Acting
Lenny Henry
Born 29 August 1958 in Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
159 credits
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Known for
Acting 147
- TBATommy Cooper at the BBCFilmPresenter
- TBAThe Lenny Henry Birthday ShowFilm
- 2026The Magic Faraway TreeFilmKnow All
- 2026The Split UpSeriesAlex Edwards
- 2026Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And UnseenFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2026TFI UnpluggedSeriesSelf
- 2026Live from the Lycett ArmsSeriesSelf / Pub Manager
- 2025Jay KellyFilmLarry
- 2025Missing YouSeriesClint Donovan
- 2025The AssemblySeriesSelf
- 2025Shark! Celebrity Infested WatersSeriesSelf - Contestant
- 2025Alison Hammond's Big WeekendSeriesSelf - Interviewed Guest
- 2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlFilmMr. Convenience (voice)
- 2024Perfect Pub WalksSeriesSelf
- 2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenrySeriesSelf - Host
- 2024Art MattersFilmSelf
- 2024Comic Relief 2024: Funny for MoneyFilmSelf
- 2023An Audience with KylieFilmSelf
- 2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeriesSadoc Burrows
- 2022The SandmanSeriesBernard 'Bernie' Capax, Martin Tenbones (voice)
- 2022The Witcher: Blood OriginSeriesChief Sage Balor
- 2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan ScreeningFilmSadoc Burrows
- 2022My Name Is LeonFilmMr. Johnson
- 2022Lenny Henry's Caribbean BritainSeriesPresenter
- 2022Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening CeremonyFilmSelf
- 2021Zog and the Flying DoctorsFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2021Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasFilmSelf
- 2021Parkinson at 50FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...FilmSelf
- 2020The Big Night InFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2020Black Classical Music: The Forgotten HistoryFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2020Back to the…SeriesSelf
- 2019Trust Morecambe & WiseSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 2019Lenny Henry's Race Through ComedySeriesPresenter
- 2019Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open UniversityFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2018ZogFilmHimself - Narrator (voice)
- 2018The Long SongSeriesGodfrey
- 2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DayFilmSelf - Presenter
- 2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...SeriesSelf
- 2016Our Queen at NinetyFilmSelf
- 2016Neil Gaiman: Dream DangerouslyFilmSelf
- 2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria WoodFilmSelf
- 2015Danny & the Human ZooFilmSamson
- 2014W1ASeriesSelf
- 2014Rik Mayall: Lord of MisruleFilmSelf
- 2014A Life on ScreenSeriesSelf
- 2013BroadchurchSeriesEd Burnett
- 2013The Last LegSeriesSelf
- 2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!FilmPeg Leg Hastings (voice)
- 2012The SyndicateSeriesGodfrey Watson
- 2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012FilmSelf - Presenter
- 2012National Theatre Live: The Comedy of ErrorsFilmAntipholus of Syracuse
- 2011The Secret Life of Bob MonkhouseFilm
- 2011The MagiciansSeriesSelf
- 2011PerspectivesSeries
- 2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster YearsFilmSelf
- 2011Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic ReliefSeriesHimself
- 2010Los cuentos de Tinga TingaSeries
- 2010Tinga Tinga TalesSeriesElephant (voice)
- 2009Now That’s What I Call ComedyFilmHimself
- 2008Q&ASeriesSelf - Panellist
- 2008Big & SmallSeriesBig / Small (voice)
- 2008The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and SpaceFilmHimself
- 2008Gaybo Laughs BackFilmSelf
- 2008Lenry Henry.TVSeries
- 2007PenelopeFilmKrull
- 2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersSeries
- 2007Lenny's BritainSeriesHimself - Presenter
- 2006The One ShowSeriesSelf, Self - Guest
- 2006Great British MenuSeriesSelf - Guest Judge
- 2006It Started with Swap ShopFilmSelf
- 2005Doctor WhoSeriesDaniel Barton
- 2005MirrorMaskFilmCops 1-4
- 2005The F WordSeries
- 2005Harry & PaulSeries
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilmSelf
- 2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveFilmSelf
- 2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To SayFilm
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanFilmShrunken Head (voice)
- 2004ParkinsonSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2004The Lenny Henry ShowSeries
- 2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?FilmSelf
- 2003Little RobotsSeriesSporty (voice)
- 2003Lying To Michael JacksonFilmMichael Jackson
- 2002V Graham NortonSeriesSelf
- 2002The Best of French & SaundersFilmVarious
- 2000Lenny Henry in PiecesSeries
- 2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingSeries
- 1999Hope and GlorySeriesIan George
- 1999The ManFilmDennis Jackson
- 1999Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton AcademyFilmHimself
- 1998ParkinsonSeriesSelf
- 1998Lenny Goes to TownSeries
- 1998WindrushSeriesSelf
- 1997The Story of BeanFilmSelf
- 1996Famous FredFilmFred (voice)
- 1994White GoodsFilmCharlie Collins
- 1994Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994Film
- 1993Shooting StarsSeriesSelf
- 1993ChefSeriesGareth Blackstock
- 1992Later... with Jools HollandSeries
- 1992In DreamsFilmLenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
- 1992Black and White in ColourFilmSelf
- 1991True IdentityFilmMiles Pope
- 1991Bernard and the GenieFilmJosephus the Genie
- 1991Alive and KickingFilmStevie 'Smudger' Smith
- 1991Lenny Go HomeFilmSelf
- 1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1FilmWarder
- 1990OxfordFilmSteve Wild
- 1989Screen OneSeriesStevie 'Smudger' Smith
- 1989Work ExperienceFilmTerence
- 1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallFilmSelf
- 1989Lenny Live and UnleashedFilmHimself & various characters
- 1989Just Like That!FilmSelf
- 1989Saturday Night CliveSeries
- 1988This MorningSeriesSelf
- 1988Comic ReliefSeriesSelf - Presenter
- 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeFilmSelf
- 1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy ShowFilmVarious Roles
- 1988The Suicide ClubFilmCam
- 1987French & SaundersSeriesLt. Chris Clark, Richard
- 1987Going Live!SeriesSelf
- 1987The Lenny Henry ShowSeriesDelbert Wilkins
- 1987Coast to CoastFilmRitchie Lee
- 1987The Secret Policeman’s Third BallFilmSelf
- 1986Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeries
- 1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveFilmSelf
- 1986Lenny Henry ToniteSeries
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesRitchie Lee
- 1985Happy FamiliesSeriesHollywood Hobo
- 1984The Lenny Henry ShowSeriesSelf / Various
- 1984Aspel & CompanySeries
- 1983Natural WorldSeriesNarrator
- 1982The Young OnesSeriesPostman
- 1982The Comic Strip Presents...SeriesSteve Wild, Warder
- 1982The Funny Side of ChristmasFilmVarious Characters
- 1982O.T.T.Series
- 1981Three of a KindSeriesSelf / Various Characters
- 1981Olivier AwardsSeriesSelf - Host
- 1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialSeriesSelf
- 1978The South Bank ShowSeries
- 1976The FostersSeriesSonny Foster
- 1976The Secret Policeman's BallSeriesSelf
- 1975The Summer ShowSeries
- 1974TiswasSeries
- 1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf - Host
- 1963World in ActionSeries
Directing 1
Writing 7
Created 3
Production 1
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