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Barry Shabaka Henley

Born 1954-09-15

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.

Known for

A Star Is Born 2018 · 7.4 The Terminal 2004 · 7.4 Collateral 2004 · 7.5 Paterson 2016 · 7.6 Dolemite Is My Name 2019 · 7.3 Four Brothers 2005 · 6.8 State of Play 2009 · 7.1 Miami Vice 2006 · 6.1 Patch Adams 1998 · 6.9 Ali 2001 · 6.7 Lucky 2017 · 7.6 Life 1999 · 6.8 The Big Year 2011 · 6.2 Stolen 2012 · 5.5 Remember Sunday 2013 · 6.9 The Scout 1994 · 5.4 Bob Hearts Abishola 2019 · 7.1 Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 · 4.6 Mad Families 2017 · 4.0 100 Years from Mississippi 2021