Lenny Henry

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

Known For

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Not in library

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Not in library

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

2022

Doctor Who Not in library

Doctor Who

2005

The Sandman Not in library

The Sandman

2022

Penelope Not in library

Penelope

2007

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! Not in library

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

2012

Broadchurch Not in library

Broadchurch

2013

The Witcher: Blood Origin Not in library

The Witcher: Blood Origin

2022

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Not in library

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

2024

Jay Kelly Not in library

Jay Kelly

2025

Acting

2026 The Magic Faraway Tree In Library
2025 Grand Prix of Europe as Erwin (voice)
2025 Jay Kelly as Larry
2025 Missing You as Clint Donovan (5 episodes)
2025 Alison Hammond's Big Weekend as Self - Interviewed Guest (1 episode)
2025 Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters as Self - Contestant (5 episodes)
2024 Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money as Self
2024 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Mr. Convenience (voice)
2024 Art Matters as Self
2024 Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry as Self - Host (4 episodes)
2024 Perfect Pub Walks as Self (1 episode)
2023 An Audience with Kylie as Self
2022 My Name Is Leon as Mr. Johnson
2022 Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony as Self
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening as Sadoc Burrows
2022 The Witcher: Blood Origin as Chief Sage Balor (4 episodes)
2022 Lenny Henry's Caribbean Britain as Presenter (2 episodes)
2022 The Sandman as Martin Tenbones (voice) (3 episodes)
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as Sadoc Burrows (8 episodes)
2021 Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
2021 Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Self
2021 Zog and the Flying Doctors as Narrator (voice)
2020 The Big Night In as Self - Presenter
2020 Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History as Self - Presenter
2020 Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
2020 Back to the… as Self (1 episode)
2019 Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University as Self - Presenter
2019 Trust Morecambe & Wise as Self - Presenter (4 episodes)
2019 Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy as Presenter (3 episodes)
2018 Zog as Himself - Narrator (voice)
2018 The Long Song as Godfrey (3 episodes)
2017 Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self - Presenter
2016 Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self
2016 Our Queen at Ninety as Self
2016 Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously as Self
2016 John Bishop: In Conversation with... as Self (1 episode)
2015 Danny & the Human Zoo as Samson
2014 Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule as Self
2014 W1A as Self (1 episode)
2014 A Life on Screen as Self (1 episode)
2013 Broadchurch as Ed Burnett (8 episodes)
2013 The Last Leg as Self (2 episodes)
2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Peg Leg Hastings (voice)
2012 National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors as Antipholus of Syracuse
2012 The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Presenter
2012 The Syndicate as Godfrey Watson (6 episodes)
2011 The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse
2011 Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years as Self
2011 Famous, Rich And In The Slums with Comic Relief as Himself (2 episodes)
2011 The Magicians as Self (5 episodes)
2011 Perspectives
2010 Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010 Tinga Tinga Tales as Elephant (voice) (26 episodes)
2009 Now That’s What I Call Comedy as Himself
2008 Gaybo Laughs Back as Self
2008 Lenry Henry.TV
2008 Q&A as Self - Panellist (1 episode)
2008 Big & Small as Big / Small (voice, British version) (78 episodes)
2007 Penelope as Krull
2007 Lenny's Britain as Himself - Presenter (4 episodes)
2007 A Bucket O' French and Saunders
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (3 episodes)
2006 It Started with Swap Shop as Self
2006 The One Show as Self (1 episode)
2006 The One Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2006 Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2005 The Comic Strip - A Retrospective as Self
2005 MirrorMask as Cops 1-4
2005 Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say
2005 The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Self
2005 Harry & Paul
2005 Doctor Who as Daniel Barton (2 episodes)
2004 Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Shrunken Head (voice)
2004 The Lenny Henry Show
2003 Lying To Michael Jackson as Michael Jackson
2003 Little Robots as Sporty (voice) (13 episodes)
2002 The Best of French & Saunders as Various
2002 V Graham Norton as Self (1 episode)
2000 Lenny Henry in Pieces
2000 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything
1999 Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy as Himself
1999 The Man as Dennis Jackson
1999 Hope and Glory as Ian George (10 episodes)
1998 Lenny Goes to Town
1998 Windrush as Himself (4 episodes)
1998 Parkinson as Self (3 episodes)
1997 The Story of Bean as Self
1996 Famous Fred as Fred (voice)
1994 White Goods as Charlie Collins
1994 Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994
1993 Shooting Stars as Self (1 episode)
1993 Chef as Gareth Blackstock (20 episodes)
1992 In Dreams as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince
1992 Black and White in Colour as Self
1991 Bernard and the Genie as Josephus the Genie
1991 True Identity as Miles Pope
1991 Lenny Go Home as Self
1991 Alive and Kicking as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
1990 South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1 as Warder
1990 Oxford as Steve Wild
1989 The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1989 Lenny Live and Unleashed as Himself & various characters
1989 Work Experience as Terence
1989 Just Like That! as Self
1989 Saturday Night Clive
1988 The Suicide Club as Cam
1988 Spitting Image: The Ronnie & Nancy Show as Various Roles
1988 Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute as Self
1988 Comic Relief as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
1988 This Morning as Self (1 episode)
1987 The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
1987 Coast to Coast as Ritchie Lee
1987 The Lenny Henry Show
1987 Going Live! as Self (2 episodes)
1987 French & Saunders as Richard (1 episode)
1987 French & Saunders as Lt. Chris Clark (1 episode)
1986 The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as Self
1986 Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986 Lenny Henry Tonite
1985 Happy Families as Hollywood Hobo (1 episode)
1984 Aspel & Company
1984 The Lenny Henry Show as Self / Various (12 episodes)
1983 Natural World as Narrator (1 episode)
1982 The Funny Side of Christmas as Various Characters
1982 The Young Ones as Postman (1 episode)
1982 O.T.T.
1982 Wogan as Self (3 episodes)
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... as Warder (1 episode)
1982 The Comic Strip Presents... as Steve Wild (1 episode)
1981 Three of a Kind as Self / Various Characters (16 episodes)
1981 Six Fifty-Five Special as Self (1 episode)
1976 The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self (15 episodes)
1976 The Fosters as Sonny Foster (27 episodes)
1975 The Summer Show
1974 Tiswas
1964 Top of the Pops as Self - Host (1 episode)
1963 World in Action
1949 The BAFTA Awards as Host (1 episode)
Tommy Cooper at the BBC as Presenter
The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

Writing

2023 Three Little Birds Writer
2015 Danny & the Human Zoo Writer
2011 Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years Writer
2005 Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say Writer
1991 Bernard and the Genie Original Concept
1989 Lenny Live and Unleashed Writer
Anansi Boys Writer

Production

2023 Three Little Birds Executive Producer

Creator

2023 Three Little Birds Creator
1996 Neverwhere Creator
1988 Comic Relief Creator