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Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Birthday: 1954-09-15 | Place of Birth: New Orleans - Louisiana - USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
Lucky

as    Joe

2016
Paterson

as    Doc

2014
Water & Power

as    Preacher Broyard

2013
Remember Sunday

as    Baptiste

2012
Stolen

as    Reginald

2009
Streets of Blood

as    Captain Friendly

2009
Horsemen

as    Tuck

2006
Miami Vice

as    Lt. Martin Castillo

2005
Barbershop

as    Eddie

2004
Collateral

as    Daniel Baker

2004
The Terminal

as    Thurman

2002
Pavement

as    Lieutenant Marks

1999
Life

as    Pokerface

1998
1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio

as    Dravec

1994
The Scout

as    McDermott

1991
The Royal Family

as    Willis Tillis