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