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Barry Shabaka Henley
Actor

Barry Shabaka Henley

Born September 15, 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

11 films

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. C-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography 11

Paterson (2016) movie poster
Paterson2016
Remember Sunday (2013) movie poster
Remember Sunday2013
Stolen (2012) movie poster
Stolen2012
Horsemen (2009) movie poster
Horsemen2009
Streets of Blood (2009) movie poster
Streets of Blood2009
Miami Vice (2006) movie poster
Miami Vice2006
Collateral (2004) movie poster
Collateral2004
The Terminal (2004) movie poster
The Terminal2004
Life (1999) movie poster
Life1999
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) movie poster
How Stella Got Her Groove Back1998
The Scout (1994) movie poster
The Scout1994