Malcolm Barrett (actor)

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Malcolm Barrett
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Barrett at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1980-04-22) April 22, 1980 (age 45)
Education Stuyvesant High School
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Malcolm Barrett (born April 22, 1980) is an American actor best known for playing time traveler Rufus Carlin in Timeless on NBC.

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Early life and education

Barrett was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School [1] in Manhattan in 1998 with fellow actors Telly Leung and Billy Eichner.

Career

Barrett has appeared as a series regular on Fox's The Sketch Show and Luis .

Barrett played Dr. Lem Hewitt on the ABC television show, Better Off Ted and was a supporting character in the Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker .

Barrett has had recurring appearances on the New York-based Law & Order franchise. He was featured in an episode of The Sopranos and guest-starred in season 1, episode 1 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , the series finale of The Office as one of Dunder/Mifflin's new employees, and in an episode of Monk as a lottery fanatic. He also had a small role in the movie Larry Crowne , as a classmate of Tom Hanks' character.

From 2016 to 2018, Barrett played the main role of Rufus Carlin in the NBC series Timeless .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2000 King of the Jungle Basketball Kid #2
2002 Swimfan Jock
2003Rhythm of the Saints
2003 The Forgotten Anderson
2007Love Conquers AlAl
2008 American Violet Byron Hill
2008 The Hurt Locker Sergeant Foster
2008 My Best Friend's Girl Dwalu
2008The Highs & Lows of Milo BrownMilo Brown
2009 Imaginary Larry Kenneth
2010Mission: ReboundMalcolm
2011 Larry Crowne Dave Mack
2012Missed ConnectionsJules Norris
2013 Tyler Perry Presents Peeples Chris Walker
2013Orenthal: The MusicalLawrence
2013 Peeples Chris Walker
2014 Dear White People Helmut West
2014 10.0 Earthquake Booker
2015 Addicted to Fresno Eric
2016 War on Everyone Reggie
2016 Calico Skies John
2017 Literally, Right Before Aaron Greg
2020 The Comeback Trail Xavier Clay
2021 Horror Noire Dr. Berry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 The Beat Russell LucasEpisode: "Cueca Solo"
2001, 2002 Law & Order Julian Zalak, Harry Johnson2 episodes
2002 The Sopranos Angelo DavisEpisode: "Watching Too Much Television"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent AhmalEpisode: "Cuba Libre"
2003 Luis TK9 episodes
2004 The Big House MartinEpisode: "A Friend in Need"
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Terrell JenkinsEpisode: "The Gang Gets Racist"
Ghost Whisperer Dr. Jules HuffmanEpisode: "Voices"
The Sketch Show Various characters6 episodes
2007 Side Order of Life Andy Ryan
Psych WallyEpisode: "Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds"
2008 Monk Malcolm O'DwyerEpisode: "Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever"
2009The Movie LoftHimself
2009–2010 Better Off Ted Lem HewittSeries regular; 26 episodes
2009Floored and LiftedMalcolm
2010 The Good Guys A/CEpisode: "Cop Killer"
2011 Southland Henry WattsEpisode: "Sideways"
Traffic Light Pete2 episodes
Raising Hope LamarEpisode: "Baby Monitor"
The Mentalist Officer PriceEpisode: "Where In the World Is Carmine O'Brien?"
Other People's KidsMagnusTelevision film
2012Zombie Murder Explosion Die!Jack (voice)2 episodes
2013Walk This WayActorEpisode: "Good Advice"
The Office MalcolmEpisode: "Finale"
The Soul Man Bird3 episodes
2014 Garfunkel & Oates DanielEpisode: "The Fadeaway"
Mission ControlArthurTelevision film
2015 Kroll Show Gigolo2 episodes
Key & Peele Harassed passenger2 episodes
Truth Be Told Hudson2 episodes
2016–2018 Timeless Rufus CarlinSeries regular
2017–2018 Preacher Hoover Recurring (Season 2); Main (Season 3)
2017 Dropping the Soap Josh2 episodes
Dimension 404 ChrisEpisode: "Bob"
2019 Weird City ChonathanEpisode: "Chonathan & Mulia & Barsley & Phephanie"
Santa Clarita Diet MorganEpisode: "The Chicken and the Pear"
The New Negroes PerformerEpisode: "Money"
Our HouseShawnUnsold pilot
2019–present The Boys Seth Reed7 episodes
2020 Into the Dark DerrickEpisode: "Pooka Lives!"
Hot SpotMatthewEpisode: "I'm a Fox You're a Fox"
2021 Genius Ted White 8 episodes
Just Beyond AndyEpisode: "The Treehouse"
2022 Central Park Landon Volk (voice)Episode: "B Is for Brandenham"
2023–present Average Joe Leon MontgomeryMain cast
2023 History of the World, Part II Captain Hanks / Idi Amin 2 episodes
The Changeling Patrice GreenRecurring role
Krapopolis (voice)Episode: "Big Man on Hippocampus"

References

  1. Toby, Mekeisha Madden (December 3, 2009). "'Ted' stars share chemistry". The Detroit News . Retrieved December 4, 2009.