Barry Shabaka Henley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1954
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
Origami TBA
Actor
Due Season 2022
as Uncle Ken
100 Years from Mississippi 2021
as voiceover poetry, Associate Producer
Dolemite Is My Name 2019
as Demond
Miscreant 2018
as Detective Lambert
American Nightmares 2018
as Bishop Love
A Star Is Born 2018
as Little Feet
Office Uprising 2018
as Clarence
Lucky 2017
as Joe
Chasing Titles Vol. 1 2017
as Luke Parker
Mad Families 2017
as Pops
Paterson 2016
as Doc
White Water 2015
as Rev. Stokes
Water & Power 2014
as Preacher Broyard
Carrie 2013
as Principal Henry Morton
Remember Sunday 2013
as Baptiste
Stolen 2012
as Reginald
The Big Year 2011
as Dr. Neil Kramer
The Dry Land 2010
as Colonel Stephen Evans
Streets of Blood 2009
as Captain Friendly
State of Play 2009
as Gene Stavitz
Horsemen 2009
as Tuck
Miami Vice 2006
as Lt. Martin Castillo
Shackles 2005
as Virgil
Four Brothers 2005
as Councilman Douglas
Lackawanna Blues 2005
as Shakey Winfield
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' 2004
as Self
Collateral 2004
as Daniel Baker
The Terminal 2004
as Thurman
Pavement 2002
as Lieutenant Marks
Ali 2001
as Herbert Muhammad
Life 1999
as Pokerface
Patch Adams 1998
as Emmet
Rush Hour 1998
as Bobby
How Stella Got Her Groove Back 1998
as Buddy
Bulworth 1998
as Man at Frankie's
Fallen 1998
as Uniformed Cop
Devil in a Blue Dress 1995
as Woodcutter
Lord of Illusions 1995
as Dr. Toffler
Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995
as Dravec
The Scout 1994
as McDermott
Fear of a Black Hat 1994
as Geoffrey Lennox
The Thing Called Love 1993
as Reverend Raymond
What's Love Got to Do with It 1993
as El Paso Doctor
Till Death Us Do Part 1992
as Judge Barton
Credits from TMDB.