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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Boys

The Mentalist

Law & Order

Law & Order

The Office

The Sopranos

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
All Movies (26)
- The Errand2025 · as Duncan
- Fractal2024 · as Baba
- Horror Noire2021 · as Arthur (segment 'Fugue State')
- The Comeback Trail2020 · as Xavier Clay
- Pooka Lives!2020 · as Derrick
- Dinner Party2018 · as Barney
- Calico Skies2017 · as John
- Literally, Right Before Aaron2017 · as Greg
- Dropping The Soap2017 · as Josh
- War on Everyone2016 · as Reggie X
- Reunited2015 · as Chad
- Addicted to Fresno2015 · as Eric
- Dear White People2014 · as Helmut West
- 10.0 Earthquake2014 · as Booker
- Man with a Movie Camera2014 · as Edwin - The Director
- OJ: The Musical2013 · as Lawrence
- Missed Connections2012 · as Jules Norris
- Imaginary Larry2009 · as Kenneth
- The Hurt Locker2008 · as Sergeant Foster
- My Best Friend's Girl2008 · as Dwalu
- American Violet2008 · as Byron Hill
- The Forgotten2003 · as Anderson
- Swimfan2002 · as Jock
- King of the Jungle2000 · as Basketball Kid #2
- A.A.—
- Mission Control— · as Arthur
All TV Shows (38)
- Gen V2023 · as Seth Reed
- Krapopolis2023 · as (voice)
- The Changeling2023 · as Patrice Green
- History of the World: Part II2023 · as Captain Hanks
- History of the World: Part II2023 · as Idi Amin
- Not Dead Yet2023 · as Quentin
- This Fool2022 · as Gordon
- Just Beyond2021 · as Andy
- The Boys2019 · as Seth Reed
- Weird City2019 · as Chonathon
- Genius2017 · as Ted White
- Dimension 4042017 · as Chris
- Santa Clarita Diet2017 · as Morgan
- Timeless2016 · as Rufus Carlin
- Preacher2016 · as F.J. Hoover
- Truth Be Told2015 · as Hudson
- Garfunkel and Oates2014 · as Daniel
- The Soul Man2012 · as Bird
- Key & Peele2012 · as Harrassed Passenger
- Traffic Light2011 · as Pete
- Raising Hope2010 · as Lamar
- The Good Guys2010 · as A / C
- Better Off Ted2009 · as Lem Hewitt
- The Mentalist2008 · as Officer Price
- Psych2006 · as Wally
- Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Dr. Jules Huffman
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2005 · as Terrell
- The Office2005 · as Stanley's Replacement
- Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show2005
- The Big House2004
- Luis2003 · as T.K.
- Monk2002 · as Malcolm O'Dwyer
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Ahmal
- The Beat2000 · as Russsell Lucas
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Thomas Duncan
- The Sopranos1999 · as Angelo Davis
- Law & Order1990 · as Harry Johnson
- Law & Order1990 · as Julian Zalak