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Sir Lenworth George Henry, known as Lenny Henry, is a British stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter, known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief, and appearing in TV programmes including children's entertainment show Tiswas, sitcom Chef! and The Magicians for BBC One. He is currently the Chancellor of Birmingham City University.
Birth Name
Lenworth George Henry
Born
Friday, 29 August 1958
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| An Audience with Kylie | Self - Audience Member / Self | 2023 |
| Three Little Birds | Remuel Drake | 2023 |
| The Witcher: Blood Origin | Balor / Chief Sage Balor | 2022 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Sadoc Burrows | 2022 |
| The Sandman | Martin Tenbones | 2022 |
| The Queen: 70 Glorious Years | Self | 2022 |
| Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure | Self | 2020 |
| Zog and the Flying Doctors | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2020 |
| The Masked Singer UK | Self - Blob | 2020 |
| Craig & Danny: Funny, Black and on TV | Various Characters | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| An Audience with Kylie | Self - Audience Member / Self | 2023 |
| Three Little Birds | Remuel Drake | 2023 |
| The Witcher: Blood Origin | Balor / Chief Sage Balor | 2022 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Sadoc Burrows | 2022 |
| The Sandman | Martin Tenbones | 2022 |
| The Queen: 70 Glorious Years | Self | 2022 |
| Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure | Self | 2020 |
| Zog and the Flying Doctors | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2020 |
| The Masked Singer UK | Self - Blob | 2020 |
| Craig & Danny: Funny, Black and on TV | Various Characters | 2020 |
| Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy | Presenter | 2019 |
| Zog | Narrator / Himself - Narrator (voice) | 2018 |
| What We Were Watching | Wallace / Gromit / Theophilus P. Wildebeeste / Josephus the Genie | 2018 |
| The Long Song | Godfrey | 2018 |
| Armchair Britain | Self | 2018 |
| Jeremy Vine | Self | 2018 |
| The Big Narstie Show | Self - Guest | 2018 |
| Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes | Self | 2016 |
| Black Is the New Black | Self | 2016 |
| Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously | Self | 2016 |
| Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood | Self | 2016 |
| Our Queen at Ninety | Self | 2016 |
| Danny and the Human Zoo | Samson | 2015 |
| W1A | Lenny Henry | 2014 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| Broadchurch | Ed Burnett | 2013 |
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Self - Q&A Panelist | 2012 |
| The One and Only Des O'Connor | Self | 2012 |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | Peg Leg Hastings / Peg Leg Hastings (voice) | 2012 |
| The Syndicate | Godfrey Watson | 2012 |
| Sunday Brunch | Himself - Guest / Self - Guest | 2012 |
| The Talent Show Story | Self / Frank Spencer / James Stewart | 2012 |
| Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts | Self | 2011 |
| Perspectives | Self - Presenter | 2011 |
| Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight | Self | 2011 |
| The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse | Self | 2011 |
| The Magicians | Himself - Host | 2011 |
| The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse | Self | 2010 |
| Tinga Tinga Tales | Elephant | 2010 |
| CBeebies Bedtime Story | Self - Storyteller | 2009 |
| Big and Small | (voice) / Big and Small / Big / Small | 2008 |
| Q&A | Self - Panelist | 2008 |
| The Mighty Boosh: A Journey Through Time and Space | Self | 2008 |
| Tiswas Reunited | Self | 2007 |
| 100 Greatest Stand-Ups | Self | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The Comedy Map of Britain | Self | 2007 |
| The One Show | Self - Guest / Self | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Self | 2006 |
| Penelope | Krull | 2006 |
| The F Word | Self | 2005 |
| Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul | Cassius Clay | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | Daniel Barton | 2005 |
| The Funny Blokes of British Comedy | Self - Host | 2005 |
| Mirrormask | Cops 1-4 | 2005 |
| The Paul O'Grady Show | Himself / Himself - Guest | 2004 |
| The Funny Ladies of British Comedy | Self | 2004 |
| Live at the Apollo | Self - Host | 2004 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Shrunken Head / Shrunken Head (voice) | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Audience Member / Self / Audience Member | 2004 |
| Imagine | Self | 2003 |
| Little Robots | Sporty | 2003 |
| Timeshift | Himself - Presenter, Tiswas (archive footage) / Himself | 2002 |
| V Graham Norton | Self | 2002 |
| TV Burp | Self | 2001 |
| The Kumars at No. 42 | Self | 2001 |
| French & Saunders Live | Dimco announcer | 2000 |
| Loose Women | Himself | 1999 |
| Hope & Glory | Ian George | 1999 |
| The 11 O'Clock Show | Self | 1998 |
| Famous Fred | Fred (voice) / Fred | 1996 |
| Good News Week | Self | 1996 |
| Prince Cinders | Bouncer | 1993 |
| Shooting Stars | Self | 1993 |
| Live & Kicking | Self | 1993 |
| Chef! | Gareth / Gareth Blackstock | 1993 |
| Entertainment Express | Self | 1993 |
| Friday Night | Self | 1992 |
| Lenny Henry: Lenny Go Home | Self | 1991 |
| Bernard and the Genie | Josephus the Genie | 1991 |
| Genie | Josephus the Genie | 1991 |
| True Identity | Miles Pope | 1991 |
| Screen One | Stevie 'Smudger' Smith | 1989 |
| Lenny Henry: Lenny Live and Unleashed | Himself & various characters / Self / Steve Martin / Richard Pryor / Eddie Murphy / Delbert Wilkins / Fred Dread / Low Down Fingerlicking Dirty Houndog Smith / Deakus / Theophilus P. Wildebeeste | 1989 |
| Work Experience | Terence | 1989 |
| The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball | Himself / Self | 1989 |
| Motormouth | Self | 1988 |
| Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation | Self | 1988 |
| The Suicide Club | Cam | 1988 |
| The Lenny Henry Show | Delbert Wilkins | 1987 |
| Going Live! | Self | 1987 |
| French and Saunders | Richard / Opening Narrator / Announcer | 1987 |
| The Secret Policeman's Third Ball | Himself / Self | 1987 |
| Cool It | Self | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Ritchie Lee | 1985 |
| Aspel & Company | Self | 1984 |
| The Young Ones | Postman | 1982 |
| The Comic Strip Presents | Warder / Steve Wild | 1982 |
| OTT | Self / Various | 1982 |
| The Royal Variety Performance | Self | 1981 |
| Three of a Kind | Self / Various Characters | 1981 |
| The Russell Harty Show | Self | 1980 |
| Blankety Blank | Himself | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Self | 1978 |
| The Fosters | Sonny Foster | 1976 |
| Celebrity Squares | Self | 1975 |
| Tiswas | Self - Presenter | 1974 |
| New Faces | Self | 1973 |
| The Golden Shot | Self | 1967 |
| World in Action | Self | 1963 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Anansi Boys | 2024 |
| Three Little Birds | 2023 |
