Harry Lennix
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series Dollhouse. Lennix co-starred as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Lennix also played J'onn J'onzz/Calvin Swanwick/Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. He was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Purpose.
Known for
Credits
Man of Steel (2013)
as General Swanwick
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Swanwick
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
as Commander Lock
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
as Commander Lock
State of Play (2009)
as Det. Donald Bell
Collateral Damage (2002)
as FBI Agent Dray
Across the Universe (2007)
as Army Sergeant
Ray (2004)
as Joe Adams
Guarding Tess (1994)
as Kenny Young
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)
as Black Manta (voice)
The Human Stain (2003)
as Mr. Silk
Stomp the Yard (2007)
as Nate
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
as Quentin Leroux
The Package (1989)
as Johnny's Field Soldier
Suspect Zero (2004)
as Rich Charleton
Titus (1999)
as Aaron
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
as Bob Satterfield Jr.
Clockers (1995)
as Bill Walker
Get on the Bus (1996)
as Randall
Mo' Money (1992)
as Tom Dilton
Love & Basketball (2000)
as Nathan Wright
Timeless (2016)
as Johnson
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Franklin Dockett
Troubled Waters (2020)
as Ron Waters
They Die by Dawn (2013)
as Sheriff Bass Reeves
Evidence (2013)
as Ben
Chi-Raq (2015)
as Commissioner Blades
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
as Dresser
Since You've Been Gone (1998)
as Jordan Cardozo
Chicago Cab (1998)
as Pissed-Off Boyfriend
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990)
as Prosecutor Keith Warner
Friends 'Til the End (1997)
as Prof. Gunderson
That's Harassment (2018)
as Politician
Nothing But the Truth (1995)
as Det. Vernon Jones
Emperor (2020)
as Frederick Douglas
In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
as Tim Coffey
Pumpkin (2002)
as Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)
A Beautiful Soul (2012)
as Jeff Freeze
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)
as Nero
A Christmas Together With You (2021)
as Frank
The Fright Night Files (2014)
as Ronald
Comfortably Numb (1995)
as Hamlin Day
Nothing Is Impossible (2022)
as Russell Banks
Home Invaders (2001)
Actor
The Price for Freedom (—)
as Thurgood Marshall
Too Close to Home (1997)
as Prosecuting Attorney
Eyes in the Trees (—)
as Dr. Murphy
Curse of the Macbeths (2022)
as Banquo
Revival! (2018)
as Pilate
Rehabilitation of the Hill (2020)
as Davidson Livingston
Notes in a Minor Key (1994)
as Teddy
Canal Street (2019)
as DJ Terrence Palmer
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem (2017)
as Capulet
Lazaretto (2020)
as Sufyan
Back to School Mom (2015)
as Lawrence Riley
Vanishing Son II (1994)
as Andre Laine
Vanishing Son IV (1994)
as Andre Laine
Chrystal (2004)
as Kalid
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (2022)
Actor
H4 (2014)
as King Henry IV
Cru (2014)
as Diego Glass
Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission (2016)
as Principal Sheehan
Keep the Faith, Baby (2002)
as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
The Algerian (2014)
as Suleyman
Black Listed (2003)
as Karl Bennett
Stand Down Soldier (2014)
as Officer Freeman
Women Like Us (—)
Actor
Hound Dogs (2011)
as Skip
Cruel Will (2013)
as Dr. Frances
Winter Ball (2022)
as Eddie
The Last Fall (2012)
as Ron Davis
Isla Monstro (2024)
as General Dregg (voice)
Needlestick (2017)
as Ray LeGro
72 Hours (2015)
as God
Super Turnt (2022)
as Mr. Denver
Sunny and RayRay (2013)
as Lenotti
Godless (—)
as Bishop
Macbeth Unhinged (2016)
as Banquo
Victimless Crimes (1991)
as Baker
Don't Explain (2003)
as Lee
The Unspoken (1999)
as Reverend Bob