
Dennis Haysbert
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 2, 1954
- Birthplace
- San Mateo, California, USA
Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale, Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the A&E Network's American Justice television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Deify
Deify TBA
Actor

Home TBA
Actor
- Don't Ever Wonder
Don't Ever Wonder TBA
Actor
- Suburban Psycho
Suburban Psycho TBA
Actor
- American Smuggler
American Smuggler TBA
Actor, Executive Producer

Silent Retreat TBA
as Josh Alpert

Higher Love 2026
as Carver Sams

Time of Death 2026
as Officer Aarons

Radio Sky 2026
as Joseph Finley, Producer

Relationship Goals 2026
as Papa Jim

Send Help 2026
as Franklin

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir 2025
as Featuring

Lost & Found in Cleveland 2025
as Marty Anderson

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed 2025
as Narrator

In Fidelity 2024
as Hoyt Johnston

Summer Camp 2024
as Tommy

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team 2023
as Gabriel Stone

Flamin' Hot 2023
as Clarence C. Baker

Sniper: Rogue Mission 2022
as Gabriel Stone

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2022
as Zipper (voice)

No Exit 2022
as Ed

Playing with Fire 2019
as Commander Richards

Secret Obsession 2019
as Detective Frank Page

Breakthrough 2019
as Dr. Garrett

Christmas Everlasting 2018
as Uncle Barney

Kodachrome 2017
as Larry

Naked 2017
as Reginald Swope

The Dark Tower 2017
as Steven Deschain

Fist Fight 2017
as Superintendent Johnson

Sniper: Ghost Shooter 2016
as Colonel

Dead Rising: Endgame 2016
as General Alan Lyons

Jarhead 3: The Siege 2016
as Major Lincoln

Baby, Baby, Baby 2015
as Doctor Hankin

Experimenter 2015
as Ossie Davis

Ted 2 2015
as Fertility Doctor

Dead Rising: Watchtower 2015
as General Alan Lyons

How Murray Saved Christmas 2014
as Narrator (voice)

Men, Women & Children 2014
as Secretluvur

Dear White People 2014
as Dean Fairbanks

Sniper: Legacy 2014
as The Colonel

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 2014
as Manute

Think Like a Man Too 2014
as Uncle Eddie

Mr. Peabody & Sherman 2014
as Judge (voice)

Out of the Blue 2013
as Control

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection 2013
as Ox (voice)

Life of a King 2013
as Searcy

Welcome to the Jungle 2013
as Mr. Palmer

Battledogs 2013
as Lt. General Christopher Monning

The World According to Dick Cheney 2013
as Narrator (voice)

LUV 2013
as Mr. Fish
- Heartburn
Heartburn 2013
as Matthew Boa

The Details 2012
as Lincoln

Wreck-It Ralph 2012
as General Hologram (voice)

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters 2011
as Ox (voice)

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout 2011
as Mann

Kung Fu Panda 2 2011
as Master Ox (voice)
- When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun 2010
as Self

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston 2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Breach 2007
as Dean Plesac

Goodbye Bafana 2007
as Nelson Mandela

Jarhead 2005
as Major Lincoln

The Making of Heat 2005
as Self

Secrets of Pearl Harbor 2004
as Self - Host

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island 2003
as Kale

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003
as Kale (voice)
- Far from Heaven: "Making of"
Far from Heaven: "Making of" 2003
Actor

Ticker 2002
as FBI Agent

Far from Heaven 2002
as Raymond Deagan

Love & Basketball 2000
as Zeke McCall

What's Cooking? 2000
as Ronald Williams

Random Hearts 1999
as Detective George Beaufort

The Minus Man 1999
as Graves

The Thirteenth Floor 1999
as Det. Larry McBain

Major League: Back to the Minors 1998
as Pedro Cerrano

How to Make the Cruelest Month 1998
as Manhattan Parks

Standoff 1998
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

Absolute Power 1997
as Tim Collin

The Writing on the Wall 1996
as Sullivan

Widow's Kiss 1996
as Eddie Costello

Amanda 1996
as Seven / Sir Jordan

Waiting to Exhale 1995
as Kenneth

Heat 1995
as Donald Breedan

Major League II 1994
as Pedro Cerrano
- Hallelujah
Hallelujah 1993
as Rev. Oliver Crawford

Suture 1993
as Clay Arlington

Love Field 1992
as Paul Cater

Mr. Baseball 1992
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois

Navy Seals 1990
as Billy Graham

K-9000 1990
as Nick Sanrio

Major League 1989
as Pedro Cerrano

A Summer to Remember 1985
as Sheriff Pierce

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. 1984
as Dr. Beaumont
- Grambling's White Tiger
Grambling's White Tiger 1981
as James 'Shack' Harris

Scoring 1979
as Lt. Harrigan
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