Barry Shabaka Henley
Acting
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.
Born: September 15, 1954
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Uncle Ken
as voiceover poetry
as Demond
as Uncle Tunde
as Uncle Phil
as Detective Lambert
as Bishop Love
as Little Feet
as Clarence
as Oscar Delgado
as Joe
as Luke Parker
as Pops
as Doc
as Detective Sanders
as Rev. Stokes
as Terry Drake
as T Jackson
as Senator Gabel
as Preacher Broyard
as Principal Henry Morton
as Pete
as Marcus Benson
as Baptiste
as Wendell Hecht
as Reginald
as Fast Food Executive
as Dr. Neil Kramer
as Leo Hackett
as Al Chapman
as Glen Aufseeser
as Colonel Stephen Evans
as Commissioner
as Shelly Vreede
as Captain Friendly
as Gene Stavitz
as Tuck
as Detective Bryan Fuller
as Lt. Martin Castillo
as Detective Lou Drummer
as Virgil
as Eddie
as Councilman Douglas
as Mr. Patterson
as Shakey Winfield
as Coach Grady
as Daniel Baker
as Thurman
as Thomas Jackson
as Earl Goddard
as Lieutenant Marks
as Herbert Muhammad
as Omar Maltese
as Asante Odufemi
as Pokerface
as Emmet
as Bobby
as Buddy
as Man at Frankie's
as Uniformed Cop
as Mr. Anders
as Lieutenant Schmand
as Tom Cunningham
as Woodcutter
as Linton Bell
as Dr. Toffler
as Dravec
as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
as McDermott
as Detective
as Geoffrey Lennox
as Reverend Raymond
as El Paso Doctor
as Judge Barton
as Willis Tillis
as Ernie
as Charlie