Harry Lennix Biography
Harry Joseph Lennix III, an American actor, was born on November 16, 1964. He is recognized for his roles as Terrence “Dresser” Williams in Robert Townsend’s film The Five Heartbeats (1991) and Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series Dollhouse.
How old is Harry Lennix?- Age
Harry is 59 years old as of Novemver 2023. He was born Harry Joseph Lennix III, on 16 November 1964, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
Harry Lennix Height
Lennix stands at a height of 6′ 4″ (1.93 m).
Who is Harry Lennix Father?- Family- Siblings- Brother
Lennix, the youngest of four siblings, was born in Chicago, Illinois, to laundry worker Lillian C. (née Vines) and machinist Harry Lennix, Jr. His mother was African American, while his father was a Creole from Louisiana.
Who is Harry Lennix Wife- Married- Son- Daughter
He has been married to his wife Djena Graves-Lennix since
Harry Lennix Career
Lennix appeared in the Showtime Networks made-for-cable television film Keep the Faith, Baby (2002) as Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a legendary Harlem Congressman from 1944 to 1972; the film Titus (1999), based on Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, as Aaron the Moor; and the ABC television series Commander in Chief. Lennix presently appears as Harold Cooper, assistant director of the FBI Counterterrorism Division, on the NBC program The Blacklist (2013-2023). Lennix has played supporting roles in films such as The Five Heartbeats (1991), Comfortably Numb (1995), Get on the Bus (1996), Love and Basketball (2000), The Matrix series (1999-2004), Ray (2004), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), Stomp the Yard (2007), and State of Play (2009).
In television, he had a recurring role in Diagnosis: Murder as Agent Ron Wagner, as well as a guest voice role in the Legion of Super Heroes episode “Timber Wolf” as the titular character’s villainous father Mar Londo, who was later replaced by Dorian Harewood in the episode “Cry Wolf”. He also appeared in the sixth season of 24 as Muslim civil rights activist Walid Al-Rezani. He played a paraplegic jazz trumpet player on House M.D., as well as Dr. Greg Fischer in six episodes of ER. He also appears in “The Blame Game” from the first season of Ally McBeal.
He played Boyd Langton in Joss Whedon’s series Dollhouse and US President Barack Obama in the comedy sketch show Little Britain USA. In 2007, he served as an official festival judge for the first Noor Iranian Film Festival. In July 2014, Lennix and long-time business partner Steve Harris founded their own production firm, Exponent Media Group (EMG). EMG had a distribution agreement with NEHST Studios for three of the company’s films: Mr. Sophistication, H4 (a street adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, in which he also starred), and Revival. Lennix is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He was initiated into the fraternity in November 2012 by the Theta Kappa Kappa graduate chapter in Evanston, Illinois.
Harry Lennix Net Worth
Lennix has an estimated net worth of 4 million dollars.
Harry Lennix Movies and TV Shows
2023 Army of the Dead: Lost Vegas
2022 American Masters
2018–21 Insecure
2018–20 Conrad
2017 The Blacklist: Redemption
2017 Transformers: Robots in Disguise
2016–22 Billions
2015 The Marriage Tour
2013–23 The Blacklist
2013 Always Night
2013 Quick Draw
2012–13 Emily Owens, M.D.
2011 Law & Order: LA
2010 Undercovers
2009–10 Dollhouse
2008 Little Britain USA
2007 24
2006 Legion of Super Heroes
2005–06 Commander in Chief
2005 House M.D.
2004 Century City
2004 Second Time Around
2003 The Practice
2003 The Handler
2002 Girlfriends