Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 15, 1954
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Credits
89 titles
Barry Shabaka Henley
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.
Known For
Filmography
Death by Lightning
Blanche Bruce
FOREVER
George
Due Season
Uncle Ken
100 Years from Mississippi
voiceover poetry
Dolemite Is My Name
Demond
Bob Hearts Abishola
Uncle Tunde
Sherman's Showcase
Uncle Phil
American Nightmares
Bishop Love
Miscreant
Detective Lambert
A Star Is Born
Little Feet
Office Uprising
Clarence
Station 19
Oscar Delgado
Lucky
Joe
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
Luke Parker
Mad Families
Pops
Paterson
Doc
Better Call Saul
Detective Sanders
White Water
Rev. Stokes
Bosch
Terry Drake
black-ish
T Jackson
Extant
Senator Gabel
Water & Power
Preacher Broyard
Carrie
Principal Henry Morton
The Crazy Ones
Pete
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Marcus Benson
Remember Sunday
Baptiste
Elementary
Wendell Hecht
Stolen
Reginald
Veep
Fast Food Executive
The Big Year
Dr. Neil Kramer
Unforgettable
Leo Hackett
Body of Proof
Al Chapman
Fairly Legal
Agent Donovan
Shameless
Glen Aufseeser
The Dry Land
Colonel Stephen Evans
The Good Guys
Commissioner
FlashForward
Shelly Vreede
Streets of Blood
Captain Friendly
State of Play
Gene Stavitz
Horsemen
Tuck
Lie to Me
Dr. Vincent Olson
Heroes
Bryan Fuller
Miami Vice
Lt. Martin Castillo
Close to Home
Lou Drummer
Shackles
Virgil
Barbershop
Eddie
Four Brothers
Councilman Douglas
Grey's Anatomy
Mr. Patterson
Lackawanna Blues
Shakey Winfield
Numb3rs
Coach Grady