Lenny Henry
Known for: Acting
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Daniel Barton
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Series
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Sadoc Burrows
2022
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The South Bank Show
1978
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Shrunken Head (voice)
2004
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
The Sandman
Martin Tenbones (voice)
2022
Series
The Sandman
Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
2022
Series
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Series
Screen Two
Ritchie Lee
1985
Series
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Series
World in Action
1963
Series
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Series
Parkinson
Self
1998
Series
Broadchurch
Ed Burnett
2013
Series
Q&A
Self - Panellist
2008
Film
Jay Kelly
Larry
2025
Series
Missing You
Clint Donovan
2025
Series
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Warder
1982
Series
The Comic Strip Presents...
Steve Wild
1982
Series
Going Live!
Self
1987
Series
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Film
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024
Series
The Young Ones
Postman
1982
Series
Tiswas
1974
Series
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Series
Chef
Gareth Blackstock
1993
Series
The BAFTA Awards
Host
1949
Film
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
2026
Series
French & Saunders
Richard
1987
Series
French & Saunders
Lt. Chris Clark
1987
Series
Screen One
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1989
Series
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Chief Sage Balor
2022
Series
The F Word
2005
Series
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
2016
Film
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012
Series
The Syndicate
Godfrey Watson
2012
Series
TFI Unplugged
Self
2026
Series
W1A
Self
2014
Series
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
Film
Penelope
Krull
2006
Series
The Fosters
Sonny Foster
1976
Series
Comic Relief
1988
Series
Comic Relief
Self - Presenter
1988
Aspel & Company
1984
Series
Perspectives
2011
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
Harry & Paul
2005
Series
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
1981
Series
Big & Small
Big / Small (voice)
2008
Series
The Lenny Henry Show
Delbert Wilkins
1987
Film
Zog
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
A Life on Screen
Self
2014
Series
The Split Up
Alex Edwards
2026
Series
Three of a Kind
Self / Various Characters
1981
Series
Little Robots
Sporty (voice)
2003
Series
Perfect Pub Walks
Self
2024
Series
The Long Song
Godfrey
2018
Series
Happy Families
Hollywood Hobo
1985
Series
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
Series
Tinga Tinga Tales
Elephant (voice)
2010
Film
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Self
2024
Series
Hope and Glory
Ian George
1999
Series
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Film
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Narrator (voice)
2021
Series
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
Series
Live from the Lycett Arms
Self / Pub Manager
2026
Film
True Identity
Miles Pope
1991
The Lenny Henry Show
2004
Series
The Assembly
Self
2025
Series
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
Self - Contestant
2025
Series
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Film
My Name Is Leon
Mr. Johnson
2022
Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Sadoc Burrows
2022
Series
The Magicians
Self
2011
Film
Bernard and the Genie
Josephus the Genie
1991
Film
MirrorMask
Cops 1-4
2005
Series
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
Self - Interviewed Guest
2025
Series
Olivier Awards
Self - Host
1981
Film
The Big Night In
Self - Presenter
2020
Film
An Audience with Kylie
Self
2023
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Film
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
2014
Film
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self - Presenter
2017
Series
Windrush
Self
1998
Film
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Self
2016
Film
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Self
2016
Film
Famous Fred
Fred (voice)
1996
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
Himself
2011
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000
Film
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
2021
Series
O.T.T.
1982
Series
Trust Morecambe & Wise
Self - Presenter
2019
Series
Back to the…
Self
2020
Series
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
Presenter
2019
Series
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Self - Host
2024
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005
Film
Our Queen at Ninety
Self
2016
Film
The Funny Side of Christmas
Various Characters
1982
Film
Black and White in Colour
Self
1992
Film
The Story of Bean
Self
1997
Film
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Self
2022
Film
Work Experience
Terence
1989
Film
It Started with Swap Shop
Self
2006
Film
Danny & the Human Zoo
Samson
2015
Film
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021
Lenny Goes to Town
1998
Film
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
2005
Film
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
2020
Film
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
The Summer Show
1975
Film
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Various Roles
1988
Film
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Warder
1990
Film
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
Himself
2008
Film
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
Himself
2009
Film
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
2002
Lenny Henry Tonite
1986
Film
White Goods
Charlie Collins
1994
Film
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
Self
2011
Film
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
Self - Presenter
2019
Film
Lying To Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
2003
Film
The Suicide Club
Cam
1988
Film
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005
Film
Coast to Coast
Ritchie Lee
1987
Film
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
Himself
1999
Film
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
1986
Film
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Presenter
2012
Film
Lenny Live and Unleashed
Himself & various characters
1989
Film
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
Film
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011
Film
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989
Series
The Lenny Henry Show
Self / Various
1984
Film
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
Self (archive footage)
2026
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
Film
Oxford
Steve Wild
1990
Film
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
2008
Film
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse
2012
Film
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
1987
Film
Just Like That!
Self
1989
Film
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
Self - Presenter
2020
Film
Alive and Kicking
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1991
In Dreams
Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
1992
Film
Tommy Cooper at the BBC
Presenter
Series
Lenny's Britain
Himself - Presenter
2007
Film
Art Matters
Self
2024
The Man
Dennis Jackson
1999
Lenry Henry.TV
2008
Series
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Presenter
2022
Film
Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994
Film
Lenny Go Home
Self
1991