Lenny Henry

Biography

Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.

Known For

Doctor Who

The Graham Norton Show

Top of the Pops

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Sandman

The Sandman

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The One Show

All Movies (68)

• The Magic Faraway Tree2026 · as Know All
• Jay Kelly2025 · as Larry
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl2024 · as Mr. Convenience (voice)
• Art Matters2024 · as Self
• Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money2024 · as Self
• An Audience with Kylie2023 · as Self
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening2022 · as Sadoc Burrows
• Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony2022 · as Self
• My Name Is Leon2022 · as Mr. Johnson
• Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas2021 · as Self
• Parkinson at 502021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Zog and the Flying Doctors2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...2020 · as Self
• Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History2020 · as Self - Presenter
• The Big Night In2020 · as Self - Presenter
• Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University2019 · as Self - Presenter
• Zog2018 · as Himself - Narrator (voice)
• Comic Relief: Red Nose Day2017 · as Self - Presenter
• Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously2016 · as Self
• Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood2016 · as Self
• Our Queen at Ninety2016 · as Self
• Danny & the Human Zoo2015 · as Samson
• Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule2014 · as Self
• The Diamond Jubilee Concert 20122012 · as Self - Presenter
• The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012 · as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
• National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors2012 · as Antipholus of Syracuse
• Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years2011 · as Self
• The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse2011
• Now That’s What I Call Comedy2009 · as Himself
• Gaybo Laughs Back2008 · as Self
• The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space2008 · as Himself
• Penelope2007 · as Krull
• It Started with Swap Shop2006 · as Self
• Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say2005
• The Comic Strip - A Retrospective2005 · as Self
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · as Self
• MirrorMask2005 · as Cops 1-4
• Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?2004 · as Self
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004 · as Shrunken Head (voice)
• Lying To Michael Jackson2003 · as Michael Jackson
• The Best of French & Saunders2002 · as Various
• Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy1999 · as Himself
• The Man1999 · as Dennis Jackson
• The Story of Bean1997 · as Self
• Famous Fred1996 · as Fred (voice)
• Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 19941994
• White Goods1994 · as Charlie Collins
• In Dreams1992 · as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
• Black and White in Colour1992 · as Self
• Bernard and the Genie1991 · as Josephus the Genie
• Alive and Kicking1991 · as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
• True Identity1991 · as Miles Pope
• Lenny Go Home1991 · as Self
• Oxford1990 · as Steve Wild
• South Atlantic Raiders: Part 11990 · as Warder
• Work Experience1989 · as Terence
• Lenny Live and Unleashed1989 · as Himself & various characters
• The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball1989 · as Self
• Just Like That!1989 · as Self
• Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute1988 · as Self
• The Suicide Club1988 · as Cam
• Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show1988 · as Various Roles
• Coast to Coast1987 · as Ritchie Lee
• The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball1987 · as Self
• The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live1986 · as Self
• The Funny Side of Christmas1982 · as Various Characters
• Tommy Cooper at the BBC— · as Presenter
• The Lenny Henry Birthday Show—

All TV Shows (79)

• TFI Unplugged2026 · as Self
• Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters2025 · as Self - Contestant
• Alison Hammond's Big Weekend2025 · as Self - Interviewed Guest
• The Assembly2025 · as Self
• Missing You2025 · as Clint Donovan
• Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry2024 · as Self - Host
• Perfect Pub Walks2024 · as Self
• The Witcher: Blood Origin2022 · as Chief Sage Balor
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2022 · as Sadoc Burrows
• The Sandman2022 · as Martin Tenbones (voice)
• The Sandman2022 · as Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
• Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain2022 · as Presenter
• Back to the…2020 · as Self
• Trust Morecambe & Wise2019 · as Self - Presenter
• Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy2019 · as Presenter
• The Long Song2018 · as Godfrey
• John Bishop: In Conversation with...2016 · as Self
• A Life on Screen2014 · as Self
• W1A2014 · as Self
• Broadchurch2013 · as Ed Burnett
• The Last Leg2013 · as Self
• The Syndicate2012 · as Godfrey Watson
• Perspectives2011
• Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief2011 · as Himself
• The Magicians2011 · as Self
• Tinga Tinga Tales2010 · as Elephant (voice)
• Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga2010
• Big & Small2008 · as Big / Small (voice)
• Q&A2008 · as Self - Panellist
• Lenry Henry.TV2008
• A Bucket O' French and Saunders2007
• Lenny's Britain2007 · as Himself - Presenter
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• The One Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• Great British Menu2006 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Harry & Paul2005
• Doctor Who2005 · as Daniel Barton
• The Lenny Henry Show2004
• Little Robots2003 · as Sporty (voice)
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Lenny Henry in Pieces2000
• The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2000
• Hope and Glory1999 · as Ian George
• Lenny Goes to Town1998
• Windrush1998 · as Himself
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• Shooting Stars1993 · as Self
• Chef1993 · as Gareth Blackstock
• Screen One1989 · as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
• Saturday Night Clive1989
• This Morning1988 · as Self
• Comic Relief1988 · as Self - Presenter
• The Lenny Henry Show1987
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• French & Saunders1987 · as Richard
• French & Saunders1987 · as Lt. Chris Clark
• Lenny Henry Tonite1986
• Omnibus Presents Comic Relief1986
• Happy Families1985 · as Hollywood Hobo
• Screen Two1985 · as Ritchie Lee
• The Lenny Henry Show1984 · as Self / Various
• Aspel & Company1984
• Natural World1983 · as Narrator
• The Young Ones1982 · as Postman
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Warder
• The Comic Strip Presents...1982 · as Steve Wild
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• O.T.T.1982
• Six Fifty-Five Special1981 · as Self
• Three of a Kind1981 · as Self / Various Characters
• Olivier Awards1981 · as Self - Host
• The Fosters1976 · as Sonny Foster
• The Secret Policeman's Ball1976 · as Self
• The Summer Show1975
• Tiswas1974
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self - Host
• World in Action1963
• The BAFTA Awards1949 · as Host