
Lenny Henry
Acting
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
TV Shows(72)

TFI Unplugged
Self
2026

Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
Self - Contestant
2025

Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
Self - Interviewed Guest
2025

Missing You
Clint Donovan
2025

Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry
Self - Host
2024

Perfect Pub Walks
Self
2024

The Witcher: Blood Origin
Chief Sage Balor
2022

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Sadoc Burrows
2022

The Sandman
Martin Tenbones (voice)
2022

Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain
Presenter
2022

Back to the…
Self
2020

Trust Morecambe & Wise
Self - Presenter
2019

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy
Presenter
2019

The Long Song
Godfrey
2018

John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
2016

A Life on Screen
Self
2014

W1A
Self
2014

Broadchurch
Ed Burnett
2013

The Last Leg
Self
2013

The Syndicate
Godfrey Watson
2012

Perspectives
2011
Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief
Himself
2011

The Magicians
Self
2011

Tinga Tinga Tales
Elephant (voice)
2010

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010

Big & Small
Big / Small (voice)
2008

Q&A
Self - Panellist
2008
Lenry Henry.TV
2008

A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007

Lenny's Britain
Himself - Presenter
2007

The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007

The One Show
Self
2006

Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
2006

Harry & Paul
2005

Doctor Who
Daniel Barton
2005
The Lenny Henry Show
2004

Little Robots
Sporty (voice)
2003

V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000

The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
2000

Hope and Glory
Ian George
1999
Lenny Goes to Town
1998

Windrush
Himself
1998

Parkinson
Self
1998

Shooting Stars
Self
1993

Chef
Gareth Blackstock
1993
Saturday Night Clive
1989

This Morning
Self
1988
Comic Relief
Self - Presenter
1988

The Lenny Henry Show
1987

Going Live!
Self
1987

French & Saunders
Lt. Chris Clark
1987
Lenny Henry Tonite
1986

Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986

Happy Families
Hollywood Hobo
1985

The Lenny Henry Show
Self / Various
1984
Aspel & Company
1984

Natural World
Narrator
1983

The Young Ones
Postman
1982

The Comic Strip Presents...
Warder
1982

Wogan
Self
1982

O.T.T.
1982

Six Fifty-Five Special
Self
1981

Three of a Kind
Self / Various Characters
1981

Olivier Awards
Self - Host
1981

The Fosters
Sonny Foster
1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976
The Summer Show
1975

Tiswas
1974

Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964

World in Action
1963

The BAFTA Awards
Host
1949
Movies(70)

The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
2026

Jay Kelly
Larry
2025

Grand Prix of Europe
Erwin (voice)
2025

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024

Art Matters
Self
2024

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
Self
2024

An Audience with Kylie
Self
2023

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Sadoc Burrows
2022

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
Self
2022

My Name Is Leon
Mr. Johnson
2022

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Self
2021

Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021

Zog and the Flying Doctors
Narrator (voice)
2021

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
2020

Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
Self - Presenter
2020

The Big Night In
Self - Presenter
2020

Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
Self - Presenter
2019

Zog
Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
Self - Presenter
2017

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
Self
2016

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

Our Queen at Ninety
Self
2016

Danny & the Human Zoo
Samson
2015

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
2014

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Presenter
2012

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
Antipholus of Syracuse
2012

Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
Self
2011

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011

Now That’s What I Call Comedy
Himself
2009

Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
2008

The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space
Himself
2008

Penelope
Krull
2007

It Started with Swap Shop
Self
2006

Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
Self
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Self
2005

MirrorMask
Cops 1-4
2005

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Shrunken Head (voice)
2004
Lying To Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
2003

The Best of French & Saunders
Various
2002

Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
Himself
1999
The Man
Dennis Jackson
1999

The Story of Bean
Self
1997

Famous Fred
Fred (voice)
1996

Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994

White Goods
Charlie Collins
1994
In Dreams
Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
1992

Black and White in Colour
Self
1992

Bernard and the Genie
Josephus the Genie
1991

Alive and Kicking
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1991

True Identity
Miles Pope
1991

Lenny Go Home
Self
1991

Oxford
Steve Wild
1990

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
Warder
1990

Work Experience
Terence
1989
Lenny Live and Unleashed
Himself & various characters
1989

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989

Just Like That!
Self
1989

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988

The Suicide Club
Cam
1988

Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show
Various Roles
1988

Coast to Coast
Ritchie Lee
1987

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
1987

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
1986

The Funny Side of Christmas
Various Characters
1982

Tommy Cooper at the BBC
Presenter
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

The Story of Bean
Self