Dennis Haysbert

Biography

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale,  Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the  A&E Network's American Justice television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

24

Lucifer

Saturday Night Live

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

The A-Team

The View

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (92)

• Radio Sky2026 · as Joseph Finley
• Relationship Goals2026 · as Papa Jim
• Send Help2026 · as Franklin
• Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir2025 · as Featuring
• Lost & Found in Cleveland2025 · as Marty Anderson
• Time of Death2025 · as Officer Aarons
• Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed2025 · as Narrator
• In Fidelity2024 · as Hoyt Johnston
• Summer Camp2024 · as Tommy
• Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team2023 · as Gabriel Stone
• Flamin' Hot2023 · as Clarence C. Baker
• Sniper: Rogue Mission2022 · as Gabriel Stone
• Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers2022 · as Zipper (voice)
• No Exit2022 · as Ed
• Playing with Fire2019 · as Commander Richards
• Secret Obsession2019 · as Detective Frank Page
• Breakthrough2019 · as Dr. Garrett
• Christmas Everlasting2018 · as Uncle Barney
• Kodachrome2017 · as Larry
• Naked2017 · as Reginald Swope
• The Dark Tower2017 · as Steven Deschain
• Fist Fight2017 · as Superintendent Johnson
• Sniper: Ghost Shooter2016 · as Colonel
• Dead Rising: Endgame2016 · as General Lyons
• Jarhead 3: The Siege2016 · as Major Lincoln
• Baby, Baby, Baby2015 · as Doctor Hankin
• Experimenter2015 · as Ossie Davis
• Ted 22015 · as Fertility Doctor
• Dead Rising: Watchtower2015 · as General Lyons
• How Murray Saved Christmas2014 · as Narrator (voice)
• Dear White People2014 · as Dean Fairbanks
• Men, Women & Children2014 · as Secretluvur
• Sniper: Legacy2014 · as The Colonel
• Sin City: A Dame to Kill For2014 · as Manute
• Think Like a Man Too2014 · as Uncle Eddie
• Mr. Peabody & Sherman2014 · as Judge (voice)
• Out of the Blue2013 · as Control
• Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection2013 · as Ox (Voice)
• Life of a King2013 · as Searcy
• Welcome to the Jungle2013 · as Mr. Palmer
• Battledogs2013 · as Lt. General Christopher Monning
• LUV2013 · as Mr. Fish
• The World According to Dick Cheney2013 · as Narrator (voice)
• Heartburn2013 · as Matthew Boa
• The Details2012 · as Lincoln
• Wreck-It Ralph2012 · as General Hologram (voice)
• Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters2011 · as Ox (voice)
• Field of Dreams 2: Lockout2011 · as Mann
• Kung Fu Panda 22011 · as Master Storming Ox (voice)
• When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun2010 · as Self
• James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston2008 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Breach2007 · as Dean Plesac
• Goodbye Bafana2007 · as Nelson Mandela
• Jarhead2005 · as Major Lincoln
• The Making of 'Heat'2005 · as Self
• Secrets of Pearl Harbor2004 · as Self - Host
• Sinbad and the Cyclops Island2003 · as Kale
• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas2003 · as Kale (voice)
• Ticker2002 · as FBI Agent
• Far from Heaven2002 · as Raymond Deagan
• Love & Basketball2000 · as Zeke McCall
• What's Cooking?2000 · as Ronald Williams
• Random Hearts1999 · as Detective George Beaufort
• The Minus Man1999 · as Graves
• The Thirteenth Floor1999 · as Det. Larry McBain
• Major League: Back to the Minors1998 · as Pedro Cerrano
• How to Make the Cruelest Month1998 · as Manhattan Parks
• Standoff1998 · as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
• Absolute Power1997 · as Tim Collin
• The Writing on the Wall1996 · as Sullivan
• Widow's Kiss1996 · as Eddie Costello
• Amanda1996 · as Seven / Sir Jordan
• Waiting to Exhale1995 · as Kenneth
• Heat1995 · as Donald Breedan
• Major League II1994 · as Pedro Cerrano
• Hallelujah1993 · as Rev. Oliver Crawford
• Suture1993 · as Clay Arlington
• Love Field1992 · as Paul Cater
• Mr. Baseball1992 · as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
• Navy Seals1990 · as Billy Graham
• K-90001990 · as Nick Sanrio
• Major League1989 · as Pedro Cerrano
• A Summer to Remember1985 · as Sheriff Pierce
• The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.1984 · as Dr. Beaumont
• Grambling's White Tiger1981 · as James 'Shack' Harris
• Scoring1979 · as Lt. Harrigan
• Silent Retreat— · as Josh Alpert
• American Smuggler—
• Suburban Psycho—
• Higher Love—
• Don't Ever Wonder—
• Home—

All TV Shows (64)

• Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord2026 · as Master Eeko-Dio Daki (voice)
• Holidazed2024 · as Robert Lewin
• Digman!2023 · as Vernon (voice)
• Paul T. Goldman2023 · as Agent Portman
• Masters of the Universe: Revelation2021 · as Grayskull (voice)
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · as Prince Humperdinck
• Reverie2018 · as Charlie Ventana
• Incorporated2016 · as Julian Morse
• Undercover2016 · as Rudy Jones
• Undercover2016 · as Rudy Jones (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Lucifer2016 · as God
• The Grinder2015 · as Special Agent
• Backstrom2015 · as Det. Sgt. Almond
• The Real2014
• Civil War 3602013 · as Self - Host
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Bob Annderson
• The Unit2006 · as Jonas Blane
• The Boondocks2005 · as Sturdy Harris (voice)
• Empire2005
• Justice League2001 · as Kilowog (voice)
• 242001 · as David Palmer
• The Hire2001 · as FBI Agent
• Static Shock2000 · as Chief Barnsdale (voice)
• Soul Food2000 · as Rick Grant
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Now and Again1999 · as Dr. Theodore Morris
• Godzilla: The Series1998 · as General Ekwensi (voice)
• The New Batman Adventures1997 · as Barkley James (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Agent #1 (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Doctor #1 (voice)
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Joshua Finch
• Duckman1994 · as Tribal Leader / Cornfed's Singing Voice (voice)
• Return to Lonesome Dove1993 · as Cherokee Jack Jackson
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Alex Haley's Queen1993 · as Davis
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Just the Ten of Us1988
• Growing Pains1985 · as Police Officer
• Growing Pains1985 · as Officer Wright
• Growing Pains1985 · as Frank
• 2271985
• Off the Rack1985 · as Cletus Maxwell
• Night Court1984 · as James Morgan
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
• The A-Team1983 · as Psych Ward Staff
• The Fall Guy1981 · as Jeremy Wolf
• Code Red1981 · as Stuff Wade
• Magnum, P.I.1980
• Galactica 19801980 · as Imperious Leader (voice)
• Knots Landing1979 · as Police Officer
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Security Guard
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Lieutenant Parsons
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Helmsman
• The Facts of Life1979
• The White Shadow1978 · as Basketball Player
• The Incredible Hulk1977
• Quincy, M.E.1976
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Driver
• Laverne & Shirley1976
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Audience Member