
Barry Shabaka Henley
Born September 15, 1954 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

A Star Is Born

Rush Hour

The Terminal

Four Brothers

Collateral

State of Play

Carrie

Miami Vice

Fallen

Patch Adams

The Big Year

Devil in a Blue Dress

Dolemite Is My Name

Paterson

What's Love Got to Do with It

Ali

Life

Office Uprising

Stolen

Mad Families

Horsemen

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Bulworth

Streets of Blood

The Thing Called Love

Lucky

Lord of Illusions

Destiny Turns on the Radio

The Scout

Fear of a Black Hat

Lackawanna Blues

Remember Sunday

City of Night: The Making of 'Collateral'

Till Death Us Do Part

Shackles

American Nightmares

Pavement

White Water

Water & Power
TV Shows

Married... with Children

Better Call Saul

Heroes

ER

Elementary

Crossing Jordan

Numb3rs

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

black-ish

Bosch

Station 19

Unforgettable

Lie to Me

Veep

Oz

Duckman

Hustle

Providence

The Steve Harvey Show

Close to Home

Body of Proof

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

FlashForward

Bob Hearts Abishola

Brooklyn South

Extant

Fairly Legal

Malcolm & Eddie

The Crazy Ones

The Good Guys

Death by Lightning

The Client

FOREVER

Roc

Barbershop

Sherman's Showcase

Robbery Homicide Division

The Royal Family










