Barry Shabaka Henley
Born September 15, 1954 (Age: 71)
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
A Star Is Born
2018
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as Little Feet
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Age: 64
Office Uprising
2018
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as Clarence
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Age: 63
Lucky
2017
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as Joe
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Age: 63
Paterson
2016
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as Doc
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Age: 62
Carrie
2013
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as Principal Henry Morton
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Age: 59
Stolen
2012
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as Reginald
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Age: 57
The Big Year
2011
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as Dr. Neil Kramer
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Age: 57
The Dry Land
2010
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as Colonel Stephen Evans
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Age: 55
State of Play
2009
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as Gene Stavitz
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Age: 54
Horsemen
2009
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as Tuck
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Age: 54
Miami Vice
2006
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as Lt. Martin Castillo
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Age: 51
Four Brothers
2005
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as Councilman Douglas
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Age: 50
Collateral
2004
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as Daniel Baker
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Age: 49
The Terminal
2004
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as Thurman
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Age: 49
Pavement
2002
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as Lieutenant Marks
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Age: 48
Ali
2001
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as Herbert Muhammad
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Age: 47
Life
1999
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as Pokerface
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Age: 44
Patch Adams
1998
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as Emmet
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Age: 44
Rush Hour
1998
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as Bobby
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Age: 44
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
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as Buddy
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Age: 43
Bulworth
1998
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as Man at Frankie's
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Age: 43
Fallen
1998
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as Uniformed Cop
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Age: 43
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995
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as Woodcutter
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Age: 41
Lord of Illusions
1995
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as Dr. Toffler
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Age: 40
Destiny Turns on the Radio
1995
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as Dravec
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Age: 40
The Scout
1994
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as McDermott
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Age: 40
Fear of a Black Hat
1994
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as Geoffrey Lennox
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Age: 39
The Thing Called Love
1993
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as Reverend Raymond
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Age: 38
What's Love Got to Do with It
1993
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as El Paso Doctor
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Age: 38
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
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as Judge Barton
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Age: 37