
Barry Shabaka Henley
Biography
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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.
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Acting History
2025
Death by Lightning as Blanche Bruce
2022Due Season as Uncle Ken
2021100 Years From Mississippi as voiceover poetry
2019Dolemite Is My Name as Demond
2019Bob Hearts Abishola as Uncle Tunde
2019Sherman's Showcase as Uncle Phil
2018American Nightmares as Bishop Love
2018Miscreant as Detective Lambert
2018A Star Is Born as Little Feet
2018Office Uprising as Clarence
2018Station 19 as Oscar Delgado
2017Lucky as Joe
2017Chasing Titles Vol. 1 as Luke Parker
2017Mad Families as Pops
2016Paterson as Doc
2015Better Call Saul as Detective Sanders
2015White Water as Rev. Stokes
2015Bosch as Terry Drake
2014black-ish as T Jackson
2014Extant as Senator Gabel
2014Water & Power as Preacher Broyard
2013Carrie as Principal Henry Morton
2013The Crazy Ones as Pete
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Marcus Benson
2013Remember Sunday as Baptiste
2012Elementary as Wendell Hecht
2012Stolen as Reginald
2012Veep as Fast Food Executive
2011The Big Year as Dr. Neil Kramer
2011Unforgettable as Leo Hackett
2011Body of Proof as Al Chapman
2011Shameless as Glen Aufseeser
2010The Dry Land as Colonel Stephen Evans
2010The Good Guys as Commissioner
2009FlashForward as Shelly Vreede
2009Streets of Blood as Captain Friendly
2009State of Play as Gene Stavitz
2009Horsemen as Tuck
2006Heroes as Detective Bryan Fuller
2006Miami Vice as Lt. Martin Castillo
2005Close to Home as Detective Lou Drummer
2005Shackles as Virgil
2005Barbershop as Eddie
2005Four Brothers as Councilman Douglas
2005Grey's Anatomy as Mr. Patterson
2005Lackawanna Blues as Shakey Winfield
2005Numb3rs as Coach Grady
2004City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' as Self
2004Collateral as Daniel Baker
2004The Terminal as Thurman
2004Hustle as Thomas Jackson
2003NCIS as Earl Goddard
2002Pavement as Lieutenant Marks
2002Robbery Homicide Division as Sgt. Albert Simms
2001Ali as Herbert Muhammad
2001Crossing Jordan as Omar Maltese
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Asante Odufemi
1999Life as Pokerface
1999Providence
1998Patch Adams as Emmet
1998Rush Hour as Bobby
1998How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Buddy
1998Bulworth as Man at Frankie's
1998Fallen as Uniformed Cop
1997Brooklyn South as Mr. Anders
1997Oz as Lieutenant Schmand
1997Die Gang as Sam Otero
1996Malcolm & Eddie
1996The Steve Harvey Show as Tom Cunningham
1995Devil in a Blue Dress as Woodcutter
1995The Client as Linton Bell
1995Lord of Illusions as Dr. Toffler
1995Destiny Turns on the Radio as Dravec
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
1994The Scout as McDermott
1994ER as Detective
1994Fear of a Black Hat as Geoffrey Lennox
1994Duckman
1993The Thing Called Love as Reverend Raymond
1993Johnny Bago
1993What's Love Got to Do with It as El Paso Doctor
1992Till Death Us Do Part as Judge Barton
1991The Royal Family as Willis Tillis
1991Roc
1991Roc as Ernie
1987Married... with Children as Charlie
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