Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 22, 1980
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
64 titles
Malcolm Barrett
Biography
Malcolm Barrett (born 1980) is an American actor known for playing the role of scientist and time traveler Rufus Carlin in Timeless on NBC. He was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and attended Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. He has appeared as a series regular on Fox's The Sketch Show and Luis. Barrett played the character "Dr. Lem Hewitt" on the ABC television show, Better Off Ted and was a supporting character in the Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker. Barrett has had recurring appearances on the New York-based Law & Order franchise. He was featured as a squatter and drug dealer in an episode of The Sopranos and also guest starred in the pilot episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the series finale of The Office as one of Dunder/Mifflin's new employees, and in an episode of Monk as a lottery fanatic. He also had a small role in the movie Larry Crowne, as one of Tom Hanks' character's classmates. He has also appeared in several television commercials, including national spots for Hummer and AT&T. The AT&T spot, which features Barrett shooting baskets in a sports bar, received frequent airplay during the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Barrett began playing the role of Rufus Carlin in the Fall of 2016 in the NBC series, Timeless. Barrett is a spoken word artist and hip hop performer who has recorded under the aliases "Tourette's," "Verbal," and "The Velvet Rope." He appeared on the 2002 EP Timber, by electronic recording artist M Pinto. He is currently working on his debut album entitled The Backpacker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Known For
Filmography
Missing Rhythms
Executive Producer
The Errand
Duncan
Fractal
Baba
Gen V
Seth Reed
Krapopolis
(voice)
The Changeling
Patrice Green
History of the World: Part II
Captain Hanks
Not Dead Yet
Quentin
This Fool
Gordon
The Edge of Her Mind Anthology
Executive Producer
Horror Noire
Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
Just Beyond
Andy
The Comeback Trail
Xavier Clay
Pooka Lives!
Derrick
The Boys
Seth Reed
Weird City
Chonathon
Dinner Party
Barney
Calico Skies
John
Genius
Ted White
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Greg
Dimension 404
Chris
Dropping The Soap
Josh
Santa Clarita Diet
Morgan
War on Everyone
Reggie X
Timeless
Rufus Carlin
Preacher
F.J. Hoover
Reunited
Chad
Truth Be Told
Hudson
Addicted to Fresno
Eric
Dear White People
Helmut West
10.0 Earthquake
Booker
Garfunkel and Oates
Daniel
Man with a Movie Camera
Edwin - The Director
OJ: The Musical
Lawrence
The Soul Man
Bird
Missed Connections
Jules Norris
Key & Peele
Harrassed Passenger
Traffic Light
Pete
Raising Hope
Lamar
The Good Guys
A / C
Better Off Ted
Lem Hewitt
Imaginary Larry
Kenneth
The Hurt Locker
Sergeant Foster
The Mentalist
Officer Price
My Best Friend's Girl
Dwalu
American Violet
Byron Hill
Psych
Wally
Ghost Whisperer
Dr. Jules Huffman
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Terrell
The Office
Stanley's Replacement