Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

Known for
Acting
Born
November 16, 1964 (age 61)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series Dollhouse. Lennix co-starred as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Lennix also played J'onn J'onzz/Calvin Swanwick/Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. He was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Purpose.

Known For

Filmography

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Eyes in the Trees

Eyes in the Trees

Movie · as Dr. Murphy

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Godless

Godless

Movie · as Bishop

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The Price for Freedom

The Price for Freedom

Movie · as Thurgood Marshall

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Women Like Us

Women Like Us

Movie

2024
Isla Monstro poster

Isla Monstro

Movie · as General Dregg (voice)

2023
Young Love poster

Young Love

TV · as Russell Young (voice) · 12 eps

2022
Super Turnt poster

Super Turnt

Movie · as Mr. Denver

2022
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands poster

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

Movie

2022
Curse of the Macbeths poster

Curse of the Macbeths

Movie · as Banquo

2022
Winter Ball poster

Winter Ball

Movie · as Eddie

2022
Nothing Is Impossible poster

Nothing Is Impossible

Movie · as Russell Banks

2022
The Bear poster

The Bear

TV · as James Brooks · 1 ep

2021
A Christmas Together With You poster

A Christmas Together With You

Movie · as Frank

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League poster

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Movie · as General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter

2020
Troubled Waters poster

Troubled Waters

Movie · as Ron Waters

2020
Emperor poster

Emperor

Movie · as Frederick Douglas

2020
Rehabilitation of the Hill poster

Rehabilitation of the Hill

Movie · as Davidson Livingston

2020
Lazaretto poster

Lazaretto

Movie · as Sufyan

2019
Canal Street poster

Canal Street

Movie · as DJ Terrence Palmer

2018
Revival! poster

Revival!

Movie · as Pilate

2018
That's Harassment poster

That's Harassment

Movie · as Politician

2018
Conrad

Conrad

TV · as Don Brewer · 2 eps

2017
Needlestick poster

Needlestick

Movie · as Ray LeGro

2017
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem poster

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

Movie · as Capulet

2017
The Blacklist: Redemption poster

The Blacklist: Redemption

TV · as Harold Cooper · 1 ep

2016
Timeless poster

Timeless

Movie · as Johnson

2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice poster

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Movie · as Swanwick

2016
Macbeth Unhinged

Macbeth Unhinged

Movie · as Banquo

2016
Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission poster

Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission

Movie · as Principal Sheehan

2016
Billions poster

Billions

TV · as Frank Sacker · 8 eps

2016
Insecure poster

Insecure

TV · as Marcus Walker · 3 eps

2015
Back to School Mom poster

Back to School Mom

Movie · as Lawrence Riley

2015
Chi-Raq poster

Chi-Raq

Movie · as Commissioner Blades

2015
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis poster

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Movie · as Black Manta (voice)

2015
72 Hours poster

72 Hours

Movie · as God

2014
The Algerian poster

The Algerian

Movie · as Suleyman

2014
Cru poster

Cru

Movie · as Diego Glass

2014
H4 poster

H4

Movie · as King Henry IV

2014
The Fright Night Files

The Fright Night Files

Movie · as Ronald

2014
Stand Down Soldier poster

Stand Down Soldier

Movie · as Officer Freeman

2013
They Die by Dawn poster

They Die by Dawn

Movie · as Sheriff Bass Reeves

2013
Evidence poster

Evidence

Movie · as Ben

2013
Man of Steel poster

Man of Steel

Movie · as General Swanwick

2013
Sunny and RayRay poster

Sunny and RayRay

Movie · as Lenotti

2013
Cruel Will poster

Cruel Will

Movie · as Dr. Frances

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Harold Cooper · 218 eps

2012
A Beautiful Soul poster

A Beautiful Soul

Movie · as Jeff Freeze

2012
The Last Fall poster

The Last Fall

Movie · as Ron Davis

2012
Emily Owens, M.D. poster

Emily Owens, M.D.

TV · as Tim Dupre · 6 eps

2011
Hound Dogs poster

Hound Dogs

Movie · as Skip

2010
Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA

TV · as Agent Bossy · 1 ep

2009
State of Play poster

State of Play

Movie · as Det. Donald Bell

2009
Dollhouse poster

Dollhouse

TV · as Boyd Langton · 25 eps

2007
Stomp the Yard poster

Stomp the Yard

Movie · as Nate

2007
Across the Universe poster

Across the Universe

Movie · as Army Sergeant

2007
Resurrecting the Champ poster

Resurrecting the Champ

Movie · as Bob Satterfield Jr.

2006
Legion of Super Heroes poster

Legion of Super Heroes

TV · as Dr. Mar Londo (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Commander in Chief poster

Commander in Chief

TV · as Jim Gardner · 18 eps

2004
Ray poster

Ray

Movie · as Joe Adams

2004
Suspect Zero poster

Suspect Zero

Movie · as Rich Charleton

2004
Chrystal poster

Chrystal

Movie · as Kalid

2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business poster

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Movie · as Quentin Leroux

2004
House poster

House

TV · as John Henry Giles · 1 ep

2004
Second Time Around

Second Time Around

TV · as Dr. Oakes · 1 ep

2004
Century City poster

Century City

TV · as Attorney Attwell · 1 ep

2003
The Matrix Reloaded poster

The Matrix Reloaded

Movie · as Commander Lock

2003
The Matrix Revolutions poster

The Matrix Revolutions

Movie · as Commander Lock

2003
The Human Stain poster

The Human Stain

Movie · as Mr. Silk

2003
Black Listed poster

Black Listed

Movie · as Karl Bennett

2003
Don't Explain poster

Don't Explain

Movie · as Lee

2002
Pumpkin poster

Pumpkin

Movie · as Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)

2002
Collateral Damage poster

Collateral Damage

Movie · as FBI Agent Dray

2002
Keep the Faith, Baby poster

Keep the Faith, Baby

Movie · as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

2001
Home Invaders poster

Home Invaders

Movie

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Walid Al-Rezani · 5 eps

2000
Love & Basketball poster

Love & Basketball

Movie · as Nathan Wright

2000
Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends

TV · as Earl · 1 ep

1999
Titus poster

Titus

Movie · as Aaron

1999
The Unspoken poster

The Unspoken

Movie · as Reverend Bob

1998
Chicago Cab poster

Chicago Cab

Movie · as Pissed-Off Boyfriend

1998
Since You've Been Gone poster

Since You've Been Gone

Movie · as Jordan Cardozo

1997
Too Close to Home poster

Too Close to Home

Movie · as Prosecuting Attorney

1997
Friends 'Til the End poster

Friends 'Til the End

Movie · as Prof. Gunderson

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Asst. Attorney General Parker · 2 eps

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Ballard · 1 ep

1996
Get on the Bus poster

Get on the Bus

Movie · as Randall

1995
Nothing But the Truth poster

Nothing But the Truth

Movie · as Det. Vernon Jones

1995
Comfortably Numb poster

Comfortably Numb

Movie · as Hamlin Day

1995
Clockers poster

Clockers

Movie · as Bill Walker

1995
The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood

TV · 1 ep

1995
Murder One poster

Murder One

TV · as David Bronson · 1 ep

1994
Vanishing Son II poster

Vanishing Son II

Movie · as Andre Laine

1994
Vanishing Son IV poster

Vanishing Son IV

Movie · as Andre Laine

1994
Guarding Tess poster

Guarding Tess

Movie · as Kenny Young

1994
Notes in a Minor Key poster

Notes in a Minor Key

Movie · as Teddy

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Greg Fischer · 6 eps

1994
Vanishing Son poster

Vanishing Son

TV · as Andre Laine, André Laine · 1 ep

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Agent Ron Wagner · 6 eps

1992
Bob Roberts poster

Bob Roberts

Movie · as Franklin Dockett

1992
Mo' Money poster

Mo' Money

Movie · as Tom Dilton

1992
In the Best Interest of the Children poster

In the Best Interest of the Children

Movie · as Tim Coffey

1991
The Five Heartbeats poster

The Five Heartbeats

Movie · as Dresser

1991
Victimless Crimes poster

Victimless Crimes

Movie · as Baker

1990
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter

Movie · as Prosecutor Keith Warner

1989
A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story poster

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

Movie · as Nero

1989
The Package poster

The Package

Movie · as Johnny's Field Soldier