Lenny Henry

Biography

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

Career Overview

Lenny Henry has 93 screen credits in a career dating back to 1964. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Magic Faraway Tree Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Broadchurch, Missing You, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

93

Birth Date

1958-08-29 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Broadchurch
• 

  Missing You
• 

  Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• 

  The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
• 

  The Witcher: Blood Origin
• 

  Grand Prix of Europe

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Magic Faraway Tree Collection (1 titles)
• Wallace and Gromit (1 titles)
• Wizarding World (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• David Tennant (2 collaborations)
• Ben Whitehead (2 collaborations)
• Tom Doggart (2 collaborations)
• Olivia Colman (1 collaborations)
• Julie Hesmondhalgh (1 collaborations)
• Mark Bazeley (1 collaborations)
• Sebastian Armesto (1 collaborations)
• Georgina Campbell (1 collaborations)
• Sarah Parish (1 collaborations)
• Jodie Whittaker (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (88 credits)

  • The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Tommy Cooper at the BBC

    Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Story of Bean

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • The Magic Faraway Tree

    Know All

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Jay Kelly

    Larry

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Grand Prix of Europe

    Erwin (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Missing You

    Clint Donovan

    actor

    actors

    - Chain Reaction (2025) ... Clint Donovan actor actors

    - Don't You Forget About Me (2025) ... Clint Donovan actor actors

    - Never Too Much (2025) ... Clint Donovan actor actors

    - With or Without You (2025) ... Clint Donovan actor actors

    - Every Breath You Take (2025) ... Clint Donovan actor actors
    2025
  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    Mr. Convenience (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Art Matters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • An Audience with Kylie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Witcher: Blood Origin

    Chief Sage Balor

    actor

    actors

    - Of Mages, Malice, and Monstrous Mayhem (2022) ... Chief Sage Balor actor actors

    - Of Warriors, Wakes, and Wondrous Worlds (2022) ... Chief Sage Balor actor actors

    - Of Dreams, Defiance, and Desperate Deeds (2022) ... Chief Sage Balor actor actors

    - Of Ballads, Brawlers, and Bloodied Blades (2022) ... Chief Sage Balor actor actors
    2022
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

    Sadoc Burrows

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • My Name Is Leon

    Mr. Johnson

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    - Alloyed (2022) ... Sadoc Burrows actor actors

    - The Eye (2022) ... Sadoc Burrows actor actors

    - Udûn (2022) ... Sadoc Burrows actor actors

    - Partings (2022) ... Sadoc Burrows actor actors

    - The Great Wave (2022) ... Sadoc Burrows actor actors
    2022
  • The Sandman

    - Brief Lives (2025) ... Bernard 'Bernie' Capax actor actors

    - Lost Hearts (2022) ... Martin Tenbones (voice) actor actors

    - Playing House (2022) ... Martin Tenbones (voice) actor actors
    2022
  • Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Parkinson at 50

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Zog and the Flying Doctors

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Big Night In

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Zog

    Himself - Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Our Queen at Ninety

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Danny & the Human Zoo

    Samson

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Broadchurch

    Ed Burnett

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Last Leg

    - Episode 5 (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 6 (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

    Peg Leg Hastings (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors

    Antipholus of Syracuse

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Now That’s What I Call Comedy

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Gaybo Laughs Back

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Q&A

    - Life, the Universe and Everything (2012) ... Self - Panellist actor actors
    2008
  • Penelope

    Krull

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Graham Norton Show

    - Kate Winslet, Sir Lenny Henry, Nadiya Hussain, Jack Whitehall and Olly Murs (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Renee Zellweger, Lenny Henry, Louis Theroux, Andrew Ridgeley (2019) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • It Started with Swap Shop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The One Show

    - November 24, 2010 (2010) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - September 7, 2009 (2009) ... Self actor actors
    2006
  • Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Funny Blokes of British Comedy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • MirrorMask

    Cops 1-4

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Doctor Who

    - Spyfall (2) (2020) ... Daniel Barton actor actors

    - Spyfall (1) (2020) ... Daniel Barton actor actors
    2005
  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Shrunken Head (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Lying To Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Little Robots

    - A Bit of Give and Take (2003) ... Sporty (voice) actor actors

    - Noisy's New Song (2003) ... Sporty (voice) actor actors

    - Hole in the Sky (2003) ... Sporty (voice) actor actors

    - Scary, Scary (2003) ... Sporty (voice) actor actors

    - Stripy on the Ball (2003) ... Sporty (voice) actor actors
    2003
  • The Best of French & Saunders

    Various

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Man

    Dennis Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Story of Bean

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Famous Fred

    Fred (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • White Goods

    Charlie Collins

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • In Dreams

    Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Black and White in Colour

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Bernard and the Genie

    Josephus the Genie

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Alive and Kicking

    Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • True Identity

    Miles Pope

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Lenny Go Home

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Oxford

    Steve Wild

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

    Warder

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Work Experience

    Terence

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Lenny Live and Unleashed

    Himself & various characters

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Just Like That!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • The Suicide Club

    Cam

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show

    Various Roles

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Coast to Coast

    Ritchie Lee

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • French & Saunders

    - Pride And Prejudice (1996) ... Lt. Chris Clark actor actors

    - Potholing (1988) ... Richard actor actors
    1987
  • The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Natural World

    - Black Mamba, White Witch (2009) ... Narrator actor actors
    1983
  • The Funny Side of Christmas

    Various Characters

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Wogan

    - Series 11, Show 97 (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Series 8, Show 1 (1988) ... Self actor actors

    - Series 4, Show 8 (1984) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • The Comic Strip Presents...

    - Gregory: Diary of a Nutcase (1993) ... Steve Wild actor actors

    - Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown (1993) ... Warder actor actors
    1982
  • The Young Ones

    - Summer Holiday (1984) ... Postman actor actors
    1982
  • Top of the Pops

    - March 16, 1995 (1995) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1964

• writing (5 credits)

  • Danny & the Human Zoo

    writer

    writing
    2015
  • Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

    writer

    writing
    2011
  • Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say

    writer

    writing
    2005
  • Bernard and the Genie

    original concept

    writing
    1991
  • Lenny Live and Unleashed

    writer

    writing
    1989