Lenny Henry
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Born: 29 August 1958
Played In
TV Show
Apr 2026
TFI Unplugged
Self
Movie
Mar 2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
Movie
Nov 2025
Jay Kelly
Larry
TV Show
Jul 2025
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
Self - Contestant
TV Show
May 2025
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
Self - Interviewed Guest
TV Show
Apr 2025
The Assembly
Self
TV Show
Jan 2025
Missing You
Clint Donovan
Movie
Dec 2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Mr. Convenience (voice)
TV Show
Nov 2024
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Self - Host
Movie
Jul 2024
Art Matters
Self
Movie
Mar 2024
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Self
TV Show
Feb 2024
Perfect Pub Walks
Self
Movie
Dec 2023
An Audience with Kylie
Self
TV Show
Dec 2022
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Chief Sage Balor
TV Show
Sep 2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Sadoc Burrows
Movie
Aug 2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Sadoc Burrows
TV Show
Aug 2022
The Sandman
Martin Tenbones (voice)
TV Show
Aug 2022
The Sandman
Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
Movie
Jul 2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Self
TV Show
Jun 2022
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Presenter
Movie
Jun 2022
My Name Is Leon
Mr. Johnson
Movie
Dec 2021
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
Movie
Aug 2021
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Apr 2021
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Dec 2020
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
TV Show
Dec 2020
Back to the…
Self
Movie
Oct 2020
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
Self - Presenter
Movie
Apr 2020
The Big Night In
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Nov 2019
Trust Morecambe & Wise
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Oct 2019
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
Presenter
Movie
Apr 2019
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
Self - Presenter
Movie
Dec 2018
Zog
Himself - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Dec 2018
The Long Song
Godfrey
Movie
Mar 2017
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Sep 2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
Movie
Jul 2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Self
Movie
May 2016
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Self
Movie
Mar 2016
Our Queen at Ninety
Self
Movie
Aug 2015
Danny & the Human Zoo
Samson
TV Show
Dec 2014
A Life on Screen
Self
Movie
Dec 2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
TV Show
Mar 2014
W1A
Self
TV Show
Mar 2013
Broadchurch
Ed Burnett
TV Show
Jan 2013
The Last Leg
Self
Movie
Jun 2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Mar 2012
The Syndicate
Godfrey Watson
Movie
Mar 2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
Movie
Mar 2012
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse
Movie
Jun 2011
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
Self
TV Show
Apr 2011
Perspectives
TV Show
Mar 2011
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
Himself
Movie
Jan 2011
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
TV Show
Jan 2011
The Magicians
Self
TV Show
Nov 2010
Tinga Tinga Tales
Elephant (voice)
TV Show
Feb 2010
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
Movie
Mar 2009
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
Himself
Movie
Nov 2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
TV Show
Oct 2008
Big & Small
Big / Small (voice)
TV Show
May 2008
Q&A
Self - Panellist
Movie
Mar 2008
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
Himself
TV Show
Jan 2008
Lenry Henry.TV
Movie
Nov 2007
Penelope
Krull
TV Show
Sep 2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
TV Show
Jun 2007
Lenny's Britain
Himself - Presenter
TV Show
Feb 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Movie
Dec 2006
It Started with Swap Shop
Self
TV Show
Aug 2006
The One Show
Self
TV Show
Aug 2006
The One Show
Self - Guest
TV Show
Apr 2006
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
Movie
Nov 2005
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
TV Show
Sep 2005
Harry & Paul
Movie
Jul 2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
TV Show
Mar 2005
Doctor Who
Daniel Barton
Movie
Mar 2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
Movie
Jan 2005
MirrorMask
Cops 1-4
Movie
Dec 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
Movie
May 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Shrunken Head (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2004
The Lenny Henry Show
Movie
Mar 2003
Lying To Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
TV Show
Jan 2003
Little Robots
Sporty (voice)
Movie
Aug 2002
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
TV Show
May 2002
V Graham Norton
Self
TV Show
Dec 2000
Lenny Henry in Pieces
TV Show
Jan 2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
Movie
Oct 1999
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
Himself
TV Show
Jun 1999
Hope and Glory
Ian George
Movie
Apr 1999
The Man
Dennis Jackson
TV Show
Sep 1998
Lenny Goes to Town
TV Show
May 1998
Windrush
Himself
TV Show
Jan 1998
Parkinson
Self
Movie
Jul 1997
The Story of Bean
Self
Movie
Dec 1996
Famous Fred
Fred (voice)
Movie
Nov 1994
Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
Movie
Jan 1994
White Goods
Charlie Collins
TV Show
Dec 1993
Shooting Stars
Self
TV Show
Jan 1993
Chef
Gareth Blackstock
Movie
Dec 1992
In Dreams
Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
Movie
Jun 1992
Black and White in Colour
Self
Movie
Nov 1991
Bernard and the Genie
Josephus the Genie
Movie
Oct 1991
Alive and Kicking
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Movie
Aug 1991
True Identity
Miles Pope
Movie
Jan 1991
Lenny Go Home
Self
Movie
Feb 1990
Oxford
Steve Wild
Movie
Feb 1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Warder
Movie
Nov 1989
Work Experience
Terence
TV Show
Sep 1989
Screen One
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Movie
Sep 1989
Lenny Live and Unleashed
Himself & various characters
TV Show
Jan 1989
Saturday Night Clive
Movie
Jan 1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Movie
Jan 1989
Just Like That!
Self
TV Show
Oct 1988
This Morning
Self
Movie
Jun 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Movie
May 1988
The Suicide Club
Cam
Movie
Apr 1988
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Various Roles
TV Show
Feb 1988
Comic Relief
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Oct 1987
The Lenny Henry Show
TV Show
Sep 1987
Going Live!
Self
TV Show
Mar 1987
French & Saunders
Richard
TV Show
Mar 1987
French & Saunders
Lt. Chris Clark
Movie
Jan 1987
Coast to Coast
Ritchie Lee
Movie
Jan 1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
TV Show
Sep 1986
Lenny Henry Tonite
Movie
Apr 1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
TV Show
Apr 1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV Show
Oct 1985
Happy Families
Hollywood Hobo
TV Show
Jan 1985
Screen Two
Ritchie Lee
TV Show
Sep 1984
The Lenny Henry Show
Self / Various
TV Show
Jun 1984
Aspel & Company
TV Show
Oct 1983
Natural World
Narrator
Movie
Dec 1982
The Funny Side of Christmas
Various Characters
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Young Ones
Postman
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Warder
TV Show
Nov 1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Steve Wild
TV Show
May 1982
Wogan
Self
TV Show
Jan 1982
O.T.T.
TV Show
Jul 1981
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
TV Show
Jul 1981
Three of a Kind
Self / Various Characters
TV Show
Jan 1981
Olivier Awards
Self - Host
TV Show
Apr 1976
The Fosters
Sonny Foster
TV Show
Apr 1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
TV Show
Aug 1975
The Summer Show
TV Show
Jan 1974
Tiswas
TV Show
Jan 1964
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
TV Show
Jan 1963
World in Action
TV Show
May 1949
The BAFTA Awards
Host
Movie
Tommy Cooper at the BBC
Presenter
Movie
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show