
Barry Shabaka Henley
Actor
- Born
- September 15, 1954 (age 72) · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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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.
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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.
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Known for
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- 2022Due Season as Uncle Ken
- 2021100 Years from Mississippi as voiceover poetry
- 2019Dolemite Is My Name as Demond
- 2018American Nightmares as Bishop Love
- 2018Miscreant as Detective Lambert
- 2018A Star Is Born as Little Feet
- 2018Office Uprising as Clarence
- 2017Lucky as Joe
- 2017Chasing Titles Vol. 1 as Luke Parker
- 2017Mad Families











