Lenny Henry

Biography

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

Known For

Josephus the Genie

Bernard and the Genie

Krull

Penelope

Self

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Self

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Peg Leg Hastings (voice)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Miles Pope

True Identity

Self

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

Self

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Cam

The Suicide Club

Self - Presenter

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day

Himself & various characters

Lenny Live and Unleashed

Self (archive footage)

Parkinson at 50

Various

The Best of French & Saunders

Ritchie Lee

Coast to Coast

Fred (voice)

Famous Fred

Terence

Work Experience

Mr. Johnson

My Name Is Leon

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

Self

Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood

Self

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

Self

Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years

Warder

South Atlantic Raiders: Part 1

Sadoc Burrows

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

Steve Wild

Oxford

Self

An Audience with Kylie

Self

Our Queen at Ninety

Self

The Comic Strip - A Retrospective

Self

Just Like That!

Self

Lenny Go Home

Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

Alive and Kicking

Cops 1-4

MirrorMask

Self

Comic Relief 2024: Funny for Money

Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say

Samson

Danny & the Human Zoo

Self

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

The Magic Faraway Tree

Mr. Convenience (voice)

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Himself

Now That’s What I Call Comedy

Self

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

Erwin (voice)

Grand Prix of Europe

Self

Art Matters

Himself

Rude For A Reason: Live from Brixton Academy

Shrunken Head (voice)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince

In Dreams

Charlie Collins

White Goods

Antipholus of Syracuse

National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Zog

Himself - Presenter

Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University

Himself

Black and White in Colour

himself

The Story of Bean

Self - Presenter

The Big Night In

Self

The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live

Self - Presenter

Black Classical Music: The Forgotten History

Narrator (voice)

Zog and the Flying Doctors

Self

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

Presenter

Tommy Cooper at the BBC

Self

It Started with Swap Shop

Self - Presenter

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

Michael Jackson

Lying To Michael Jackson

Self

Gaybo Laughs Back

The Lenny Henry Birthday Show

Dennis Jackson

The Man

Lenny Henry: Live and Loud! Tour 1994

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-08-29

Place of Birth

Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

Also Known As

Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE