Lenny Henry
Known for acting · Born 29 August 1958 · 68 · Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
158 credits
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Known for
Tiswas
1974
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
Big & Small
2008
Broadchurch
2013
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
Tinga Tinga Tales
2010
Chef
1993
Penelope
2007
The Fosters
1976
Doctor Who
2005
Zog
2018
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
Acting (149)
2026The Magic Faraway TreeKnow AllFilm
2026The Split UpAlex EdwardsSeries
2026Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And UnseenSelf (archive footage)Film
2026TFI UnpluggedSelfSeries
2026Live from the Lycett ArmsSelf / Pub ManagerSeries
2025Jay KellyLarryFilm
2025Missing YouClint Donovan · 5 episodesSeries
2025The AssemblySelfSeries
2025Shark! Celebrity Infested WatersSelf - Contestant · 5 episodesSeries
2025Alison Hammond's Big WeekendSelf - Interviewed GuestSeries
2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlMr. Convenience (voice)Film
2024Legends of Comedy with Lenny HenrySelf - Host · 4 episodesSeries
2024Perfect Pub WalksSelfSeries
2024Art MattersSelfFilm
2024Comic Relief 2024: Funny for MoneySelfFilm
2023An Audience with KylieSelfFilm
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSadoc Burrows · 8 episodesSeries
2022The SandmanMartin Tenbones (voice) · 2 episodes, Bernard 'Bernie' CapaxSeries
2022The Witcher: Blood OriginChief Sage Balor · 4 episodesSeries
2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan ScreeningSadoc BurrowsFilm
2022My Name Is LeonMr. JohnsonFilm
2022Lenny Henry's Caribbean BritainPresenter · 2 episodesSeries
2022Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening CeremonySelfFilm
2021Zog and the Flying DoctorsNarrator (voice)Film
2021Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasSelfFilm
2021Parkinson at 50Self (archive footage)Film
2020Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...SelfFilm
2020The Big Night InSelf - PresenterFilm
2020Black Classical Music: The Forgotten HistorySelf - PresenterFilm
2020Back to the…SelfSeries
2019Trust Morecambe & WiseSelf - Presenter · 4 episodesSeries
2019Lenny Henry's Race Through ComedyPresenter · 3 episodesSeries
2019Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open UniversitySelf - PresenterFilm
2018ZogHimself - Narrator (voice)Film
2018The Long SongGodfrey · 3 episodesSeries
2017Comic Relief: Red Nose DaySelf - PresenterFilm
2016Our Queen at NinetySelfFilm
2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...SelfSeries
2016Neil Gaiman: Dream DangerouslySelfFilm
2016Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria WoodSelfFilm
2015Danny & the Human ZooSamsonFilm
2014W1ASelfSeries
2014Rik Mayall: Lord of MisruleSelfFilm
2014A Life on ScreenSelfSeries
2013BroadchurchEd Burnett · 8 episodesSeries
2013The Last LegSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2012The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!Peg Leg Hastings (voice)Film
2012The SyndicateGodfrey Watson · 6 episodesSeries
2012The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012Self - PresenterFilm
2012National Theatre Live: The Comedy of ErrorsAntipholus of SyracuseFilm
2011The Secret Life of Bob MonkhouseFilm
2011The MagiciansSelf · 5 episodesSeries
2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster YearsSelfFilm
2011Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic ReliefHimself · 2 episodesSeries
2011PerspectivesSeries
2010Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga · 52 episodesSeries
2010Tinga Tinga TalesElephant (voice) · 52 episodesSeries
2009Now That’s What I Call ComedyHimselfFilm
2008Q&ASelf - PanellistSeries
2008Big & SmallBig / Small (voice) · 78 episodesSeries
2008The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and SpaceHimselfFilm
2008Gaybo Laughs BackSelfFilm
2008Lenry Henry.TV · 6 episodesSeries
2007PenelopeKrullFilm
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2007A Bucket O' French and SaundersSeries
2007Lenny's BritainHimself - Presenter · 4 episodesSeries
2006The One ShowSelf, Self - GuestSeries
2006Great British MenuSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2006It Started with Swap ShopSelfFilm
2005Doctor WhoDaniel Barton · 2 episodesSeries
2005MirrorMaskCops 1-4Film
2005The F WordSeries
2005Harry & PaulSeries
2005The Comic Strip - A RetrospectiveSelfFilm
2005The Funny Blokes of British ComedySelfFilm
2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To SayFilm
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanShrunken Head (voice)Film
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?SelfFilm
2004The Lenny Henry Show · 16 episodesSeries
2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2003Little RobotsSporty (voice) · 13 episodesSeries
2003Lying To Michael JacksonMichael JacksonFilm
2002V Graham NortonSelfSeries
2002The Best of French & SaundersVariousFilm
2000Lenny Henry in Pieces · 15 episodesSeries
2000The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything · 2 episodesSeries
1999Hope and GloryIan George · 10 episodesSeries
1999The ManDennis JacksonFilm
1999Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton AcademyHimselfFilm
1998Lenny Goes to Town · 6 episodesSeries
1998WindrushSelf · 4 episodesSeries
1998ParkinsonSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1997The Story of BeanSelfFilm
1996Famous FredFred (voice)Film
1994White GoodsCharlie CollinsFilm
1994Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994Film
1993ChefGareth Blackstock · 20 episodesSeries
1993Shooting StarsSelfSeries
1992In DreamsLenny/Michael Jackson/PrinceFilm
1992Black and White in ColourSelfFilm
1991True IdentityMiles PopeFilm
1991Bernard and the GenieJosephus the GenieFilm
1991Alive and KickingStevie 'Smudger' SmithFilm
1991Lenny Go HomeSelfFilm
1990South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1WarderFilm
1990OxfordSteve WildFilm
1989Work ExperienceTerenceFilm
1989Screen OneStevie 'Smudger' SmithSeries
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelfFilm
1989Lenny Live and UnleashedHimself & various charactersFilm
1989Just Like That!SelfFilm
1989Saturday Night CliveSeries
1988This MorningSelfSeries
1988Comic ReliefSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeSelfFilm
1988The Suicide ClubCamFilm
1988Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy ShowVarious RolesFilm
1987French & SaundersRichard, Lt. Chris ClarkSeries
1987The Lenny Henry ShowDelbert Wilkins · 13 episodesSeries
1987Coast to CoastRitchie LeeFilm
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third BallSelfFilm
1987Going Live!Self · 2 episodesSeries
1986The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video LiveSelfFilm
1986Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeries
1986Lenny Henry Tonite · 6 episodesSeries
1985Screen TwoRitchie LeeSeries
1985Happy FamiliesHollywood HoboSeries
1984The Lenny Henry ShowSelf / Various · 12 episodesSeries
1984Aspel & CompanySeries
1983Natural WorldNarratorSeries
1982The Young OnesPostmanSeries
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Warder, Steve WildSeries
1982WoganSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1982The Funny Side of ChristmasVarious CharactersFilm
1982O.T.T. · 13 episodesSeries
1981Three of a KindSelf / Various Characters · 16 episodesSeries
1981Olivier AwardsSelf - HostSeries
1981Six Fifty-Five SpecialSelfSeries
1978The South Bank Show · 2 episodesSeries
1976The FostersSonny Foster · 27 episodesSeries
1976The Secret Policeman's BallSelf · 15 episodesSeries
1975The Summer Show · 5 episodesSeries
1974Tiswas · 302 episodesSeries
1964Top of the PopsSelf - HostSeries
1963World in ActionSeries
1949The BAFTA AwardsHostSeries
—Tommy Cooper at the BBCPresenterFilm
—The Lenny Henry Birthday ShowFilm
Creator (2)
1996NeverwhereCreatorSeries
1988Comic ReliefCreatorSeries
Directing (1)
1994Funky Black ShortsDirector, WriterSeries
Writing (6)
2023Three Little BirdsWriter, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
2015Danny & the Human ZooWriterFilm
2011Red Nose Day: 25 Monster YearsWriterFilm
2005Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To SayWriterFilm
1991Bernard and the GenieOriginal ConceptFilm
1989Lenny Live and UnleashedWriterFilm