Barry Shabaka Henley
Actor
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
The Terminal
as Thurman 2004
Collateral
as Daniel Baker 2004
Rush Hour
as Bobby 1998
Carrie
as Principal Henry Morton 2013
Patch Adams
as Emmet 1998
Four Brothers
as Councilman Douglas 2005
State of Play
as Gene Stavitz 2009
Paterson
as Doc 2016
Miami Vice
as Lt. Martin Castillo 2006
Ali
as Herbert Muhammad 2001
Fallen
as Uniformed Cop 1998
Dolemite Is My Name
as Demond 2019
Stolen
as Reginald 2012
The Big Year
as Dr. Neil Kramer 2011
Life
as Pokerface 1999
Lucky
as Joe 2017