
Dennis Haysbert
Department: Acting
Biography
Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, God on the Netflix show Lucifer, and President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale, Far from Heaven, and the science fiction series Incorporated. He is the narrator for the A&E Network's American Justice television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Haysbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Absolute Power
1997

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014

Heat
1995

The Thirteenth Floor
1999

Goodbye Bafana
2007

Far from Heaven
2002

Major League II
1994

Waiting to Exhale
1995

The Minus Man
1999

Random Hearts
1999

Major League: Back to the Minors
1998

Major League
1989

Love & Basketball
2000

Summer Camp
2024

Love Field
1992

Mr. Baseball
1992

Kung Fu Panda 2
2011

Scoring
1979

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011

Wreck-It Ralph
2012

LUV
2013

A Summer to Remember
1985

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
2022

Suture
1993

K-9000
1990

Sniper: Ghost Shooter
2016

Dear White People
2014

Life of a King
2013

Battledogs
2013

Welcome to the Jungle
2013

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
2010

Standoff
1998

Sniper: G.R.I.T. - Global Response & Intelligence Team
2023

Men, Women & Children
2014

Hallelujah
1993

How to Make the Cruelest Month
1998

Sniper: Rogue Mission
2022

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003

Out of the Blue
2013

The Making of 'Heat'
2005

The Writing on the Wall
1996

Sniper: Legacy
2014

Field of Dreams 2: Lockout
2011

Widow's Kiss
1996

Lost & Found in Cleveland
2025

Experimenter
2015

Breach
2007

Dead Rising: Watchtower
2015

What's Cooking?
2000

Ted 2
2015

Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014

Flamin' Hot
2023

Fist Fight
2017

Baby, Baby, Baby
2015

How Murray Saved Christmas
2014

Ticker
2002

Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
2003

Amanda
1996

Dead Rising: Endgame
2016

Heartburn
2013

Kodachrome
2017

Jarhead
2005

Think Like a Man Too
2014

Navy Seals
1990

The Dark Tower
2017

Naked
2017

Grambling's White Tiger
1981

Christmas Everlasting
2018

Breakthrough
2019

Secret Obsession
2019

Silent Retreat
—

Playing with Fire
2019

Jarhead 3: The Siege
2016

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
2008

The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
1984

The Details
2012

No Exit
2022

In Fidelity
2024

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013

American Smuggler
—

The World According to Dick Cheney
2013

Send Help
2026

Secrets of Pearl Harbor
2004

Closure
—

Suburban Psycho
—

Higher Love
—

Don't Ever Wonder
—

Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
2025

Hope of the Season: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
2025

Relationship Goals
2026

Radio Sky
2026

Growing Pains
1985

What's Happening Now!!
1985

Magnum, P.I.
1980

Now and Again
1999

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Static Shock
2000

The A-Team
1983

The Facts of Life
1979

The Unit
2006

227
1985

Just the Ten of Us
1988

Quincy, M.E.
1976

The View
1997

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Soul Food
2000

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983

Knots Landing
1979

Laverne & Shirley
1976

The Early Show
1999

Superman: The Animated Series
1996

Galactica 1980
1980

The New Batman Adventures
1997

Return to Lonesome Dove
1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Empire
2005

The White Shadow
1978

Off the Rack
1985

The Outer Limits
1995

Superman: The Animated Series
1996

Paul T. Goldman
2023

Masters of the Universe: Revelation
2021

Justice League
2001

Saturday Night Live
1975

Backstrom
2015

Undercover
2016

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

Growing Pains
1985

Growing Pains
1985

The Hire
2001

Reverie
2018

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Incorporated
2016

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020

Alex Haley's Queen
1993

Civil War 360
2013

The Real
2014

The Fall Guy
1981

Night Court
1984

Undercover
2016

Code Red
1981

The Boondocks
2005

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Lucifer
2016

24
2001

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Golden Globe Awards
1944

The Grinder
2015

Holidazed
2024

Quincy, M.E.
1976

Godzilla: The Series
1998

Duckman
1994

Digman!
2023

Tony Awards
1956