Barry Shabaka Henley
Acting
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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.
Filmography
Death by Lightning
2025
FOREVER
2025
Due Season
2022
100 Years from Mississippi
2021
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
Sherman's Showcase
2019
American Nightmares
2018
Miscreant
2018
A Star Is Born
2018
Office Uprising
2018
Station 19
2018
Lucky
2017
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
2017
Mad Families
2017
Paterson
2016
Better Call Saul
2015
White Water
2015
Bosch
2015
black-ish
2014
Extant
2014
Water & Power
2014
Carrie
2013
The Crazy Ones
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
Remember Sunday
2013
Elementary
2012
Stolen
2012
Veep
2012
The Big Year
2011
Unforgettable
2011
Body of Proof
2011
Fairly Legal
2011
Shameless
2011
The Dry Land
2010
The Good Guys
2010
FlashForward
2009
Streets of Blood
2009
State of Play
2009
Horsemen
2009
Lie to Me
2009
Heroes
2006
Miami Vice
2006
Close to Home
2005
Shackles
2005
Barbershop
2005
Four Brothers
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Numb3rs
2005
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004
Collateral
2004
The Terminal
2004
Hustle
2004
NCIS
2003
Pavement
2002
Robbery Homicide Division
2002
Ali
2001
Crossing Jordan
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Life
1999
Providence
1999
Patch Adams
1998
Rush Hour
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Bulworth
1998
Fallen
1998
Brooklyn South
1997
Oz
1997
Die Gang
1997
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
The Client
1995
Lord of Illusions
1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Scout
1994
ER
1994
Fear of a Black Hat
1994
Duckman
1994
The Thing Called Love
1993
Johnny Bago
1993
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
The Royal Family
1991
Roc
1991
Married... with Children
1987
Origami