Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1954-09-15 (Age: 72)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Filmography (44)
Due Season
2022
100 Years from Mississippi
2021
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
American Nightmares
2018
Miscreant
2018
A Star Is Born
2018
Office Uprising
2018
Lucky
2017
Chasing Titles Vol. 1
2017
Mad Families
2017
Paterson
2016
White Water
2015
Water & Power
2014
Carrie
2013
