Dennis Haysbert
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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
Credits
Send Help (2026)
as Franklin
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
as General Hologram (voice)
Heat (1995)
as Donald Breedan
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
as Master Storming Ox (voice)
The Dark Tower (2017)
as Steven Deschain
Ted 2 (2015)
as Fertility Doctor
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
as Manute
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)
as Judge (voice)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
as Kale (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
as Zipper (voice)
Jarhead (2005)
as Major Lincoln
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
as Det. Larry McBain
Playing with Fire (2019)
as Commander Richards
Flamin' Hot (2023)
as Clarence C. Baker
Fist Fight (2017)
as Superintendent Johnson
Men, Women & Children (2014)
as Secretluvur
Welcome to the Jungle (2013)
as Mr. Palmer
Major League (1989)
as Pedro Cerrano
No Exit (2022)
as Ed
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
as Kenneth
Breach (2007)
as Dean Plesac
Naked (2017)
as Reginald Swope
Relationship Goals (2026)
as Papa Jim
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
as Uncle Eddie
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
as Ox (voice)
Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016)
as Colonel
Time of Death (2025)
as Officer Aarons
Random Hearts (1999)
as Detective George Beaufort
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Zeke McCall
Absolute Power (1997)
as Tim Collin
Breakthrough (2019)
as Dr. Garrett
Far from Heaven (2002)
as Raymond Deagan
Sniper: Rogue Mission (2022)
as Gabriel Stone
Secret Obsession (2019)
as Detective Frank Page
Major League II (1994)
as Pedro Cerrano
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Love Field (1992)
as Paul Cater
LUV (2013)
as Mr. Fish
Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
as General Lyons
Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team (2023)
as Gabriel Stone
American Smuggler (—)
Actor
Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016)
as Major Lincoln
Experimenter (2015)
as Ossie Davis
Sniper: Legacy (2014)
as The Colonel
Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011)
as Mann
Dear White People (2014)
as Dean Fairbanks
Navy Seals (1990)
as Billy Graham
Life of a King (2013)
as Searcy
The Minus Man (1999)
as Graves
What's Cooking? (2000)
as Ronald Williams
The Details (2012)
as Lincoln
Dead Rising: Endgame (2016)
as General Lyons
Goodbye Bafana (2007)
as Nelson Mandela
Mr. Baseball (1992)
as Max 'Hammer' Dubois
Kodachrome (2017)
as Larry
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
as Doctor Hankin
Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
as Pedro Cerrano
Amanda (1996)
as Seven / Sir Jordan
Ticker (2002)
as FBI Agent
The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self
Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003)
as Kale
Suture (1993)
as Clay Arlington
Summer Camp (2024)
as Tommy
A Summer to Remember (1985)
as Sheriff Pierce
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection (2013)
as Ox (Voice)
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun (2010)
as Self
Scoring (1979)
as Lt. Harrigan
Lost & Found in Cleveland (2025)
as Marty Anderson
How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
Don't Ever Wonder (—)
Actor
Heartburn (2013)
as Matthew Boa
Suburban Psycho (—)
Actor
Home (—)
Actor
Hallelujah (1993)
as Rev. Oliver Crawford
K-9000 (1990)
as Nick Sanrio
Widow's Kiss (1996)
as Eddie Costello
How to Make the Cruelest Month (1998)
as Manhattan Parks
Out of the Blue (2013)
as Control
Standoff (1998)
as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones
Christmas Everlasting (2018)
as Uncle Barney
The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
In Fidelity (2024)
as Hoyt Johnston
Radio Sky (2026)
as Joseph Finley
The Writing on the Wall (1996)
as Sullivan
Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir (2025)
as Featuring
Grambling's White Tiger (1981)
as James 'Shack' Harris
Silent Retreat (—)
as Josh Alpert
Secrets of Pearl Harbor (2004)
as Self - Host
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984)
as Dr. Beaumont
Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed (2025)
as Narrator
Higher Love (—)
Actor
Battledogs (2013)
as Lt. General Christopher Monning