Brothers
2005
as Councilman Douglas
Fallen
1998
as Uniformed Cop
Life
1999
as Pokerface
Ali
2001
as Herbert Muhammad
Miami Vice
2006
as Lt. Martin Castillo
Patch Adams
1998
as Emmet
State of Play
2009
as Gene Stavitz
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
as Woodcutter
Paterson
2016
as Doc
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
as El Paso Doctor
Horsemen
2009
as Tuck
Stolen
2012
as Reginald
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
as Demond
Mad Families
2017
as Pops
The Big Year
2011
as Dr. Neil Kramer
Office Uprising
2018
as Clarence
Bulworth
1998
as Man at Frankie's
The Scout
1994
as McDermott
Lord of Illusions
1995
as Dr. Toffler
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Buddy
Lucky
2017
as Joe
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Shakey Winfield
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
as Dravec
Streets of Blood
2009
as Captain Friendly
The Thing Called Love
1993
as Reverend Raymond
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004
as Self
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
as Judge Barton
Remember Sunday
2013
as Baptiste
American Nightmares
2018
as Bishop Love
Water & Power
2014
as Preacher Broyard
Fear of a Black Hat
1994
as Geoffrey Lennox
Pavement
2002
as Lieutenant Marks
Due Season
2022
as Uncle Ken
The Dry Land
2010
as Colonel Stephen Evans
Miscreant
2018
as Detective Lambert
Shackles
2005
as Virgil
White Water
2015
as Rev. Stokes
Origami
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
2017
as Luke Parker
100 Years from Mississippi
2021
as voiceover poetry
About Barry Shabaka Henley
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 ap… With 88 credits spanning from 1987 to 2025, Barry Shabaka Henley has appeared in 45 films and 43 TV shows.
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- Rush Hour (1998) — as Bobby
- Collateral (2004) — as Daniel Baker
- The Terminal (2004) — as Thurman
- A Star Is Born (2018) — as Little Feet
- Carrie (2013) — as Principal Henry Morton
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