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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Grey's Anatomy

NCIS

Shameless

Better Call Saul

Elementary

Crossing Jordan

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
All Movies (45)
- Due Season2022 · as Uncle Ken
- 100 Years from Mississippi2021 · as voiceover poetry
- Dolemite Is My Name2019 · as Demond
- American Nightmares2018 · as Bishop Love
- Miscreant2018 · as Detective Lambert
- A Star Is Born2018 · as Little Feet
- Office Uprising2018 · as Clarence
- Lucky2017 · as Joe
- Chasing Titles Vol. 12017 · as Luke Parker
- Mad Families2017 · as Pops
- Paterson2016 · as Doc
- White Water2015 · as Rev. Stokes
- Water & Power2014 · as Preacher Broyard
- Carrie2013 · as Principal Henry Morton
- Remember Sunday2013 · as Baptiste
- Stolen2012 · as Reginald
- The Big Year2011 · as Dr. Neil Kramer
- The Dry Land2010 · as Colonel Stephen Evans
- Streets of Blood2009 · as Captain Friendly
- State of Play2009 · as Gene Stavitz
- Horsemen2009 · as Tuck
- Miami Vice2006 · as Lt. Martin Castillo
- Shackles2005 · as Virgil
- Four Brothers2005 · as Councilman Douglas
- Lackawanna Blues2005 · as Shakey Winfield
- City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'2004 · as Self
- Collateral2004 · as Daniel Baker
- The Terminal2004 · as Thurman
- Pavement2002 · as Lieutenant Marks
- Ali2001 · as Herbert Muhammad
- Life1999 · as Pokerface
- Patch Adams1998 · as Emmet
- Rush Hour1998 · as Bobby
- How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998 · as Buddy
- Bulworth1998 · as Man at Frankie's
- Fallen1998 · as Uniformed Cop
- Devil in a Blue Dress1995 · as Woodcutter
- Lord of Illusions1995 · as Dr. Toffler
- Destiny Turns on the Radio1995 · as Dravec
- The Scout1994 · as McDermott
- Fear of a Black Hat1994 · as Geoffrey Lennox
- The Thing Called Love1993 · as Reverend Raymond
- What's Love Got to Do with It1993 · as El Paso Doctor
- Till Death Us Do Part1992 · as Judge Barton
- Origami—
All TV Shows (45)
- Death by Lightning2025 · as Blanche Bruce
- FOREVER2025 · as George
- Bob Hearts Abishola2019 · as Uncle Tunde
- Sherman's Showcase2019 · as Uncle Phil
- Station 192018 · as Oscar Delgado
- Better Call Saul2015 · as Detective Sanders
- Bosch2015 · as Terry Drake
- black-ish2014 · as T Jackson
- Extant2014 · as Senator Gabel
- The Crazy Ones2013 · as Pete
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Marcus Benson
- Elementary2012 · as Wendell Hecht
- Veep2012 · as Fast Food Executive
- Unforgettable2011 · as Leo Hackett
- Body of Proof2011 · as Al Chapman
- Fairly Legal2011 · as Agent Donovan
- Shameless2011 · as Glen Aufseeser
- The Good Guys2010 · as Commissioner
- FlashForward2009 · as Shelly Vreede
- Lie to Me2009 · as Dr. Vincent Olson
- Heroes2006 · as Bryan Fuller
- Close to Home2005 · as Lou Drummer
- Barbershop2005 · as Eddie
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Mr. Patterson
- Numb3rs2005 · as Coach Grady
- Hustle2004 · as Thomas Jackson
- NCIS2003 · as Earl Goddard
- Robbery Homicide Division2002 · as Sgt. Albert Simms
- Crossing Jordan2001 · as Omar Maltese
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Asante Odufemi
- Providence1999
- Brooklyn South1997 · as Mr. Anders
- Oz1997 · as Lieutenant Schmand
- Die Gang1997 · as Sam Otero
- Malcolm & Eddie1996
- The Steve Harvey Show1996 · as Tom Cunningham
- The Client1995 · as Linton Bell
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Horrible-Looking Giant #1 (voice)
- ER1994 · as Detective
- Duckman1994
- Johnny Bago1993
- The Royal Family1991 · as Willis Tillis
- Roc1991
- Roc1991 · as Ernie
- Married... with Children1987 · as Charlie