Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

Birthday: 1958-08-29
Place of birth: Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK
Also know as: Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE

Bio

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

Movies with Lenny Henry

Bernard and the Genie

1991
As Josephus the Genie
Penelope

2007
As Krull
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

2014
As Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004
As Self
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012
As Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
True Identity

1991
As Miles Pope
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

1987
As Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

1989
As Self
The Suicide Club

1988
As Cam
Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

2017
As Self - Presenter
Lenny Live and Unleashed

1989
As Himself & various characters
Parkinson at 50

2021
As Self (archive footage)
The Best of French & Saunders

2002
As Various
Coast to Coast

1987
As Ritchie Lee
Famous Fred

1996
As Fred (voice)
Work Experience

1989
As Terence
My Name Is Leon

2022
As Mr. Johnson
The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

2011
As
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

2016
As Self
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

2022
As Self
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

2011
As Self
South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

1990
As Warder
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

2022
As Sadoc Burrows
Oxford

1990
As Steve Wild
An Audience with Kylie

2023
As Self
Our Queen at Ninety

2016
As Self
The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

2005
As Self
Just Like That!

1989
As Self
Lenny Go Home

1991
As Self
Alive and Kicking

1991
As Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
MirrorMask

2005
As Cops 1-4
Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

2024
As Self
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say

2005
As
Danny & the Human Zoo

2015
As Samson
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

2021
As Self
The Magic Faraway Tree

2026
As
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024
As Mr. Convenience (voice)
Now That’s What I Call Comedy

2009
As Himself
Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

2016
As Self
Grand Prix of Europe

2025
As Erwin (voice)
Art Matters

2024
As Self
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy

1999
As Himself
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004
As Shrunken Head (voice)
In Dreams

1992
As Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
White Goods

1994
As Charlie Collins
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors

2012
As Antipholus of Syracuse
Zog

2018
As Himself - Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University

2019
As Himself - Presenter
Black and White in Colour

1992
As Self
The Story of Bean

1997
As Self
The Big Night In

2020
As Self - Presenter
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

1986
As Self
Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History

2020
As Self - Presenter
Zog and the Flying Doctors

2021
As Narrator (voice)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

2020
As Self
Tommy Cooper at the BBC

0000
As Presenter
It Started with Swap Shop

2006
As Self
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

2012
As Self - Presenter
Lying To Michael Jackson

2003
As Michael Jackson
Gaybo Laughs Back

2008
As Self
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

0000
As
The Man

1999
As Dennis Jackson
Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994

1994
As
Jay Kelly

2025
As Larry
The Funny Side of Christmas

1982
As Various Characters

TV Shows with Lenny Henry

Hope and Glory

1999
As Ian George
Shooting Stars

1993
As Self
Tiswas

1974
As
The One Show

2006
As Self
Chef

1993
As Gareth Blackstock
Three of a Kind

1981
As Self / Various Characters
The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976
As Self
The Young Ones

1982
As Postman
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

1986
As
The BAFTA Awards

1949
As Host
The Lenny Henry Show

1987
As
O.T.T.

1982
As
Lenny Henry in Pieces

2000
As
The Summer Show

1975
As
Saturday Night Clive

1989
As
The Lenny Henry Show

2004
As
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

2010
As
V Graham Norton

2002
As Self
Natural World

1983
As Narrator
Lenny Goes to Town

1998
As
Lenny's Britain

2007
As Himself - Presenter
Lenny Henry Tonite

1986
As
Aspel & Company

1984
As
Lenry Henry.TV

2008
As
Six Fifty-Five Special

1981
As Self
Big & Small

2008
As
The Witcher: Blood Origin

2022
As Chief Sage Balor
The Lenny Henry Show

1984
As Self / Various
The Syndicate

2012
As Godfrey Watson
Windrush

1998
As Himself
A Bucket O' French and Saunders

2007
As
The One Show

2006
As Self - Guest
Happy Families

1985
As Hollywood Hobo
Harry & Paul

2005
As
Broadchurch

2013
As Ed Burnett
W1A

2014
As Self
Wogan

1982
As Self
Great British Menu

2006
As Self - Guest Judge
Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain

2022
As Presenter
Going Live!

1987
As Self
A Life on Screen

2014
As Self
The Sandman

2022
As Martin Tenbones (voice)
The Long Song

2018
As Godfrey
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief

2011
As Himself
The Magicians

2011
As Self
Little Robots

2003
As Sporty (voice)
Missing You

2025
As Clint Donovan
The Last Leg

2013
As Self
John Bishop: In Conversation with...

2016
As Self
Comic Relief

1988
As Self - Presenter
Tinga Tinga Tales

2010
As Elephant (voice)
Trust Morecambe & Wise

2019
As Self - Presenter
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy

2019
As Presenter
Doctor Who

2005
As Daniel Barton
The Graham Norton Show

2007
As Self
Q&A

2008
As Self - Panellist
The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

2000
As
The Comic Strip Presents...

1982
As Warder
The Comic Strip Presents...

1982
As Steve Wild
Perspectives

2011
As
French & Saunders

1987
As Richard
French & Saunders

1987
As Lt. Chris Clark
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022
As Sadoc Burrows
Back to the…

2020
As Self
Parkinson

1998
As Self
Top of the Pops

1964
As Self - Host
Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry

2024
As Self - Host
This Morning

1988
As Self
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend

2025
As Self - Interviewed Guest
Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters

2025
As Self - Contestant
Perfect Pub Walks

2024
As Self

Production Credits

Lenny Live and Unleashed

1989
As Writer
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

2011
As Writer
Danny & the Human Zoo

2015
As Writer
Bernard and the Genie

1991
As Original Concept
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say

2005
As Writer