Barry Shabaka Henley
Acting
1954-09-15 · 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
Death by Lightning
2025 · Series
FOREVER
2025 · Series
Due Season
2022 · Movie
100 Years from Mississippi
2021 · Movie
Dolemite Is My Name
2019 · Movie
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019 · Series
Sherman's Showcase
2019 · Series
American Nightmares
2018 · Movie
Miscreant
2018 · Movie
A Star Is Born
2018 · Movie
Office Uprising
2018 · Movie
Station 19
2018 · Series
Lucky
2017 · Movie
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
2017 · Movie
Mad Families
2017 · Movie
Paterson
2016 · Movie
Better Call Saul
2015 · Series
White Water
2015 · Movie
Bosch
2015 · Series
black-ish
2014 · Series
Extant
2014 · Series
Water & Power
2014 · Movie
Carrie
2013 · Movie
The Crazy Ones
2013 · Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Series
Remember Sunday
2013 · Movie
Elementary
2012 · Series
Stolen
2012 · Movie
Veep
2012 · Series
The Big Year
2011 · Movie
Unforgettable
2011 · Series
Body of Proof
2011 · Series
Fairly Legal
2011 · Series
Shameless
2011 · Series
The Dry Land
2010 · Movie
The Good Guys
2010 · Series
FlashForward
2009 · Series
Streets of Blood
2009 · Movie
State of Play
2009 · Movie
Horsemen
2009 · Movie
Lie to Me
2009 · Series
Heroes
2006 · Series
Miami Vice
2006 · Movie
Close to Home
2005 · Series
Shackles
2005 · Movie
Barbershop
2005 · Series
Four Brothers
2005 · Movie
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Lackawanna Blues
2005 · Movie
Numb3rs
2005 · Series
City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'
2004 · Movie
Collateral
2004 · Movie
The Terminal
2004 · Movie
Hustle
2004 · Series
NCIS
2003 · Series
Pavement
2002 · Movie
Robbery Homicide Division
2002 · Series
Ali
2001 · Movie
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Life
1999 · Movie
Providence
1999 · Series
Patch Adams
1998 · Movie
Rush Hour
1998 · Movie
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998 · Movie
Bulworth
1998 · Movie
Fallen
1998 · Movie
Brooklyn South
1997 · Series
Oz
1997 · Series
Die Gang
1997 · Series
Malcolm & Eddie
1996 · Series
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · Series
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995 · Movie
The Client
1995 · Series
Lord of Illusions
1995 · Movie
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995 · Movie
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
The Scout
1994 · Movie
ER
1994 · Series
Fear of a Black Hat
1994 · Movie
Duckman
1994 · Series
The Thing Called Love
1993 · Movie
Johnny Bago
1993 · Series
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993 · Movie
Till Death Us Do Part
1992 · Movie
The Royal Family
1991 · Series
Roc
1991 · Series
Married... with Children
1987 · Series
Origami
Movie