Acting

Harry Lennix

Born Nov 16, 1964 · 61 years105 titles 81 movies · 24 TV

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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 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.

Also known as

Harry J. Lennix · Harry Joseph Lennix · Гарри Дж. Ленникс · ハリー・J・レニックス

Born

Nov 16, 1964

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Roles across career

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Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

1989 2 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
movie · as Prosecutor Keith Warner · ★ 7.1

1991 2 title(s)

1992 3 title(s)

1993 1 title(s)

Diagnosis: Murder
tv · as Agent Ron Wagner · ★ 7.1

1994 6 title(s)

1995 5 title(s)

1996 1 title(s)

Get on the Bus
movie · as Randall · ★ 6.3

1997 4 title(s)

1998 2 title(s)

1999 2 title(s)

2000 2 title(s)

2001 2 title(s)

2002 3 title(s)

2003 5 title(s)

2004 7 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

Commander in Chief
tv · as Jim Gardner · ★ 7.6

2006 1 title(s)

Legion of Super Heroes
tv · as Dr. Mar Londo (voice) · ★ 7.7

2007 3 title(s)

2009 2 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

Law & Order: LA
tv · as Agent Bossy · ★ 6.8

2011 1 title(s)

Hound Dogs
movie · as Skip

2012 3 title(s)

2013 6 title(s)

2014 5 title(s)

2015 4 title(s)

2016 6 title(s)

2017 3 title(s)

2018 3 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

Canal Street
movie · as DJ Terrence Palmer · ★ 7.0

2020 4 title(s)

2021 2 title(s)

2022 6 title(s)

2023 1 title(s)

Young Love
tv · as Russell Young (voice) · ★ 5.6

2024 1 title(s)

Isla Monstro
movie · as General Dregg (voice) · ★ 4.0

Undated 3 title(s)