
Barry Shabaka Henley
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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.
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A Star Is Born (2018)
as Little Feet

The Terminal (2004)
as Thurman

Rush Hour (1998)
as Bobby

Four Brothers (2005)
as Councilman Douglas

Collateral (2004)
as Daniel Baker

State of Play (2009)
as Gene Stavitz

Carrie (2013)
as Principal Henry Morton

Fallen (1998)
as Uniformed Cop

Miami Vice (2006)
as Lt. Martin Castillo

Patch Adams (1998)
as Emmet

The Big Year (2011)
as Dr. Neil Kramer

Life (1999)
as Pokerface

Paterson (2016)
as Doc

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
as Demond

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
as Woodcutter

Ali (2001)
as Herbert Muhammad

Office Uprising (2018)
as Clarence

Stolen (2012)
as Reginald

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
as El Paso Doctor

Mad Families (2017)
as Pops

Streets of Blood (2009)
as Captain Friendly

Horsemen (2009)
as Tuck

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
as Buddy

Bulworth (1998)
as Man at Frankie's

Lord of Illusions (1995)
as Dr. Toffler

The Thing Called Love (1993)
as Reverend Raymond

Lucky (2017)
as Joe

The Scout (1994)
as McDermott

Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Shakey Winfield

Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
as Geoffrey Lennox

Remember Sunday (2013)
as Baptiste

Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995)
as Dravec

American Nightmares (2018)
as Bishop Love

Till Death Us Do Part (1992)
as Judge Barton

White Water (2015)
as Rev. Stokes

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral' (2004)
as Self

100 Years from Mississippi (2021)
as voiceover poetry

Pavement (2002)
as Lieutenant Marks

Water & Power (2014)
as Preacher Broyard

Chasing Titles Vol. 1 (2017)
as Luke Parker

The Dry Land (2010)
as Colonel Stephen Evans

Shackles (2005)
as Virgil

Due Season (2022)
as Uncle Ken

Miscreant (2018)
as Detective Lambert

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