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

He 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Nature of the Beast GarrettTelevision film
2006-2007 Monster Warriors Eustace
2012 I, Martin Short, Goes Home StanTV
2010 Twisted DougTV
2013-2014 Suburgatory ReggieTV
2016 Roadies Mike FingerTV [3]
2016 Some Freaks Elmo Moss
2017 Justice League Action Noah Kuttler / Calculator Voice
2018 Smallfoot FleemVoice [4]
2019 Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs Bamm-Bamm Rubble Voice
2019 Where's Waldo? EdmundVoice
2020 Connecting RufusTV series [5]
2022 Players Kyle BraxtonTV series
2023 Legion of Super-Heroes Bouncing Boy Voice [6]
2023 Taz: Quest for Burger AristotleVoice [7]
2023–2024 For All Mankind Dr. Seth Razack3 episodes

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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 ]
  3. 1 2 "Cameron Crowe's 'Roadies' TV Series Adds Ely Henry". April 28, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Self Care in the Creative Industries with Ely Henry". Terroir Magazine.
  5. 1 2 "'Connecting': Five Cast In NBC's Coronavirus-Era Comedy Series – Deadline". 5 August 2020.
  6. "DC's Next Animated Movie Confirms 16 Heroes Appearing (Batman, Flash & More)". 20 October 2022.
  7. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/04/all-new-looney-tunes-movie-taz-quest-for-burger-spins-to-digital-in-june/