Lenny Henry - Biography, Filmography, and Career Highlights

Lenny Henry Filmography and Credits

• 1991-11-23 · Bernard and the Genie as Josephus the Genie
• 2007-11-17 · Penelope as Krull
• 2014-12-20 · Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule as Self
• 2004-12-09 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
• 2012-03-12 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
• 1991-08-23 · True Identity as Miles Pope
• 1987-01-01 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
• 1989-01-01 · The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
• 1988-05-21 · The Suicide Club as Cam
• 2017-03-24 · Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self - Presenter
• 1989-09-08 · Lenny Live and Unleashed as Himself & various characters
• 2021-08-28 · Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
• 2002-08-05 · The Best of French & Saunders as Various
• 1987-01-04 · Coast to Coast as Ritchie Lee
• 1996-12-24 · Famous Fred as Fred (voice)
• 1989-11-16 · Work Experience as Terence
• 2022-06-10 · My Name Is Leon as Mr. Johnson
• 2011-01-03 · The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse as
• 2016-05-14 · Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self
• 2022-07-28 · Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony as Self
• 2011-06-17 · Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years as Self
• 2022-08-31 · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening as Sadoc Burrows
• 1990-02-08 · South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Warder
• 1990-02-22 · Oxford as Steve Wild
• 2023-12-10 · An Audience with Kylie as Self
• 2016-03-27 · Our Queen at Ninety as Self
• 2005-07-04 · The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
• 1989-01-01 · Just Like That! as Self
• 1991-01-01 · Lenny Go Home as Self
• 1991-10-13 · Alive and Kicking as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
• 2005-01-25 · MirrorMask as Cops 1-4
• 2024-03-15 · Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money as Self
• 2005-11-07 · Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say as
• 2015-08-31 · Danny & the Human Zoo as Samson
• 2021-12-19 · Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
• 2026-03-26 · The Magic Faraway Tree as Know All
• 2024-12-18 · Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Mr. Convenience (voice)
• 2009-03-02 · Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Himself
• 2016-07-08 · Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
• 2025-07-18 · Grand Prix of Europe as Erwin (voice)
• 2024-07-24 · Art Matters as Self
• 1999-10-28 · Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy as Himself
• 2004-05-31 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Shrunken Head (voice)
• 1992-12-23 · In Dreams as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
• 1994-01-01 · White Goods as Charlie Collins
• 2012-03-01 · National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors as Antipholus of Syracuse
• 2018-12-25 · Zog as Himself - Narrator (voice)
• 2019-04-25 · Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University as Self - Presenter
• 1992-06-27 · Black and White in Colour as Self
• 1997-07-31 · The Story of Bean as Self
• 2020-04-23 · The Big Night In as Self - Presenter
• 1986-04-25 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
• 2020-10-01 · Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History as Self - Presenter
• 2021-04-16 · Zog and the Flying Doctors as Narrator (voice)
• 2020-12-28 · Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
• · Tommy Cooper at the BBC as Presenter
• 2006-12-28 · It Started with Swap Shop as Self
• 2012-06-03 · The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Presenter
• 2003-03-14 · Lying To Michael Jackson as Michael Jackson
• 2008-11-09 · Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
• · The Lenny Henry Birthday Show as
• 1999-04-05 · The Man as Dennis Jackson
• 1994-11-07 · Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994 as
• 2025-11-14 · Jay Kelly as Larry
• 1982-12-27 · The Funny Side of Christmas as Various Characters
• 1988-04-17 · Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show as Various Roles
• 2005-03-03 · The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Self
• 1988-06-11 · Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
• 2008-03-22 · The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space as Himself
• · The Story of Bean as Self
• · Hope and Glory as Ian George
• · Shooting Stars as Self
• · Tiswas as
• · The One Show as Self
• · Chef as Gareth Blackstock
• · Three of a Kind as Self / Various Characters
• · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
• · The Young Ones as Postman
• · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
• · The BAFTA Awards as Host
• · The Lenny Henry Show as
• · O.T.T. as
• · Lenny Henry in Pieces as
• · The Summer Show as
• · Saturday Night Clive as
• · The Lenny Henry Show as
• · Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga as
• · V Graham Norton as Self
• · Natural World as Narrator
• · Lenny Goes to Town as
• · Lenny's Britain as Himself - Presenter
• · Lenny Henry Tonite as
• · Aspel & Company as
• · Lenry Henry.TV as
• · Six Fifty-Five Special as Self
• · The Witcher: Blood Origin as Chief Sage Balor
• · The Lenny Henry Show as Self / Various
• · The Syndicate as Godfrey Watson
• · Windrush as Himself
• · A Bucket O' French and Saunders as
• · The One Show as Self - Guest
• · Happy Families as Hollywood Hobo
• · Harry & Paul as
• · Broadchurch as Ed Burnett
• · W1A as Self
• · Wogan as Self
• · Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge
• · Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain as Presenter
• · Going Live! as Self
• · A Life on Screen as Self
• · The Sandman as Martin Tenbones (voice)
• · The Long Song as Godfrey
• · Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief as Himself
• · The Magicians as Self
• · Little Robots as Sporty (voice)
• · Missing You as Clint Donovan
• · The Last Leg as Self
• · John Bishop: In Conversation with... as Self
• · Comic Relief as Self - Presenter
• · Tinga Tinga Tales as Elephant (voice)
• · Trust Morecambe & Wise as Self - Presenter
• · Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy as Presenter
• · Doctor Who as Daniel Barton
• · The Graham Norton Show as Self
• · Q&A as Self - Panellist
• · The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything as
• · The Comic Strip Presents... as Warder
• · The Comic Strip Presents... as Steve Wild
• · Perspectives as
• · French & Saunders as Richard
• · French & Saunders as Lt. Chris Clark
• · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Sadoc Burrows
• · Back to the… as Self
• · Parkinson as Self
• · Top of the Pops as Self - Host
• · Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry as Self - Host
• · This Morning as Self
• · Alison Hammond's Big Weekend as Self - Interviewed Guest
• · Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters as Self - Contestant
• · Perfect Pub Walks as Self
• · The Fosters as Sonny Foster
• · Big & Small as Big / Small (voice)
• · World in Action as
• · Olivier Awards as Self - Host
• · The Sandman as Bernard 'Bernie' Capax
• · TFI Unplugged as Self
• · The Assembly as Self