Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

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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Known For

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964 • as Self - Host

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Daniel Barton

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • as Self

Wogan

Wogan

1982 • as Self

Filmography

2025

Grand Prix of Europe
Grand Prix of Europe
as Erwin (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/24/2025
Missing You
Missing You
as Clint Donovan
TV - Released: 1/1/2025

2024

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/2024
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
as Mr. Convenience (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/18/2024
Art Matters
Art Matters
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/24/2024
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 11/16/2024

2023

An Audience with Kylie
An Audience with Kylie
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/10/2023

2022

My Name Is Leon
My Name Is Leon
as Mr. Johnson
Movie - Released: 6/10/2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/28/2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
as Sadoc Burrows
Movie - Released: 8/31/2022
The Witcher: Blood Origin
The Witcher: Blood Origin
as Chief Sage Balor
TV - Released: 12/25/2022
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
as Presenter
TV - Released: 6/22/2022
The Sandman
The Sandman
as Martin Tenbones (voice)
TV - Released: 8/5/2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
as Sadoc Burrows
TV - Released: 9/1/2022

2021

Parkinson at 50
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/28/2021
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/19/2021
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/16/2021

2020

The Big Night In
The Big Night In
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 4/23/2020
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 10/1/2020
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/28/2020
Staged
Staged
as Len
TV - Released: 6/10/2020
Back to the…
Back to the…
as Self
TV - Released: 12/27/2020

2019

Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
as Himself - Presenter
Movie - Released: 4/25/2019
Trust Morecambe & Wise
Trust Morecambe & Wise
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 11/8/2019
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
as Presenter
TV - Released: 10/15/2019

2018

Zog
Zog
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/25/2018
The Long Song
The Long Song
as Godfrey
TV - Released: 12/18/2018

2017

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 3/24/2017

2016

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/14/2016
Our Queen at Ninety
Our Queen at Ninety
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/27/2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/8/2016
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
as Self
TV - Released: 9/1/2016

2015

Danny & the Human Zoo
Danny & the Human Zoo
as Samson
Movie - Released: 8/31/2015

2014

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/20/2014
W1A
W1A
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/2014
A Life on Screen
A Life on Screen
as Himself
TV - Released: 12/24/2014

2013

Broadchurch
Broadchurch
as Ed Burnett
TV - Released: 3/4/2013
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/2013

2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/12/2012
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
as Antipholus of Syracuse
Movie - Released: 3/1/2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 6/3/2012
The Syndicate
The Syndicate
as Godfrey Watson
TV - Released: 3/27/2012

2011

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
Movie - Released: 1/3/2011
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/17/2011
TV
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
as Himself
TV - Released: 3/3/2011
The Magicians
The Magicians
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/2011
Perspectives
Perspectives
TV - Released: 4/24/2011

2010

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
TV - Released: 2/1/2010
Tinga Tinga Tales
Tinga Tinga Tales
as Elephant (voice)
TV - Released: 11/22/2010

2009

Now That’s What I Call Comedy
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/2/2009

2008

Gaybo Laughs Back
Gaybo Laughs Back
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/2008
TV
Lenry Henry.TV
TV - Released: 1/7/2008
Big & Small
Big & Small
TV - Released: 10/6/2008
Q&A
Q&A
as Self - Panellist
TV - Released: 5/22/2008

2007

Lenny's Britain
Lenny's Britain
as Himself - Presenter
TV - Released: 6/12/2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
TV - Released: 9/7/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

Penelope
Penelope
as Krull
Movie - Released: 3/1/2006
It Started with Swap Shop
It Started with Swap Shop
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/28/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
Great British Menu
Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge
TV - Released: 4/10/2006

2005

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/4/2005
MirrorMask
MirrorMask
as Cops 1-4
Movie - Released: 1/25/2005
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
Movie - Released: 11/7/2005
Harry & Paul
Harry & Paul
TV - Released: 9/20/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Daniel Barton
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Shrunken Head (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/31/2004
TV
The Lenny Henry Show
TV - Released: 4/30/2004

2003

Movie
Lying To Michael Jackson
as Michael Jackson
Movie - Released: 3/14/2003
Little Robots
Little Robots
as Sporty (voice)
TV - Released: 1/7/2003

2002

The Best of French & Saunders
The Best of French & Saunders
as Various
Movie - Released: 8/5/2002
V Graham Norton
V Graham Norton
as Self
TV - Released: 5/6/2002

2000

TV
Lenny Henry in Pieces
TV - Released: 12/30/2000
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1999

Movie
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
as Himself
Movie - Released: 10/28/1999
Hope and Glory
Hope and Glory
as Ian George
TV - Released: 6/22/1999

1998

TV
Lenny Goes to Town
TV - Released: 9/5/1998
Windrush
Windrush
as Himself
TV - Released: 5/30/1998
Parkinson
Parkinson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/9/1998

1997

The Story of Bean
The Story of Bean
as himself
Movie - Released: 7/31/1997

1996

Famous Fred
Famous Fred
as Fred (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1996

1994

White Goods
White Goods
as Charlie Collins
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994

1993

Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars
as Self
TV - Released: 12/27/1993
Chef
Chef
as Gareth Blackstock
TV - Released: 1/28/1993

1992

Movie
In Dreams
as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
Movie - Released: 12/23/1992
Movie
Black and White in Colour
as Himself
Movie - Released: 6/27/1992

1991

Bernard and the Genie
Bernard and the Genie
as Josephus the Genie
Movie - Released: 11/23/1991
True Identity
True Identity
as Miles Pope
Movie - Released: 8/23/1991
Lenny Go Home
Lenny Go Home
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking
as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Movie - Released: 10/13/1991

1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
as Warder
Movie - Released: 2/8/1990
Oxford
Oxford
as Steve Wild
Movie - Released: 2/22/1990

1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Movie
Lenny Live and Unleashed
as Himself & various characters
Movie - Released: 9/8/1989
Just Like That!
Just Like That!
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
TV
Saturday Night Clive
TV - Released: 1/21/1989

1988

The Suicide Club
The Suicide Club
as Cam
Movie - Released: 5/21/1988
TV
Comic Relief
TV - Released: 2/5/1988
TV
Comic Relief
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 2/5/1988
This Morning
This Morning
as Self
TV - Released: 10/3/1988

1987

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Movie
Coast to Coast
as Ritchie Lee
Movie - Released: 1/4/1987
The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show
TV - Released: 10/27/1987
Going Live!
Going Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 9/26/1987
French & Saunders
French & Saunders
as Richard
TV - Released: 3/9/1987
French & Saunders
French & Saunders
as Lt. Chris Clark
TV - Released: 3/9/1987

1986

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Movie - Released: 4/25/1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
TV - Released: 4/25/1986
TV
Lenny Henry Tonite
TV - Released: 9/4/1986

1985

Happy Families
Happy Families
as Hollywood Hobo
TV - Released: 10/17/1985

1984

TV
Aspel & Company
TV - Released: 6/9/1984
The Lenny Henry Show
The Lenny Henry Show
as Self / Various
TV - Released: 9/4/1984

1983

Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator
TV - Released: 10/30/1983

1982

The Young Ones
The Young Ones
as Postman
TV - Released: 11/9/1982
O.T.T.
O.T.T.
TV - Released: 1/2/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Warder
TV - Released: 11/2/1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
The Comic Strip Presents...
as Steve Wild
TV - Released: 11/2/1982

1981

Three of a Kind
Three of a Kind
as Self / Various Characters
TV - Released: 7/1/1981
Six Fifty-Five Special
Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self
TV - Released: 7/13/1981

1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
TV - Released: 4/1/1976

1975

TV
The Summer Show
TV - Released: 8/2/1975

1974

Tiswas
Tiswas
TV - Released: 1/5/1974

1964

Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 1/1/1964

1949

The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards
as Host
TV - Released: 5/29/1949

Unknown

Work Experience
Work Experience
as Terence
Movie
Movie
The Magic Faraway Tree
Movie
Tommy Cooper at the BBC
Tommy Cooper at the BBC
as Presenter
Movie