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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-08-29 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK

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

Acting

2025

Grand Prix of Europe as Erwin (voice)
Missing You as Clint Donovan

2024

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl as Mr. Convenience (voice)
Art Matters as Self

2023

2022

My Name Is Leon as Mr. Johnson
The Witcher: Blood Origin as Chief Sage Balor
The Sandman as Martin Tenbones (voice)

2021

Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
Zog and the Flying Doctors as Narrator (voice)

2020

The Big Night In as Self - Presenter
Staged as Len

2019

Trust Morecambe & Wise as Self - Presenter

2018

Zog as Himself - Narrator (voice)
The Long Song as Godfrey

2017

Comic Relief: Red Nose Day as Self - Presenter

2016

2015

2014

W1A as Self
A Life on Screen as Himself

2013

Broadchurch as Ed Burnett
The Last Leg as Self

2012

The Syndicate as Godfrey Watson

2011

2010

Tinga Tinga Tales as Elephant (voice)

2009

2008

Q&A as Self - Panellist

2007

Lenny's Britain as Himself - Presenter

2006

Penelope as Krull
The One Show as Self
The One Show as Self - Guest
Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge

2005

MirrorMask as Cops 1-4
Doctor Who as Daniel Barton

2004

2003

Lying To Michael Jackson as Michael Jackson
Little Robots as Sporty (voice)

2002

2000

1999

Hope and Glory as Ian George

1998

Windrush as Himself
Parkinson as Self

1997

1996

Famous Fred as Fred (voice)

1994

White Goods as Charlie Collins

1993

Chef as Gareth Blackstock

1992

In Dreams as Lenny/Michael Jackson/Prince

1991

Bernard and the Genie as Josephus the Genie
True Identity as Miles Pope
Alive and Kicking as Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

1990

Oxford as Steve Wild

1989

Lenny Live and Unleashed as Himself & various characters

1988

Comic Relief as Self - Presenter
This Morning as Self

1987

Coast to Coast as Ritchie Lee
Going Live! as Self
French & Saunders as Lt. Chris Clark

1986

1985

Happy Families as Hollywood Hobo

1984

The Lenny Henry Show as Self / Various

1983

Natural World as Narrator

1982

The Young Ones as Postman
Wogan as Self

1981

Three of a Kind as Self / Various Characters

1976

1975

1974

1964

Top of the Pops as Self - Host

1949

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Work Experience as Terence

Writing

2023

2015

1991

Bernard and the Genie as Original Concept

-

Anansi Boys as Writer

Production

2023

Three Little Birds as Executive Producer

Creator

2023

1996

Neverwhere as Creator

1988

Comic Relief as Creator