Dennis Haysbert

Dennis Haysbert

1954-06-02 San Mateo, California, USA 86 Credits

Biography

Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale,  Far from ...

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2026

Acting

After a plane crash strands a capable female employee and her annoying boss on a remote island, she must use her survival skills to keep them both ali...

In Fidelity

In Fidelity

2024

as Hoyt Johnston

Acting

Lyle and Holly, a happily married New York couple decide to test the romantic boundaries of their monogamous relationship. Soon, a hypothetical love t...

Lost & Found in Cleveland

Lost & Found in Cleveland

2024

as Marty Anderson

Acting

A new American fable about the post-Industrial American Dream in the Industrial Midwest – a slice-of-life depiction over a 24-hour period that follows...

Summer Camp

Summer Camp

2024

as Tommy

5.2
Acting

Childhood best friends Nora, Ginny and Mary used to spend every summer at sleepaway camp together, and now, fifty years later, seize the opportunity t...

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team

2023

as Gabriel Stone

6.5
Acting

When an international terrorist cult threatens global political stability and kidnaps a fellow agent, Ace Sniper Brandon Beckett and the newly-formed ...

Flamin' Hot

Flamin' Hot

2023

as Clarence C. Baker

7.9
Acting

The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flam...

Sniper: Rogue Mission

Sniper: Rogue Mission

2022

as Gabriel Stone

6.1
Acting

When a crooked federal agent is involved in a human sex trafficking ring, Sniper and CIA Rookie Brandon Beckett goes rogue, teaming up with his former...

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022

as Zipper (voice)

7.0
Acting

Decades since their successful television series was canceled, Chip has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale, me...

No Exit

No Exit

2022

as Ed

6.9
Acting

Stranded at a rest stop in the mountains during a blizzard, a recovering addict discovers a kidnapped child hidden in a car belonging to one of the pe...

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

2019

as Commander Richards

6.6
Acting

A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.

Secret Obsession

Secret Obsession

2019

as Detective Frank Page

5.5
Acting

Newlywed Jennifer is brutally attacked at a dark rest stop. While healing from her injuries, she can’t recall anything from her past, including the or...

Breakthrough

Breakthrough

2019

as Dr. Garrett

7.6
Acting

Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushe...

Christmas Everlasting

Christmas Everlasting

2018

as Uncle Barney

5.9
Acting

Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will ...

Kodachrome

Kodachrome

2017

as Larry

6.8
Acting

Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last ...

Naked

Naked

2017

as Reginald Swope

5.8
Acting

Following a wild night out with his best man, Rob Anderson wakes up to find himself naked in an elevator on the morning of his wedding day and is forc...

The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

2017

as Steven Deschain

5.8
Acting

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark...

Fist Fight

Fist Fight

2017

as Superintendent Johnson

6.1
Acting

When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

Sniper: Ghost Shooter

2016

as Colonel

6.3
Acting

Elite snipers Brandon Beckett and Richard Miller are fighting extremists in the Middle East when the Colonel gives them a new mission: to protect a ga...

Dead Rising: Endgame

Dead Rising: Endgame

2016

as General Lyons

5.1
Acting

Investigative reporter Chase Carter must stop a secret government conspiracy in the zombie infested quarantine zone of East Mission City.

Jarhead 3: The Siege

Jarhead 3: The Siege

2016

as Major Lincoln

6.2
Acting

Corporal Evan Albright joined the elite Marine Corps Security Guards to save the world and see some action-not necessarily in that order. But his firs...

Baby, Baby, Baby

Baby, Baby, Baby

2015

as Doctor Hankin

5.7
Acting

The relationship between two mismatched people who try to move past their baggage to make their love work.

Experimenter

Experimenter

2015

as Ossie Davis

6.5
Acting

Yale University, 1961. Stanley Milgram designs a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people think they’re delivering pain...

Ted 2

Ted 2

2015

as Fertility Doctor

6.3
Acting

Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Dead Rising: Watchtower

Dead Rising: Watchtower

2015

as General Lyons

5.1
Acting

A group of people fight to survive in a zombie infested town.

How Murray Saved Christmas

How Murray Saved Christmas

2014

as Narrator (voice)

5.9
Acting

One-hour animated special surrounding a surly deli owner Murray Weiner, who is forced to step into Santa's shoes for one Christmas and bumbles his way...

Dear White People

Dear White People

2014

as Dean Fairbanks

6.1
Acting

Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With tong...

Men, Women & Children

Men, Women & Children

2014

as Secretluvur

6.4
Acting

Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relat...

Sniper: Legacy

Sniper: Legacy

2014

as The Colonel

5.9
Acting

A rogue gunman is assassinating high-ranking military officers one by one. When Gunnery Sgt. Brandon Beckett is informed his father, legendary shooter...

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

as Manute

6.4
Acting

Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

as Uncle Eddie

6.4
Acting

All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some comp...

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014

as Judge (voice)

6.7
Acting

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to b...

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

2013

as Control

6.5
Acting

“Out of the Blue” is about a determined woman fighting her way through a series of unique physical challenges to stop a mad man. Her skills are put to...

Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

2013

as Ox (Voice)

8.0
Acting

Collection containing "Secrets Of The Scroll", "Secrets Of The Masters", and "Secrets Of The Furious Five".

Life of a King

Life of a King

2013

as Searcy

7.2
Acting

The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen ...

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

2013

as Mr. Palmer

5.0
Acting

A company retreat on a tropical island goes terribly awry.

Battledogs

Battledogs

2013

as Lt. General Christopher Monning

4.5
Acting

When a strange werewolf virus threatens to decimate first New York and then the world, a rogue general uses the disease to create an army of super-sol...

LUV

LUV

2013

as Mr. Fish

5.8
Acting

Over the course of one day, a shy 13-year-old forms a bond with his troubled uncle.

The World According to Dick Cheney

The World According to Dick Cheney

2013

as Narrator (voice)

6.7
Acting

How did a college dropout who was arrested for a DUI twice in the same year become the single-most-powerful nonpresidential political figure in Americ...

Heartburn

2013

as Matthew Boa

Acting

While investigating the disappearance of an US Marine recruit at a top secret SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape) training site, Avril H...

The Details

The Details

2012

as Lincoln

6.0
Acting

When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chai...

Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph

2012

as General Hologram (voice)

7.3
Acting

Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings ...

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

2011

as Ox (voice)

6.4
Acting

Po and the Furious Five uncover the legend of three of kung fu's greatest heroes: Master Thundering Rhino, Master Storming Ox, and Master Croc.

Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout

Field of Dreams 2: NFL Lockout

2011

as Mann

5.7
Acting

A small-town Iowa farmer who, fed up with the NFL lockout, decides to build his own football field after hearing voice instructions from beyond.

Kung Fu Panda 2

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011

as Master Storming Ox (voice)

7.0
Acting

Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms wit...

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

2010

as Self

Acting
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

as Self - Narrator (voice)

6.6
Acting

On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripp...

Breach

Breach

2007

as Dean Plesac

6.6
Acting

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpect...

Goodbye Bafana

Goodbye Bafana

2007

as Nelson Mandela

6.8
Acting

The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prisoner he guarded for twenty years. The prisoner's nam...

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

as Major Lincoln

6.7
Acting

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit a...

The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat'

2005

as Self

5.0
Acting

Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

Secrets of Pearl Harbor

2004

as Self - Host

Acting

Dennis Haysbert dives 160 feet beneath the waves in Discovery Channel's world premiere special. High Definition footage of secret sunken ships reveal ...

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island

2003

as Kale

6.4
Acting

Marina, Sinbad and his crew are resting on a small island. They soon find out they're not alone.

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003

as Kale (voice)

7.0
Acting

The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retriev...

Ticker

Ticker

2002

as FBI Agent

6.6
Acting

The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by ...

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven

2002

as Raymond Deagan

7.0
Acting

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

as Zeke McCall

7.4
Acting

Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in ...

What's Cooking?

What's Cooking?

2000

as Ronald Williams

5.6
Acting

Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999

as Detective George Beaufort

5.5
Acting

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possession...

The Thirteenth Floor

The Thirteenth Floor

1999

as Det. Larry McBain

7.1
Acting

In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a despera...

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

1999

as Graves

5.4
Acting

When the quiet and amiable Vann Siegert drifts into town, no one suspects the evil that lies beneath the surface. Despite his easy charm, Vann is mere...

Major League: Back to the Minors

Major League: Back to the Minors

1998

as Pedro Cerrano

5.0
Acting

At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to ta...

How to Make the Cruelest Month

How to Make the Cruelest Month

1998

as Manhattan Parks

1.0
Acting

Bright and neurotic girl Bell sets two goals for New Year - to quit smoking and to fall in love. As the first task turns out to be too difficult, she ...

Standoff

Standoff

1998

as Agent Ty 'Bama' Jones

5.7
Acting

The FBI and Texas police make ready to storm the headquarters of a heavily armed sect of religious fanatics. But the operation goes horribly wrong and...

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997

as Tim Collin

6.6
Acting

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. H...

The Writing on the Wall

The Writing on the Wall

1996

as Sullivan

2.4
Acting

When a bomb explodes in a British RAF base in Germany, MI5 terrorist specialist Bull (Bill Paterson) is called in to investigate. However, the further...

Widow's Kiss

Widow's Kiss

1996

as Eddie Costello

4.4
Acting

Haunted by his mother's recent death, a young man becomes suspicious of his wealthy father's sexy, new bride. When his father dies mysteriously, the b...

Amanda

Amanda

1996

as Seven / Sir Jordan

3.5
Acting

A small boy is hurt by a horse on his father's ranch and he refuses to even be near one ever again. When a storyteller called Seven arrives with his h...

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

1995

as Kenneth

6.3
Acting

Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar l...

Heat

Heat

1995

as Donald Breedan

7.9
Acting

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna p...

Major League II

Major League II

1994

as Pedro Cerrano

5.7
Acting

After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Cleveland Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! However, they first have to...

Hallelujah

1993

as Rev. Oliver Crawford

6.0
Acting

Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looki...

Suture

Suture

1993

as Clay Arlington

6.4
Acting

Brothers Vincent and Clay meet up for the first time after their father's funeral and remark on how similar they look. But unknown to Clay, Vince is a...

Love Field

Love Field

1992

as Paul Cater

5.9
Acting

Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett's life revolves around the doings of Jacqueline Kennedy. She is devastated when President Kennedy is shot a few hours ...

Mr. Baseball

Mr. Baseball

1992

as Max 'Hammer' Dubois

5.8
Acting

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one ...

Navy Seals

Navy Seals

1990

as Billy Graham

5.3
Acting

During a rescue mission, a team of Navy Seals discovers that a terrorist group has access to deadly, US-built Stinger missiles and must set out to loc...

K-9000

K-9000

1990

as Nick Sanrio

4.5
Acting

A policeman and a scientist team up to recover her latest creation, a cybernetic, crime-fighting dog.

Major League

Major League

1989

as Pedro Cerrano

6.9
Acting

When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing s...

A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

1985

as Sheriff Pierce

6.2
Acting

Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new ste...

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.

1984

as Dr. Beaumont

Acting

Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old friend of his who gave up practicing medicine in ...

Grambling's White Tiger

1981

as James 'Shack' Harris

Acting

A young white man goes to a historically black college for the chance to be the starting quarterback. There he encounters considerable resentment and ...

Scoring

Scoring

1979

as Lt. Harrigan

4.3
Acting

Having lost what little community support they once had, the Des Moines Vixens, an abysmally bad and extraordinarily unlucky women's professional bask...

Silent Retreat

Silent Retreat

N/A

as Josh Alpert

Acting

The story centers on a man and woman with relationship issues who decide to go on a meditation retreat that requires absolute silence for three days a...

American Smuggler

N/A

Acting

A relentless hunt for Craig Petties, an American drug trafficker best known for the criminal empire he led in Memphis, operating in collaboration with...

Closure

N/A

Acting

Haunted by the loss of his family, Bureau Chief Frank Morley’s unresolved trauma blurs the line between reality and delusion. What begins as a routine...

Suburban Psycho

N/A

Acting

When two lifelong friends suspect their beloved best friend is the infamous Infinity Killer, they become reluctant detectives, uncovering dark truths ...

American Smuggler

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

A relentless hunt for Craig Petties, an American drug trafficker best known for the criminal empire he led in Memphis, operating in collaboration with...