Lenny Henry

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Lenny Henry

ACTING

1958-08-29 (67)

Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

The BAFTA Awards poster

The BAFTA Awards(1949)

Host

The Fosters poster

The Fosters(1976)

Sonny Foster

The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones(1982)

Postman

The Comic Strip Presents... poster

The Comic Strip Presents...(1982)

Warder, Steve Wild

The Funny Side of Christmas poster

The Funny Side of Christmas(1982)

Various Characters

Natural World poster

Natural World(1983)

Narrator

Happy Families poster

Happy Families(1985)

Hollywood Hobo

French & Saunders poster

French & Saunders(1987)

Richard, Lt. Chris Clark

Coast to Coast poster

Coast to Coast(1987)

Ritchie Lee

The Suicide Club poster

The Suicide Club(1988)

Cam

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show poster

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show(1988)

Various Roles

Work Experience poster

Work Experience(1989)

Terence

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 poster

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1(1990)

Warder

Oxford poster

Oxford(1990)

Steve Wild

Bernard and the Genie poster

Bernard and the Genie(1991)

Josephus the Genie

Original Concept

True Identity poster

True Identity(1991)

Miles Pope

Alive and Kicking poster

Alive and Kicking(1991)

Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

Chef poster

Chef(1993)

Gareth Blackstock

White Goods poster

White Goods(1994)

Charlie Collins

Neverwhere poster

Neverwhere(1996)

Creator

Famous Fred poster

Famous Fred(1996)

Fred (voice)

Hope and Glory poster

Hope and Glory(1999)

Ian George

The Best of French & Saunders poster

The Best of French & Saunders(2002)

Various

Little Robots poster

Little Robots(2003)

Sporty (voice)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

Shrunken Head (voice)

MirrorMask poster

MirrorMask(2005)

Cops 1-4

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who(2005)

Daniel Barton

Penelope poster

Penelope(2007)

Krull

Big & Small poster

Big & Small(2008)

Big / Small (voice)

Tinga Tinga Tales poster

Tinga Tinga Tales(2010)

Elephant (voice)

The Syndicate poster

The Syndicate(2012)

Godfrey Watson

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! poster

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!(2012)

Peg Leg Hastings (voice)

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors poster

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors(2012)

Antipholus of Syracuse

Broadchurch poster

Broadchurch(2013)

Ed Burnett

Danny & the Human Zoo poster

Danny & the Human Zoo(2015)

Samson

Writer

The Long Song poster

The Long Song(2018)

Godfrey

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy poster

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy(2019)

Presenter

Zog and the Flying Doctors poster

Zog and the Flying Doctors(2021)

Narrator (voice)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power(2022)

Sadoc Burrows

The Sandman poster

The Sandman(2022)

Martin Tenbones (voice), Bernard 'Bernie' Capax

The Witcher: Blood Origin poster

The Witcher: Blood Origin(2022)

Chief Sage Balor

Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain poster

Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain(2022)

Presenter

My Name Is Leon poster

My Name Is Leon(2022)

Mr. Johnson

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening poster

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening(2022)

Sadoc Burrows

Three Little Birds poster

Three Little Birds(2023)

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl poster

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl(2024)

Mr. Convenience (voice)

Missing You poster

Missing You(2025)

Clint Donovan

Jay Kelly poster

Jay Kelly(2025)

Larry

Grand Prix of Europe poster

Grand Prix of Europe(2025)

Erwin (voice)

The Magic Faraway Tree poster

The Magic Faraway Tree(2026)

Know All

Tommy Cooper at the BBC poster

Tommy Cooper at the BBC

Presenter