Lenny Henry
Acting • AGE 67
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Acting
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen
Self (archive footage)
2026
TFI Unplugged
Self
2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
2026
Jay Kelly
Larry
2025
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
Self - Contestant
2025
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
Self - Interviewed Guest
2025
The Assembly
Self
2025
Missing You
Clint Donovan
2025
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Self - Host
2024
Art Matters
Self
2024
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Self
2024
Perfect Pub Walks
Self
2024
An Audience with Kylie
Self
2023
Three Little Birds
Writer
2023
The Witcher: Blood Origin
Chief Sage Balor
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Sadoc Burrows
2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Sadoc Burrows
2022
The Sandman
Martin Tenbones (voice)
2022
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Self
2022
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Presenter
2022
My Name Is Leon
Mr. Johnson
2022
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
2021
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Narrator (voice)
2021
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
2020
Back to the…
Self
2020
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
Self - Presenter
2020
The Big Night In
Self - Presenter
2020
Trust Morecambe & Wise
Self - Presenter
2019
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
Presenter
2019
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
Self - Presenter
2019
Zog
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018
The Long Song
Godfrey
2018
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self - Presenter
2017
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
2016
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Self
2016
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
Self
2016
Our Queen at Ninety
Self
2016
Danny & the Human Zoo
Samson
2015
A Life on Screen
Self
2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
2014
W1A
Self
2014
Broadchurch
Ed Burnett
2013
The Last Leg
Self
2013
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Presenter
2012
The Syndicate
Godfrey Watson
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse
2012
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
Self
2011
Perspectives
2011
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011
The Magicians
Self
2011
Tinga Tinga Tales
Elephant (voice)
2010
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
Now That’s What I Call Comedy
Himself
2009
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
2008
Big & Small
Big / Small (voice)
2008
Q&A
Self - Panellist
2008
The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
Himself
2008
Penelope
Krull
2007
A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007
Lenny's Britain
Himself - Presenter
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
It Started with Swap Shop
Self
2006
The One Show
Self
2006
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005
Harry & Paul
2005
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
2005
Doctor Who
Daniel Barton
2005
MirrorMask
Cops 1-4
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Shrunken Head (voice)
2004
Lying To Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
2003
Little Robots
Sporty (voice)
2003
The Best of French & Saunders
Various
2002
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
Himself
1999
Hope and Glory
Ian George
1999
Windrush
Self
1998
Parkinson
Self
1998
The Story of Bean
Self
1997
Famous Fred
Fred (voice)
1996
Neverwhere
Creator
1996
Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994
White Goods
Charlie Collins
1994
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
Chef
Gareth Blackstock
1993
Black and White in Colour
Self
1992
Bernard and the Genie
Josephus the Genie
1991
Alive and Kicking
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1991
True Identity
Miles Pope
1991
Lenny Go Home
Self
1991
Oxford
Steve Wild
1990
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Warder
1990
Work Experience
Terence
1989
Screen One
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989
Just Like That!
Self
1989
This Morning
Self
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
The Suicide Club
Cam
1988
Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Various Roles
1988
The Lenny Henry Show
1987
Going Live!
Self
1987
French & Saunders
Lt. Chris Clark
1987
Coast to Coast
Ritchie Lee
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
1987
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Happy Families
Hollywood Hobo
1985
Screen Two
Ritchie Lee
1985
The Lenny Henry Show
Self / Various
1984
Natural World
Narrator
1983
The Funny Side of Christmas
Various Characters
1982
The Young Ones
Postman
1982
The Comic Strip Presents...
Warder
1982
Wogan
Self
1982
O.T.T.
1982
Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
1981
Three of a Kind
Self / Various Characters
1981
Olivier Awards
Self - Host
1981
The Fosters
Sonny Foster
1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
Tiswas
1974
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
World in Action
1963
The BAFTA Awards
Host
1949
Tommy Cooper at the BBC
Presenter