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Lenny Henry

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
148

Gender
Male

Birthday
August 29, 1958 (67 years old)

Place of Birth
Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

Lenny Henry

Biography

Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.

Known For

Acting

2026Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseenas Self (archive footage)
2026TFI Unpluggedas Self
2026The Magic Faraway Treeas Know All
2025Jay Kellyas Larry
2025Shark! Celebrity Infested Watersas Self - Contestant
2025Alison Hammond's Big Weekendas Self - Interviewed Guest
2025The Assemblyas Self
2025Missing Youas Clint Donovan
2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowlas Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henryas Self - Host
2024Art Mattersas Self
2024Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Moneyas Self
2024Perfect Pub Walksas Self
2023An Audience with Kylieas Self
2022The Witcher: Blood Originas Chief Sage Balor
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweras Sadoc Burrows
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screeningas Sadoc Burrows
2022The Sandmanas Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
2022The Sandmanas Martin Tenbones (voice)
2022Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremonyas Self
2022Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britainas Presenter
2022My Name Is Leonas Mr. Johnson
2021Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmasas Self
2021Parkinson at 50as Self (archive footage)
2021Zog and the Flying Doctorsas Narrator (voice)
2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...as Self
2020Back to the…as Self
2020Black Classical Music: The Forgotten Historyas Self - Presenter
2020The Big Night Inas Self - Presenter
2019Trust Morecambe & Wiseas Self - Presenter
2019Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedyas Presenter
2019Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open Universityas Self - Presenter
2018Zogas Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018The Long Songas Godfrey
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose Dayas Self - Presenter
2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...as Self
2016Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerouslyas Self
2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Woodas Self
2016Our Queen at Ninetyas Self
2015Danny & the Human Zooas Samson
2014A Life on Screenas Self
2014Rik Mayall: Lord of Misruleas Self
2014W1Aas Self
2013Broadchurchas Ed Burnett
2013The Last Legas Self
2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012as Self - Presenter
2012The Syndicateas Godfrey Watson
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errorsas Antipholus of Syracuse
2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Yearsas Self
2011Perspectivesas
2011Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Reliefas Himself
2011The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouseas
2011The Magiciansas Self
2010Tinga Tinga Talesas Elephant (voice)
2010Los cuentos de Tinga Tingaas
2009Now That’s What I Call Comedyas Himself
2008Gaybo Laughs Backas Self
2008Big & Smallas Big / Small (voice)
2008Q&Aas Self - Panellist
2008The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Spaceas Himself
2008Lenry Henry.TVas
2007Penelopeas Krull
2007A Bucket O' French and Saundersas
2007Lenny's Britainas Himself - Presenter
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self
2006It Started with Swap Shopas Self
2006The One Showas Self
2006The One Showas Self - Guest
2006Great British Menuas Self - Guest Judge
2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Sayas
2005Harry & Paulas
2005The Comic Strip - A Retrospectiveas Self
2005Doctor Whoas Daniel Barton
2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Self
2005MirrorMaskas Cops 1-4
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?as Self
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas Shrunken Head (voice)
2004The Lenny Henry Showas
2003Lying To Michael Jacksonas Michael Jackson
2003Little Robotsas Sporty (voice)
2002The Best of French & Saundersas Various
2002V Graham Nortonas Self
2000Lenny Henry in Piecesas
2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everythingas
1999Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academyas Himself
1999Hope and Gloryas Ian George
1999The Manas Dennis Jackson
1998Lenny Goes to Townas
1998Windrushas Self
1998Parkinsonas Self
1997The Story of Beanas Self
1996Famous Fredas Fred (voice)
1994Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994as
1994White Goodsas Charlie Collins
1993Shooting Starsas Self
1993Chefas Gareth Blackstock
1992In Dreamsas Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
1992Black and White in Colouras Self
1991Bernard and the Genieas Josephus the Genie
1991Alive and Kickingas Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1991True Identityas Miles Pope
1991Lenny Go Homeas Self
1990Oxfordas Steve Wild
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1as Warder
1989Work Experienceas Terence
1989Screen Oneas Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1989Lenny Live and Unleashedas Himself & various characters
1989Saturday Night Cliveas
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ballas Self
1989Just Like That!as Self
1988This Morningas Self
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tributeas Self
1988The Suicide Clubas Cam
1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Showas Various Roles
1988Comic Reliefas Self - Presenter
1987The Lenny Henry Showas
1987Going Live!as Self
1987French & Saundersas Lt. Chris Clark
1987French & Saundersas Richard
1987Coast to Coastas Ritchie Lee
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ballas Self
1986Lenny Henry Toniteas
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Liveas Self
1986Omnibus Presents Comic Reliefas
1985Happy Familiesas Hollywood Hobo
1985Screen Twoas Ritchie Lee
1984The Lenny Henry Showas Self / Various
1984Aspel & Companyas
1983Natural Worldas Narrator
1982The Funny Side of Christmasas Various Characters
1982The Young Onesas Postman
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Steve Wild
1982The Comic Strip Presents...as Warder
1982Woganas Self
1982O.T.T.as
1981Six Fifty-Five Specialas Self
1981Three of a Kindas Self / Various Characters
1981Olivier Awardsas Self - Host
1976The Fostersas Sonny Foster
1976The Secret Policeman's Ballas Self
1975The Summer Showas
1974Tiswasas
1964Top of the Popsas Self - Host
1963World in Actionas
1949The BAFTA Awardsas Host
Tommy Cooper at the BBCas Presenter
The Lenny Henry Birthday Showas

Production

2023Three Little Birds...Creator
2023Three Little Birds...Writer
2023Three Little Birds...Executive Producer
2015Danny & the Human Zoo...Writer
2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years...Writer
2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say...Writer
1996Neverwhere...Creator
1991Bernard and the Genie...Original Concept
1989Lenny Live and Unleashed...Writer
1988Comic Relief...Creator