Acting · Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK · Born August 29, 1958
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
MovieRik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
2026
as Self (archive footage)
TVTFI Unplugged
2026
as Self
MovieThe Magic Faraway Tree
2026
as Know All
MovieJay Kelly
2025
as Larry
TVShark! Celebrity Infested Waters
2025
as Self - Contestant
TVAlison Hammond's Big Weekend
2025
as Self - Interviewed Guest
TVThe Assembly
2025
as Self
TVMissing You
2025
as Clint Donovan
MovieWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
2024
as Mr. Convenience (voice)
TVLegends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
2024
as Self - Host
MovieArt Matters
2024
as Self
MovieComic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
as Self
TVPerfect Pub Walks
2024
as Self
MovieAn Audience with Kylie
2023
as Self
TVThe Witcher: Blood Origin
2022
as Chief Sage Balor
TVThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
as Sadoc Burrows
MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022
as Sadoc Burrows
TVThe Sandman
2022
as Martin Tenbones (voice)
MovieBirmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022
as Self
TVLenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
2022
as Presenter
MovieMy Name Is Leon
2022
as Mr. Johnson
MovieBeauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Self
MovieParkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieZog and the Flying Doctors
2021
as Narrator (voice)
MovieBilly Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
TVBack to the…
2020
as Self
MovieBlack Classical Music: The Forgotten History
2020
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe Big Night In
2020
as Self - Presenter
TVTrust Morecambe & Wise
2019
as Self - Presenter
TVLenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
2019
as Presenter
MovieHappy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
2019
as Self - Presenter
MovieZog
2018
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TVThe Long Song
2018
as Godfrey
MovieComic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self - Presenter
TVJohn Bishop: In Conversation with...
2016
as Self
MovieNeil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016
as Self
MovieLet's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
as Self
MovieOur Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self
MovieDanny & the Human Zoo
2015
as Samson
TVA Life on Screen
2014
as Self
MovieRik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Self
TVW1A
2014
as Self
TVBroadchurch
2013
as Ed Burnett
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
MovieThe Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Syndicate
2012
as Godfrey Watson
MovieThe Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
2012
as Antipholus of Syracuse
MovieRed Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
2011
as Self
TVPerspectives
2011
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
2011
as Himself
MovieThe Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011
TVThe Magicians
2011
as Self
TVTinga Tinga Tales
2010
as Elephant (voice)
TVLos cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
MovieNow That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as Himself
MovieGaybo Laughs Back
2008
as Self
TVBig & Small
2008
as Big / Small (voice)
TVQ&A
2008
as Self - Panellist
MovieThe Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
2008
as Himself
Lenry Henry.TV
2008
MoviePenelope
2007
as Krull
TVA Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
TVLenny's Britain
2007
as Himself - Presenter
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieIt Started with Swap Shop
2006
as Self
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
TVGreat British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieLenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005
TVHarry & Paul
2005
MovieThe Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Daniel Barton
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Self
MovieMirrorMask
2005
as Cops 1-4
MovieRemember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
MovieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Shrunken Head (voice)
The Lenny Henry Show
2004
MovieLying To Michael Jackson
2003
as Michael Jackson
TVLittle Robots
2003
as Sporty (voice)
MovieThe Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000
TVThe Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
MovieRude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999
as Himself
TVHope and Glory
1999
as Ian George
The Man
1999
as Dennis Jackson
Lenny Goes to Town
1998
TVWindrush
1998
as Self
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
MovieThe Story of Bean
1997
as Self
MovieFamous Fred
1996
as Fred (voice)
MovieLenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994
MovieWhite Goods
1994
as Charlie Collins
TVShooting Stars
1993
as Self
TVChef
1993
as Gareth Blackstock
In Dreams
1992
as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
MovieBlack and White in Colour
1992
as Self
MovieBernard and the Genie
1991
as Josephus the Genie
MovieAlive and Kicking
1991
as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
MovieTrue Identity
1991
as Miles Pope
MovieLenny Go Home
1991
as Self
MovieOxford
1990
as Steve Wild
MovieSouth Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Warder
MovieWork Experience
1989
as Terence
TVScreen One
1989
as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Lenny Live and Unleashed
1989
as Himself & various characters
Saturday Night Clive
1989
MovieThe Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
MovieJust Like That!
1989
as Self
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
MovieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
as Self
MovieThe Suicide Club
1988
as Cam
MovieSpitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
1988
as Various Roles
Comic Relief
1988
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Lenny Henry Show
1987
TVGoing Live!
1987
as Self
TVFrench & Saunders
1987
as Richard
MovieCoast to Coast
1987
as Ritchie Lee
MovieThe Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
Lenny Henry Tonite
1986
MovieThe Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
TVOmnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
TVHappy Families
1985
as Hollywood Hobo
TVScreen Two
1985
as Ritchie Lee
TVThe Lenny Henry Show
1984
as Self / Various
Aspel & Company
1984
TVNatural World
1983
as Narrator
MovieThe Funny Side of Christmas
1982
as Various Characters
TVThe Young Ones
1982
as Postman
TVThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Warder
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVO.T.T.
1982
TVSix Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
TVThree of a Kind
1981
as Self / Various Characters
TVOlivier Awards
1981
as Self - Host
TVThe Fosters
1976
as Sonny Foster
TVThe Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The Summer Show
1975
TVTiswas
1974
TVTop of the Pops
1964
as Self - Host
TVWorld in Action
1963
TVThe BAFTA Awards
1949
as Host
MovieTommy Cooper at the BBC
as Presenter
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
