Ely Henry

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Ely Henry
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education Unionville [1]
Alma mater Sheridan College [2]
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, writer
Years active2004–present

Ely Henry is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in Smallfoot and Some Freaks .

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Career

Henry worked on the television series Roadies , created by Cameron Crowe. [3]

After working as a temporary voice (also known as a scratch vocal) for the animated film Smallfoot , he was invited to join the main cast. [4]

Henry co-starred in the short-lived NBC comedy titled Connecting , created by Martin Gero and Brendan Gall. The series is set during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [5]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Nature of the Beast GarrettTelevision film
2006–2007 Monster Warriors Eustace
2012 I, Martin Short, Goes Home StanTelevision special
2010 Twisted Doug5 episodes
2013–2014 Suburgatory Reggie6 episodes
2016 Roadies Mike Finger4 episodes [3]
2017 Justice League Action Noah Kuttler / Calculator Voice, 2 episodes [6]
2019 Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs Bamm-Bamm Rubble Voice, 13 episodes [6]
2019–2020 Where's Waldo? EdmundVoice, 2 episodes
2020 Connecting Rufus8 episodes [5]
2022 Players Kyle Braxton10 episodes
2023–2024 For All Mankind Dr. Seth Razack3 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Some Freaks Elmo Moss
2018 Smallfoot FleemVoice [4] [6]
2023 Legion of Super-Heroes Bouncing Boy Voice, direct-to-video [7] [6]
2023 Taz: Quest for Burger AristotleVoice [8]

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References

  1. http://www.innovativecomedy.com/files/5414/1660/8059/ELY_HENRY_Theatrical_Resume.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  2. https://ca.linkedin.com/in/ely-henry-b0b16843 [ self-published source ]
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  7. "DC's Next Animated Movie Confirms 16 Heroes Appearing (Batman, Flash & More)". 20 October 2022.
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