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Malcolm Barrett | |
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 Barrett at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | April 22, 1980 |
| Education | Stuyvesant High School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Malcolm Barrett (born April 22, 1980) is an American actor best known for playing time traveler Rufus Carlin in Timeless on NBC.
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.
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 .
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | King of the Jungle | Basketball Kid #2 |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Jock |
| 2003 | Rhythm of the Saints | |
| 2003 | The Forgotten | Anderson |
| 2007 | Love Conquers Al | Al |
| 2008 | American Violet | Byron Hill |
| 2008 | The Hurt Locker | Sergeant Foster |
| 2008 | My Best Friend's Girl | Dwalu |
| 2008 | The Highs & Lows of Milo Brown | Milo Brown |
| 2009 | Imaginary Larry | Kenneth |
| 2010 | Mission: Rebound | Malcolm |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Dave Mack |
| 2012 | Missed Connections | Jules Norris |
| 2013 | Tyler Perry Presents Peeples | Chris Walker |
| 2013 | Orenthal: The Musical | Lawrence |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Beat | Russell Lucas | Episode: "Cueca Solo" |
| 2001, 2002 | Law & Order | Julian Zalak, Harry Johnson | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Sopranos | Angelo Davis | Episode: "Watching Too Much Television" |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ahmal | Episode: "Cuba Libre" | |
| 2003 | Luis | TK | 9 episodes |
| 2004 | The Big House | Martin | Episode: "A Friend in Need" |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Terrell Jenkins | Episode: "The Gang Gets Racist" |
| Ghost Whisperer | Dr. Jules Huffman | Episode: "Voices" | |
| The Sketch Show | Various characters | 6 episodes | |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life | Andy Ryan | |
| Psych | Wally | Episode: "Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds" | |
| 2008 | Monk | Malcolm O'Dwyer | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever" |
| 2009 | The Movie Loft | Himself | |
| 2009–2010 | Better Off Ted | Lem Hewitt | Series regular; 26 episodes |
| 2009 | Floored and Lifted | Malcolm | |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | A/C | Episode: "Cop Killer" |
| 2011 | Southland | Henry Watts | Episode: "Sideways" |
| Traffic Light | Pete | 2 episodes | |
| Raising Hope | Lamar | Episode: "Baby Monitor" | |
| The Mentalist | Officer Price | Episode: "Where In the World Is Carmine O'Brien?" | |
| Other People's Kids | Magnus | Television film | |
| 2012 | Zombie Murder Explosion Die! | Jack (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Walk This Way | Actor | Episode: "Good Advice" |
| The Office | Malcolm | Episode: "Finale" | |
| The Soul Man | Bird | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Garfunkel & Oates | Daniel | Episode: "The Fadeaway" |
| Mission Control | Arthur | Television film | |
| 2015 | Kroll Show | Gigolo | 2 episodes |
| Key & Peele | Harassed passenger | 2 episodes | |
| Truth Be Told | Hudson | 2 episodes | |
| 2016–2018 | Timeless | Rufus Carlin | Series regular |
| 2017–2018 | Preacher | Hoover | Recurring (Season 2); Main (Season 3) |
| 2017 | Dropping the Soap | Josh | 2 episodes |
| Dimension 404 | Chris | Episode: "Bob" | |
| 2019 | Weird City | Chonathan | Episode: "Chonathan & Mulia & Barsley & Phephanie" |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Morgan | Episode: "The Chicken and the Pear" | |
| The New Negroes | Performer | Episode: "Money" | |
| Our House | Shawn | Unsold pilot | |
| 2019–present | The Boys | Seth Reed | 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Into the Dark | Derrick | Episode: "Pooka Lives!" |
| Hot Spot | Matthew | Episode: "I'm a Fox You're a Fox" | |
| 2021 | Genius | Ted White | 8 episodes |
| Just Beyond | Andy | Episode: "The Treehouse" | |
| 2022 | Central Park | Landon Volk (voice) | Episode: "B Is for Brandenham" |
| 2023–present | Average Joe | Leon Montgomery | Main cast |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II | Captain Hanks / Idi Amin | 2 episodes |
| The Changeling | Patrice Green | Recurring role | |
| Krapopolis | (voice) | Episode: "Big Man on Hippocampus" |
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