Harry Lennix

Acting

Born November 16, 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 Universe films Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. He was nominated for the 2025 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Purpose.

Filmography

• 2024Isla Monstro — General Dregg (voice)
• Young Love — Russell Young (voice)
• 2022Curse of the Macbeths — Banquo
• 2022Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
• 2022Nothing Is Impossible — Russell Banks
• 2022Super Turnt — Mr. Denver
• The Bear — James Brooks
• 2022Winter Ball — Eddie
• 2021A Christmas Together With You — Frank
• 2021Zack Snyder's Justice League — General Calvin Swanwick / Martian Manhunter
• 2020Emperor — Frederick Douglas
• 2020Lazaretto — Sufyan
• 2020Rehabilitation of the Hill — Davidson Livingston
• 2020Troubled Waters — Ron Waters
• 2019Canal Street — DJ Terrence Palmer
• Conrad — Don Brewer
• 2018Revival! — Pilate, Writer
• 2018That's Harassment — Politician
• 2017Needlestick — Ray LeGro
• 2017Romeo and Juliet in Harlem — Capulet
• The Blacklist: Redemption — Harold Cooper
• 2016Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission — Principal Sheehan
• 2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — Swanwick
• Billions — Frank Sacker
• Insecure — Marcus Walker
• 2016Macbeth Unhinged — Banquo
• 2016Timeless — Johnson
• 201572 Hours — God
• 2015Back to School Mom — Lawrence Riley
• 2015Chi-Raq — Commissioner Blades
• 2015Justice League: Throne of Atlantis — Black Manta (voice)
• 2014Cru — Diego Glass
• 2014H4 — King Henry IV
• 2014Stand Down Soldier — Officer Freeman
• 2014The Algerian — Suleyman
• 2014The Fright Night Files — Ronald
• 2013Cruel Will — Dr. Frances
• 2013Evidence — Ben
• 2013Man of Steel — General Swanwick
• 2013Sunny and RayRay — Lenotti
• The Blacklist — Harold Cooper
• 2013They Die by Dawn — Sheriff Bass Reeves
• 2012A Beautiful Soul — Jeff Freeze
• Emily Owens, M.D. — Tim Dupre
• 2012The Last Fall — Ron Davis
• 2011Hound Dogs — Skip
• Law & Order: LA — Agent Bossy
• Dollhouse — Boyd Langton
• 2009State of Play — Det. Donald Bell
• 2007Across the Universe — Army Sergeant
• 2007Resurrecting the Champ — Bob Satterfield Jr.
• 2007Stomp the Yard — Nate
• Legion of Super Heroes — Dr. Mar Londo (voice)
• Commander in Chief — Jim Gardner
• 2004Barbershop 2: Back in Business — Quentin Leroux
• Century City — Attorney Attwell
• 2004Chrystal — Kalid
• House — John Henry Giles
• 2004Ray — Joe Adams
• Second Time Around — Dr. Oakes
• 2004Suspect Zero — Rich Charleton
• 2003Black Listed — Karl Bennett
• 2003Don't Explain — Lee
• 2003The Human Stain — Mr. Silk
• 2003The Matrix Reloaded — Commander Lock
• 2003The Matrix Revolutions — Commander Lock
• 2002Collateral Damage — FBI Agent Dray
• 2002Keep the Faith, Baby — Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
• 2002Pumpkin — Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)
• 24 — Walid Al-Rezani
• 2001Home Invaders
• Girlfriends — Earl
• 2000Love & Basketball — Nathan Wright
• 1999The Unspoken — Reverend Bob
• 1999Titus — Aaron
• 1998Chicago Cab — Pissed-Off Boyfriend
• 1998Since You've Been Gone — Jordan Cardozo
• Ally McBeal — Ballard
• 1997Friends 'Til the End — Prof. Gunderson
• The Practice — Asst. Attorney General Parker
• 1997Too Close to Home — Prosecuting Attorney
• 1996Get on the Bus — Randall
• 1995Clockers — Bill Walker
• 1995Comfortably Numb — Hamlin Day
• Murder One — David Bronson
• 1995Nothing But the Truth — Det. Vernon Jones
• The Parent 'Hood
• ER — Greg Fischer
• 1994Guarding Tess — Kenny Young
• 1994Notes in a Minor Key — Teddy
• Vanishing Son — Andre Laine, André Laine
• 1994Vanishing Son II — Andre Laine
• 1994Vanishing Son IV — Andre Laine
• Diagnosis: Murder — Agent Ron Wagner
• 1992Bob Roberts — Franklin Dockett
• 1992In the Best Interest of the Children — Tim Coffey
• 1992Mo' Money — Tom Dilton
• 1991The Five Heartbeats — Dresser
• 1991Victimless Crimes — Baker
• 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter — Prosecutor Keith Warner
• 1989A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story — Nero
• 1989The Package — Johnny's Field Soldier
• Eyes in the Trees — Dr. Murphy
• Godless — Bishop
• The Price for Freedom — Thurgood Marshall
• Women Like Us