Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

Acting

Born:
1958-08-29
Place of birth:
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.

Known For

Filmography

The Split Up

The Split Up

5.42026Alex Edwards
TV
Live from the Lycett Arms

Live from the Lycett Arms

8.02026Self / Pub Manager
TV
Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen

Rik Mayall's Sketches: Rare And Unseen

2026Self (archive footage)
Movie
TFI Unplugged

TFI Unplugged

2026Self
TV
The Magic Faraway Tree

The Magic Faraway Tree

6.82026Know All
Movie
Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

6.12025Larry
Movie
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters

7.22025Self - Contestant
TV
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend

Alison Hammond's Big Weekend

7.02025Self - Interviewed Guest
TV
The Assembly

The Assembly

5.92025Self
TV
Missing You

Missing You

6.22025Clint Donovan
TV
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

7.42024Mr. Convenience (voice)
Movie
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

4.22024Self - Host
TV
Art Matters

Art Matters

10.02024Self
Movie
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

2024Self
Movie
Perfect Pub Walks

Perfect Pub Walks

7.02024Self
TV
An Audience with Kylie

An Audience with Kylie

6.72023Self
Movie
Three Little Birds

Three Little Birds

5.62023Executive Producer
TV
The Witcher: Blood Origin

The Witcher: Blood Origin

6.52022Chief Sage Balor
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

7.22022Sadoc Burrows
TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

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

7.52022Sadoc Burrows
Movie
The Sandman

The Sandman

7.82022Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
TV
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

2022Self
Movie
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

6.02022Presenter
TV
My Name Is Leon

My Name Is Leon

3.72022Mr. Johnson
Movie
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

5.22021Self
Movie
Parkinson at 50

Parkinson at 50

10.02021Self (archive footage)
Movie
Zog and the Flying Doctors

Zog and the Flying Doctors

6.52021Narrator (voice)
Movie
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

7.42020Self
Movie
Back to the…

Back to the…

2020Self
TV
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History

Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History

2020Self - Presenter
Movie
The Big Night In

The Big Night In

9.02020Self - Presenter
Movie
Trust Morecambe & Wise

Trust Morecambe & Wise

7.82019Self - Presenter
TV
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy

8.02019Presenter
TV
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University

Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University

2019Self - Presenter
Movie
Zog

Zog

6.72018Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Long Song

The Long Song

6.72018Godfrey
TV
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

9.02017Self - Presenter
Movie
John Bishop: In Conversation with...

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

7.02016Self
TV
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

7.02016Self
Movie
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016Self
Movie
Our Queen at Ninety

Our Queen at Ninety

6.02016Self
Movie
Danny & the Human Zoo

Danny & the Human Zoo

6.42015Samson
Movie
A Life on Screen

A Life on Screen

8.02014Self
TV
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

7.52014Self
Movie
W1A

W1A

7.72014Self
TV
Broadchurch

Broadchurch

7.92013Ed Burnett
TV
The Last Leg

The Last Leg

5.72013Self
TV
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

8.22012Self - Presenter
Movie
The Syndicate

The Syndicate

7.62012Godfrey Watson
TV
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

6.52012Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
Movie
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors

10.02012Antipholus of Syracuse
Movie
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

2011Self
Movie
Perspectives

Perspectives

2011
TV
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief

Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief

2011Self
TV
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

5.82011
Movie
The Magicians

The Magicians

9.02011Self
TV
Tinga Tinga Tales

Tinga Tinga Tales

8.02010Elephant (voice)
TV
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

7.02010
TV
Now That’s What I Call Comedy

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

2009Self
Movie
Gaybo Laughs Back

Gaybo Laughs Back

2008Self
Movie