Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry

Filmography

As Cast

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

As Crew

Three Little Birds (2023)
Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Danny & the Human Zoo (2015)
Writer
Red Nose Day: 25 Monster Years (2011)
Writer
Lenny Henry Live - So Much Things To Say (2005)
Writer
Neverwhere (1996)
Creator
Bernard and the Genie (1991)
Original Concept
Lenny Live and Unleashed (1989)
Writer
Comic Relief (1988)
Creator