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Harry Joseph Lennix III is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the Joss Whedon television series Dollhouse. Lennix currently co-stars as Harold Cooper, Assistant Director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Lennix played General and then Secretary of Defense Calvin Swanwick in the DC Extended Universe.
Birth Name
Harry Joseph Lennix III
Born
Monday, 16 November 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas | Boorman | 2024 |
| Young Love | (voice) / Russell Young | 2023 |
| Nothing is Impossible | Russell Banks | 2022 |
| Curse of the Macbeths | Banquo | 2022 |
| Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands | 2022 | |
| A Christmas Together with You | Frank | 2021 |
| The Musical Adventures of Afro Banzai -The Table Read | Dean Harry L. Coltrane / Narrator | 2021 |
| Troubled Waters | Ron Waters | 2020 |
| Emperor | Frederick Douglass / Frederick Douglas | 2020 |
| Rehabilitation of the Hill | Davidson Livingston | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas | Boorman | 2024 |
| Young Love | (voice) / Russell Young | 2023 |
| Nothing is Impossible | Russell Banks | 2022 |
| Curse of the Macbeths | Banquo | 2022 |
| Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands | 2022 | |
| A Christmas Together with You | Frank | 2021 |
| The Musical Adventures of Afro Banzai -The Table Read | Dean Harry L. Coltrane / Narrator | 2021 |
| Troubled Waters | Ron Waters | 2020 |
| Emperor | Frederick Douglass / Frederick Douglas | 2020 |
| Rehabilitation of the Hill | Davidson Livingston | 2020 |
| Grey Streets | Cardinal Ford | 2020 |
| Canal Street | DJ Terrance Palmer / DJ Terrence Palmer | 2019 |
| Revival | Pilate | 2018 |
| Conrad | Don Brewer | 2018 |
| Making the Five Heartbeats | Himself | 2018 |
| Needlestick | Ray LeGro | 2017 |
| For the Love of Christmas | God | 2016 |
| Timeless | Johnson | 2016 |
| Insecure | Marcus Walker | 2016 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Swanwick / Secretary Calvin Swanwick | 2016 |
| Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission | Principal Sheehan | 2016 |
| Billions | Franklin Sacker / Frank Sacker | 2016 |
| Stand Down Soldier | Officer Freeman | 2015 |
| Chi-Raq | Commissioner Blades | 2015 |
| The Algerian | Suleyman | 2015 |
| Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Cyclonus / Galvatronus | 2015 |
| Back to School Mom | Lawrence Riley | 2015 |
| 72 Hours | God | 2015 |
| Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Black Manta / Black Manta (voice) | 2015 |
| Cru | Diego Glass | 2014 |
| H4 | King Henry IV | 2014 |
| Cruel Will | Dr. Frances | 2013 |
| Troubled Waters | Ron Waters | 2013 |
| The Blacklist | Harold Cooper | 2013 |
| They Die by Dawn | Sheriff Bass Reeves | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - The Blacklist | 2013 |
| Sunny and RayRay | Lenotti | 2013 |
| Quick Draw | Sherrif Matt Love | 2013 |
| Man of Steel | General Swanwick / General Calvin Swanwick | 2013 |
| Evidence | Ben Tuttle / Ben | 2013 |
| Always Night | Roger Banks | 2013 |
| The Marriage Tour | Mr. Wright | 2013 |
| Emily Owens M.D. | Dr. Tim Dupre / Tim Dupre | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| A Beautiful Soul | Jeff Freeze | 2012 |
| The Last Fall | Ron Davis | 2012 |
| Kingdom Come | Self | 2011 |
| From Philadelphia to Fallujah | Narrator | 2011 |
| Undercovers | Gary Bloom | 2010 |
| The Street Stops Here | Narrator | 2010 |
| The Blacklist: Redemption | Harold Cooper | 2009 |
| State of Play | Detective Bell / Det. Donald Bell | 2009 |
| Dollhouse | Boyd Langton | 2009 |
| Little Britain USA | The American President / The President | 2008 |
| Across the Universe | Army Sergeant | 2007 |
| Resurrecting the Champ | Bob Satterfield Jr. | 2007 |
| Stomp the Yard | Nate | 2007 |
| Legion of Super Heroes | Dr. Mar Londo | 2006 |
| Commander in Chief | Jim Gardner | 2005 |
| House | John Henry Giles | 2004 |
| Ray | Joe Adams | 2004 |
| Second Time Around | Dr. Oakes | 2004 |
| Suspect Zero | Rich Charleton | 2004 |
| Century City | Attorney Attwell | 2004 |
| Chrystal | Kalid | 2004 |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Quentin Leroux | 2004 |
| The Matrix Revolutions | Lock / Commander Lock | 2003 |
| The Human Stain | Mr. Silk | 2003 |
| The Handler | DEA Handler | 2003 |
| The Matrix Reloaded | Commander Lock | 2003 |
| Black Listed | Karl Bennett | 2003 |
| Never Get Outta the Boat | Brandon | 2002 |
| Pumpkin | Robert Meary (Poetry teacher) | 2002 |
| Keep the Faith, Baby | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | 2002 |
| Collateral Damage | FBI Agent Dray | 2002 |
| 24 | Walid Al-Rezani | 2001 |
| All or Nothing | Jackson | 2001 |
| Girlfriends | Earl | 2000 |
| Love & Basketball | Nathan Wright | 2000 |
| Titus | Aaron | 2000 |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Newman | 1999 |
| The Unspoken | Reverend Bob | 1999 |
| Any Day Now | Garrett | 1998 |
| Since You've Been Gone | Jordan Cardozo | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Ballard | 1997 |
| Too Close to Home | Prosecuting Attorney | 1997 |
| The Practice | Asst. Attorney General Parker / Attorney Wayland Holmes | 1997 |
| Friends 'Til the End | Prof. Gunderson | 1997 |
| Chicago Cab | Pissed-Off Boyfriend | 1997 |
| Get on the Bus | Randall | 1996 |
| JAG | Agent John Nichols | 1995 |
| Murder One | David Bronson / Mr. Parnell | 1995 |
| The Client | Daniel Holbrook | 1995 |
| Clockers | Bill Walker | 1995 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Det. Vernon Jones | 1995 |
| The Parent 'Hood | Sergeant Rutledge | 1995 |
| Comfortably Numb | Hamlin Day | 1995 |
| Vanishing Son IV | André Laine / Andre Laine | 1994 |
| ER | Dr. Greg Fischer | 1994 |
| Vanishing Son II | Andre Laine | 1994 |
| Guarding Tess | Kenny Young | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Agent Ron Wagner | 1993 |
| Living Single | Clayton Simmons | 1993 |
| Bob Roberts | Franklin Dockett | 1992 |
| Mo' Money | Tom Dilton | 1992 |
| In the Best Interest of the Children | Tim Coffey | 1992 |
| Victimless Crimes | Baker | 1991 |
| The Five Heartbeats | Dresser | 1991 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter | Prosecutor Keith Warner | 1990 |
| A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story | Nero | 1989 |
| The Package | Johnny's Field Soldier | 1989 |
| Jack and Mike | Fraternity Brother | 1986 |
| American Masters | Orpheus Fisher | 1986 |
| Bad Boys | Inmate | 1983 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
| Super Turnt | Mr. Denver | 1957 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Curse of the Macbeths | 2022 |
| The Musical Adventures of Afro Banzai -The Table Read | 2021 |
| Revival | 2018 |
| Hush Money | 2017 |
| The Algerian | 2015 |
| H4 | 2014 |
| Troubled Waters | 2013 |
| Always Night | 2013 |
| Super Turnt | 1957 |
