Lenny Henry
Acting1958 (68)Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Known for
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
2026The Split UpTV showas Alex Edwards · 1 episodes
2026Live from the Lycett ArmsTV showas Self / Pub Manager · 1 episodes
2026Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And UnseenMovieas Self (archive footage)
2026TFI UnpluggedTV showas Self · 1 episodes2026The Magic Faraway TreeMovieas Know All2025Jay KellyMovieas Larry
2025Shark! Celebrity Infested WatersTV showas Self - Contestant · 5 episodes
2025Alison Hammond's Big WeekendTV showas Self - Interviewed Guest · 1 episodes
2025The AssemblyTV showas Self · 1 episodes2025Missing YouTV showas Clint Donovan · 5 episodes2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlMovieas Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenryTV showas Self - Host · 4 episodes
2024Art MattersMovieas Self
2024Comic Relief 2024: Funny for MoneyMovieas Self
2024Perfect Pub WalksTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2023An Audience with KylieMovieas Self
2023Three Little BirdsTV showWriter · Executive Producer · Creator · 6 episodes2022The Witcher: Blood OriginTV showas Chief Sage Balor · 4 episodes2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerTV showas Sadoc Burrows · 8 episodes2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan ScreeningMovieas Sadoc Burrows2022The SandmanTV showas Martin Tenbones (voice) · as Bernard 'Bernie' Capax · 2 episodes
2022Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening CeremonyMovieas Self
2022Lenny Henry's Caribbean BritainTV showas Presenter · 2 episodes
2022My Name Is LeonMovieas Mr. Johnson
2021Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasMovieas Self
2021Parkinson at 50Movieas Self (archive footage)
2021Zog and the Flying DoctorsMovieas Narrator (voice)
2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...Movieas Self
2020Back to the…TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2020Black Classical Music: The Forgotten HistoryMovieas Self - Presenter
2020The Big Night InMovieas Self - Presenter
2019Trust Morecambe & WiseTV showas Self - Presenter · 4 episodes
2019Lenny Henry's Race Through ComedyTV showas Presenter · 3 episodes
2019Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open UniversityMovieas Self - Presenter2018ZogMovieas Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018The Long SongTV showas Godfrey · 3 episodes
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DayMovieas Self - Presenter
2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2016Neil Gaiman: Dream DangerouslyMovieas Self
2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria WoodMovieas Self
2016Our Queen at NinetyMovieas Self
2015Danny & the Human ZooMovieas Samson · Writer
2014A Life on ScreenTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2014Rik Mayall: Lord of MisruleMovieas Self2014W1ATV showas Self · 1 episodes2013BroadchurchTV showas Ed Burnett · 8 episodes
2013The Last LegTV showas Self · 2 episodes
2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012Movieas Self - Presenter
2012The SyndicateTV showas Godfrey Watson · 6 episodes2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Movieas Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012National Theatre Live: The Comedy of ErrorsMovieas Antipholus of Syracuse
2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster YearsMovieas Self · Writer
2011PerspectivesTV show1 episodes
2011Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic ReliefTV showas Himself · 2 episodes
2011The Secret Life of Bob MonkhouseMovie
2011The MagiciansTV showas Self · 5 episodes
2010Tinga Tinga TalesTV showas Elephant (voice) · 52 episodes
2010Los cuentos de Tinga TingaTV show52 episodes
2009Now That’s What I Call ComedyMovieas Himself
2008Gaybo Laughs BackMovieas Self
2008Big & SmallTV showas Big / Small (voice) · 78 episodes
2008Q&ATV showas Self - Panellist · 1 episodes
2008The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and SpaceMovieas Himself
2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersTV show1 episodes
2007Lenny's BritainTV showas Himself - Presenter · 4 episodes2007The Graham Norton ShowTV showas Self · 3 episodes
2006It Started with Swap ShopMovieas Self2006PenelopeMovieas Krull
2006The One ShowTV showas Self · as Self - Guest · 1 episodes
2006Great British MenuTV showas Self - Guest Judge · 1 episodes
2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To SayMovieWriter
2005The F WordTV show1 episodes
2005Harry & PaulTV show1 episodes
2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveMovieas Self2005Doctor WhoTV showas Daniel Barton · 2 episodes
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedyMovieas Self2005MirrorMaskMovieas Cops 1-4
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Movieas Self
2004ParkinsonTV showas Self - Guest · 2 episodes2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanMovieas Shrunken Head (voice)
2003Lying To Michael JacksonMovieas Michael Jackson
2003Little RobotsTV showas Sporty (voice) · 13 episodes
2002The Best of French & SaundersMovieas Various
2002V Graham NortonTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of EverythingTV show2 episodes
1999Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton AcademyMovieas Himself
1999Hope and GloryTV showas Ian George · 10 episodes
1998WindrushTV showas Self · 4 episodes
1998ParkinsonTV showas Self · 3 episodes
1997The Story of BeanMovieas Self
1996Famous FredMovieas Fred (voice)
1996NeverwhereTV showCreator
1994Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994Movie
1994White GoodsMovieas Charlie Collins
1993Shooting StarsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1993ChefTV showas Gareth Blackstock · 20 episodes
1992Later... with Jools HollandTV show1 episodes
1992Black and White in ColourMovieas Self
1991Bernard and the GenieMovieas Josephus the Genie · Original Concept
1991Alive and KickingMovieas Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1991True IdentityMovieas Miles Pope
1991Lenny Go HomeMovieas Self
1990OxfordMovieas Steve Wild
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1Movieas Warder
1989Work ExperienceMovieas Terence
1989Screen OneTV showas Stevie 'Smudger' Smith · 1 episodes
1989Lenny Live and UnleashedMovieas Himself & various characters · Writer
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallMovieas Self
1989Just Like That!Movieas Self
1988This MorningTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeMovieas Self
1988The Suicide ClubMovieas Cam
1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy ShowMovieas Various Roles
1988Comic ReliefTV showas Self - Presenter · Creator · 16 episodes
1987The Lenny Henry ShowTV showas Delbert Wilkins · 13 episodes
1987Going Live!TV showas Self · 2 episodes1987French & SaundersTV showas Lt. Chris Clark · as Richard · 1 episodes
1987Coast to CoastMovieas Ritchie Lee
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third BallMovieas Self
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveMovieas Self
1986Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefTV show1 episodes
1985Happy FamiliesTV showas Hollywood Hobo · 1 episodes
1985Screen TwoTV showas Ritchie Lee · 1 episodes
1984The Lenny Henry ShowTV showas Self / Various · 12 episodes
1983Natural WorldTV showas Narrator · 1 episodes
1982The Funny Side of ChristmasMovieas Various Characters1982The Young OnesTV showas Postman · 1 episodes
1982The Comic Strip Presents...TV showas Warder · as Steve Wild · 1 episodes
1982WoganTV showas Self · 3 episodes
1982O.T.T.TV show13 episodes
1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1981Three of a KindTV showas Self / Various Characters · 16 episodes
1981Olivier AwardsTV showas Self - Host
1978The South Bank ShowTV show2 episodes
1976The FostersTV showas Sonny Foster · 27 episodes
1976The Secret Policeman's BallTV showas Self · 15 episodes
1974TiswasTV show302 episodes1964Top of the PopsTV showas Self - Host · 1 episodes
1963World in ActionTV show1 episodes
1949The BAFTA AwardsTV showas Host · 1 episodes
—Tommy Cooper at the BBCMovieas Presenter