Barry Shabaka Henley

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Barry Shabaka Henley
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Henley in 2011
Born
Barry Joseph Henley

(1954-09-15) September 15, 1954 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present

Barry Shabaka Henley (born Barry Joseph Henley; September 15, 1954) is an American character actor. Henley has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, has numerous film credits, and is a fixture in films by director Michael Mann, [1] having worked with the director five times. Since 2019, he has co-starred in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola .

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His stage name, Shabaka, is taken from a Pharaoh from Egypt's 25th dynasty, who ruled from 721 to 707 BC.

Early life

Henley was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother was a dance teacher, and he often tagged along to watch recitals. During his childhood his family moved to San Francisco, and he attended the San Francisco Polytechnic High School, where he was taught by Johnny Land. Henley's first true audition came at age 17 when he heard that the Encore Theatre was looking for a certain type. He was given the script but did not think he was a good fit for the part and determined not to read it. But, Henley has said, "On the bus from 45th and Quintara to Mason and Geary, it hit me...You know what, I guess this guy wants me to memorize this stuff. So I memorized it on the bus." He spent the next several years acting on stage before moving to the screen. His early stage work included appearances with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and a performance as "Factwino." [2] [3]

Career

Henley made his first appearance at the age of 37 in the unsold television pilot Clippers.

In Ali , Henley played Herbert Muhammad. In Collateral , he portrayed a sensitive jazz musician living on borrowed time. He played Buddy in the 1998 film How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Pokerface in the 1999 film Life . In 2004 he appeared in Steven Spielberg's The Terminal , playing an airport U.S. Customs Officer. [2] He portrayed Crockett and Tubbs' boss Lieutenant Martin Castillo in the movie version of Miami Vice in 2006. He also appeared in the 2016 film Paterson .

Henley appeared in the television series Robbery Homicide Division and Barbershop . From 2009 to 2010 he played FBI Agent Vreede in the television series FlashForward . In 2010 Henley played Dr. Olson in the season 3 Lie to Me episode "Veronica". In 2011 he appeared as the murderer in the Body of Proof episode "Letting Go" and in 2012 he reunited with Michael Mann for the TV series Luck , playing a parole officer. In 2015 he played a police detective in the Breaking Bad spin-off series Better Call Saul .

In 2019, Henley joined the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, as Marcus Benson. [4]

Henley is a regular cast member on the CBS TV sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola (2019–present), appearing as Abishola's Uncle Tunde.

As a stage actor, Henley's honors include the Drama Desk, [2] Obie, and Olivier Awards. He was also a member of the West Coast Black Repertory Theatre and the San Francisco Mime Troupe.

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Nincompoop[ citation needed ]
1993 Fear of a Black Hat Geoffrey Lennox
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It El Paso Doctor
1993 The Thing Called Love Reverend Raymond
1994 The Scout McDermott
1995 Destiny Turns on the Radio Dravec
1995 Lord of Illusions Dr. Toffler
1995 Devil in a Blue Dress Woodcutter
1998 Fallen Uniformed Cop
1998 Bulworth Man at Frankie's
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Buddy
1998 Rush Hour Bobby
1998 Patch Adams Emmet
1999 Life Pokerface
2001Go for the FroShort film
2001 Ali Jabir Herbert Muhammad
2003 Market
2004 The Terminal Officer Thurman
2004 Collateral Daniel
2005 Four Brothers Councilman Douglas
2005 Shackles VirgilDirect-to-video
2006 Miami Vice Castillo
2009 Horsemen Tuck
2009 State of Play Gene Stavitz
2009 Streets of Blood Captain FriendlyDirect-to-video
2010 The Dry Land Col. Stephen Evans
2010 Virginia Willie
2011 The Big Year Dr. Neil Kramer
2012 Stolen Reginald
2013 Water & Power Preacher Broyard
2013 Carrie Principal Morton
2016 Paterson Doc
2017 Mad Families Pops
2017 Lucky Joe
2017The Off Season VR: Ship's Helm MotelSidShort film
2017Chasing Titles Vol. 1Luke ParkerShort film
2018MiscreantDetective LambertShort film
2018 Office Uprising Clarence
2018 A Star Is Born Little Feet
2018American NightmaresBishop Love
2019 Dolemite Is My Name Demond
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991ClippersTeddyTV Pilot
1991-1992 The Royal Family Willis TillisRecurring role
1992Till Death Us Do PartJudge BartonTV movie
1992-1994 Roc ErnieRecurring role
1993 Johnny Bago Detective Venezia2 episodes
1994 ER DetectiveEpisode: "Chicago Heat"
1995 Married... with Children CharlieEpisode: "The Naked and the Dead, But Mostly the Naked"
1995 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Horrible Looking Giant #1 (voice)Episode: "The Valiant Little Tailor"
1995 The Client Linton BellEpisode: "Them That Has..."
1995 NYPD Blue Roger BillingsEpisode: "Heavin' Can Wait"
1996 Malcolm & Eddie Mr. DerianEpisode: "Eddie by Moonlight"
1996 Sparks Stan LawrenceEpisode: "Penal Envy"
1997Die GangSam OteroRecurring role
1997 Duckman Additional voicesEpisode: "Ebony, Baby"
1998 Brooklyn South Mr. AndersEpisode: "Don't You Be My Valentine"
2000 The Steve Harvey Show Tom CunninghamEpisode: "Boy Trouble"
2000 City of Angels Delmar ForchetteEpisode: "The Prince and the Porker"
2001 Oz Lieutenant SchmandEpisode: "Revenge Is Sweet"
2001 Crossing Jordan Omar MalteseEpisode: "Born to Run"
2002 Providence Episode: "The Good Fight"
2002PavementLieutenant MarksTV movie
2002-2003 Robbery Homicide Division Sgt. Albert SimmsMain cast
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Asante OdufemiEpisode: "Ritual"
2004 NYPD Blue Archie Day2 episodes
2005 Lackawanna Blues Shakey WinfieldTV movie
2005 Grey's Anatomy Mr. PattersonEpisode: "Shake Your Groove Thing"
2005-2006 Close to Home Detective Lou DrummerRecurring role
2005-2006 Barbershop EddieMain cast
2006 Numbers Coach GradyEpisode: "Hardball"
2007 Hustle Thomas JacksonEpisode: "Big Daddy Calling"
2007 Heroes Detective Bryan FullerRecurring role
2007AlibiBeanTV movie
2009-2010 FlashForward Agent Shelly VreedeRecurring role
2010 The Good Guys Dr. Vincent OlsonEpisode: "Veronica"
2010 Lie to Me Al ChapmanEpisode: "Letting Go"
2012 Fairly Legal Agent DonovanEpisode: "Start Me Up"
2012 Luck Parole Officer4 episodes
2012 Veep Fast Food ExecutiveEpisode: "Baseball"
2013 Shameless Judge Glen AufseeserEpisode: "A Long Way from Home"
2013 Remember Sunday BaptisteTV movie
2013 The Crazy Ones PeteEpisode: "The Stan Wood Account"
20132cool 4schoolLouis PerryTV Pilot
2015White WaterRev. StokesTV movie
2015 Better Call Saul Detective Sanders3 episodes
2015 Extant Senator GabelEpisode: "Change Scenario"
2015 Black-ish T JacksonEpisode: "Chop Shop"
2015 Unforgettable Leo HackettEpisode: "Behind the Beat"
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Baton Rouge Detective Todd LamontEpisode: "Means to an End"
2016PearlDoctor HudsonTV Pilot
2016Brothers in AtlantaBuddyTV Pilot
2017 Elementary Wendell HechtEpisode: "Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown"
2017 NCIS Earl GoddardEpisode: "Pandora's Box, Part I"
2017 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television Captain Jackson #3 / Female Captain Jackson #82 episodes
2017The Off Season4 episodes
2017–2018 Bosch Terry DrakeRecurring role
2019 Station 19 Oscar DelgadoEpisode: "I Fought the Law"
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dr. Marcus Benson Recurring role (Season 6)
5 episodes
2019–present Bob Hearts Abishola Babatunde "Tunde" OlatunjiMain role (season 1–4)
Recurring role (season 5)
2019 Black Jesus Judge Horation HomeyEpisode: "Boonie Comes Up"

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