Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harry Joseph Lennix III November 16, 1964 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989-present |
Harry Joseph Lennix III[1] (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats and as Boyd Langton in the Joss Whedon television series Dollhouse.
Early life
Lennix, youngest of four siblings, was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian Cleo, a laundress, and Harry Lennix, Jr., a machinist.[2][3]
Career
Lennix starred in the made-for-cable television film "Keep the Faith, Baby" starring as Rev. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., the legendary Harlem Congressman from 1944–72, debuting on Showtime Networks on February 17, 2002. Lennix has had supporting roles in films such as The Matrix series, The Five Heartbeats, the Spike Lee film Get on the Bus, Stomp the Yard, Ray, Love & Basketball, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and State of Play. In television, he had a recurring role in Diagnosis: Murder as Agent Ron Wagner, as well as a voice-over role in the Legion of Super Heroes animated series. He starred in the ABC television series Commander in Chief and the movie Titus (based on Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus) as Aaron the Moor. He had a recurring role in the sixth season of 24 as fictional Muslim civil rights activist Walid Al-Rezani. He appeared on the series House M.D. as a paralyzed jazz trumpet player, and appeared in 6 episodes of ER as Dr. Greg Fischer.[4] He also appeared in the episode "The Blame Game" of the first season of Ally McBeal.
He played the part of Boyd Langton in Joss Whedon's series Dollhouse.[5] and the President of the United States in the comedy sketch show Little Britain USA.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Nero | |||||
| 1989 | The Package | Field Soldier | |||||
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Dresser | |||||
| 1992 | Mo' Money | Tom Dilton | as Harry J. Lennix | ||||
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Franklin Dockett | |||||
| 1994 | Guarding Tess | Kenny Young | |||||
| 1995 | Clockers | Bill Walker | |||||
| 1996 | Get on the Bus | Randall | |||||
| 1997 | Hellcab | Irate Boyfriend | as Harry J. Lennix | ||||
| 1997 | ER | Dr. Greg Fischer | 6 episodes | ||||
| 1999 | Titus | Aaron | |||||
| 2002 | Keep the Faith, Baby | Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. | 2002 | Pumpkin | Robert Meary | ||
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Dray | |||||
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Commander Lock | |||||
| 2003 | The Human Stain | Mr Silk | |||||
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | Commander Lock | |||||
| 2004 | Chrystal | Kalid | |||||
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Quentin Leroux | |||||
| 2004 | Suspect Zero | Rich Charleton | |||||
| 2004 | Ray | Joe Adams | |||||
| 2005 | House M.D. | John Henry Giles | 1 episode | ||||
| 2005-6 | Commander in Chief | Jim Gardner | |||||
| 2006 | Sharif Don't Like It | Tom | |||||
| 2007 | Stomp the Yard | Nate | |||||
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Bob Satterfield, Jr. | |||||
| 2007 | Across the Universe | Army Sergeant | |||||
| 2008 | Little Britain USA | President of the United States | |||||
| 2009 | State of Play | Det. Donald Bell | |||||
| 2009–10 | Dollhouse | Boyd Langton | |||||
| 2010 | Mr Sophistication | Ron Waters | |||||
| 2012 | A Beautiful Soul | Jeff Freeze | Post-production | ||||
| 2013 | Man of Steel | General Swanwick | filming |
References
- ^ "Djena Graves and Harry Lennix III". The New York Times. June 28, 2009.
- ^ Herguth, Bob (April 16, 1991). "Chicago Sun-Times:: Search". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Harry J. Lennix Biography (1965?-)
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0089976/
- ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (April 16, 2008). "Exclusive Pilot Details: Welcome to the Dollhouse!". E! Online. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
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External links
- Harry Lennix at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Harry Lennix at AllMovie
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