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Lenny Henry

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Lenny Henry

Born
(age 68)
Birthplace
Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Credits
153 titles

Biography

Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 150

YearTitleRole
TBA Tommy Cooper at the BBC Film Presenter
TBA The Lenny Henry Birthday Show Film
2026 The Split Up TV Alex Edwards (1 ep)
2026 Live from the Lycett Arms TV Self / Pub Manager (1 ep)
2026 Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen Film Self (archive footage)
2026 TFI Unplugged TV Self (1 ep)
2026 The Magic Faraway Tree Film Know All
2025 Jay Kelly Film Larry
2025 Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters TV Self - Contestant (5 ep)
2025 Alison Hammond's Big Weekend TV Self - Interviewed Guest (1 ep)
2025 The Assembly TV Self (1 ep)
2025 Missing You TV Clint Donovan (5 ep)
2024 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Film Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024 Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry TV Self - Host (4 ep)
2024 Art Matters Film Self
2024 Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money Film Self
2024 Perfect Pub Walks TV Self (1 ep)
2023 An Audience with Kylie Film Self
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin TV Chief Sage Balor (4 ep)
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV Sadoc Burrows (8 ep)
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening Film Sadoc Burrows
2022 The Sandman TV Martin Tenbones (voice), Bernard 'Bernie' Capax (2 ep)
2022 Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Film Self
2022 Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain TV Presenter (2 ep)
2022 My Name Is Leon Film Mr. Johnson
2021 Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas Film Self
2021 Parkinson at 50 Film Self (archive footage)
2021 Zog and the Flying Doctors Film Narrator (voice)
2020 Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... Film Self
2020 Back to the… TV Self (1 ep)
2020 Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History Film Self - Presenter
2020 The Big Night In Film Self - Presenter
2019 Trust Morecambe & Wise TV Self - Presenter (4 ep)
2019 Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy TV Presenter (3 ep)
2019 Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University Film Self - Presenter
2018 Zog Film Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018 The Long Song TV Godfrey (3 ep)
2017 Comic Relief: Red Nose Day Film Self - Presenter
2016 John Bishop: In Conversation with... TV Self (1 ep)
2016 Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously Film Self
2016 Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood Film Self
2016 Our Queen at Ninety Film Self
2015 Danny & the Human Zoo Film Samson
2014 A Life on Screen TV Self (1 ep)
2014 Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule Film Self
2014 W1A TV Self (1 ep)
2013 Broadchurch TV Ed Burnett (8 ep)
2013 The Last Leg TV Self (2 ep)
2012 The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 Film Self - Presenter
2012 The Syndicate TV Godfrey Watson (6 ep)
2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Film Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors Film Antipholus of Syracuse
2011 Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years Film Self
2011 Perspectives TV (1 ep)
2011 Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief TV Himself (2 ep)
2011 The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse Film
2011 The Magicians TV Self (5 ep)
2010 Tinga Tinga Tales TV Elephant (voice) (52 ep)
2010 Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga TV (52 ep)
2009 Now That’s What I Call Comedy Film Himself

Crew credits 9

YearTitleJob
2023 Three Little Birds TV Writer, Executive Producer, Creator (6 ep)
2015 Danny & the Human Zoo Film Writer
2011 Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years Film Writer
2005 Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say Film Writer
1996 Neverwhere TV Creator
1994 Funky Black Shorts TV Director, Writer (1 ep)
1991 Bernard and the Genie Film Original Concept
1989 Lenny Live and Unleashed Film Writer
1988 Comic Relief TV Creator
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