Harry Lennix

Harry Lennix

1964-11-16 Chicago, Illinois, USA 80 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series Dollhouse. Lennix co-starred as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC drama The Blacklist. Lennix also played J'onn J'onzz/Calvin Swanwick/Martian Manhunter in the DC Extended Unive...

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Isla Monstro

Isla Monstro

2024

as General Dregg (voice)

Acting

When loser Duke, who has screwed up every hair-brained scheme he's ever come up with, accidentally falls off a cruise ship and wakes up on a mysteriou...

Nothing Is Impossible

Nothing Is Impossible

2022

as Russell Banks

6.9
Acting

When an NBA team suddenly announces open tryouts, a high school janitor gets a second chance at both love and life.

Curse of the Macbeths

Curse of the Macbeths

2022

as Banquo

1.7
Acting

In their unrelenting quest for power, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth engage in murder and mayhem to attain the Crown and keep it, in this modern-day version...

Winter Ball

Winter Ball

2022

as Eddie

Acting

A minor league pitcher is about to get called up to the big leagues - or so he thinks. Instead, he's sent to the Dominican Republic to play Winter Bal...

Super Turnt

Super Turnt

2022

as Mr. Denver

4.0
Acting

Libaraiers "Rilla" Stanford, has just been released from prison and finds that his immediate world has changed, knowing that the dangers of the street...

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands

2022

Acting

A documentary exploring the life, career, art and legacy of Marian Anderson.

A Christmas Together With You

A Christmas Together With You

2021

as Frank

6.1
Acting

During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Along the way, Megan finds the love...

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter

8.1
Acting

Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahu...

Lazaretto

Lazaretto

2020

as Sufyan

8.0
Acting

A terrible disease has swept the nation. Amidst riots, food shortages and growing unrest, the government forcibly locked up 35% of the population, cit...

Emperor

Emperor

2020

as Frederick Douglas

7.6
Acting

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Rehabilitation of the Hill

Rehabilitation of the Hill

2020

as Davidson Livingston

Acting

Rehabilitation of the Hill follows two quirky, headstrong women from opposing backgrounds as they battle over their vision for an urban neighborhood i...

Revival!

Revival!

2019

as Pilate

Acting

A unique visual and musical experience based on the Gospel of John. Originally a Passion play, it freely blends elements of stage and cinema, creating...

Revival!

Revival!

2019

Writer

Writing

A unique visual and musical experience based on the Gospel of John. Originally a Passion play, it freely blends elements of stage and cinema, creating...

Canal Street

Canal Street

2019

as DJ Terrence Palmer

7.0
Acting

A Chicago lawyer embraces his undying faith when his teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate.

That's Harassment

That's Harassment

2018

as Politician

10.0
Acting

This film is a series of six short films that depicts six different cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, all based on real events.

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

2017

as Capulet

Acting

The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of color that stays true to the language and storyline.

Needlestick

Needlestick

2017

as Ray LeGro

3.1
Acting

A desperate doctor locks down South Union Cardiac Hospital to keep the greatest discovery in human history to himself, while a young intern races to s...

Timeless

Timeless

2016

as Johnson

6.0
Acting

Time travel comedy with an international cast: In 1932, Arnold disappears and suddenly finds himself in 2020. After many hilarious encounters he meets...

Macbeth Unhinged

2016

as Banquo

2.0
Acting

This is a modern interpretation of the bard's tragedy, set in the claustrophobic confines of a stretch limousine which prowls the streets of a contemp...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

as Swanwick

6.0
Acting

Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, mode...

Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission

Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission

2016

as Principal Sheehan

Acting

Three teens realize their science project is the key to finding their missing parents, in another world.

Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq

2015

as Commissioner Blades

5.7
Acting

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

The Algerian

The Algerian

2015

as Suleyman

4.0
Acting

The Algerian is an international political thriller about the colliding worlds of the Middle East and America. It follows Ali (Ben Youcef) across the ...

Back to School Mom

Back to School Mom

2015

as Lawrence Riley

5.3
Acting

Mary Thomas, a free-spirited musician, has spent the past two decades traveling the world, but at age 41 she decides to go back to college and finish ...

72 Hours

72 Hours

2015

as God

1.0
Acting

The story revolves around Chef Cleavon 'Von' Burkett, a former ladies' man who was living the good life with a beautiful wife until one day he wasn't....

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

2015

as Black Manta (voice)

7.0
Acting

After the events of Justice League: War, Ocean Master and Black Manta have declared a war against the surface in retaliation of the aftermath of Apoko...

The Fright Night Files

2014

as Ronald

3.0
Acting

Three stories told by a lady fortune teller.

Stand Down Soldier

Stand Down Soldier

2014

as Officer Freeman

8.0
Acting

After Sergeant Stacy Armstrong returns from three deployments with PTSD, Jesse and Stacy are determined to save their twenty-year marriage from being ...

Cru

Cru

2014

as Diego Glass

5.4
Acting

A tight knit group of young high school athletes have a terrible crash after winning the state championship -- a catastrophe that will shape all their...

H4

H4

2014

as King Henry IV

6.0
Acting

H4 translates Shakespeare's Henry IV plays to contemporary Los Angeles to explore political struggles in the community. By killing a popular black lea...

Cruel Will

Cruel Will

2013

as Dr. Frances

3.4
Acting

Tragedy strikes married couple Paul and Lily, when Lily's father dies. Lily has her father cremated, brings the urn home and now Paul has to come to t...

Troubled Waters

Troubled Waters

2013

as Ron Waters

3.5
Acting

The story of a comedian, Ron Waters, who is a Richard Pryor-type of entertainer who makes commentary about the world rather than one-liners. After a s...

They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

2013

as Sheriff Bass Reeves

3.0
Acting

Four outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhe...

Sunny and RayRay

Sunny and RayRay

2013

as Lenotti

Acting

After losing contact with, and the financial support of, her sexually abusive father, Sunny begins to unravel just as she meets a man with whom she be...

Evidence

Evidence

2013

as Ben

5.6
Acting

Detectives use clues from various recording devices to piece together events surrounding a massacre involving bus passengers at an abandoned gas stati...

Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013

as General Calvin Swanwick

6.6
Acting

A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he w...

A Beautiful Soul

A Beautiful Soul

2012

as Jeff Freeze

6.2
Acting

An R&B singer snagged by the trappings of superstardom loses his way and turns his back on his church and faith-filled beginnings. Tragedy strikes...

The Last Fall

The Last Fall

2012

as Ron Davis

5.8
Acting

An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over.

Hound Dogs

Hound Dogs

2011

as Skip

Acting

Drawing from Ron Shelton's own experiences as a baseball player, Hound Dogs is set in the world of minor league baseball. It centers on minor league t...

State of Play

State of Play

2009

as Det. Donald Bell

6.8
Acting

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Across the Universe

Across the Universe

2007

as Army Sergeant

7.1
Acting

When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shapi...

Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

2007

as Bob Satterfield Jr.

6.3
Acting

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. Wha...

Stomp the Yard

Stomp the Yard

2007

as Nate

7.1
Acting

After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the hist...

Ray

Ray

2004

as Joe Adams

7.5
Acting

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make h...

Suspect Zero

Suspect Zero

2004

as Rich Charleton

5.5
Acting

A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.

Chrystal

Chrystal

2004

as Kalid

5.9
Acting

Many years after a devastating accident that took the life of his only son and permanently injured his wife, Joe finally comes home and tries to redee...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Quentin Leroux

6.0
Acting

The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his business...

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

2003

as Commander Lock

6.7
Acting

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing t...

The Human Stain

The Human Stain

2003

as Mr. Silk

6.0
Acting

Coleman Silk is a worldly and admired professor who loses his job after unwittingly making a racial slur. To clear his name, Silk writes a book about ...

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

2003

as Commander Lock

7.1
Acting

Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from...

Black Listed

Black Listed

2003

as Karl Bennett

2.5
Acting

Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at first,...

Don't Explain

Don't Explain

2003

as Lee

Acting

A city symphony of kinetic movement in the concrete jungle. A cacophony of textures, layers and surfaces moving in unison and discord yearning for an ...

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

2002

as Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)

5.8
Acting

Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when...

Keep the Faith, Baby

Keep the Faith, Baby

2002

as Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

5.0
Acting

Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started ou...

Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage

2002

as FBI Agent Dray

5.8
Acting

Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing cr...

Home Invaders

Home Invaders

2001

1.0
Acting

A seemingly foolproof plan to scam gas station customers backfires when a small-time crook crosses two criminals, who promptly force him into service....

Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000

as Nathan Wright

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 ...

Titus

Titus

1999

as Aaron

6.5
Acting

Titus Andronicus returns from the wars and sees his sons and daughters taken from him, one by one. Shakespeare's goriest and earliest tragedy.

The Unspoken

The Unspoken

1999

as Reverend Bob

Acting

Jean, a small-town child preacher grows up in an institution without speaking. When involuntarily released, he ends up in an abandoned motel where he ...

Chicago Cab

Chicago Cab

1998

as Pissed-Off Boyfriend

5.5
Acting

A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of...

Since You've Been Gone

Since You've Been Gone

1998

as Jordan Cardozo

4.6
Acting

The story of a 10th anniversary High School reunion, told through the eyes of a doctor who was humiliated on graduation day by being badly beaten up b...

Too Close to Home

Too Close to Home

1997

as Prosecuting Attorney

5.2
Acting

A mother is so consumed with a possessive love for her son that she may have committed murder in order to keep him by her side. When the son's new wif...

Friends 'Til The End

Friends 'Til The End

1997

as Prof. Gunderson

5.8
Acting

Heather and Suzanne were childhood friends, both singers, who have always been competing against each other. The insecure Suzanne, who usually lost al...

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

1996

as Randall

6.4
Acting

Several Black men take a cross-country bus trip to attend the Million Man March in Washington, DC in 1995. On the bus are an eclectic set of character...

Clockers

Clockers

1995

as Bill Walker

6.7
Acting

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bu...

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

1995

as Det. Vernon Jones

Acting

A polygraph examiner has an affair with a murder suspect after her test clears him, but new evidence then suggests that he's guilty after all.

Comfortably Numb

Comfortably Numb

1995

as Hamlin Day

1.5
Acting

A clean-cut young lawyer meets a beautiful prostitute who drags him into a decadent dead-end world of sex and corruption.

Vanishing Son IV

Vanishing Son IV

1994

as Andre Laine

5.4
Acting

After the death of his brother Wago, Jian-Wa Chang now roams America's countryside while looking for his place in the world. He is hit by a van of two...

Vanishing Son II

Vanishing Son II

1994

as Andre Laine

6.5
Acting

The continuing saga of the Chang brothers: Jian-Wa and Wago. Picking up where it left off, Jian-Wa has left L.A. after a gang fight that involved Wago...

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994

as Kenny Young

6.0
Acting

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close p...

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

as Franklin Dockett

6.5
Acting

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by sing...

Mo' Money

Mo' Money

1992

as Tom Dilton

5.5
Acting

Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love with a fellow employee, he steals a couple of cards...

In the Best Interest of the Children

In the Best Interest of the Children

1992

as Tim Coffey

5.0
Acting

Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.

Victimless Crimes

Victimless Crimes

1991

as Baker

6.5
Acting

A pair of art thieves steal a painting, believing that no one will get hurt. The gallery owner gets his insurance money and the thieves have been paid...

The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991

as Dresser

7.4
Acting

In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky ...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter

1990

as Prosecutor Keith Warner

7.0
Acting

A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

1989

as Nero

Acting

The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despi...

The Package

The Package

1989

as Johnny's Field Soldier

6.1
Acting

Experienced Green Beret sergeant Johnny Gallagher is escorting a prisoner, Airborne Ranger Thomas Boyette, back to the US, but Boyette escapes and Gal...

Eyes in the Trees

N/A

as Dr. Murphy

Acting

A video journalist and his film crew embark on a journey into an isolated forest, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for no...

Godless

N/A

as Bishop

Acting

After signing a progressive bill into law, a Catholic governor with hopes of the presidency is excommunicated by the church