Lenny Henry
Biography
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
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Known For
Acting History
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
2025Jay Kelly as Larry
2025Grand Prix of Europe as Erwin (voice)
2025Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters as Self - Contestant
2025Alison Hammond's Big Weekend as Self - Interviewed Guest
2025Missing You as Clint Donovan
2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry as Self - Host
2024Art Matters as Self
2024Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money as Self
2024Perfect Pub Walks as Self
2023An Audience with Kylie as Self
2022The Witcher: Blood Origin as Chief Sage Balor
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Sadoc Burrows
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening as Sadoc Burrows
2022The Sandman as Martin Tenbones (voice)
2022Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony as Self
2022Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain as Presenter
2022My Name Is Leon as Mr. Johnson
2021Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
2021Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
2021Zog and the Flying Doctors as Narrator (voice)
2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
2020Back to the… as Self
2020Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History as Self - Presenter
2020The Big Night In as Self - Presenter
2019Trust Morecambe & Wise as Self - Presenter
2019Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy as Presenter
2019Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University as Himself - Presenter
2018Zog as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018The Long Song as Godfrey
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self - Presenter
2016John Bishop: In Conversation with... as Self
2016Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self
2016Our Queen at Ninety as Self
2015Danny & the Human Zoo as Samson
2014A Life on Screen as Self
2014Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule as Self
2014W1A as Self
2013Broadchurch as Ed Burnett
2013The Last Leg as Self
2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Presenter
2012The Syndicate as Godfrey Watson
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors as Antipholus of Syracuse
2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years as Self
2011Perspectives
2011Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief as Himself
2011The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011The Magicians as Self
2010Tinga Tinga Tales as Elephant (voice)
2010Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2009Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Himself
2008Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
2008Big & Small
2008Q&A as Self - Panellist
2008Lenry Henry.TV
2007Penelope as Krull
2007A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007Lenny's Britain as Himself - Presenter
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006It Started with Swap Shop as Self
2006The One Show as Self
2006The One Show as Self - Guest
2006Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge
2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005Harry & Paul
2005The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
2005Doctor Who as Daniel Barton
2005MirrorMask as Cops 1-4
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Shrunken Head (voice)
2004The Lenny Henry Show
2003Lying To Michael Jackson as Michael Jackson
2003Little Robots as Sporty (voice)
2002The Best of French & Saunders as Various
2002V Graham Norton as Self
2000Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy as Himself
1999Hope and Glory as Ian George
1999The Man as Dennis Jackson
1998Lenny Goes to Town
1998Windrush as Himself
1998Parkinson as Self
1997The Story of Bean as Self
1996Famous Fred as Fred (voice)
1994Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994White Goods as Charlie Collins
1993Shooting Stars as Self
1993Chef as Gareth Blackstock
1992In Dreams as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
1992Black and White in Colour as Self
1991Bernard and the Genie as Josephus the Genie
1991Alive and Kicking as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1991True Identity as Miles Pope
1991Lenny Go Home as Self
1990Oxford as Steve Wild
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Warder
1989Work Experience as Terence
1989Lenny Live and Unleashed as Himself & various characters
1989Saturday Night Clive
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1989Just Like That! as Self
1988This Morning as Self
1988The Suicide Club as Cam
1988Comic Relief as Self - Presenter
1987The Lenny Henry Show
1987Going Live! as Self
1987French & Saunders as Richard
1987French & Saunders as Lt. Chris Clark
1987Coast to Coast as Ritchie Lee
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
1986Lenny Henry Tonite
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
1986Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1985Happy Families as Hollywood Hobo
1984The Lenny Henry Show as Self / Various
1984Aspel & Company
1983Natural World as Narrator
1982The Funny Side of Christmas as Various Characters
1982The Young Ones as Postman
1982The Comic Strip Presents... as Warder
1982The Comic Strip Presents... as Steve Wild
1982Wogan as Self
1982O.T.T.
1981Six Fifty-Five Special as Self
1981Three of a Kind as Self / Various Characters
1976The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
1975The Summer Show
1974Tiswas
1964Top of the Pops as Self - Host
1949The BAFTA Awards as Host
—Tommy Cooper at the BBC as Presenter
—The Lenny Henry Birthday Show