Biography
Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, known as Lenny Henry, is an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer and television presenter.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Grand Prix of Europe
2025
as Erwin (voice)
Edda, a young mouse and the daughter of fairground operator Erwin, dreams of becoming a race car driver. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the European...

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
2024
as Mr. Convenience (voice)
Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop...

Art Matters
2024
as Self
Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates for the importa...

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money
2024
as Self
Red Nose Day is back, live from Media City UK, Salford. It’s the UK’s biggest night of comedy and entertainment, so make sure you don’t miss it! The ...

An Audience with Kylie
2023
as Self
Performing a selection of her greatest hits plus songs from her latest album ‘Tension’. There will also be some surprise collaborations and Kylie will...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022
as Sadoc Burrows
An edited version of the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, shown exclusively to fans in cinemas around the world in Aug...

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022
as Self
The opening ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.

My Name Is Leon
2022
as Mr. Johnson
Leon, a mixed-race boy, and Jake, his white baby brother, are separated after their mother has a breakdown. Leon is determined to find him and gets un...

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Self
The world’s funniest and most star-studded pantomime is back! Lily James heads the cast as famous names from theatre, film, comedy and music gather to...

Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourit...

Zog and the Flying Doctors
2021
as Narrator (voice)
Pearl and Gadabout are now a flying doctor trio, caring for creatures including a mermaid, a unicorn and a sneezy lion. However when bad weather force...

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
As all-time comedy-great Sir Billy Connolly steps back from his legendary stand-up shows, this star-studded special celebrates Billy’s uproarious time...

Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History
2020
as Self - Presenter
Broadcasters Lenny Henry and Suzy Klein celebrate black classical composers and musicians across the centuries whose stories and music have been forgo...

The Big Night In
2020
as Self - Presenter
Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry and Matt Baker.

Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University
2019
as Himself - Presenter
2019 marks the 50th birthday of the Open University. In its five decades, the OU has educated more than two million students. Sir Lenny Henry is one ...

Zog
2018
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teach...

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day
2017
as Self - Presenter
A fund-raising event organised by Comic Relief.

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously
2016
as Self
Neil Gaiman is one of the most beloved storytellers in the world today, a medium-jumping legend who opened a new era of comics with Sandman, scared a ...

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
2016
as Self
Friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent in this celebration of the life and work of the hugely popular Victoria Wood, who died of cancer ...

Our Queen at Ninety
2016
as Self
Documentary following the Queen and members of the British Royal Family.

Danny & the Human Zoo
2015
as Samson
A dramatised account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry.

Danny & the Human Zoo
2015
Writer
A dramatised account of the early life and career of impressionist, comedian and actor Lenny Henry.

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Self
Comedian Rik Mayall died suddenly on 9 June 2014. Mayall's blend of rocket-fuelled physical comedy, surrealism, subversive satire and pompous punk wit...

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
as Self - Presenter
In the presence of HM the Queen and the royal family, an array of stars from the last sixty years of rock, pop and classical music perform on a specta...

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores ...

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
2012
as Antipholus of Syracuse
Separated at birth, two sets of twins collide in the same city for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grand scale.

Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
2011
as Self
over the past 25 years Comic Relief has held 12 Red Nose Days. The first, way back in 1988, raised £15 million. The total in 2009 was a record £82.3...

Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years
2011
Writer
over the past 25 years Comic Relief has held 12 Red Nose Days. The first, way back in 1988, raised £15 million. The total in 2009 was a record £82.3...

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011
The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia...

Now That’s What I Call Comedy
2009
as Himself
This compilation, sold in aid of Comic Relief, includes over 30 TV clips, stand-up routines and sketches from Britain's favourite comedy shows and per...

Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
as Self
Gaybo Laughs Back is an hour-long special, hosted by Gay Byrne who introduces some of the comedy highlights from his thirty-seven years at the helm of...

It Started with Swap Shop
2006
as Self
Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Saturday morning classic Swap Shop to celebrate its 3...

Penelope
2006
as Krull
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate...

Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005
In his first live stand-up DVD for over 10 years, Lenny Henry at his brilliant best!

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective
2005
as Self
A look back at the comedy series The Comic Strip Presents

MirrorMask
2005
as Cops 1-4
In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performer...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Shrunken Head (voice)
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...
Lying To Michael Jackson
2003
as Michael Jackson
Comic Relief Red Nose Night 2003 sketchbook spoofing the 'Living with Michael Jackson' documentary

The Best of French & Saunders
2002
as Various
A compilation of all the best sketches from Britain's favourite female comedy double-act. They are all here - the music numbers, Hollywood spoofs, the...
Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy
1999
as Himself
Highlights from Comic Relief's June 1999 live event, designed to help alleviate third world debt. Comedy performers seen here giving their services fo...
The Man
1999
as Dennis Jackson
Lenny Henry plays the boss of an ailing (so he is broke) travel agency and he alo sings in an R&B pub band.

The Story of Bean
1997
as himself
Pending release of the movie "Bean," Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how his comic creation Mr Bean evolved. This 1997 docume...

Famous Fred
1996
as Fred (voice)
Based on the book by Posy Simmonds. Mischievous kitten Fred grows up to be feline singing superstar, but a case of cat flu threatens to cut short his ...
Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1994
Television comedy star Lenny Henry live on stage in 1994.

White Goods
1994
as Charlie Collins
Ian Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker based game show. But, when they hit their jackpot, th...
In Dreams
1992
as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
Lenny has some perplexing dreams.
Black and White in Colour
1992
as Himself
A two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history from the birth of television in 1936 to 1992. Int...

Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Josephus the Genie
Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie ...

Bernard and the Genie
1991
Original Concept
Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie ...

Alive and Kicking
1991
as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie C...

True Identity
1991
as Miles Pope
In order to escape from the mob, an African-American man must disguise himself as a white man.

Lenny Go Home
1991
as Self
Lenny returns to the Midlands, where he was born for a short spoof autobiography followed by a stand-up performance.

Oxford
1990
as Steve Wild
When American comic actor Steve 'Zoo Zoo Zoo Off Come My Pants' Wild arrives in Oxford to make a comedy film, his girlfriend Caroline goes behind his ...

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1
1990
as Warder
Two security van personnel plan to rob a bank in an attempt to raise enough cash to mount a rescue mission when a dictator invades the Falklands.
Lenny Live and Unleashed
1989
as Himself & various characters
It is very rare for a British comedian to be given a concert film all to themself but in 1989 Lenny Henry was given that honour. We start off with him...
Lenny Live and Unleashed
1989
Writer
It is very rare for a British comedian to be given a concert film all to themself but in 1989 Lenny Henry was given that honour. We start off with him...

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend conce...

Just Like That!
1989
as Self
Just Like That! is a celebration of the comic genius of Tommy Cooper] - just like that! But nobody could do it just like that apart from the unique Mr...

The Suicide Club
1988
as Cam
A woman traumatized by her brother's suicide is inducted into a world of games involving murder.
Coast to Coast
1987
as Ritchie Lee
Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gain...

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the gro...

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
In April 1986, inspired by the previous summer's bombastic Live Aid event and the success of Amnesty's first four Secret Policeman's Ball shows, the U...

Work Experience
N/A
as Terence
Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he h...

The Magic Faraway Tree
N/A
Soon after the Thompson family’s arrival in the countryside, the three children – Beth, Joe, and Fran – discover a magical tree and its extraordinary ...

Tommy Cooper at the BBC
N/A
as Presenter
To mark 100 years since the birth of comedy legend Tommy Cooper, Sir Lenny Henry - one of Tommy’s biggest fans - takes a look back through the BBC’s ...
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show
N/A
A look back at the career of Lenny Henry to celebrate his 60th birthday, presenting new iconic sketches including music legends Stevie Wonder and Stor...